California · Nonprofit
WAY RESOURCE CENTER
WAY RESOURCE CENTER (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $106,507 to it, the largest being Inland Empire Community Foundation ($106,507). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $411k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $107k
- Net assets
- $210k
What Way Resource Center does
Mission
To help the serve the community by providing assistance with job skills mental assessment of job preparedness and life skills understanding of finances and opportunities that are available based on ones training and education. There is a focus on Low to Moderate Income families and the under represented communities in our area.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The Way Resource Center implemented the Community Worker Outreach Project CWOP in partnership with the California Department of Industrial Relations to advance worker rights education workplace safety awareness and equitable access to labor protections across the High Desert region. Through a trusted messenger model the organization conducted culturally responsive outreach targeting low-income underserved and historically marginalized populations. Program activities included large-scale community engagement through door-to-door canvassing phone banking and participation in high-traffic community events. During the reporting period the organization reached over 3,300 individuals through direct outreach engaged approximately 2,400 participants at community events distributed more than 2,200 educational materials and completed over 6,000 phone contacts to increase awareness of worker protections and available state resources. The program also included employer engagement strategies to promote safe and compliant workplace practices while connecting workers to workforce development opportunities and supportive services. These efforts contributed to increased community awareness…
$127,679 spent$235,000 earned by the program57% of program spendingThe Way Resource Center partnered with the California Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications OCPSC to implement trusted messenger outreach and community engagement initiatives designed to increase access to critical public resources. The program focused on connecting underserved populations to state-supported services including health economic assistance and emergency preparedness programs. Using a community-based and culturally responsive approach the organization conducted outreach through local events digital engagement and direct community interaction. Staff provided one-on-one assistance to help individuals understand and enroll in available programs while also building trust between public institutions and historically underrepresented communities. The program prioritized outreach to low-income families communities of color and geographically isolated residents in the High Desert region. Through these efforts The Way Resource Center expanded access to vital resources improved community awareness and strengthened regional engagement with state initiatives.
$82,880 spent$150,000 earned by the program37% of program spendingThe Way Resource Center delivered workforce development and youth engagement programs aimed at increasing economic mobility career readiness and personal development for individuals facing barriers to employment. Services included job readiness training resume and interview preparation digital literacy education and access to employment opportunities. The organization also implemented youth-focused programming including digital media and broadcasting training designed to build technical skills promote positive self-expression and support mental health awareness. These programs provided youth with constructive pathways for skill development while fostering confidence and long-term career interest. Participants received hands-on training and mentorship to support successful entry into the workforce with a focus on serving low-income individuals and families. Through these combined efforts the organization strengthened workforce readiness expanded digital access and supported the long-term stability of the communities served.
$13,440 spent$25,500 earned by the program6% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $223,999.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2024 to 2025, from $24k to $210k (+789%).
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: 2022 0% · 2024 100% · 2025 94%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of WAY RESOURCE CENTER’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 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.
Board chair
Montielle Brandman
Board President
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.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 WAY RESOURCE CENTER’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 WAY RESOURCE CENTER's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $107k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
WAY RESOURCE CENTER runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like WAY RESOURCE CENTER
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
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WAY RESOURCE CENTER: 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 WAY RESOURCE CENTER?
- WAY RESOURCE CENTER (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $106,507 to it, the largest being Inland Empire Community Foundation ($106,507). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does WAY RESOURCE CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $106,507 in grants to WAY RESOURCE CENTER, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WAY RESOURCE CENTER?
- Inland Empire Community Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $106,507 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WAY RESOURCE CENTER 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 2020–2025), 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