Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,537,351
- Total expenses
- $5,321,776
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,342,569
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,771,167
- Investment income
- $447,630
- Other revenue
- -$24,015
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,591,047
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,177,194
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,413,853
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,038,644
- Management and general expenses
- $723,997
- Fundraising expenses
- $559,135
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,038,644
Program services were 75.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$125,693
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1c · Fundraising events
$143,173
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,114,649
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,959,054
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2a · Program service revenue: SCHOOL DISTRICT FEES
total $1,008,540 · related or exempt $1,008,540
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2b · Program service revenue: CLIENT SOLUTION FEES
total $744,952 · related or exempt $744,952
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2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT FEES
total $17,675 · related or exempt $17,675
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3 · Investment income
total $107,535 · excluded $107,535
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,946,366
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,606,271
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $340,095
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $340,095 · excluded $340,095
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$143,173
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$24,015
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$24,015 · excluded -$24,015
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $240,464 · program services $79,353 · management and general $40,879 · fundraising $120,232
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,297,765 · program services $2,748,817 · management and general $357,804 · fundraising $191,144
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $122,458 · program services $97,883 · management and general $13,798 · fundraising $10,777
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $355,595 · program services $284,233 · management and general $40,068 · fundraising $31,294
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $260,901 · program services $208,543 · management and general $29,398 · fundraising $22,960
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11b · Fees: legal
total $20,972 · management and general $20,972
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $31,581 · management and general $31,581
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $13,398 · management and general $13,398
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11g · Fees: other
total $277,774 · program services $165,634 · management and general $70,912 · fundraising $41,228
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $41,901 · program services $27,620 · management and general $340 · fundraising $13,941
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13 · Office expenses
total $209,355 · program services $160,502 · management and general $18,746 · fundraising $30,107
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14 · Information technology
total $53,895 · program services $43,587 · management and general $5,565 · fundraising $4,743
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16 · Occupancy
total $122,878 · program services $47,994 · management and general $21,585 · fundraising $53,299
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17 · Travel
total $99,925 · program services $76,673 · management and general $11,735 · fundraising $11,517
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $85,336 · program services $56,458 · management and general $15,004 · fundraising $13,874
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20 · Interest
total $73 · program services $25 · management and general $14 · fundraising $34
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $19,367 · program services $6,778 · management and general $3,487 · fundraising $9,102
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23 · Insurance
total $9,904 · program services $1,625 · management and general $6,097 · fundraising $2,182
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24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $22,675 · program services $10,154 · management and general $10,947 · fundraising $1,574
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24b · Other expenses: CLASSROOM AND STUDENT S
total $16,607 · program services $16,607
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24e · All other expenses
total $18,952 · program services $6,158 · management and general $11,667 · fundraising $1,127
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $586,138 · end of year $496,796
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,790 · end of year $1,303,400
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $140,350 · end of year $207,793
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $68,638 · end of year $232,049
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $76,045 · end of year $69,973
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$173,683
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$138,338
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $52,907 · end of year $35,345
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,103,850 · end of year $1,486,249
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $15,225 · end of year $33,038
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,221,537 · end of year $1,726,404
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $189,386 · end of year $311,565
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $285,333
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $702,018 · end of year $580,296
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,773,938 · end of year $2,635,791
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,602,138 · end of year $1,778,062
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
GPS EDUCATION PARTNERS IS A NON-PROFIT WORK-BASED LEARNING SOLUTIONS PROVIDER AND ADVOCATE, REPRESENTING OUR STUDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES, FOCUSING ON ACCESS AND EQUITY FOR ALL STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE.
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GPS ED CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A TRANSFORMATIONAL ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THROUGH OUR SEVEN EDUCATION CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. WITH AN AVERAGE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT OF 200 STUDENTS, THIS IMMERSIVE PROGRAM ENABLES STUDENTS TO EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM THEIR HOME HIGH SCHOOL WHILE ALSO EARNING STACKABLE AND TRANSFERABLE CREDENTIALS ALIGNED WITH TECHNICAL CAREER PATHWAYS. THE CLASS OF 2024 HAD 95 SENIOR GRADUATES AND BOASTS A 97% GRADUATION RATE, WITH 91% EARNING THEIR NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION, 96% EARNING THE FULL CERTIFIED PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN (CPT) CERTIFICATE FROM THE MANUFACTURING SKILL STANDARDS COUNCIL (MSSC), AND 77% HIRED FULL-TIME AT A GPS ED BUSINESS PARTNER OR WITHIN AN ADJACENT INDUSTRY. MANY GRADUATES WHO PLAN TO PURSUE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ALSO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS. NOTABLY, MOST OF OUR STUDENTS OVERCOME SEVERE ACADEMIC DEFICIENCIES AND GAIN VALUABLE SOFT SKILLS NEEDED FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS PORTFOLIO OF SCHOOL AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, PROVIDING MORE CAREER PATHWAYS TO MORE STUDENTS.ADDITIONALLY, GPS ED, AS A WORK-BASED LEARNING (WBL) INTERMEDIARY, OFFERS CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMMING FOR SPECIFIC CLIENTS, LEVERAGING ITS EXPERIENCE, RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES TO CONSULT, CONVENE, PILOT, EXECUTE, AND SUPPORT WBL PROGRAMS. THESE SOLUTIONS MEET THE NEEDS OF THREE DISTINCT CLIENT GROUPS: SCHOOLS OR SCHOOL GROUPS, EMPLOYERS OR EMPLOYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES OR REGIONAL ENTITIES SEEKING TO ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CAREER-FOCUSED, HIGH-QUALITY WBL PROGRAMS. EACH CLIENT SOLUTION IS UNIQUELY TAILORED TO THE CLIENT'S NEEDS AND BRANDED TO REFLECT THE CLIENT'S ROLE, POWERED BY THE GPS ED PARTNERSHIP. THIS APPROACH ALLOWS GPS ED TO EXTEND ITS REACH TO MORE STUDENTS AND GEOGRAPHIES, REALIZING ITS VISION AND MISSION.
Expenses $4,038,644 · Revenue $1,771,167
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Dawn TabatDAWN TABAT
FOUNDING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Rebekah KowalskiREBEKAH KOWALSKI
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Claire HuschenCLAIRE HUSCHEN
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Rick SteinerRICK STEINER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Hank KohlHANK KOHL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Graham AndersonGRAHAM ANDERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Rob DriscollROB DRISCOLL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Dr John HillDR JOHN HILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Bill HughesBILL HUGHES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Joe GarzaJOE GARZA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Rhonda MatschkeRHONDA MATSCHKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Julian PalaciosJULIAN PALACIOS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Adonica RandallADONICA RANDALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Angela Frazier ArthurANGELA FRAZIER ARTHUR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Stacey ForceSTACEY FORCE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Rachele LehrRACHELE LEHR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Stephanie ReisnerSTEPHANIE REISNER
PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE
- Total calculated
- $181,253
- From this org
- $152,974
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,279
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $138,394
- Bonus
- $14,580
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,346
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,933
- Filer's total
- $181,253
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Billie TorrenttBILLIE TORRENTT
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $167,452
- From this org
- $145,247
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,205
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $135,247
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,235
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,970
- Filer's total
- $167,452
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Michael HepburnMICHAEL HEPBURN
CHIEF INNOVATIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $148,813
- From this org
- $120,160
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,653
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Laura DerpinghausLAURA DERPINGHAUS
MARKETING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $134,258
- From this org
- $105,008
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,250
- Hours/week
- 50
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 3 March 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202510649349300116
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