Employment & Training Association of Dane County Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 391309391
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Madison, WI, USA
- Phone
- 6082427402
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Employment Procurement Assistance
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,658,037
- Expenses
- $1,371,911
- Assets
- $678,972
- Liabilities
- $111,958
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KARL HACKER (PRESIDENT)
- JIM ERLENBORN (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JONATHAN DANFORTH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- JONATHAN DANFORTH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $91,264 total reported compensation
- WILLIAM JUELICH (FISCAL COORDINATOR): $71,529 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
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.
What it reported doing in 2024
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
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 77% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 72
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 49
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 74.6%; rating input score 75
- Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 17.3%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 11.9%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 74.6% of revenue deployed · 90.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $91K · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.