Workforce Alliance Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE JOB TRAINING THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS.
- Income
- $13.2 million
- Spending
- $13.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 100%
- Employees
- 88
- Volunteers
- 24
- Highest pay
- $288,720, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.4 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 86% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 77 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2524 of 24 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $5.6 million spent. ADULTMOST SERVICES FOR WIOA ADULTS WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CTWORKS CAREER CENTER ONE-STOP AMERICAN JOB CENTER SYSTEM IN THE REGION. ELIGIBILITY FOR WIOA ADULT SERVICES VARIES FROM ACTIVITY TO ACTIVITY. MANY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL ADULTS WITH NO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR UNEMPLOYED/UNDEREMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND JOBS THOUGH CORE SERVICES ALONE. TO PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE SERVICES AND/OR TRAINING, INDIVIDUALS MUST FIT AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:INDIVIDUALS MUST HAVE ANNUAL INCOME NO GREATER THAN 70% OF THE FEDERAL LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL (LLSIL) AS DETERMINED BY THEIR FAMILY SIZE INDIVIDUALS, WHO EXCEED LLSIL INCOME GUIDELINES, BUT HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL BARRIER TO EMPLOYMENT (EX-OFFENDER, HOMELESS, SCHOOL DROPOUT, OR BASIC SKILLS DEFICIENT.IN CASES WHERE CUSTOMERS RECEIVE INTENSIVE SERVICES, AND ARE STILL NOT ABLE TO FIND JOBS, THEY MAY RECEIVE TRAINING LINKED TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REGION. TRAINING MAY CONSIST OF OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, SKILL UPGRADING, JOB READINESS TRAINING, AND ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER TRAINING, WIOA FUNDING ALSO ALLOWS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (E.G., TRANSPORTATION, TOOLS, UNIFORMS) TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN TRAINING TO ENHANCE THEIR SUCCESS IN THE ACTIVITY.
- $2.4 million spent. YOUTHTHE YOUTH PROGRAMS PREPARE YOUTH FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OR EMPLOYMENT. THE ROSTER OF PROGRAMS MUST ALSO INCLUDE TUTORING, STUDY SKILLS TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION LEADING TO COMPLETION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL (INCLUDING DROPOUT PREVENTION); ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL SERVICES; MENTORING BY APPROPRIATE ADULTS; PAID AND UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE (SUCH AS INTERNSHIPS AND JOB SHADOWING); OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; AND APPROPRIATE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. YOUTH PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR, AS APPROPRIATE.
- $2.3 million spent. WELFARE TO WORKTHE JOBS FIRST EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM (JFES) IS FUNDED BY THE CT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WITH FEDERAL TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. THE GOAL OF JFES IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ENABLE RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO GAIN ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND ENGAGE IN LIFELONG LEARNING. WORKFORCE ALLIANCE DOES THIS BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB READINESS, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, ESL, ADULT EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, JOB PLACEMENT, RETENTION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO TANF - ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD AND NOT ENROLLED AS A FULL-TIME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; MUST BE A LEGAL RESIDENT AND ABLE TO LEGALLY WORK IN THE U.S.
- $1.9 million spent. DISLOCATED WORKERSMOST SERVICES FOR WIOA DISLOCATED WORKERS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CTWORKS CAREER CENTER ONE-STOP AMERICAN JOB CENTER SYSTEM IN THE REGION. MANY CORE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL DISLOCATED WORKERS WITH NO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND MORE INTENSIVE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND JOBS THROUGH CORE SERVICES ALONE. TO PARTICIPATE IN INTENSIVE SERVICES AND/OR TRAINING, INDIVIDUALS MUST BE "CERTIFIED" AS A DISLOCATED WORKER BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. A DISLOCATED WOKER IS DEFINED AS: AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN TERMINATED OR LAID OFF FROM EMPLOYMENT (OR HAS RECEIVED SUCH NOTICE) AND IS UNLIKELY TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION; OR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS SELF-EMPLOYED AND IS UNEMPLOYED AS A RESULT OF THE ECONOMY OR NATURAL DISASTER; OR IS A 'DISPLACED HOMEMAKER' WHO HAS BEEN DEPENDENT ON THE INCOME OF ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER AND IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED BY THAT INCOME AND IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING OR UPGRADING EMPLOYMENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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