Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $138K paid to officers and key staff.
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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Careerrise INC executive salaries →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
Connects employers with workers, boosting local economies and job access.
Questions for Careerrise INC
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $85K | $3.1M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.6M | $5.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $50K | $648K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.6M | $4.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $75K | $75K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $140K | $14K | $113K | $13K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $931K | $731K | $161K | $39K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $54K | $36K | $15K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $98K | $80K | $15K | $3K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $95K | $68K | $22K | $4K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $45K | $45K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $765K | $704K | $61K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $18K | $15K | $3K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $34K | $24K | $9K | $1K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $185K | $142K | $36K | $7K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $456K | $454K | $1K | $90 |
| TravelLn 17 | $72K | $68K | $5K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $47K | $29K | $18K | $25 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $9K | $5K | $3K | $841 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.0M | $2.4M | $506K | $72K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 11, 2025 | $2.4M | $4.4M | −$2.0M | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 11, 2024 | $5.8M | $3.0M | $2.8M | $4.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $1.6M | $40K | $1.6M | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,795,201 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,795,201 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,025,108 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,971,925 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,324,194 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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