Workshops for Warriors

Legal name: Workshops for Warriors Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261721255
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
San Diego, CA, US
Phone
(619) 550-1620
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Job Training

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$9,132,316
Expenses
$14,707,697
Assets
$31,821,086
Liabilities
$25,487,350

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HERNAN LUIS Y PRADO (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • RACHEL LUIS Y PRADO (CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER): $282,791 total reported compensation
  • HERNAN LUIS Y PRADO (PRESIDENT/CEO): $239,881 total reported compensation
  • MARIA C TRUONG (CHIEF OF STAFF): $200,826 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 train, certify, and place veterans and transitioning service members in advanced manufacturing careers.

What it reported doing in 2024

Since 2011, 1,406 veterans, transitioning service members, and wounded warriors have graduated with 17,956 nationally recognized credentials in welding and machining. Graduates are now welders, fabricators, computer numerically controlled (cnc) machinists, 3d printers, cnc mill and cnc lathe operators, machinery repair technicians, robotic programmers, computer-aided designers, and cnc programmers throughout america.the advanced manufacturing training for young veterans assists veterans with successfully transitioning from military service to begin careers in the u.s. Advanced manufacturing industry. It moves transitioning military from the front lines to the production lines. The goals of the program are to help transitioning military secure entry level or advanced career positions in advanced manufacturing and to strengthen the us economy by alleviating shortages of skilled workers in american manufacturing.to address the need and meet the goals, workshops for warriors will complete the following objectives in 2024:- enroll 190 veterans in cnc machining or welding courses- 640 hours of machining or 640 hours of welding education provided for each student- provide 75 hours of employment education and job placement assistance (25 hours per semester)- facilitate 24 hours of industry education (12 workshops) and host 3 career fairs with 21 industry partners attending- provide 12 (1 per month) mental health education sessions with a combat veteran experienced lmft- coordinate 3 graduation ceremonies with 300 friends, family, supporters and other stakeholders in attendancescholarships and living stipends are offered to students unable to pay for housing and/or tuition. Living stipends help the veteran focus on studies and not survival. Stipends can be used for housing, groceries, transportation or childcare; they remove barriers for low-income veterans to achieve success.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 79% for direct work, and 21% for grants.
  • 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: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • 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: 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: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -61.1%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.16; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.8; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.1%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.7% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $12.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $283K · 16 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $341K reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.