The mission of the organization is to coordinate a regional workforce system that supports individual prosperity and business competitiveness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 58 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 $491K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $147K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.6M
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$29.0M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$29.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$29.0M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$22.9M
FY2021$25.2M
FY2022$25.1M
FY2023$30.5M
FY2024$32.2M
FY2025$29.0M
Expenses
$29.0M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22.9M
FY2021$23.6M
FY2022$24.8M
FY2023$28.9M
FY2024$32.8M
FY2025$29.0M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2025-0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$4.9M

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 Feb 1985.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $26.4M Management & general 9% · $2.6M

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

21 people listed on the 990; $1.4M 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
Executive Dir.
$235,442Pt VII · Sec A
$202,484Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Programs Officer
$186,111Pt VII · Sec A
$145,796Pt VII · Sec A
Database Admin
$141,680Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$139,739Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$124,940Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$121,065Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew McGough’s $235K as Executive Dir. is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 414 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew McGough$235,442$198,510$213,592$201,014$190,721$185,074
Tricia Ryan$202,484$194,260$184,196$165,350$159,063$155,958
Patrick Gihring$186,111$176,480$167,613$150,280$143,838$139,237
Janice Frater—$147,929$140,543$126,267$121,275$120,447
Marcia Norrgard——$147,908$121,406$115,733$113,349
Andy Fitch$145,796$135,423————
Trace Buscher$141,680$137,803$114,142$109,430$104,297$106,300
Jennifer Medhaug$139,739$137,092————

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

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Connects people to jobs and businesses to workers for economic growth.

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1 program · $26.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Dislocated Worker

Worksystems offers an array of services for workers facing loss of jobs. These include pre-layoff services, post layoff services and rapid response services to assist those affected by major plant closures or LAYOFFS.YOUTH - worksystems, inc.

$26.4Mprogram 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
Careerworks INCFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$147K
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Grants paid · 168 grants · $96.0M · 2019–2024
IrcoOR · FY2024$3,606,999
Portland Community CollegeFY2024$2,613,189
Se Works INCOR · FY2024$1,952,537
PoicOR · FY2024$1,620,541
Central City Concern INCOR · FY2024$1,202,787
Portland YouthbuildersOR · FY2024$1,094,920
Mt Hood Community CollegeFY2024$1,017,213
Human Solutions INCOR · FY2024$871,462
Latino NetworkOR · FY2024$857,297
Oregon Tradeswomen INCOR · FY2024$444,873
New Avenues for Youth INCOR · FY2024$302,662
Urban League of Portland INCOR · FY2024$281,004
Impact NwOR · FY2024$264,795
Trash for PeaceOR · FY2024$127,336
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$678K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$29.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$26.4M
Managementcol C$2.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$14.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$28.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$678K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$29.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$7.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$198K
Other assetsLn 15$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$14.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 558
VolunteersI 612
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$7.7M$7.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$157K$198K
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M$14.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M$9.6M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$4.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$17.5M$17.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$886K$886K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.4M$3.6M$754K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$223K$183K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$599K$480K$119K
Payroll taxesLn 10$428K$301K$127K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.9M$3.7M$224K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$67K$13K$54K
Office expensesLn 13$87K$42K$45K
Information technologyLn 14$406K$362K$44K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$316K$307K$9K
TravelLn 17$44K$24K$20K
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$26K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$5K$41K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K−$164K$266K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$29.0M$26.4M$2.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $29.0M$29.0M−$16K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $32.2M$32.8M−$536K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $30.5M$28.9M$1.6M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $25.1M$24.8M$242K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $25.2M$23.6M$1.6M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $22.9M$22.9M$97K$2.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $28,995,625 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $31,399,724$28,307,511
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,321$9,924
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $819,975$678,190
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $32,223,020$28,995,625
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,696,154$17,509,726
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,465,973$6,497,649
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,597,272$5,004,034
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,759,399$29,011,409
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$536,379−$15,784
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $28,995,625 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$28,189,418
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,093
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,307,511
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,924$9,924
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $678,190$678,190
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $678,190 · Excluded from tax $9,924$28,995,625
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $29,011,409 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $17,509,726$17,509,726
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staffManagement $885,889$885,889
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,608,186 · Management $754,182$4,362,368
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $183,258 · Management $39,662$222,920
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $479,697 · Management $119,024$598,721
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $300,991 · Management $126,760$427,751
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,684,386 · Management $223,764$3,908,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,372 · Management $54,071$67,443
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,845 · Management $45,481$87,326
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $362,449 · Management $43,581$406,030
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $306,787 · Management $9,029$315,816
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,111 · Management $20,318$44,429
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 amortizationPrograms $26,123$26,123
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,000 · Management $41,191$46,191
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs −$163,710 · Management $266,236$102,526
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,382,221 · Management $2,629,188 · Fundraising $0$29,011,409
Part X · Balance sheet $14,509,258 assets, 22 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $106,425; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,725,167$7,307,784
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,917,821$3,583,253
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $178,233$173,013
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $157,209$197,791
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $224,196$3,140,992
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,357,810$14,509,258
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,565,475$5,594,940
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $413,375$593,527
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $231,978$182,048
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $224,264$3,231,809
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,435,092$9,602,324
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,479,319$4,638,861
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $443,399$268,073
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,922,718$4,906,934
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,357,810$14,509,258
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,906,934 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,995,625
XI-2 Total expenses$29,011,409
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,784
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,922,718
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,906,934

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