Advancing the economic mobility and regional prosperity by creating new and strengthening existing partnerships and systems that meet employers' talent demands and provide residents with access to sustainable, quality employment opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 153 volunteers and 11 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $791K a year · 24% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $1.5M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$388K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2024▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$40K
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$4.4M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.7M Management & general 13% · $586K Fundraising 3% · $144K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$143,130Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & Internal Affairs Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
External Affairs Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Helton’s $143K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
John Helton$143,130$137,821$129,940

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 employers with workers, boosting local economies and job access.

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3 programs · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Westside Works Program

Westside works is a neighborhood-based workforce collaborative serving atlanta's westside communities by providing job training, education services, career navigation, and wraparound supports leading to employment in high-demand industries. Established through investment from the arthur m.

$2.5Mprogram expense
02

Industry Partnership Program

Careerrise's industry partnerships program serves as a regional workforce intermediary, convening employers, educators, and community organizations to address shared workforce development challenges.

$1.0Mprogram expense
03

Equity @ Work Program

Launched in 2019 by careerrise in partnership with the arthur m. Blank family foundation, atlanta regional commission, community foundation for greater atlanta, federal reserve bank of atlanta, metro atlanta chamber, and united way of greater atlanta, the opportunity access network (oan) is a regional initiative to align workforce system…

$121Kprogram 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 · 1 grant · $75K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$951K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$586K
Fundraisingcol D$144K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$388K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$951K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$324K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$388K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6153
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$6K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$648K$388K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$324$324
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$15K$120K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$971K$187K$90K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$59K$39K$15K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$139K$115K$16K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$117K$83K$25K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$96K$96K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$1.1M$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$20K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$31K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$366K$320K$32K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$459K$457K$2K$774
TravelLn 17$79K$57K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$301K$267K$33K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$629$629
InsuranceLn 23$13K$7K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$166K$161K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.7M$586K$144K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.4M$4.4M−$2.0M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.8M$3.0M$2.8M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$40K$1.6M$1.6M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,436,251 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,282,069$951,130
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $446,079$1,460,119
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,022$12,163
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $66,031$12,839
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,795,201$2,436,251
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $76,764$324
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,317,333$1,713,556
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,631,011$2,673,759
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,025,108$4,387,639
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,770,093−$1,951,388
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $2,436,251 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$951,130
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$21,545
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$951,130
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,460,119$1,460,119
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,163$12,163
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $10,262$10,262
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,577$2,577
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,460,119 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,002$2,436,251
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,387,639 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $324$324
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,951 · Management $119,605 · Fundraising $14,951$149,507
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $970,693 · Management $187,165 · Fundraising $90,303$1,248,161
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $39,472 · Management $14,871 · Fundraising $5,071$59,414
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $115,244 · Management $16,414 · Fundraising $7,805$139,463
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,346 · Management $25,052 · Fundraising $8,613$117,011
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $96,360$96,360
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,112,328 · Management $21,462$1,133,790
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,819 · Management $3,780$23,599
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,113 · Management $3,999 · Fundraising $1,218$36,330
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $319,553 · Management $32,097 · Fundraising $14,099$365,749
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $456,545 · Management $1,572 · Fundraising $774$458,891
IX-17 TravelPrograms $57,305 · Management $21,718$79,023
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $267,415 · Management $33,163$300,578
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $629$629
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,440 · Management $4,289 · Fundraising $1,211$12,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,186 · Management $4,684$165,870
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,657,363 · Management $586,231 · Fundraising $144,045$4,387,639
Part X · Balance sheet $2,761,214 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,140,404$1,854,806
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,151,639$521,165
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $71,283$55,675
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$5,657
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $608,599$323,911
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,971,925$2,761,214
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,574$70,490
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $609,157$317,918
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $647,731$388,408
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,324,194$2,354,531
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$18,275
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,324,194$2,372,806
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,971,925$2,761,214
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,372,806 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,436,251
XI-2 Total expenses$4,387,639
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,951,388
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,324,194
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,372,806

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