California · Nonprofit
CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE
CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE (California) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $364,424 to it, the largest being THE PG&E CORPORATION FOUNDATION ($200,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.7M
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $364k
- Net assets
- $2.2M
What Construction Trades Workforce Initiative does
Mission
We support economic justice by connecting underrepresented communities to union construction careers.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Mc3 pre-apprenticeship training and placement services - ctwi's mc3 pre-apprenticeship training and placement services program prepares participants for careers in the construction trades through industry-recognized training, career readiness, and supportive services. The program primarily serves low-income individuals, women, opportunity youth, justice-impacted individuals, and underserved communities facing barriers to employment.the program provides mc3 training, safety certifications, hands-on learning, case management, transportation assistance, and direct connections to apprenticeship and employment opportunities. Ctwi works with labor partners, workforce agencies, and 15 (cont. On sch. O) service providers to deliver training and placement services across the communities it serves.from july 2024 through june 2025, the program served over 600 students through enrollment, training completion, graduation, and placement into apprenticeship and construction career pathways, helping expand access to quality jobs and long-term economic opportunity in underserved communities.
$2,805,704 spent65% of program spendingStudent supportive services - ctwi's student supportive services program helps participants successfully complete training and transition into employment by reducing barriers that may impact participation and retention. The program serves individuals enrolled in workforce development, apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship programs, particularly those from underserved and low-income communities.supportive services may include transportation assistance, work clothing and tools, technology support, stipends, emergency assistance, case management, career coaching, childcare assistance, and referrals to community resources. Ctwi works closely with training providers, employers, labor partners, and community-based (cont. On sch. O) organizations to ensure participants receive the support needed to remain engaged and succeed in their career pathway.from july 2024 through june 2025, the program provided supportive services to participants throughout training and placement activities, improving retention, graduation, and employment outcomes while helping participants overcome barriers to long-term career success. Through a state of california grant, ctwi provided approximately $150,125 in…
$1,362,625 spent31% of program spendingPolicy, pla administration and technical assistance - ctwi's policy, project labor agreement (pla) administration, and technical assistance program supports workforce development systems, public agencies, employers, labor partners, and community organizations through policy implementation, program administration, and capacity-building services. The program focuses on advancing equitable workforce practices, strengthening apprenticeship pathways, and supporting compliance with plas, which are pre-hire collective bargaining agreements that establish employment terms, labor standards, and workforce requirements for construction projects.ctwi provides technical assistance, stakeholder coordination, data tracking, compliance monitoring, reporting support, (cont. On sch. O) workforce planning, and partnership development to help organizations successfully implement workforce and construction-related initiatives. Services may also include outreach coordination, contractor engagement, apprenticeship utilization support, and guidance on workforce standards and best practices.from july 2024 through june 2025, the program supported workforce partners and public agencies by providing policy…
$168,932 spent4% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,337,261.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.1M to $2.5M (+119%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2025 96%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
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
Beli Acharya
Executive director
Board chair
Andreas Cluver
President of the board
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income fell $75k → $68k.
2 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% 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 TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE’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 TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
36% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 93% · 2023 74% — 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.
How long its funders stay
40% of CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE's funders are still giving 1 year after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
91% of CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $26k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.
Against its field
CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE has grown faster 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
Government funding CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $5.0M on record.
- Department of Labor$5.0M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE
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
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE?
- CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE (California) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $364,424 to it, the largest being THE PG&E CORPORATION FOUNDATION ($200,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $364,424 in grants to CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE?
- THE PG&E CORPORATION FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $200,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CONSTRUCTION TRADES WORKFORCE INITIATIVE 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 8 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