Virginia · Nonprofit
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC (Virginia) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $692,640 to it, the largest being CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP ($532,640). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $693k
- Net assets
- $727k
What National Institute for Metalworking Skills Inc does
Mission
Development and promulgation of precision manufacturing skill standards, certifies individual skills against standards, accredits programs that meet quality requirements.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Standards and product development:nims has developed a smart standards methodology to properly train employees in a world where technology emerges, and changes faster than an average individual can master in their career span. Its customizable format is aligned with manufacturers and based on specific job roles within an occupation that are easily stackable into a masterful career. Smart standards enable communities to define their specific job roles from a collection of industry-recognized job duties.
$526,726 spent$48,011 earned by the program34% of program spendingBusiness development:nims helps organizations validate performance with practical experiences that reflect what their employees will face on the job. We use innovative processes to help organizations discover these experiences, determine how they will transfer knowledge and skills to others, and plan how they will recognize students and workers for their success.
$351,323 spent$268,220 earned by the program22% of program spendingCredentialing (includes international): set national industry skill standards and issue credentials to certify students and workers in manufacturing against industry recognized standards.
$329,698 spent$1,019,941 earned by the program21% of program spendingSts technology
$138,811 spent$51,101 earned by the program9% of program spendingSkillsusa:host national machining competition for high school students competing in cnc operation.
$101,236 spent6% of program spendingAccreditation:nims accreditation is the nation's only distinction for excellence in manufacturing training as based on nims industry-written, industry-approved standards. Accredited programs demonstrate the ability to produce skilled, work-ready individuals that fulfill industry's 21st century workforce needs.
$62,142 spent$49,250 earned by the program4% of program spendingWorkshops:nims professional development workshops foster the continuous improvement of technical skills and andragogical methodologies among instructors and on-the-job trainers.
$59,162 spent$108,695 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,569,098.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $2.1M to $1.4M (−34%).
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: 2017 29% · 2021 18%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
9% of NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (16% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 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
Montez King
Executive director/secretary
Board chair
Greg Chambers
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $35k → $13k.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC’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
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 77% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% 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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 71% · 2018 75% · 2019 63% · 2020 100% · 2021 55% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“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
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC draws 83% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC's revenue fell 51% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,551 employment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $242k on record — $75k federal, $167k state.
- Department of Defense$75k
- Subscriptions$164k
- Fees And Permits$3k
- Membership Dues$500
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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC?
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC (Virginia) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $692,640 to it, the largest being CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP ($532,640). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $692,640 in grants to NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC?
- CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP is the largest funder on record, with $532,640 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR METALWORKING SKILLS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 5 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