Work Plus Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391540523
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
Madison, WI, USA
Phone
6082386018
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Vocational Rehabilitation

Reported finances

Revenue
$662,889
Expenses
$677,899
Assets
$930,604
Liabilities
$320,231

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT SAWICKI (PRESIDENT)
  • JEFF SEHMER (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • KATHLEEN SCHOEPP (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHLEEN SCHOEPP (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $90,845 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Work plus, incorporated is dedicated and proud to provide employment and support services to adults with disabilities in Wisconsin communities. It is our belief and passion that everyone has the right to work regardless of their individual challenge and should have the support necessary to achieve their individual goals.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, work plus saw a continued reduction in services due to the fee for service model of payment with family care and iris programs. Work plus provided services to 38 individuals, 35 individuals were employed at minimum wage or higher. Collectively we worked with over 48 different employers/businesses in the community. Wages earned were spent in the communities in which the individuals lived. Services included but were not limited to job development, job coaching, case management, supported living, and daily living skills training. We continue to be dedicated to helping individuals return to work and become contributing members of their communities. Our organization recognizes and respects an individual's right to make choices. We are committed to the development and provision of services that meet the cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of the individuals we serve. Work plus is a community-based organization. Our most significant activity is assisting individuals with disabilities in securing competitive paid employment with community based employers and being contributing members of their communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.7%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 65.4%; rating input score 65
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: -2.3%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.37; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.4%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.7% of revenue deployed · 65.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $443K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $91K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.