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← SKILLS USA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SKILLS USA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$32,830,521
Total expenses
$31,280,004
Contributions and grants received
$6,102,304
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$25,213,615
Investment income
$276,176
Other revenue
$1,238,426
Total assets, end of year
$15,281,709
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,281,709
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$29,449,264
Management and general expenses
$1,328,824
Fundraising expenses
$501,916
Program service expenses (Part III)
$29,449,264

Program services were 94.1% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $347,975

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,754,329

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

    total $22,470,689 · related or exempt $22,470,689

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,742,926 · related or exempt $2,742,926

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $276,176 · excluded $276,176

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $289,279

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $246,640

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $42,639 · related or exempt $42,639

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $1,195,787 · related or exempt $1,195,787

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,195,787

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,257,950 · program services $2,736,678 · management and general $325,795 · fundraising $195,477

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $126,118 · program services $105,939 · management and general $12,612 · fundraising $7,567

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $295,244 · management and general $295,244

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,551,945 · program services $1,303,634 · management and general $155,194 · fundraising $93,117

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $204,342 · program services $171,647 · management and general $20,434 · fundraising $12,261

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,597,854 · program services $1,597,854

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,853,800 · program services $19,853,800

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $197,053 · management and general $197,053

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $3,224,917 · program services $2,708,931 · management and general $322,492 · fundraising $193,494

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES TO NATIONAL OFFICE

    total $970,781 · program services $970,781

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,038,811 · end of year $8,584,744

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,696,554 · end of year $6,696,965

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $13,735,365 · end of year $15,281,709

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SKILLSUSAS MISSION IS TO EMPOWER ITS MEMBERS TO BECOME WORLD-CLASS WORKERS, LEADERS AND RESPONSIBLE AMERICAN CITIZENS. SKILLSUSA IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS/OPPORTUNITIES, AND CAREER FOCUSED EDUCATION, FOR TEACHERS AND HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARING FOR CAREERS IN TRADE, TECHNICAL AND SKILLED SERVICE OCCUPATIONS.

  • CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS INCLUDING STUDENT RELATED ACTIVITIES. THESE CONFERENCES AND ACTIVITIES PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

    Expenses $19,853,800 · Revenue $22,470,689

  • DUES TO NATIONAL OFFICE FOR SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENT SERVICES. ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CARRY OUT OTHER ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

    Expenses $970,781

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE PURPOSE OF SKILLSUSA.

    Expenses $8,624,683 · Revenue $3,981,352

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michelle Chelle Travis

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $268,973
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $268,973
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $268,973 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $268,973 related

  • Kimberly Graham

    BUSINESS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $131,205
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $131,205
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
METHOD USED BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: THE NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL NEGOTIATE THE SALARY AND BONUS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INDEPENDENTLY OF THE AMOUNT SET ASIDE FOR OTHER STAFF. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND BONUS SHALL BE EITHER A MATTER OF CONTRACT OR AS DETERMINED IN A DULY CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD AND RECORDED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • SKILLSUSA INC

    501(C)(3) · HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR CAREERS IN TRADE TECHNICAL AND SKILLED OCCUPATIONS · VA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620159349300847

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