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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WORKING CREDIT NFP.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,073,323
Total expenses
$1,898,580
Contributions and grants received
$1,731,824
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$337,048
Investment income
$4,451
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$847,051
Total liabilities, end of year
$121,260
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$725,791
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,387,970
Management and general expenses
$348,345
Fundraising expenses
$162,265
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,387,970

Program services were 73.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $416,230

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,315,594

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $216,646

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program & Consulting Fees

    total $337,048 · related or exempt $337,048

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,340 · excluded $2,340

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $218,757

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $216,646

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,111

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,111 · related or exempt $2,111

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $151,711 · program services $128,954 · management and general $7,586 · fundraising $15,171

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $977,110 · program services $754,104 · management and general $134,161 · fundraising $88,845

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $234,909 · program services $183,765 · management and general $29,498 · fundraising $21,646

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $90,716 · program services $70,966 · management and general $11,391 · fundraising $8,359

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $252,751 · program services $135,975 · management and general $97,531 · fundraising $19,245

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $210 · management and general $210

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,191 · program services $559 · management and general $2,632

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,400 · program services $4,224 · management and general $678 · fundraising $498

  • 17 · Travel

    total $46,202 · program services $21,780 · management and general $21,366 · fundraising $3,056

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,311 · management and general $2,311

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,889 · program services $14,776 · management and general $2,373 · fundraising $1,740

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,232 · management and general $9,232

  • 24a · Other expenses: Software and Data Services

    total $42,145 · program services $21,145 · management and general $17,297 · fundraising $3,703

  • 24b · Other expenses: Incentives

    total $26,059 · program services $24,884 · management and general $1,175

  • 24c · Other expenses: Credit Service Fees

    total $23,397 · program services $23,397

  • 24d · Other expenses: Professional Development

    total $9,769 · program services $1,803 · management and general $7,966

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,578 · program services $1,638 · management and general $2,938 · fundraising $2

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $469,148 · end of year $495,530

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $24,775 · end of year $255,520

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $69,323 · end of year $35,824

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,977 · end of year $16,469

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $140,599

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $96,891

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $49,734 · end of year $43,708

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,909 · end of year $85,808

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $24,000 · end of year $35,452

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $261,715 · end of year $267,816

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $289,333 · end of year $457,975

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To interrupt structural racism by partnering with individuals and communities to provide credit building education, one-on-one counseling, and access to financial products needed to thrive financially.

  • The road to good credit is shorter than many think. People do not have to be wealthy to have a good credit score, but they do have to know the rules of the credit scoring system and adopt concrete strategies to establish and sustain creditworthiness. Enter Working Credit: our program aims to scale credit building, particularly among people of color, as a strategy for achieving financial resilience in the near term, and expanding access to economic and social opportunities in the longer term. We do this by helping participants acquire the upfront knowledge, affordable products, and ongoing support they need to achieve and sustain prime credit scores and to establish a safety net of at least $1,000 in available credit. Working Credits one-of-a-kind credit building program is comprised of two parts:1.Credit Building Workshops. Working Credit offers a signature virtual and in-person 45-minute workshop that provides baseline information on the credit scoring system, including the high cost of having poor or no credit, the fundamental rules of credit scoring, simple and straightforward strategies to establish and/or build a strong score, and scams to avoid like predatory credit repair. 2.One-on-One Credit Building Counseling and Coaching for 12 Months. Working Credits one-on-one, personalized, credit building counseling starts with a 60-minute, in-depth and confidential session during which Working Credit counselors and participants:a.Complete a baseline financial profile that encompasses a detailed personal/household budget reflecting the participants current reality and focusing on their unique goals; b.Pull and review a soft inquiry version of the participants credit report (soft inquiries do not impact consumers credit scores) to make sure the information is accurate and that participants understand its content and what may be affecting their score (if any), and identify barriers and solutions for improving their situation based on their goals; and c.Develop a personalized Credit Action Plan that serves as a detailed roadmap informed by the participants goals. Those who complete the first counseling session have unlimited access to, and receive unlimited help from, their Working Credit counselor for 12 months. Regardless of how many or how few additional sessions participants request, our counselors pull each persons credit reports and credit scores at 6 and 12 months after that first meeting. They then share with them a personalized report that explains what changed, why, and what the participant can do to continue building credit and make the most of new and improved scores. In addition to being credit building subject matter experts, Working Credits counselors and coaches can and do support participants on a range of financial topics. These include but are not limited to:Managing credit card, medical, student loan, collections, and other debtNavigating student aid and post-secondary education financing resourcesRefinancing high interest vehicle loansCancelling contracts, when possible, for predatory credit/debt servicesFiling for bankruptcyHandling judgments, garnishments, and tax liensNavigating credit and divorceRenting or purchasing a home (knowing your rights and options)Applying for tax credits (e.g., EITC) and other benefitsAs we have expanded our capacity to reach people in different contexts, our relational model is evidence-based and scalable. Provided remotely and with a robust backend platform to manage participants and partners, our services can be offered as a standalone program, or layered in as a complement to an existing initiative so that we and our partners can focus on what we each do bestand together better support our mutual participants. Working Credits goal is not just to convey information, but to transform that information into actionable knowledge and sustained impact that improves participants financial circumstances and interrupts barriers to goal achievement caused by structural racism in the credit system.

    Expenses $1,387,970 · Revenue $337,048

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Chenven

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $103,091
    From this org
    $103,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Erica Lowitz

    Founder/Advisor

    Total calculated
    $48,620
    From this org
    $48,620
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jacqueline Scott

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bob Thomas

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ellen Meade

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Allman

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary Kash

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kant Desai

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Diana Elliott

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432079349300033

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