Western Illinois Works Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
204586628
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
Location
Galesburg, IL, USA
Phone
3093680411
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Job Training

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,053,579
Expenses
$2,147,236
Assets
$298,788
Liabilities
$333,736

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BLANCHE SHOUP (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • BLANCHE SHOUP (PRESIDENT/CEO): $114,405 total reported compensation
  • ANN GERMAN (FISCAL OFFICER): $84,226 total reported compensation
  • DEBRA GERMAN (CFO (THRU DEC 2024)): $44,096 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 purpose of this board is to advance, through use of all available resources, the training and employment of citizens of western Illinois; to serve the private and public sector by helping maximize benefits from taxes paid; to foster an equal partnership between them.

What it reported doing in 2024

Trade adjustment assistance reform act (taa)/trade and global adjustment assistance act (tgaa): programs supported by taa/tgaaa funds are to assist individuals who become unemployed or underemployed as a result of international trade. Taa/tgaaa programs seek to provide u.s. Workers who are adversely affected by trade with the opportunity to obtain the skills, resources, and support they need to become reemployed. The programs assisted zero individuals during the fiscal year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 100% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 83% 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.8%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.1%; rating input score 96
  • 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; 72nd 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: -4.6%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.12; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.3%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.8% of revenue deployed · 96.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $114K · 11 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $193K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.