Construction Training Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
352309160
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6086283118
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Engineering

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$133,020
Expenses
$117,959
Assets
$43,961
Liabilities
$9,801

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY WATRUD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DIANE NEWBY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARY WATRUD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DIANE NEWBY (PRESIDENT)
  • CLAY TSHILLARD (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Construction training, inc. Increases the diversity of the construction workforce and improves the quality of life for all communities in the madison area by focusing on the recruitment of minorities, women, and low-income participants into well-paying careers in the construction trades and providing the training necessary to access them.

What it reported doing in 2015

In 2015 construction training, inc. (cti) conducted three sessions of the start program and continued as the lead agency for the foundations for the trades program, partnering with two area cbos to provide expanded training to two cohorts that added osha-10, first aid/cpr training, flagging certification, fall protection and actual jobsite experience to the apprenticeship preparation. Cti continued as the lead on the construction employment initiative, a partnership of five cbos that provide apprenticeship readiness training, working together to align programming and services. This included a joint graduation ceremony honoring 60 graduates from three training sessions with the mayor of madison delivering the keynote speech. In 2015, 117 unduplicated individuals were enrolled into the start full program and fast track and foundations for the trades. Household income for 70% of those enrolled was under 30% of the median income (hud definition) and 89% were under 50% of median. 47% of enrollees were african american. Start works with participants to help them become eligible for construction apprenticeships by preparing them to pass qualifying tests. In 2015, 92% of program graduates who took their trade tests passed. 45% of our graduates who completed the program became apprentices or pre-apprentices or found construction related work.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.8%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 64.1%; rating input score 64

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.3%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.37; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 28.8%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 56.8% of revenue deployed · 64.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $76K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2010 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.