Manufacturing Works

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341596116
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Independence, OH, US
Phone
216.588.1440
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,173,306
Expenses
$3,186,040
Assets
$953,983
Liabilities
$669,416

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

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEN PATSEY (FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ADAM ARTMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ADAM ARTMAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $144,774 total reported compensation
  • KEN PATSEY (FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $64,313 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The Board of Directors sets the strategic direction of Manufacturing Works and ensures we're able to meet the needs of Northeast Ohio manufacturing companies and achieve our stated mission.

What it reported doing in 2024

The workforce program provides targeted employee recruitment, screening, placement, and retention services for manufacturing companies throughout northeast Ohio.manufacturing works also engages its members in peer-to-peer learning, such as manufacturing works' hr roundtable and supervisory training, to assist company leaders in developing and implementing effective hr management programs.the apprenticeship consortium supports consortium members in developing 21st century apprenticeship programs within their companies, using competency-based models.the youth team provides services to youth in junior high through high school. The program is based at cleveland's max s. Hayes vocational high school, a part of the cleveland metropolitan school district, and works with the school's staff to provide students employability, life skills and work-based learning which lead to careers in manufacturing, building and construction, transportation, and information technology. Manufacturing works also provides high school pre-apprenticeship programs at max hayes and with other career-tech high schools that can serve as a feeder into adult apprenticeship opportunities.as part of the encore cleveland initiative, a signature program of the cleveland foundation, the technical corps program (tcp) identifies experienced industry technicians to share their skills and knowledge with max hayes career & technical education teachers as adjunct faculty, teacher assistants, and manufacturing career champions. With the support of the technical corps program, students are better prepared for skills certifications, college, and careers. The collaboration between manufacturing works' tcp and max hayes is designed to develop and secure a continuous group of qualified technicians in a variety of skills including computer aided drafting and design (cadd), computer numerical controlled (cnc) machining, precision machining technology, and welding and cutting.manufacturing works' youth programs also develop partnerships between community and business leaders and cleveland metropolitan school district administrators and teachers. These partnerships create out-of-school learning environments which mirror industry standards and expectations. Manufacturing works organizes businesses into technical advisory committees; conducts career exploration presentations at elementary schools and community events; supports work-based professional development (externships) for faculty; and recruits students and staff to the school.

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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.3%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.76 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

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: Limited
  • 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: 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: -0.4%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.7; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 81.3% of revenue deployed · 81% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 22 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $2.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $145K · 30 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $229K reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.