Travaux
Travaux reported $38.4 million in revenue and $39.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2023. Of every $100 it spent, $78.72 went to program services, $21.28 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: 100.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $274,911 (PRESIDENT & CHAIR OF BOARD). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 61% between 2019 and 2023. Source: Form 990, 2023.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2023 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $40MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2023 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $38MInvestment income was negative: −$99,148. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2023 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.7% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 21.3% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 100.3% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $274,911 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.69% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 8 | 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
2023 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTo acquire, develop, construct, rehabilitate, provide construction management services and manage a continuum of housing options: travaux is currently providing employees to the housing authority of the city of milwaukee (hacm) to manage low income public housing developments. Costs are reimbursed on actual expenditure basis. A senior executive and 22 maintenance/administrative personnel are currently assigned to hacm
To provide development, construction, rehabilitation and construction management services for public housing authorities, private development projects and other 501 (c)(3) certified entities: travaux is currently providing consulting services to a chartered public school in milwaukee. Consulting services started in 2017. The services include assisting the organization with master planning of the school campus. Travaux assisted the entity in choosing and selecting refutable firms necessary to do the master planning. This was completed in 2021 and then will proceed in actual development as…
To acquire, develop, construct, rehabilitate, provide construction management services and manage commercial properties in an effort to improve urban neighborhoods and the lives of those who live in them: travaux is currently the construction manager as constructor for 3 hacm projects with a total construction cost of $28,990,066 under a guaranteed maximum price contract. This was done to help hacm complete these 3 affordable housing projects within the budget as bids from private general contractors were coming in 2% above budget. Travaux is not expected to generate any profit on these 3…
Highest reported compensation
2023 · 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 & CHAIR OF BOARD Director/trustee, officer, 0.23 hrs/week | $0 | $244,718 | $30,193 | $274,911 |
| TREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 0.23 hrs/week | $0 | $212,532 | $29,407 | $241,939 |
| VP OF CONSTRUCTION Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,541 | $0 | $14,110 | $152,651 |
| CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDEN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,753 | $0 | $25,231 | $149,984 |
| VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,870 | $0 | $19,662 | $149,532 |
| CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDEN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,713 | $0 | $27,189 | $148,902 |
| VP OF ASSET MANAGEMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,481 | $0 | $5,079 | $133,560 |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,428 | $0 | $0 | $113,428 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Travaux (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $300K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2023 · 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–1b8 · 7 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 576
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
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Of every $100 Travaux spent in 2023, $78.72 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Travaux's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2023, Travaux reported that 78.7% of its $39.7 million in expenses went to program services, 21.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Travaux pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Travaux reported for one person in calendar year 2023 was $274,911, for the role of PRESIDENT & CHAIR OF BOARD (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Travaux get its money?
Of $38.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2023, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 100.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Travaux a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-2796790 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403189349310145 · read the filing · XML
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349310979 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203139349301030 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143149349303304 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023179349306657 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-2796790: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.