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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$582,805
Total expenses
$704,377
Contributions and grants received
$525,149
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$57,656
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$207,791
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,400
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$185,391
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$362,143
Management and general expenses
$342,234
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$362,143

Program services were 51.4% 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)

    $195,649

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $329,500

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $17,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICE REVENU

    total $57,656 · related or exempt $57,656

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $101,107 · program services $75,830 · management and general $25,277

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $232,624 · program services $91,888 · management and general $140,736

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $39,909 · program services $39,909

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,864 · program services $12,998 · management and general $12,866

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,234 · management and general $68,234

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $101,804 · program services $83,854 · management and general $17,950

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $62,692 · program services $6,438 · management and general $56,254

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $731 · management and general $731

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,000 · management and general $18,000

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,416 · program services $4,416

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,055 · program services $9,055

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,336 · program services $220 · management and general $2,116

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $33,563 · program services $33,563

  • 24b · Other expenses: HOSPITALITY

    total $4,042 · program services $3,972 · management and general $70

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $113,431 · end of year $137,532

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $249

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $266,707 · end of year $69,649

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $535 · end of year $610

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

    $4,326

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

    $4,326

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $73,959 · end of year $22,400

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $143,233 · end of year $135,887

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $163,730 · end of year $49,504

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION (CCF) INCREASES THE DIVERSITY OF ENTRANTS TO THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND FOSTERS LONG-TERM CONSTRUCTION CAREERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENTRANTS & FOSTER LONG-TERM CONSTRUCTION CAREERS

  • MN TRADES ACADEMY:THE MN TRADES ACADEMY (MTA) IS A PAID SUMMER CONSTRUCTION INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE FOR TWIN CITY AREA HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH. MTA ASPIRES TO PROVIDE RICH EDUCATIONAL AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO EARN WHILE THEY LEARN ABOUT CONSTRUCTION AS A VIABLE CAREER CHOICE. IN 2024, 50 YOUTH COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. OF THIS GROUP, 23 INTERNS HAD GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND WERE PREPARED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR CAREER JOURNEYS. SOME INTERNS STEPPED INTO PATHWAYS SUCH AS, YET NOT LIMITED TO, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AS WELL AS EMPLOYMENT.

    Expenses $162,612

  • HELMETS TO HARDHATS:WORKING IN TANDEM WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE, HELMETS TO HARDHATS HELPS INTRODUCE MILITARY VETERANS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN CONSTRUCTION. IN JUNE OF 2024, THE HELMETS TO HARDHATS PROGRAM MOVED TO BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES, A 501C3 ORGANIZATION PROVIDING ADULT PROGRAMMING IN THE TWIN CITIES.

    Expenses $140,944

  • LEARN2BUILD:THE INTENTION OF THE LEARN2BUILD PROGRAM IS TO EXPOSE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CAREER POSSIBILITIES IN CONSTRUCTION. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN DEVELOPING CURRICULUM FOR HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO OFFER TO EDUCATORS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.

    Expenses $7,406

  • EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTSCCF STRENGTHENED THEIR ROLE AS A RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS BY CONVENING TEACHERS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING, CREATING VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE INSIGHTS, IDENTIFY NEEDS, AND HELP CCF BETTER SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS IN THE CLASSROOM. CCF ALSO OFFERS CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, WHICH FEATURE GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE INDUSTRY TO SHARE THE VAST CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND PATHWAYS IN CONSTRUCTION, THE WAGES AND BENEFITS, AS WELL AS THEIR PERSONAL STORIES. THE CCF WEBSITE SERVES AS A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE HUB, OFFERING CURATED MATERIALS FOR EDUCATORS, DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION, AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS TO SUPPORT INFORMED ENGAGEMENT FROM A STUDENT'S BROADER SUPPORT SYSTEM.

    Expenses $46,765

  • NAVIGATOR:THE TRADES NAVIGATOR BUILDS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH EDUCATORS, TRADE SCHOOLS, UNIONS, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS THEY TRANSITION INTO REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, TECHNICAL EDUCATION, ADDITIONAL PREPARATION TRAINING, OR EMPLOYMENT. THIS PERSONALIZED APPROACH ENSURES STUDENTS HAVE THE GUIDANCE AND TOOLS NECESSARY TO PURSUE AND SUSTAIN CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION.

    Expenses $4,416

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

Listed in Part VII

  • David Manderson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Marquis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kristen Causby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Karrow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Luke Kuhl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jay Long

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ammanda Neitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patricia Wagner

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $101,108
    From this org
    $101,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mary Stuart

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $106,950
    From this org
    $106,950
    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
27 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513079349301891

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