TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT INCORPORATED

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

J200

Classification

1000

Street

3301 SAINT CLAIR AVE NE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT (TE) HAS OVER 48 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SUCCESSFULLY HELPING PEOPLE GAIN THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO FIND A JOB, NAVIGATE LIFE'S OBSTACLES, AND SECURE A PATH TOWARD A LONG-TERM CAREER - OVER 211,000 PEOPLE SINCE 1976. IN 2024, TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT SERVED 2184 INDIVIDUALS WITH 561 STARTING NEW JOBS AND 160 ADVANCING IN THEIR CAREERS. WE PARTNERED WITH OVER 300 BUSINESSES WHO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR PROVEN TRAINING PROGRAMS AND PERSONAL COACHING TO PREPARE NEW AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES FOR CAREER SUCCESS. TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT IS A LEADING COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE ORGANIZATION IN NORTHEAST OHIO, WORKING TO INFLUENCE THE WIDER SYSTEM, REGIONAL ECONOMY, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE AND RELIABLE PARTNERSHIPS. IN 2024 OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDED:COMMUNITY, REENTRY AND YOUNG ADULT SERVICES: - CAREER PATHWAYS: OPEN TO ALL LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME CLEVELANDERS WHO STRUGGLE DUE TO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, HISTORY OF ADDICTION, UNSTABLE HOUSING, AND/OR NEED FOR STRENGTHENED FOUNDATIONAL, DIGITAL, AND TECHNICAL SKILLS. - CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM-BASED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMING: PROVIDE CAREER READINESS SERVICES AND CONNECTION TO TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT FOR INMATES WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF RELEASE FROM PRISON AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FACILITIES; AND THEN FURTHER PROGRAMMING AFTER RELEASE AT TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT OFFICES. - YOUNG ADULT: WORKING WITH YOUNG ADULTS 18-24 TO PROVIDE CAREER READINESS SERVICES, WORK EXPERIENCE, TECHNICAL TRAINING AND PLACEMENT SERVICES, WITH ONGOING COACHING FOR ADVANCEMENT . INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS: - ACCESS TO MANUFACTURING: WORKING WITH MANUFACTURERS IN NORTHEAST OHIO, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES JOB READINESS AND TECHNICAL TRAINING FOR ENTRY LEVEL MANUFACTURING JOBS AND POST-EMPLOYMENT COACHING FOR RETENTION AND ADVANCEMENT. - ERN: AN EMPLOYER RESOURCE NETWORK IS AN EMPLOYER COLLABORATIVE THAT POOLS RESOURCES TO PROVIDE AN ON-THE-JOB SUCCESS COACH AVAILABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES TO HELP WITH WORK/LIFE ISSUES AND STRENGTHEN RETENTION. PROGRAMMING AT TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT IS BASED ON A PROVEN, RIGOROUSLY EVALUATED CAREER PATHWAY MODEL CALLED WORKADVANCE WHICH INCLUDES CAREER EXPLORATION AND CAREER READINESS TRAINING, OPTIONS FOR TECHNICAL TRAINING IN AN IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY, AND/OR WORK EXPERIENCE TO GAIN WORK EXPOSURE; JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE AND A YEAR OF POST-EMPLOYMENT COACHING TO HELP GAIN EMPLOYMENT FOOTHOLDS AND ADVANCE OVER TIME IN CAREERS. ALL CANDIDATES RECEIVE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF WORK (NON-WORK-RELATED ELEMENTS THAT IMPACT AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A GIVEN JOB OPPORTUNITY LIKE RELIABLE/AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION AND DEPENDABLE FAMILY CARE) THROUGHOUT THE PATHWAY. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES QUICKLY RESPOND TO INDIVIDUAL NEED AT ANY POINT ALONG THE CAREER PATHWAY - AS THEY COMPLETE TRAINING, GET A JOB, AND KEEP THAT JOB - BY ACCESSING COMMUNITY RESOURCES FIRST OR DIRECTLY PROVIDING SERVICES WHERE NO COMMUNITY RESOURCE EXISTS. SUPPORTS INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, OBTAINING IDS, PROFESSIONAL CLOTHING OR UNIFORMS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NAVIGATION, HEALTH EXAMS, CREDENTIALING FEES, TOOLS, HELP WITH UTILITIES, CHILDCARE, FOOD, HOUSING, OR SERVICES RELATED TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL NEEDS. LEGAL SERVICES, PROVIDED BY TE ATTORNEYS, ASSIST PARTICIPANTS WITH LEGAL COUNSEL OR REPRESENTATION TO REMOVE LEGAL BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT OR JOB RETENTION, INCLUDING EXPUNGEMENTS, CLEARING WARRANTS, MEDIATING CHILD SUPPORT, NAVIGATING FEES AND FINES TO RE-INSTATE DRIVERS' LICENSES, TENANT-LANDLORD AND OTHER HOUSING ISSUES, CREDIT/DEBT, FORECLOSURE, AND BANKRUPTCY. COACHES REMAIN IN REGULAR CONTACT, WITH INTENSIVE FOLLOW-UP FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND THEN AS NEEDED FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. POST-EMPLOYMENT CAREER COACHING HELPS PARTICIPANTS PERFORM WELL ON THE JOB AND UNDERSTAND WHAT ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EDUCATION ARE REQUIRED FOR ADVANCEMENT.

