California · Nonprofit
4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $35,000 to it, the largest being The Brunson Foundation ($35,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.4M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $35k
- Net assets
- $1.8M
What 4th Watch Educational Services does
Mission
4th Watch Educational Services, Inc., operating as Machinist Career College (MCC), is a nonprofit workforce development organization focused on preparing individuals for high-demand careers in precision manufacturing. MCC delivers industry-aligned training programs designed to create pathways to sustainable, living-wage employment for underserved populations, including low-income adults, veterans, and justice-impacted individuals.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The organization operated a registered apprenticeship program in precision machining, providing hands-on training in CNC operations, blueprint reading, and Mastercam programming. The program served adult learners seeking entry into the manufacturing workforce and was delivered in partnership with employer organizations to support job placement and career advancement.
$1,995,114 spent$2,198,362 earned by the program100% of program spendingThe organization operated a registered apprenticeship program in precision machining, providing hands-on training in CNC operations, blueprint reading, and Mastercam programming. The program served adult learners seeking entry into the manufacturing workforce and was delivered in partnership with employer organizations to support job placement and career advancement.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,995,114.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Danielle Skinner
President / CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES's grant income comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES?
- 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $35,000 to it, the largest being The Brunson Foundation ($35,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $35,000 in grants to 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
- Who is the largest funder of 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES?
- The Brunson Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $35,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like 4TH WATCH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing