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Los Angeles Chapter National Tooling & Machine Assn Training Ce

EIN 95-2540850 · Irvine, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceGood78 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

LA/NTMA IS FORMED TO UNITE FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT SUCH PERSON, FIRMS AND CORPORATION AS MAY BE ENGAGED IN THE TOOL AND DIE INDUSTRY OR IN THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING SERVICE, EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS TO SAID INDUSTRY. TO CONSIDER AND DEAL WITH COMMON INTRA-INDUSTRY PROBLEMS SUCH AS THOSE IN THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND EMPLOYMENT FUNCTIONS OF SAID INDUSTRY; TO SECURE COOPERATIVE ACTION IN ADVANCING THE COMMON PURPOSE OF SAID INDUSTRY; TO FOSTER EQUITY AND ETHICS IN BUSINESS USAGE AND TO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES AND METHODS AIMED AT ENABLING SAID INDUSTRY TO CONDUCT ITSELF WITH THE GREATEST ECONOMY, EFFICIENCY AND HARMONY.

Income
$6.1 million
Spending
$3.9 million
Spent on programs
65%
Reserves
20.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
investment income, 64%
Employees
34
Volunteers
3
Highest pay
$120,230, president & ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 20.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 8% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 36% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 97% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    65% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 78 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 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 (1)
  1. $2.5 million spent. LA/NTMA TRAINING CENTER PROVIDED HANDS-ON, INDUSTRY STANDARD, AND TECHNOLOGICALLY EVOLVING, SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN THE MACHINING INDUSTRY. DURING THE YEAR, WE TRAINED APPROXIMATELY 436 STUDENTS. OUR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE BOTH INTRODUCTORY AND ADVANCED MACHINIST TRAINING. OUR INTRODUCTORY MMT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREER PLACEMENT AT A CURRENT 84% PLACEMENT RATE OF ALL GRADUATES IN THE PROGRAM. THE TRAINING CENTER ALSO BOASTS A 92% GRADUATION RATE OF ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS. CAREER EDUCATION HAS NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED A NEED-BASED INDUSTRY. IT IS OUR JOB TO LET OUR STUDENTS KNOW WHAT WE OFFER AND WHAT THEY NEED TO FURTHER AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE CAREER GOALS. (SEE SCHEDULE O.)BECAUSE THE LA/NTMA TRAINING CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AS OPPOSED TO A PRODUCT, OUR ADVANTAGES ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENT'S SUCCESS IN OUR PROGRAM FROM FIRST CONTACT TO THE DAY THEY ARE PLACED AT THEIR NEW CAREER HOME. ASIDE FROM ENSURING OUR TEAM IS ENCOURAGING, AVAILABLE, EXCITED ABOUT THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN OUR STUDENTS LIVES, AND THAT EVERY STUDENT KNOWS THAT THEY ARE AN EXAMPLE OF GREATNESS PERSONIFIED, WE TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENT'S SUCCESS. LA/NTMA UNDERSTANDS, AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, VALUES THE ROLE OUR INSTRUCTORS PLAY IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS; OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE THE REASON FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS' PERSISTENCE IN THE PROGRAM AND THE PURPOSE BEHIND MANY OF THEIR SUCCESS STORIES.OUR AUDIENCE IS THE UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE; THOSE WHOSE OPTIONS HAVE BEEN LIMITED BY WAY OF LACK-LUSTER HIGH SCHOOL RESOURCES, UNRELIABLE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AT HOME, OR THOSE WHO ARE "SMART" IN WAYS NOT MEASURED BY THAT OF AN SAT SCORE OR TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL PATHS TO A SUSTAINABLE AND LIFE-LONG CAREER. WE WANT TO SERVE THE IGNORED, BUT GIFTED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES WHO CAN EXCEL IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF HANDS-ON LEARNING, SELF-WORTH AND MORALITY BUILDING, ENCOURAGING, EXCELLENCE ACHIEVING, AND CAREER PLACEMENT ENVIRONMENT. FOUR-YEAR OR TRADITIONAL EDUCATION IS NOT FOR EVERYONE, HOWEVER ACCESS TO A HEALTHY WAGE CAREER SHOULD BE. THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOR-PROFIT CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT HAS STATURED THE MARKET HAS LESSENED INTEREST AND CREATED OBSTACLES FOR GREAT PROGRAMS LIKE THE ONES THAT LA/NTMA TRAINING CENTERS PROVIDE. THE LA/NTMA TRAINING CENTER, HOWEVER, WORKS TIRELESS EVERY DAY TO OVERCOME THAT STIGMA AND MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE KNOW THE PURPOSE, PRIVILEGE, POWER, AND PERMANENCE, OF THE HIGHLY REGARDED EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM AT LA/NTMA AND THE REPUTATION OF THE NTMA, AS A WHOLE, HAS IN THE MACHINING INDUSTRY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending February 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1968.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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