Keystone Development Partnership
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KEYSTONE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE LABOR/ MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS BY ENGAGING WORKING MEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR EMPLOYERS IN CREATING WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS BY ACCESSING THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
- Income
- $952,699
- Spending
- $894,698
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 8.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 57%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $254,950, chairperson
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (employment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 10% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (employment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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)
- $312,782 spent. AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE (WAI) & JOBS FOR THE FUTURE (JFF) INTERMEDIARY CONTRACTS KDP IS A SUB-RECIPIENT TO A GRANT WITH WAI FROM THE USDOL FOR A PROJECT UNDER APPRENTICESHIP: CLOSING THE SKILLS GAP GRANT PROGRAM. THE PARTNERSHIP FOR MANUFACTURING APPRENTICESHIP (PAMA) INITIATIVE IS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO MANUFACTURING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF APPRENTICESHIP-FOCUSED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INCENTIVE FUNDING TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS. KDP IS IN THE FINAL YEAR OF THE SIX-YEAR CONTRACT, FINISHING FEBRUARY 2026. KDP IS ALSO ONE OF 10 WORKFORCE INTERMEDIARIES PARTNERING WITH JOBS FOR THE FUTURE (JFF) ON A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE USDOL THAT FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING APPRENTICES IN THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY. THE INDUSTRY INTERMEDIARY CONTRACT (IIC) PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN ITS FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR (COMPLETING SEPTEMBER 2025). THE INITIATIVE SUPPORTS 750 APPRENTICES ANNUALLY. AS PROJECT MANAGER FOR PENNSYLVANIA, KDP ALIGNS OUTREACH WITH THE PA AFL-CIO, THE PA APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING OFFICE, AND THE PA LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD NETWORK. FINALLY, KDP SUPPORTS JFF'S METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING TRADES APPRENTICESHIP & LEARNING (METAL) INITIATIVE, A 17-MONTH PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN THE FOUNDRY AND CASTING INDUSTRY IN PENNSYLVANIA THAT IS FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD). KDP IS SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN METAL INDUSTRIES, PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND INCENTIVE FUNDING TO SUPPORT APPRENTICES
- $209,569 spent. PA L&I APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING OFFICE STRATEGIES FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMSKDP HAS PARTNERED WITH THE PA APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING OFFICE (ATO) SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016. AS A STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY, THE ATO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GUIDING AND PROMOTING THE EXPANSION OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. IN RECENT YEARS, THIS HAS INCLUDED FINALIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF $1.2 MILLION IN APPRENTICESHIP STATE EXPANSION (ASE) GRANT FUNDING AWARDED TO THE ATO TO SUPPORT DIVERSE APPRENTICES. KDP HAS ALSO ASSISTED THE ATO IN ITS KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH ITS STATE APPRENTICESHIP EXPANSION (SAE) 2020 GRANT, INCLUDING THE UPDATING OF APPRENTICESHIP REGISTRATION STANDARDS, AN OVERHAUL OF THE ATO'S APPRENTICESHIP WEBSITES, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF 22 NEW RESOURCES THAT HELP POTENTIAL SPONSORS DEVELOP, REGISTER AND MANAGE THEIR RA & PRE-RA PROGRAMS, AND THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAMS.MOST RECENTLY, KDP IS MANAGING THE ATO'S $4 MILLION APPRENTICESHIP BUILDING AMERICA (ABA) GRANT PROPOSAL. A SECOND CONTRACT FOR KDP TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PARTICIPANTS WITH ABA FUNDS WAS FINALIZED IN 2024. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE PROPOSAL IS TO HELP EMBED A FOCUS ON APPRENTICESHIP WITHIN THE PA'S WORKFORCE SYSTEM. AT LEAST 10 NEW APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND 15 NEW PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WILL BE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE INITIATIVE. FUNDING WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT 400 NEW APPRENTICE ENROLLMENTS AND 400 NEW PRE-APPRENTICE ENROLLMENTS.
- $183,579 spent. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP (RA) NAVIGATOR PROGRAM & KEYSTONE APPRENTICESHIP ALLIANCEKDP CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT ITS REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP NAVIGATOR, AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT TRAINS PEOPLE TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA IN 2020, THE ONE-YEAR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM INCLUDES 2,000 HOURS OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) PLUS 144 HOURS OF RELATED TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION (RTI). MORE THAN 120 NAVIGATOR APPRENTICES HAVE BEEN ENROLLED IN THE FIRST SIX COHORTS (2018-2025). TO DATE, 79 NAVIGATORS HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND ANOTHER 25 REMAIN ACTIVE IN PURSUING THEIR JOURNEYWORKER CERTIFICATION. NEARLY HALF (47) OF ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE NAVIGATOR JOURNEYWORKERS ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE COMMONWEALTH'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM, INCLUDING FROM PA CAREERLINKS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS (30), PA APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING OFFICE (8), PA OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (OVR) (4), PA OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (4), AND PA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (1). OTHER NAVIGATORS ARE AFFILIATED WITH EMPLOYERS (8), UNIONS (10), TRAINING PROVIDERS (28), ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (8), AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (3). KDP IS RECEIVING STRONG INTEREST FOR ITS SEVENTH COHORT OF NAVIGATORS, SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN LATE 2025. SUCCESSFUL NAVIGATORS BECOME MEMBERS OF THE KEYSTONE APPRENTICESHIP ALLIANCE (KAA), KDP'S GROWINGSTATEWIDE NETWORK OF APPRENTICESHIP INTERMEDIARIES ABLE TO ASSIST UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS TOEXPAND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS INTO NEW OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES. THROUGH THE COMMUNITYOF PRACTICE MODEL, THE KAA PROVIDES ITS 350+ MEMBERS WITH A PLATFORM TO COLLABORATE,SHARE BEST PRACTICES, AND ADVOCATE FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS TO POLICY MAKERS, EMPLOYERS,AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
- $47,498 spent. INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS AND LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS (LWDBS)KDP CONTINUES TO LEAD INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE STATE, A ROLE IT HAS PLAYED SINCE ITS INCEPTION. INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS BRING TOGETHER BUSINESS, EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS THE WORKFORCE AND OTHER COMPETITIVENESS NEEDS OF THE TARGETED INDUSTRY. OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, KDP HAS HELPED MANAGE FOUR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING TWO FOCUSED ON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, ONE ON HEALTHCARE, AND ONE ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES. IT HAS ALSO HELPED MANAGE THE HEALTHCARE EMPLOYMENT ECOSYSTEM PROJECT LEAD BY WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHWEST CORNER AND TRI-COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.
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 June 2009.
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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