Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$5,795,201

Total expenses

$3,025,108

Contributions and grants received

$5,282,069

Grants paid

$76,764

Program service revenue

$446,079

Investment income

$1,022

Other revenue

$66,031

Total assets, end of year

$4,971,925

Total liabilities, end of year

$647,731

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,324,194

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,446,455

Management and general expenses

$506,416

Fundraising expenses

$72,237

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,446,455

Program services were 80.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• WESTSIDE WORKS PROGRAMCAREERRISE'S WESTSIDE WORKS CONTINUES TO BE A VITAL RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY, OFFERING A RANGE OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. IN 2023, WESTSIDE WORKS HAD OVER 16,000 VISITS, WITH MORE THAN 4,700 UNIQUE VISITORS ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS, MEETINGS, AND PARTICIPATING IN WORKFORCE ACTIVITIES.IN THE EXPANDED 2022-2023 SERVICE YEAR, JUST OVER 1,900 CUSTOMERS USED AT LEAST ONE WESTSIDE WORKS SERVICE, INCLUDING RAPID EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, DIGITAL SKILLING, CAREER PREP, AND TRAINING. PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES INCLUDED: 289 CUSTOMERS TRAINED IN CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS, WITH AN 81% GRADUATION RATE. GRADUATES EARNED CREDENTIALS IN HEALTHCARE (47), HOSPITALITY (22), INFORMATION SUPPORT (58), SKILLED TRADES (92), AND OTHER TRACKS (70). PARTICIPANTS EARNED 447 JOB PLACEMENTS, WITH 30% DIRECTLY RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN A CREDENTIALING PROGRAM. THE AVERAGE WAGE FOR JOB PLACEMENTS WAS $16.57 PER HOUR.

  Expenses $1,475,061 · Grants $75,000 · Revenue $446,079

• INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMCAREERRISE'S INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM SERVES AS A REGION-WIDE WORKFORCE INTERMEDIARY, CONVENING EMPLOYERS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATIVELY SOLVE SHARED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES. THE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS TEAM PROVIDES A BROAD SUITE OF SERVICES ALIGNED WITH SIX STRATEGIES: HIRING, CANDIDATE SOURCING, AND WORKFORCE PLANNING; TRAINING AND REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS; EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS SUPPORTS; QUALITY CAREERS AND WORKPLACES; CAREER AWARENESS AND PROMOTION; AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH LEVERAGING GRANT FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT EMPLOYERS AND JOB SEEKERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM PROVIDES VALUABLE EDUCATION, INFORMATION SHARING, AND CONNECTIVITY FOR THE 700+ MEMBERS OF ITS NETWORK. 2023 WAS A BANNER YEAR FOR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMS AND IMPACTS. THE TEAM PARTNERED WITH THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA ON ITS UNTAPPED WORKFORCE INITIATIVE, SUPPORTING THE HIRING AND RETENTION OF UNTAPPED WORKFORCE POPULATIONS THROUGH EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT AND BEST PRACTICE SHARING. THE TEAM HOSTED THE UNTAPPED WORKFORCE WEBINAR SERIES, PROVIDING INSIGHTS INTO BUILDING TALENT PIPELINES OF PRIORITY GROUPS SUCH AS VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND OPPORTUNITY YOUTH, WITH ADDITIONAL SESSIONS SHOWCASING INNOVATIVE EMPLOYER PRACTICES IN METRO ATLANTA'S HIGH-DEMAND INDUSTRIES. WEBINAR ATTENDANCE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 120 EMPLOYERS AND WORKFORCE PROFESSIONALS AT EACH SESSION. CAREERRISE WAS ALSO AWARDED QUEST DISLOCATED WORKER FUNDS TO PRODUCE THE UNTAPPED WORKFORCE SUMMIT, A 2-DAY EVENT FOCUSED ON HIRING AND ENGAGING MEMBERS OF UNTAPPED WORKFORCE POPULATIONS, TO BE HELD IN FEBRUARY OF 2024.THE INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS TEAM RENEWED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH PROLOGIS IN THE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE INITIATIVE, FOCUSED ON PROVIDING FREE TRAINING AND CONNECTIONS TO EMPLOYMENT IN THE WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY. IN 2023, NEARLY 500 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROLOGIS LEARNING ACADEMY TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR FRONTLINE WORKER POSITIONS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE HELPED NEARLY 200 INDIVIDUALS FIND EMPLOYMENT IN RELATED JOBS.WE SAW GREAT SUCCESS RELATED TO OUR CAREER AWARENESS AND PROMOTION STRATEGY. OUR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CAREER COMPASS ACADEMY A 5-WEEK VIRTUAL CAREER READINESS BOOT CAMP FOR YOUTH AGED 16-24 EXPANDED BEYOND THE METRO ATLANTA AREA TO SERVE STUDENTS ACROSS GEORGIA. OVER 220 YOUTH LEARNED WORK READINESS SKILLS, DEVELOPED A CAREER PLAN, COVER LETTER, AND RESUME, AND MET WITH EMPLOYERS AND EDUCATORS TO EXPLORE CAREER PATHWAYS. WE ALSO SAW GREAT SUCCESS WITH OUR REGIONAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT STRATEGY, CONTINUING TO CREATE POLICY AND PRACTICE ALIGNMENT ACROSS METRO ATLANTA'S FIVE LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, WE LAUNCHED OUR INAUGURAL INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS SUMMER EDUCATOR EXTERNSHIP, IN WHICH 8 EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE METRO ATLANTA REGION WERE MATCHED WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS. TEACHERS SPENT 3 DAYS WITH THEIR EMPLOYER HOSTS, GAINING IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE APTITUDES NEEDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE FUTURE WORKFORCE. EDUCATORS ALSO SUBMITTED AN EDUCATION PLAN FOR HOW THEY PLANNED TO USE THEIR LEARNINGS IN THE CLASSROOM AND WERE PROVIDED A STIPEND. IN SUPPORT OF INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS' EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS SUPPORTS AND JOB QUALITY STRATEGIES, THE TEAM ORGANIZED A FLYOUT OF EMPLOYER AND WORKFORCE PARTNERS TO THE TALENT REWIRE RETREAT IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 9 COMPANIES AND 3 WORKFORCE ORGANIZATIONS WERE REPRESENTED AT THE RETREAT, WHERE ATTENDEES CONNECTED, CELEBRATED, AND LEARNED FROM OTHER EMPLOYERS ADVANCING MOBILITY FOR FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES.

