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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
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- IRS files
- Agree
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- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$9.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +93% in 3 yrs237staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin25.8%
Months of reserve3.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+11.2%
Middle half of peersMedianOperation Fresh Start
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.7M spent
Programs$6.1M92%Management and general$346k5%Fundraising$210k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor3
Strong governance
16 of 16 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 11% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 29% of revenue in FY2025. $2.7M is traced federal awards from Department of Labor.
990 Part VIII · USAspending67funders
$933ka year, last 3 years
21%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin IncStopped after FY2020$274k$294k$779k$51k–The Corps NetworkEvery year since FY2017$229k$229k$172k$212k$134k$167k$61kYouthbuild Global IncEvery year since FY2017$123k$192k$161k$52k$213k$175k$197kUnited Way of Dane County IncEvery year since FY2017$131k$112k$110k$100k$137k$69k$67kAscendium Education Solutions IncOn and off$50k$150k$226k$153kSchlecht Family Foundation IncSince FY2020$65k$70k$70k$70kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$71k$64k$71k$103k$7k$43k$89k43 other fundersUp to $140k a year each$112k$139k$167k$485k$250k$212k$241k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped