Directemployers Association Inc
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What it says it does
See Schedule O
- Income
- $18.8 million
- Spending
- $17.2 million
- Employees
- 69
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $758,896, executive director-exit 8/2024
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (2)
- DirectEmployers Association, Inc., a membership association, offers innovative solutions for human resources departments, which include learning and development, recruitment marketing and creative design, and custom software and application development. At the core of our services, DirectEmployers offers job listing services that satisfy VEVRAA mandatory job listing requirements and provide the necessary reporting and tracking capabilities for proof of delivery in OFCCP compliance evaluations. In addition to the VEVRAA compliance services offered, DirectEmployers Membership expands on services further to provide outreach management, peer-to-peer networking and education, professional development, and ongoing support and training all built into the cost of Membership. DirectEmployers Association, Inc. has done the legwork to expand employer access to national, state, and community-based organizations through a careful mix of proprietary partnerships and alliances. DirectEmployers Association, Inc. Members can build more robust talent pipelines that nurture a diverse workforce with this highly targeted reach.DirectEmployers Association, Inc. also offers VocRehab+, an add-on solution utilized outside of the scope of Membership. Also, under DirectEmployers' family of brands sits Recruit Rooster, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DirectEmployers Association, Inc. Recruit Rooster offers fully customized recruitment marketing solutions, including career site hosting, design, development, creative services (recruitment videos and imagery), accessibility audits and consultations, and a suite of talent engagement tools. Under Recruit Rooster, going one step down is RocketBuild, a custom software and application development solution.As part of the Association's history and technological growth, DirectEmployers created and continues to power the National Labor Exchange (NLx), an alternative to commercial job boards, designed to increase labor market efficiency and decrease recruiting costs while generating job opportunities for displaced workers. In March 2007, DirectEmployers teamed with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) to provide job seekers, employers, and states a cost-effective transition from America's Job Bank (AJB) as the AJE was discontinued in June 2007 by the U.S. Department of Labor. The National Labor Exchange provides a wide range of employment services to participating state workforce agencies, from job listing distribution to and from state employment websites to participation in the National Labor Exchange with other states. DirectEmployers Member jobs are electronically acquired directly from their corporate career sites and made available to veterans through VetCentral, providing participating Members with a solution that complies with regulations enforced by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. VetCentral is fully integrated into DirectEmployers National Labor Exchange, acting as a DirectEmployers Association Inc 30-0008235 distribution point for federal contractors. Thereby, Member jobs are listed with the appropriate employment service delivery system (ESDS), and records are maintained for each transaction, so its employer members comply with VEVRAA mandatory job listing requirements. Due to the technology and resources available, the National Labor Exchange is a tool used for compliance and recruitment activities.
- To provide quality, advanced education, networking, and compliance assistance to its members for all matters relating to the human resources industry and ensure that all employers and potential employees have easy and free access to one another, for the benefit of the entire employment industry.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 December 2024.
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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