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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WORKSHOPS EMPOWERMENT INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 4 August 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$2,914,580 changed to $2,581,412
Total expenses
$2,863,378 changed to $2,592,836
Contributions and grants received
$852,777 changed to $853,399
Program service revenue
$1,773,895 changed to $1,627,067
Investment income
$118,128 changed to $33,030
Other revenue
$169,780 changed to $67,916
Total assets, end of year
$4,140,723 changed to $4,307,667
Total liabilities, end of year
$57,158 changed to $187,453
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,083,565 changed to $4,120,214
Program services expenses
$2,557,034 changed to $2,290,915
Management and general expenses
$219,681 changed to $215,799
Fundraising expenses
$86,663 changed to $86,122
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,557,034 changed to $2,290,915

Totals

Total revenue
$2,914,580
Total expenses
$2,863,378
Contributions and grants received
$852,777
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,773,895
Investment income
$118,128
Other revenue
$169,780
Total assets, end of year
$4,140,723
Total liabilities, end of year
$57,158
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,083,565
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,557,034
Management and general expenses
$219,681
Fundraising expenses
$86,663
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,557,034

Program services were 89.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $675,908

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $176,869

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUES

    total $1,715,800 · related or exempt $1,715,800

  • 2b · Program service revenue: POSTAGE REVENUES

    total $58,095 · related or exempt $58,095

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $118,128 · excluded $118,128

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $26,480

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $26,480

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $26,480 · related or exempt $26,480

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $29,106

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $29,106 · excluded $29,106

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,852

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $6,852 · related or exempt $6,852

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $107,342 · related or exempt $107,342

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $107,342

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $174,044 · program services $151,418 · management and general $15,664 · fundraising $6,962

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,308,561 · program services $1,131,731 · management and general $119,935 · fundraising $56,895

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $32,178 · program services $26,216 · management and general $5,301 · fundraising $661

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $149,396 · program services $121,713 · management and general $24,614 · fundraising $3,069

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $105,244 · program services $85,742 · management and general $17,340 · fundraising $2,162

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $69,374 · program services $65,144 · management and general $3,744 · fundraising $486

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $482,106 · program services $478,474 · management and general $3,632

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,712 · program services $16,462 · management and general $250

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,271 · program services $8,176 · management and general $95

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $57,264 · program services $57,264

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $58,404 · program services $53,228 · management and general $5,176

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $114,344 · program services $111,091 · management and general $3,253

  • 24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING

    total $94,093 · program services $92,863 · management and general $810 · fundraising $420

  • 24c · Other expenses: CLIENT ASSISTANCE

    total $70,449 · program services $70,449

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $42,464 · program services $35,213 · management and general $7,251

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $80,474 · program services $51,850 · management and general $12,616 · fundraising $16,008

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $624,010 · end of year $482,564

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,888,199 · end of year $2,035,429

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $666,532 · end of year $675,908

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $302,410 · end of year $409,889

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $9,905 · end of year $9,905

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $21,539 · end of year $43,413

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

    $2,531,106

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

    $2,047,491

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $541,138 · end of year $483,615

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,419 · end of year $57,158

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,358,782 · end of year $3,404,374

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $666,532 · end of year $679,191

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WORKSHOPS EMPOWERMENT, INC. ENRICHES LIVES BY HELPING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS ACHIEVE THEIR VOCATIONAL POTENTIAL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

HELPING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS ACHIEVE THEIR VOCATIONAL POTENTIAL.

  • WORKSHOPS EMPOWERMENT INC. ADDRESSES A FULL RANGE OF VOCATIONAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AND THE MANY BENEFITS THAT COME WITH HAVING A JOB - INCLUDING A SENSE OF IDENTITY AND BELONGING, AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND A SENSE OF PRIDE IN ONESELF. SERVICES PROVIDED BY WE, INC. INCLUDE EVALUATIONS TO DETERMINE INTERESTS AND ABILITIES; SERVICES THAT ASSIST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO WORK; JOB READINESS TRAINING BOTH IN A CLASSROOM SETTING AND HANDS-ON IN A WORKPLACE; ASSISTANCE WITH RESUMES AND INTERVIEW PREP; JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE; JOB COACHING ONCE A PERSON HAS FOUND EMPLOYMENT; AND ASSISTANCE IN SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT AS CHALLENGES ARISE. WE, INC. ALSO OFFERS ONGOING EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST 60 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $2,381,943 · Revenue $1,907,717

  • OUR NEW BRAND, WE MADE, CREATES DELICIOUS AND USEFUL PRODUCTS FOR SALE WHILE ALSO PROVIDING INVALUABLE JOB READINESS AND SMALL BUSINESS SKILLS.

    Expenses $175,091 · Revenue $6,852

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Leroy Abrahams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joel Blackstock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carlos Carter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Deek Cunningham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Graffeo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Martha Johnston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Xt Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jason Vice

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Sirmans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Donna West

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bart Trench

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paul Trinh

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andy Prewitt

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Haley Montgomery

    PAST-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christy Atkinson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $104,230
    From this org
    $104,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tito Corson

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $69,814
    From this org
    $69,814
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513219349318256

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