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CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION

CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION (Minnesota) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,455,700 to it, the largest being Opus Foundation ($1,170,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$583k
Funders on record
16
Grants received
$1.5M
Net assets
$185k
4/16 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 32%
01What it does

What Construction Careers Foundation does

Mission

Construction Careers Foundation (ccf) increases the diversity of entrants to the construction trades and fosters long-term construction careers.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Helmets to hardhats:working in tandem with the national office, helmets to hardhats helps introduce military veterans to career opportunities in construction. In 2023, the program worked with over 100 veterans to identify and support their next steps in the construction industry.

    $213,422 spent
    32% of program spending

  2. Mn trades academy:the mn trades academy (mta) is a paid summer construction internship experience for selected twin city area high school youth. Mta aspires to provide rich educational and hands-on experiences for participants to earn while they learn about construction as a career choice. In 2023, 50 youth participated in the program.

    $274,517 spent
    41% of program spending

  3. Learn2build:the intention of the learn2build program is to expose middle school students to career possibilities in construction. In 2023, ccf explored a new way to engage with students through camps. Ccf partnered with schools and youth-focused community-based organizations to bring construction to youth through fun and creative activities at these camps.

    $177,284 spent$24,332 earned by the program
    27% of program spending

  4. Outreach:throughout 2023, the trades navigator worked with young people to explore career planning, working to help clarify the process and steps toward apprenticeship. The trades navigator also hosted gathering for program alumni to build a community of peers and explore opportunities in the trades.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $665,223.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($1.4M) Expenses 100 ($1.3M) Net assets 100 ($231k)2018 Revenue 138 ($2.0M) Expenses 139 ($1.8M) Net assets 160 ($369k)2019 Revenue 107 ($1.5M) Expenses 112 ($1.5M) Net assets 183 ($421k)2020 Revenue 106 ($1.5M) Expenses 110 ($1.5M) Net assets 211 ($487k)2021 Revenue 61 ($871k) Expenses 73 ($975k) Net assets 166 ($383k)2022 Revenue 66 ($947k) Expenses 77 ($1.0M) Net assets 132 ($305k)2023 Revenue 63 ($899k) Expenses 68 ($897k) Net assets 133 ($307k)2024 Revenue 41 ($583k) Expenses 53 ($704k) Net assets 80 ($185k)
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Revenue (41)Expenses (53)Net assets (80)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $727k to $453k (−38%).

$458k
$495k
$580k
$727k
$453k
$333k
$381k
$208k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2017 85% · 2018 80% · 2019 73% · 2021 91% · 2022 65% · 2023 48% · 2024 34%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

90% of CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (83% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 6,418 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$106k
’17
$138k
’18
$52k
’19
$66k
’20
−$105k
’21
−$77k
’22
$2k
’23
−$122k
’24
2.3
months of
reserve

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

Patricia Wagner

Executive director

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

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Listed1010109111099
Joined·+0+0+1+3+0+0+2
No longer listed·0021112
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 8 funders, grant income rose $5k → $285k.

Funder
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'22
'23
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total
funders
1
1
2
1
8
9
1

3 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION’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.

How concentrated its funding is

CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

80%
largest funder
85%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 90% · 2022 100% · 2023 53% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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

97% of CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.

MN
CA
TX

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’23
Minnesota out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $66k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 8 as grant income climbed.

Operating margin−21% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve2.3mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)−12% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,705 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION

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 Minnesota

Agc of Minnesota Foundation83%Building Strong Communities Inc83%Scholars of Finance81%Associated General Contractors of Minnesota Inc80%Build From Within Alliance80%United Way of Central Minnesota80%The Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Contractors Assoc80%Minnesota and North Dakota Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Journeyworker80%

Nationally

Construction Education Foundation of Colorado87%Construction Industry Training Council (Citc)87%National Career Technical Education Foundation87%Construction Education Foundation Inc86%Construction Specifications Institute Foundation Inc86%Construction Legal Rights Foundation85%Construction Industry Training Council of Washington85%Construction Education Foundation of Ga84%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

51% of spending goes to programs.

Program 51%Management 49%Fundraising 0%

Governance

7
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

90%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MN

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Questions and answers

Who funds CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION?
CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION (Minnesota) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,455,700 to it, the largest being Opus Foundation ($1,170,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION have?
IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $1,455,700 in grants to CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION?
Opus Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,170,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 16 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing