Tec Centro Workforce Network
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 920577176
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Lancaster, PA, USA
- Phone
- 7173141197
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Employment Procurement Assistance
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $4,609,830
- Expenses
- $4,799,284
- Assets
- $12,820,118
- Liabilities
- $12,748,158
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CARLOS GRAUPERA (CEO)
People named in this filing
- MARLYN BARBOSA (BOARD CHAIR)
- ALICEANNE FROST (TREASURER)
- VIOLET EMORY (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the tec centro workforce network is to advocate, secure resources, and implement workforce development programs that will advance the social and economic development of marginalized communities in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As part of its mission, the tec centro workforce network will develop bilingual and community-based workforce centers in collaboration with community-based partners and in the areas of greatest need.the tec centro workforce network may undertake other community development activities that would advance the well being of distressed communities.
What it reported doing in 2024
As of june 2025, the tec centro workforce network made a significant impact across the communities it serves. Through its 6 centers, whether fully or partially operational, tec centro supported 3,485 individuals across a variety of programs. Workforce training programs enrolled 493 participants, with an impressive 96% completion rate. Graduates gained both essential soft and technical skills tailored to meet current labor market needs. Of those served, 203 individuals secured full-time employment, earning an average hourly wage of $20.40, boosting local economic development. Additionally, 1,212 adults enhanced their literacy, language, and digital skills through educational services. These outcomes highlight tec centro's critical role in advancing equitable access to workforce training and adult education within the communities it serves.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 99% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 94% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 66
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 91.9%; rating input score 92
- Program expense ratio: 88.3%; rating input score 88
- Fundraising efficiency: $26.29 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -4.1%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.67; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.99; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 185.3% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 155.7% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 187.1% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 91.9% of revenue deployed · 88.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 6 filed related-organization links
- 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.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.