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The Skillsource Group
The Skillsource Group reported $10.4 million in revenue and $10.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.05 went to program services, $8.95 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.3% of the total. Government grants made up 84.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $271,486 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 80% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.9% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| 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 | 96.3% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 84.5% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $271,486 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.59% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseWioa programs - adult, dislocated worker, and youth programs funded through the workforce innovation and opportunity act (wioa) through the U.S. Department of labor provide free employment and training services to assist eligible individuals in finding and qualifying for meaningful employment. Eligible individuals include: adults ages 18 years and older, low-income adults, low-skilled workers, dislocated workers that were terminated or laid off, and low-income youth ages 16-24 who face barriers to employment. In FY 2025, 653 individuals were enrolled in all wioa programs, 301 were placed into…
Scsep - the northern virginia senior community service employment program (scsep) under the national council on aging (ncoa) was sub-contracted to the Skillsource Group, inc. Scsep provides temporary community service training opportunities to older workers over the age of 55 to prepare them for jobs in their community. Scsep participants train an average of 20 hours a week, and are paid a training stipend that is the highest of federal, state, or local minimum wage directly by scsep. Participants are placed in a wide variety of community service training assignments at non-profit and public…
Talent up fairfax - in 2023, the fairfax county department of economic initiatives (dei) and the Skillsource Group, inc. Successfully launched talent up fairfax, a pilot program using american rescue plan act (arpa) funds, designed to place local fairfax county jobseekers negatively impacted by COVID-19 in hard-to-fill jobs through paid work-based learning opportunities with fairfax county employers. Talent up fairfax has engaged over 250 employers and placed 181 jobseekers into internships at 60 local companies
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,725 | $0 | $41,761 | $271,486 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,662 | $0 | $23,463 | $183,125 |
| N. VA. TANF/ESLA INIT. PROJECT DIR. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,318 | $0 | $29,322 | $138,640 |
| VP OF CENTER OPS. & SPECIAL INIT. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,629 | $0 | $12,155 | $123,784 |
| SR. DIR., TICKET TO WORK EMPLOY. NET. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $102,747 | $0 | $19,829 | $122,576 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Skillsource Group (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $280K (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–1b14 · 14 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 11aYes
- 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 5412
- Volunteers Part I, line 614
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FAIRFAX COUNTY DPT OF FAMILY SVCS One stop workforce center operator | $3,838,516 |
| ALLIED BARTON SECURITY Security services | $177,138 |
| COMPUTERWARE It services | $126,050 |
| THE IJAZ GROUP Financial services | $120,000 |
| OUTFRONT MEDIA Advertising and outreach services | $110,039 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to The Skillsource Group totaling $16 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 The Skillsource Group's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Skillsource Group, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Skillsource Group spent in FY2025, $91.05 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Skillsource Group's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Skillsource Group reported that 91.1% of its $10.5 million in expenses went to program services, 8.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Skillsource Group pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Skillsource Group reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $271,486, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Skillsource Group get its money?
Of $10.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.3% came from contributions and grants (including 84.5% from government grants) and 3.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Skillsource Group a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 30-0129320 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 June 30, 2025, object 202600339349301615 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500389349301030 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303549349300605 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202203539349300835 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202143549349300404 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100119349301460 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 30-0129320: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.