The SkillPointe Foundation works with partners to provide scholarships for skills training to individuals of all backgrounds pursuing high-demand careers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $285K a year · 27% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $127K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$549K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$382K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$587K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$549K
FY2022▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$580K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$382K
FY2022▲ +99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$192K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$950K
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$587K
FY2022▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$420K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$955K
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $307K Management & general 10% · $37K Fundraising 10% · $39K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,340Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alvin Townley’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alvin Townley$158,317$138,995$75,340$72,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $307K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Funding, management, and distribution of scholarship funds to scholarship recipients.

$307Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Grants paid · 26 grants · $2.0M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$555,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$89,285
Unitemized GrantFY2024$69,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$55,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,557
Unitemized GrantFY2023$294,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$176,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$76,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,000
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$549K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$382K
Ln 25
Programscol B$307K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$587K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$412K
Total assetsLn 16$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$549K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$412K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$412K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$587K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K$412K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$420K$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$420K$587K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$260K$260K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$19K$19K$38K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$540$540
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$2K$849$849
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$26K$529
Total functional expensesLn 25$382K$307K$37K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$1.5M$217K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$950K$368K$955K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $549K$382K$167K$587K 990 PDF
FY2021 $580K$192K$388K$420K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $549,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $579,276$549,252
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $510$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $579,786$549,255
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $83,550$260,100
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $72,000$75,340
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $35,953$46,464
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $191,503$381,904
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $388,283$167,351
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $549,255 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$549,252
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$549,252
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3$3
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $3$549,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $381,904 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $260,100$260,100
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,835 · Management $18,835 · Fundraising $37,670$75,340
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,447$2,447
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $540$540
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $849 · Fundraising $849$1,698
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,250 · Management $529$26,779
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $306,574 · Management $36,811 · Fundraising $38,519$381,904
Part X · Balance sheet $586,996 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $132,145$411,996
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $287,500$175,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $419,645$586,996
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $118,745$132,196
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $300,900$454,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $419,645$586,996
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $419,645$586,996
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $586,996 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$549,255
XI-2 Total expenses$381,904
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$167,351
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$419,645
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$586,996

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