Employment and Training Association of Dane County Inc Work Experience
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSOCIATION, INC. IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES IN A WAY THAT PRESERVES DIGNITY, CONSIDERS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND DIFFERENCES, AND SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 78%
- Employees
- 67
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $91,264, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (employment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 41% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (employment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $454,006 spent. WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT - IN JULY OF 2015, THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) REPLACED THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT. WIOA SEEKS TO MORE FULLY INTEGRATE WISCONSIN'S WORKFORCE AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS TO BETTER SERVE EMPLOYERS AND JOB SEEKERS IN OUR COUNTY.IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN, THE WORKSMART NETWORK PROVIDES WIOA PROGRAMMING THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP BUSINESSES DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO MEET THEIR HIRING NEEDS AND TO HELP JOB SEEKERS OBTAIN THE WORK RELATED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. THROUGH WEEKLY INFORMATION SESSIONS WORKSMART STAFF MEET WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN JOB PLACEMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE FOR HIGH WAGE, HIGH DEMAND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR REGION. SOME OF THE SPECIFIC RESOURCES OUR STAFF UTILIZE TO ASSIST JOB SEEKERS INCLUDE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, PAID WORK EXPERIENCEM JOB PLACEMENT AND JOB RETENTION ASSISTANCE, INDUSTRY FOCUSED SHORT TERM TRAINING ACTIVITIES (IE WELDING, COMPUTER BASICS, INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATIONS) AND LONG TERM TRAINING ACTIVITIES (ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN HIGH DEMAND CAREERS).WORKSMART IS ADMINISTERED BY THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF SOUTHCENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSOCIATION (EATA) IS THE LOCAL BOARD'S LARGEST CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDER. EATA PROVIDES WIOA SERVICES TO EMPLOYERS, DISLOCATED WORKERS AND LOW INCOME ADULTS IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL WISCONSIN REGION.WIOA ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSDISLOCATED WORKER- LAID-OFF, COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT, BUSINESS CLOSING, DOWN SIZING.- PREVIOUSLY SELF-EMPLOYED- LEGALLY ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE U.S.ADULT PROGRAM- MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER- INCOME ELIGIBLE- LEGALLY ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE U.S.OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH-MUST BE 16 24 YEARS OF AGE-MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-MUST HAVE BARRIERS THAT MEET PROGRAM GUIDELINES-MUST BE REGISTERED FOR SELECTIVE SERVICE IF APPROPRIATE
- $182,812 spent. WINDOWS TO WORK -WINDOWS TO WORK (WTW) PROVIDES RE-ENTRY TOOLS, SUPPORT AND CAREER COACHING SERVICES TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS BEGINNING 3-12 MONTHS PRIOR TO RELEASE AND FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR POST-RELEASE. WHILE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS MANAGE THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE, EATA ADMINISTERS THE WINDOWS TO WORK PROGRAM AT OAKHILL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS MUST ENROLL WHILE IN THE INSTITUTION.THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL'S CRIMINOGENIC NEEDS THAT CAN LEAD TO RECIDIVISM INCLUDING: EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, ANTI-SOCIAL COGNITION, ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY AND ANTI-SOCIAL COMPANIONS. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM FOR PARTICIPANTS AFTER THEIR RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION, INCREASE EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INCREASE LENGTHS OF EMPLOYMENT RETENTION AND INCREASE WAGES.WHILE INCARCERATED PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE A 12-WEEK PROGRAM TO PREPARE FOR THEIR RELEASE. THE WINDOWS TO WORK PROGRAM CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF COGNITIVE INTERVENTION, GENERAL WORK SKILLS AND EXPECTATIONS, COMMUNITY RESOURCES ASSISTANCE WITH APPLICATIONS AND RESUMES AND JOB SEEKING. ONCE RELEASED THE PARTICIPANT WORKS ONE-ON-ONE WITH THEIR WINDOWS TO WORK COACH WHILE LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT AND/OR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM ALSO HAS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMPONENT TO ASSIST WITH TRANSITIONING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND CAN BE UTILIZED FOR WORK-RELATED CLOTHING, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND EDUCATION.
- $134,863 spent. CHILDREN FIRST PROGRAM - THE CHILDREN FIRST PROGRAM PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS (NCP) WHO ARE NOT MEETING THEIR CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE CHILDREN FIRST PROGRAM HAS A "WORK FIRST" PHILOSOPHY, A COMBINATION OF JOB SEARCH ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS OTHER SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIBLE PARENTING. ACTIVITIES/SERVICES MAY INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT SEARCH ASSISTANCE, SKILLS TRAINING, UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE, PARENTING/LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, REMEDIAL EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, ETC.PARTICIPATION IN THE CHILDREN FIRST PROGRAM IS COURT ORDERED WITH THE PRIMARY GOAL OF IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF THE NCP TO PAY COURT ORDERED SUPPORT. INDIVIDUALS ORDERED INTO THE PROGRAM ARE ASSIGNED 32 HOURS OF ACTIVITY EACH WEEK, AND MAY PARTICIPATE UP TO SIXTEEN WEEKS WITHIN EACH CALENDAR YEAR. IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE CHILDREN FIRST PROGRAM, THE NCP MUST MAKE TIMELY PAYMENT IN FULL COURT ORDERED SUPPORT FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OR COMPLETE SIXTEEN WEEKS PARTICIPATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.
- $465,955 spent. THE WISCONSIN SENIOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (WISE) IS AN EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME, UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS AGED 55 YEARS AND OLDER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUBSIDIZED, PART-TIME WORK EXPERIENCE FOR A LIMITED TIME THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE TO OBTAIN THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM LEARN NEW SKILLS AND TALENTS, OR ENHANCE EXISTING ONES, THROUGH VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE AND OTHER TRAINING TO BECOME COMPETITIVE IN TODAY'S WORKFORCE.THE SENIOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IS FUNDED UNDER TITLE V OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT. IT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES. WISE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY: INDIVIDUALS APPLYING FOR THE WISCONSIN SENIOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (WISE) MUST MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE: A LEGAL RESIDENT OF WISCONSIN. 55 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. UNEMPLOYED. A LIMITED INCOME AT NO MORE THAN 125% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.RE-ENTRY PROGRAM, THE COVE
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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 January 1979.
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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