Vocational Development Foundation
Vocational Development Foundation reported $40.6 million in revenue and $19.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.66 went to program services, $6.34 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 61.6% of the total. Revenue rose 31% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor 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
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $41MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.7% | 88.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.3% | 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 | 61.6% | 22.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 62.6% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $297,435 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.26% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 234.0 | 8.1 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 4 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b4 · 4 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 15aNo
- 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 50
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Questions people ask
How much of Vocational Development Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Vocational Development Foundation reported that 93.7% of its $19.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Vocational Development Foundation get its money?
Of $40.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 61.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Vocational Development Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 93-1300043 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202601899349300345 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501429349300910 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422069349300732 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341929349300524 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212169349301851 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132079349300323 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041709349301454 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 93-1300043: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.