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Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board

Fort Myers, FL · EIN 65-0778245 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board reported $12.4 million in revenue and $12.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.07 went to program services, $10.93 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.6% of the total. Government grants made up 95.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $241,458 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 6% 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 $12M

For context, the median across 409 covered employment charities: $88.97 programs, $11.03 management, $0.00 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 $12M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 409 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.1%88.0%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.9%10.9%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
95.6%22.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
95.6%1.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%62.6%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$241,458$297,435
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.96%1.26%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
56
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.38.1
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
19 of 19100.0%

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 expense
$6.8M expenses · 61.8% of program spending · grants $3.3M

Workforce innovation and opportunity act - wioa programs provide youth, assistance and training they need to get and keep good jobs and provide employers with skilled workers

$828K expenses · 7.5% of program spending · grants $13,365

Wagner-peyser programs are designed to improve the functioning of the nations labor markets by bringing together individuals who are seeking employment with employers who are seeking workers

$2.3M expenses · 20.5% of program spending · grants $1.1M

Welfare transition - welfare transition programs are designed to emphasize work, self sufficiency, and personal responsibility for welfare recipients and to enable them to move from welfare to work

$1.1M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT/CEO
Officer, key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$241,458$0$0$241,458
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$156,022$0$0$156,022
HR DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$110,695$0$0$110,695
CONTROLLER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$108,236$0$0$108,236
DIRECTOR-PLANNING
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$101,408$0$0$101,408

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $700K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$12M$12M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$12M89.1%$272K$241,458
FY2024 ⓘ$14M$14M91.1%$207K$212,963
FY2023 ⓘ$13M$13M91.0%$191K$149,960
FY2022 ⓘ$10M$10M89.9%$108K$194,878
FY2021 ⓘ$11M$11M85.5%$613K$177,532
FY2020 ⓘ$13M$13M90.3%$659K$206,301

Governance 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–1b19 · 19 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 572

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
TAYLOR HALL MILLER PARKER PA
Monitoring services for both Programmatic and Financial processes
$113,130

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board reported that 89.1% of its $12.3 million in expenses went to program services, 10.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $241,458, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board get its money?

Of $12.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.6% came from contributions and grants (including 95.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 65-0778245 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 202620589349300307 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501209349300805 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410169349302806 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301109349301500 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221239349301632 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141349349301899 · read the filing

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