Workforce Resource Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF WORKFORCE RESOURCE, INC. IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE THROUGH EMPLOYMENT.
- Income
- $9.0 million
- Spending
- $9.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 100%
- Employees
- 154
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $104,613, ceo (termed 11/2024)
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
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (employment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (employment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 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
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 (9)
- $4.0 million spent. WISCONSIN WORKS (W-2) PROGRAMS: WORKFORCE RESOURCE, INC. IS CONTRACTED WITH THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO OPERATE WISCONSIN WORKS (W-2) PROGRAMS IN ASHLAND, BARRON, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, DOUGLAS, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, IRON, PIERCE, POLK, RUSK, ST. CROIX, SAWYER, AND WASHBURN COUNTIES.THE GOAL OF WISCONSIN WORKS (W-2) IS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS TO WORK, AND TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN VIABLE, SELF-SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT, WHICH WILL PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH. W-2 IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN WISCONSIN SHARES IN OUR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.WISCONSIN WORKS (W-2) IS BASED ON WORK PARTICIPATION AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION SERVICES, CASH MANAGEMENT AND CASH ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES.WORKFORCE RESOURCE, INC. ASSISTED 585 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. 100 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED INTO FULLTIME EMPLOYMENT.
- $1.6 million spent. OTHER PROGRAMS:THE INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO YOUTH WHO ARE AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE. THE PROGRAM WAS AWARDED REGION 6 IN 2024 - NOW HAVE REGION 6 & REGION 7FAST FORWARD GRANTS FOCUS ON INDUSTRY TRAINING AND BASIC JOB SKILLS.
- $1.5 million spent. FOOD SHARE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (FSET):THE FSET PROGRAM IS AN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM OPERATED AS PART OF THE FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), WHICH IS KNOWN AS FOODSHARE (FS) IN WISCONSIN. BOTH FS AND ITS FSET COMPONENT ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (DHS).ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008, THE PURPOSE OF FSET IS TO PROVIDE FS MEMBERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN SKILLS, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS AND REDUCE RELIANCE ON FS BENEFITS. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS FS MEMBERS A WAY TO MEET THE WORK REQUIREMENTS STIPULATED IN THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008.THE GOAL OF FSET IS TO PROVIDE FS MEMBERS THE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. THE OBJECTIVE OF FSET IS TO DRAW UPON THE STRENGTHS, NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF INDIVIDUAL JOB SEEKERS BY OFFERING AN ARRAY OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES INTENDED TO FACILITATE AN EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES TO ASSIST FSET VOLUNTEERS TO MOVE PROMPTLY INTO UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES, THE FSET PROGRAM OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO FS MEMBERS WHILE THEY LOOK FOR WORK. OFFERED ASSISTANCE INCLUDES HELP WITH RESUMES AND APPLICATIONS, TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, WORK-READINESS WORKSHOPS, INTERVIEW ASSISTANCE, AND WORK EXPERIENCE VOLUNTEER PLACEMENTS. TOTAL PARTICIPANTS SERVED LAST YEAR WAS 2,385 WITH 1,144 ENTERING EMPLOYMENT. REGION 8 WAS AWARDED TO ANOTHER PROVIDER AND WE STOPPED SERVICES ON SEPT 30, 2024. WE STILL HAVE REGION 7.
- $758,931 spent. TRANSITIONAL JOBS: WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CHILD SUPPORT TO FIND THEM EMPLOYMENT THROUGH JOB SKILLS AND STIPENDS TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYMENT TO CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT.
- $536,333 spent. WIOA ADULT SERVICES:WORKFORCE RESOURCE, INC. SERVED 122 ADULTS. SERVICES TO THESE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED ASSESSMENT, CAREER PLANNING, PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, BASIC SKILL EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, JOB READINESS TRAINING, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, JOB SEARCH PREPARATION AND JOB PLACEMENT. DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR 77% OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO EXITED WERE EMPLOYED DURING THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXITING, AND 71.8% RETAINED THAT EMPLOYMENT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXITING. THE THREE-MONTH MEAN-EARNINGS FOR ALL ADULTS WAS $7,000. WORKFORCE RESOURCE, INC. EXCEEDED THE GOAL FOR THE CREDENTIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE. THIS PROGRAM CONCLUDED ON SEPT 30TH 2025 DUE TO MUTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE WIOA BOARD
- $419,464 spent. WIOA DISLOCATED WORKERS SERVICES:A TOTAL OF 119 DISLOCATED WORKERS WERE SERVED UNDER DISLOCATED WORKER AND RAPID RESPONSE GRANTS. DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR 78.9% OF THE PARTICIPANTS WHO EXITED THE PROGRAM WERE WORKING DURING THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXITING AND 83.5% RETAINED THEIR EMPLOYMENT DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXITING. SERVICES INCLUDED ASSESSMENT, CAREER PLANNING, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, BASIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, JOB SEARCH PREPARATION AND JOB PLACEMENT. THE THREE-MONTH MEAN EARNINGS FOR ALL WIOA DISLOCATED WORKERS WAS $10,082. THIS PROGRAM CONCLUDED ON SEPT 30TH 2025 DUE TO MUTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE WIOA BOARD.
- $279,077 spent. A TOTAL OF 127 YOUTH BETWEEN 14 AND 24 YEARS OF AGE WERE SERVED DURING THE 2023-2024 PROGRAM YEAR. SERVICES INCLUDED ASSESSMENT, CAREER PLANNING, PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT, WORK EXPERIENCE, BASIC SKILLS EDUCATION, ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION, SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, JOB READINESS TRAINING, JOB SEARCH PREPARATION AND JOB PLACEMENT. YOUTH ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN WORK EXPERIENCE AT VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKSITES WHERE THEY MASTERED BOTH WORK MATURITY AND JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS. WORKFORCE RESOURCE, INC. EXCEEDED FOUR YOUTH PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN 2023-2024: PLACEMENT IN EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATION, FOURTH QUARTER RETENTION AND MEDIAN EARNINGS. THE YOUTH PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL 2024 WITH FINAL BILLING IN MAY 2024. THIS PROGRAM CONCLUDED ON SEPT 30TH 2025 DUE TO MUTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE WIOA BOARD.
- FEE PROGRAM: THEY HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS THEY WORK WITH - DVR, CCS, TICKET TO WORK, LEARN 2 EARN, IRIS. THIS PROGRAM WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO FIND THEM EMPLOYMENT THROUGH JOB SKILLS TRAINING AND CLASSES.
- INNOVATION GRANT: WORKING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE SKILLS IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY THROUGH ENROLLMENT IN TRADE SCHOOLS. PROGRAM ENDED JUNE 2025.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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