Delaware · Nonprofit
WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE
WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE (Delaware) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $186,400 to it, the largest being ONE8 FOUNDATION ($103,350). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.1M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $186k
- Net assets
- $264k
What Work-Based Learning Alliance does
Mission
The work based learning alliance (wbla) is a nonprofit whose mission is to provide all high school students across the united states with access to industry connected learning experiences that develop the realworld skills needed to succeed beyond the classroom. We are focused on addressing the needs of historically marginalized and underrepresented student populations by delivering mobilefirst virtual experiences that meet students where they are, eliminating barriers to access. The opportunities we give students today will shape the workforce of tomorrow, and we are committed to providing accessible, equitable and sustainable opportunities for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
To provide a proven projectbased learning model where students work in teams to complete a realworld project from an industry partner. Throughout their project, students receive feedback on their work from an industry mentor. Partnering directly with industry ensures our programs are designed to align to the current and future needs of organizations. They also support the advancement of indemand industry roles, tasks and skills, and develop diverse talent pipelines. We look to ensure mentors share lived experience with our student populations allowing students to truly see themselves in industry.the virtual nature of our programs ensure students are ale to participate regardless of geography, and provide students the flexibility to work both synchronously and asynchronously around their existing commitments. Our current program options include: 50 hour virtual internship, 100 hour virtual internship and 20 hour virtual industry project experiences.
$1,810,281 spentof which $1,085,949 as grants$511,400 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $1,810,281.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 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 $1.6M to $585k (−64%).
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: 2023 64% · 2024 67% · 2025 64%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
75% of WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 3 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
Prudence Clifford
Executive director, president
Board chair
James Deverell
Chair
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.
From the IRS filings of WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE’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
WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“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
WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Delaware, across 3 states in all.
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
WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE 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 WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.6M on record.
- (PP) STATE AID/POL SUB$2.6M
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 WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE
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 Delaware
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% 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 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE: 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 WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE?
- WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE (Delaware) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $186,400 to it, the largest being ONE8 FOUNDATION ($103,350). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $186,400 in grants to WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE?
- ONE8 FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $103,350 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WORK-BASED LEARNING ALLIANCE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Delaware. 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 2023–2025), and the filings of 3 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