EmployIndy

Legal name: Indianapolis Private Industry Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
351569069
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Indianapolis, IN, US
Phone
317.639.4441
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Employment Procurement Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$26,016,499
Expenses
$27,676,174
Assets
$9,775,934
Liabilities
$4,101,443

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

36 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BETSY DAVIS (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING)
  • CHELSEA MELDRUM (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER)
  • JAY STYLES (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PARTNERSHIPS & TALENT CONNECTION)
  • KEN CLARK (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE & OPERATIONS)
  • MARIE MACKINTOSH (PRESIDENT/CEO)
  • RODNEY FRANCIS (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CAREER SERVICES)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARIE MACKINTOSH (PRESIDENT/CEO): $266,481 total reported compensation
  • KEN CLARK (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE & OPERATIONS): $203,621 total reported compensation
  • RODNEY FRANCIS (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CAREER SERVICES): $174,007 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To connect employers, job seekers, and community partners to build a skilled and inclusive workforce in Marion County.

What it reported doing in 2024

Yes indy - yes indy is a comprehensive workforce development initiative that reconnects opportunity youth ages 16-24 in marion county to education, training, and employment through a coordinated network of community-based providers. Between july 1, 2024 and june 30, 2025, 681 young people were engaged in re-engagement, coaching, and career development services designed to support long-term success. The program delivers a structured career pathway model that includes job readiness, occupational training, work-based learning, and ongoing case management and wraparound supports. As a result, 56% of participants transitioned into education, credential training, or career preparation pathways, demonstrating strong progress toward sustainable outcomes. Yes indy prioritizes youth facing significant barriers, including housing instability, justice involvement, and limited work history, ensuring equitable access to opportunity. The program also generates significant community impact, producing an estimated $17.1 million in savings through reduced justice system involvement, increased earnings, and decreased reliance on public assistance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.3%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 90.5%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2,390.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.35; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.8%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 96.3% of revenue deployed · 90.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $25M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $266K · 36 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1M reported
  • Consistency: 43 of 43 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.