St Joseph the Worker

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)EIN 86-0600437Revenue $3.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsjwjobs.org382 E Palm Ln Unit 150, 85004-1531 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Mar 1946Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Job placement and aftercare services to poor and homeless individuals

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 167 volunteers and 26 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $263K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$463K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $611K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$409K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2025▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.4M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$638K
FY2021$834K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.9M Management & general 8% · $263K Fundraising 7% · $251K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $463K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$147,761Pt VII · Sec A
$126,453Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$105,593Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$83,608Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carrie Masters$147,761$118,835———
Petrona Zickgraf$126,453$73,190———
Brent E Downs——$45,000$120,000$111,169
Daren Strunk$105,593$101,913———
Cassidy Penney$83,608————
Guadalupe Dickerson———$50,692$48,281

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

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

Programs and updates

Connects poor and homeless people with jobs and provides ongoing support.

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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St. Joseph the Worker (SJW) offers long-term support services to assist clients with a hand up in gaining and maintaining stable employment. Last fiscal year, SJW assisted 6,421 clients gain quality employment they can take dignity in.

$2.9Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $441K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$428,536
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,167

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$263K
Fundraisingcol D$251K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$409K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$82K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$311K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$348K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$349K
Other assetsLn 15$262K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$409K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6167
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81K$349K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$602K$409K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$831K$831K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$565K$328K$158K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.0M$43K$69K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$29K$29K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$189K$167K$16K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$143K$117K$15K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$0$14K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$1K$250$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$24K$0$14K
Office expensesLn 13$78K$56K$956$21K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$15K$4K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$177K$171K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$22K$21K$352$267
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$322$3K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$33K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$20K$19K$234$608
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$5K$3K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.9M$263K$251K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.2M$3.4M−$213K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.9M$3.9M$1.1M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.9M$6.2M−$227K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$4.4M$665K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.6M$196K$834K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.9M$88K$638K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,156,463 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,906,661$2,999,836
I-9 Program service revenue$4,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $67$8,621
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,190$144,006
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,948,918$3,156,463
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$830,907
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,958,355$2,067,192
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,923,596$470,998
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,881,951$3,369,097
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,066,967−$212,634
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $3,156,463 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$34,897
VIII-1c Fundraising events$310,962
VIII-1e Government grants$1,167,093
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,486,884
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$82,425
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,999,836
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,621
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $132,797$132,797
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,209 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,209
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $132,797$3,156,463
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,369,097 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $830,907$830,907
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $327,893 · Management $158,294 · Fundraising $79,145$565,332
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,028,222 · Management $43,317 · Fundraising $68,851$1,140,390
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,278 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$29,278
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $167,302 · Management $16,081 · Fundraising $6,115$189,498
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $116,936 · Management $14,722 · Fundraising $11,036$142,694
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $14,000 · Fundraising $0$14,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,266 · Management $250 · Fundraising $30,000$31,516
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,461 · Management $0 · Fundraising $14,124$38,585
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $56,268 · Management $956 · Fundraising $20,925$78,149
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,238 · Management $4,008 · Fundraising $10,296$29,542
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $171,405 · Management $3,998 · Fundraising $1,135$176,538
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,954 · Management $352 · Fundraising $267$21,573
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $322 · Management $3,477 · Fundraising $1,296$5,095
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,754 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,754
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,112 · Management $234 · Fundraising $608$19,954
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,408 · Management $3,003 · Fundraising $7,502$15,913
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,379 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,379
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,855,105 · Management $262,692 · Fundraising $251,300$3,369,097
Part X · Balance sheet $3,036,722 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $556,123$347,966
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $960,732$1,131,039
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $756,162$870,456
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $95,637$58,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,738$17,518
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $81,410$349,360
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $462,895$261,883
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,940,697$3,036,722
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $134,223$164,880
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $468,014$244,050
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $602,237$408,930
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,869,663$2,185,645
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $468,797$442,147
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,338,460$2,627,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,940,697$3,036,722
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,627,792 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,156,463
XI-2 Total expenses$3,369,097
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$212,634
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,338,460
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,966
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$500,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,627,792

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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