Services to Enhance Potential
Services to Enhance Potential reported $15.3 million in revenue and $16.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.15 went to program services, $13.85 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 86.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $133,371 (FORMER CEO). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 16% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.8% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 8.7% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 86.8% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $133,371 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.80% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.9 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSkill building consists of activities that increase an individual's self-sufficiency, independence and confidence, engages the individual in meaningful activities and/or prepares them for employment within the community. Meaningful activities include education, work experience and volunteering. Step provides these services in a variety of settings, including programming within their four resource centers, progressive art collective studios, culinary kitchens and throughout the communities in which the members reside. Goals for the skill building programming include the development of skills…
Supported employment (se) services are designed to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) and severe and persistent mental illness (smi) in finding and maintaining meaningful employment in integrated community settings. The goal of supported employment services is to help individuals to achieve greater independence, self-sufficiency, and inclusion in the workforce. Supported employment services include job development, job coaching and training, natural supports, ongoing support and follow-up, career advancement, community integration, and collaboration with…
The organization receives funding from the ability one program to provide competitive employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMER CEO Former, 37.50 hrs/week | $106,295 | $0 | $27,076 | $133,371 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $118,774 | $0 | $13,281 | $132,055 |
| CFO (ENDED 03/2025) Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $114,232 | $0 | $8,114 | $122,346 |
| DIR. OF EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $101,351 | $0 | $12,474 | $113,825 |
| CEO Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $56,402 | $0 | $0 | $56,402 |
| DIRECTOR/CASHIER Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $23,505 | $0 | $0 | $23,505 |
| DIRECTOR/TRAINEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $9,988 | $0 | $0 | $9,988 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Services to Enhance Potential (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $357K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51,106
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| J&J MOBILE SERVICES INC Transportation services | $540,520 |
| ADVANCED SENIORS HEALTH GROUP Transportation services | $384,076 |
| TRINITY TRANSPORTATION Transportation services | $139,134 |
| ONPAR TECHNOLOGY INC Information technology support | $129,228 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Services to Enhance Potential totaling $25,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Services to Enhance Potential's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Services to Enhance Potential, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Services to Enhance Potential spent in FY2025, $86.15 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Services to Enhance Potential's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Services to Enhance Potential reported that 86.2% of its $16.6 million in expenses went to program services, 13.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Services to Enhance Potential pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Services to Enhance Potential reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $133,371, for the role of FORMER CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Services to Enhance Potential get its money?
Of $15.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 8.7% came from contributions and grants and 86.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Services to Enhance Potential a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7289763 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202630449349301608 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202532269349300313 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412019349300936 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302279349301025 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349300014 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112289349300721 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7289763: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.