  Expenses $928,047 · Grants $970

• EQUITY @ WORK PROGRAMJOBS FOR THE FUTURE WORKFORCE COMMUNITIES INQUIRY OF THE DEEP SOUTH (PHASE 1) JFF SELECTED SIX WORKFORCE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH TO FORM THE PILOT COHORT OF WORKFORCE COMMUNITIES OF INQUIRY (WCI). THE WCI MODEL EQUIPS THESE ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN ASSET-BASED RESEARCH PROTOCOL AND SUPPORTING TOOLS AND TRAINING TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN EXPLORING SERVICE DELIVERY, EQUITABILITY, AND JOBSEEKER OUTCOMES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RACE AND DIVERSITY. THIS APPRECIATIVE APPROACH AMPLIFIES POSITIVE AND ASPIRATIONAL PRACTICES IN AN EFFORT TO REPLICATE, ADAPT, AND EXPAND THOSE ACROSS SYSTEMS. ORGANIZATIONS WILL UTILIZE CUTTING-EDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT IDENTIFIES PATTERNS AND THEMES ACROSS CONVERSATIONS, WHICH SUPPORTS DATA ORGANIZATION, STRUCTURE, AND ANALYSIS. EACH ORGANIZATION WILL DEVELOP A SET OF INSIGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE DATA SETS. PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED A GRANT AWARD OF $15,000.

  Expenses $43,347 · Grants $794

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• MILTON J LITTLE JR

  BOARD CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• BETH LOWRY

  VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• AMY LANCASTER-KING

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• GENEVA HALL-SHELTON

  EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ANN CRAMER

  GOVERNANCE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• BRIAN TERRY

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CHRIS PUMPHREY

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• CHRISTOPHER BURKE

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• DAVE WILLIAMS

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• ELOISA KLEMENTICH

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• FRANK FERNANDEZ

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• KAREN LEONE DE NIE

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• LABRIAH LEE HOLT

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PATRICK MOORE

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• PATRICK SMITH

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• STEWART WILLIAMS

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• SUGANTHI SIMON

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• TERRI BLOCK

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• WALT FARRELL

  BOARD DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1

• JOHN HELTON

  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $143,785

  From this org

  $137,821

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $5,964

  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

• ATLANTA CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC

  $75,000

  AWARD TO DISTRIBUTE AS STIPENDS TO PARTICIPANTS FOR CAREER ADVISEMENT AND JOB READINESS SERVICES AND TRAINING.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

8 October 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202402859349302020

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