  Expenses $5,897,618 · Grants $716,269 · Revenue $2,128,043

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $9,366,753

  Expenses

  $7,312,216

  Contributions

  $7,199,324

  Grants paid

  $716,269

• 2023

  Revenue

  $6,290,566

  Expenses

  $6,300,999

  Contributions

  $4,532,957

  Grants paid

  $386,123

• 2023

  Revenue

  $6,290,566

  Expenses

  $6,300,999

  Contributions

  $4,532,957

  Grants paid

  $386,123

• 2022

  Revenue

  $6,811,464

  Expenses

  $5,986,567

  Contributions

  $5,538,098

  Grants paid

  $266,277

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,300,281

  Expenses

  $5,335,307

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,759,374

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,778,021

  Expenses

  $4,875,087

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,580,119

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,231,439

  Expenses

  $5,150,025

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,379,109

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,179,083

  Expenses

  $5,021,965

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,402,658

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,355,288

  Expenses

  $5,601,017

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,366,710

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,664,198

  Expenses

  $5,588,668

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,359,973

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,994,670

  Expenses

  $4,130,321

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,320,293

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,191,002

  Expenses

  $3,066,010

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,954,957

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,421,482

  Expenses

  $3,630,669

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,778,490

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $3,612,309

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,035,464

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $2,037,500

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION

  $309,524

  2024 · SEE PART IV

• THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION

  $238,750

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND FUND

  $210,000

  2022 · ECONOMIC MOBILITY

• HIGLEY FUND OF THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION

  $200,000

  2022 · CHANCE TO ADVANCE: BUILDING SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR FAMILIES

• OPPORTUNITY AT WORK INC

  $150,000

  2024 · TO COUNTERACT OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION AND CREATE GREATER ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR STARS IN CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOODS MOST IMPACTED BY HISTORIC REDLINING. TOWARD EMPLOYMENT WILL DELIVER THE WORKADVANCE CAREER PATHWAY MODEL TO SUPPORT STARS IN GAINING SKILLS AND CONNECTIONS TO HIGHER PAYING JOBS WITH PATHWAYS TO ADVANCEMENT.

• WEST CENTRAL JOB PARTNERSHIP

  $120,000

  2022 · WORC Initiative

• LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION

  $107,000

  2022 · SEE PART IV

• UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND FUND

  $100,000

  2024 · ECONOMIC MOBILITY

• UNITED WAY OF GREATER CLEVELAND FUND

  $100,000

  2023 · Economic Mobility

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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