Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by WORKER EDUCATION & RESOURCE CENTER INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,608,528
- Total expenses
- $4,552,743
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,311,101
- Grants paid
- $173,900
- Program service revenue
- $296,872
- Investment income
- $555
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,635,030
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $705,223
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,929,807
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,141,241
- Management and general expenses
- $411,502
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,141,241
Program services were 91.0% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,761,101
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$550,000
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2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICE
total $296,872 · related or exempt $296,872
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3 · Investment income
total $555 · excluded $555
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $173,900 · program services $173,900
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $334,151 · program services $334,151
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,710,547 · program services $1,709,892 · management and general $655
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $73,527 · program services $73,527
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $411,942 · program services $388,398 · management and general $23,544
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $189,935 · program services $189,935
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11a · Fees: management
total $755,881 · program services $652,266 · management and general $103,615
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11b · Fees: legal
total $44,989 · program services $1,131 · management and general $43,858
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $119,635 · program services $17,825 · management and general $101,810
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11g · Fees: other
total $38,932 · program services $5,315 · management and general $33,617
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13 · Office expenses
total $68,879 · program services $48,640 · management and general $20,239
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14 · Information technology
total $47,496 · program services $22,887 · management and general $24,609
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16 · Occupancy
total $42,480 · program services $3,540 · management and general $38,940
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $9,880 · program services $8,263 · management and general $1,617
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $32,576 · program services $32,576
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24a · Other expenses: TRAINING STIPENDS
total $376,304 · program services $376,204 · management and general $100
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24b · Other expenses: CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES
total $95,535 · program services $88,767 · management and general $6,768
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $26,154 · program services $14,024 · management and general $12,130
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,905,910 · end of year $1,215,788
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,666,666 · end of year $3,000,241
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $593,077 · end of year $1,282,191
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $7,351 · end of year $58,609
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$215,310
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$137,109
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $51,899 · end of year $78,201
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $350,881 · end of year $705,223
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,456,913 · end of year $3,699,089
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,417,109 · end of year $1,230,718
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
WORKER EDUCATION AND RESOURCE CENTER, INC. (WERC) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ENTITY THAT WAS INCORPORATED IN 2002, ORIGINALLY TO IMPLEMENT THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (HCWDP), WHICH IS A LABOR/MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (LACDHS) AND THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 (SEIU).THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF WERC IS TO OFFER CAREER LADDER, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FRONTLINE WORKFORCE THAT PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S MOST MEDICALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WERC DERIVES ITS REVENUE FROM COST-REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AS WELL AS FROM FEDERAL AND PHILANTHROPIC GRANTS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO CONNECT WORKERS TO GOOD, STABLE AND PERMANENT JOBS, BY PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
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PLACE (PREPARING LOS ANGELES FOR COUNTY EMPLOYMENT), WHICH PREPARES PEOPLE WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FOR, AND PLACES THEM IN, COUNTY JOBS RESULTING IN PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT AND A CAREER PATHWAY. TARGET POPULATIONS FOR PLACE INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING COUNTY SERVICES, PEOPLE LIVING IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS, JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, TRANSITIONAL AGED YOUTH, HOMELESS AND HOUSING INSECURE INDIVIDUALS, AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. PARTICIPANTS UNDERGO A SCREENING AND SELECTION PROCESS, 8-WEEK CLASSROOM TRAINING, AND ARE PAIRED WITH A CASE MANAGER WHO SUPPORTS THEM FOR AT LEAST 9 MONTHS.
Expenses $1,776,720 · Grants $173,900
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WERC DESIGNED, DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A VARIETY OF TRAINING PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES. EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS INCLUDED BEST PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE COMMITTEES AND MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS PERTAINING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S JUST CULTURE CAMPAIGN. WERC ALSO PRODUCED A SERIES OF FOUR EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE DEPARTMENT'S FOCUS ON CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
Expenses $2,364,521 · Revenue $296,872
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Patrick Del ContePATRICK DEL CONTE
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Theresa VelascoTHERESA VELASCO
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David GreenDAVID GREEN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sheila EatonSHEILA EATON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark FaucetteMARK FAUCETTE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jonathan FreedmanJONATHAN FREEDMAN
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leona Smith Di FaustinoLEONA SMITH DI FAUSTINO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $151,516
- From this org
- $141,054
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,462
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,054
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,462
- Filer's total
- $151,516
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Kemberly CarruthersKEMBERLY CARRUTHERS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HUMA
- Total calculated
- $154,801
- From this org
- $142,662
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,139
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,662
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,139
- Filer's total
- $154,801
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Wendy P BarrenoWENDY P BARRENO
FORMER DIRECTOR OF GROWTH & INNOV
- Total calculated
- $76,436
- From this org
- $66,471
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,965
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $66,471
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,965
- Filer's total
- $76,436
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR WAS SET AFTER RESEARCHING SIMILAR ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION DISCLOSURES ON THEIR RESPECTIVE 990 AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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
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$173,900
TRAINING PROVIDER TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND TRAIN 35 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 29 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601199349301775
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