WORKFORCE OUTSOURCE SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
WORKFORCE OUTSOURCE SERVICES INC (EIN 20-3684091)
Tax period
2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed
2024-03-06
IRS object ID
202430669349301453
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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DescWorkforce Outsource Services, Inc. trains and employs inner-city, rural and underserved populations. The Organization also provided services for returning enlisted post 9-11 military veterans. The Organization forms strategic relationships with corporations, institutes of higher education, social-ventures and government agencies for training and jobs. The Organization has started expanding to other inner-cities across the country. To date services the organization has expanded their operation from New York in a number of states such as Florida, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, Washington DC, Virginia Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Iowa, Georgia, Connecticut, Oregon, Louisiana, California and New Jersey. Products and services include Software Engineering - Technical Specifications and Quality Assurance, Project Management, Database Design, Call Center Operations, Network Administration, Cyber security, Claims processing, Equipment mechanic, Sales Representative, Finance and accounting and E-Commerce Systems.Workers at the Organization can receive extensive training in all of the above areas through concentrations programs at Columbia University, Rutgers, Penn State, University of Akron, North Carolina Charlotte, Georgia Institute of Technology, Collin College, Universal Technical institute, North East Iowa College, Western Connecticut State University, El Paso Community College, University of Texas El Paso, University of Michigan Dearborn, Tennessee State, Northeastern University, and Louisiana State University. Workforce Outsource Services, Inc. is engaged in research activities and reporting that measure the intellectual, social, and self-esteem of its students engaged in the program.Workforce Outsource Services also offers a community-based initiative to assist our local community in New York and Dallas to take advantage of opportunities for advancement. This outreach, called WOS in the Community, enables us to provide a variety of training and opportunities to bolster the employment-related skills of residents.Through this effort, we have established the WOS Learning Center to offer free workshops, which can be delivered online or in person, and classes that will help individuals navigate our ever-changing economic landscape. The workshops include Business Writing Essentials; Interviewing in Person and Over the Phone; Professionalism in the Workplace; and other interpersonal skills development such as teamwork, time-management and goal setting. WOS has partnered with Teachers College and created an exclusive Workforce & Education Development Advanced Certificate.The research results are reported in aggregate and used solely towards the general awareness of how under-served populations respond to assistance and higher education. Research results are also published in academic peer-reviewed journals.WOS On Demand is a national program to allow sponsoring corporations to assist underserved individuals or small groups as opposed to sponsoring a cohort.Workforce has established its first Service and Operations Center to provide a number of innovative onshore services for client organizations. Located in Dallas, Texas, the Center is already providing IT service desk support (L1-L3) and cybersecurity analytics for, IBM mainframe operations, mechanics skills preparation and IT operations support for sponsors including Microsoft PowerBI. The Center will also provide additional services including: Service Desk Analytics Cyber SOC Services Call Center Quality Assurance Shared Services Legacy Application SupportDesc
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EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,267BOYAmt
EOY$42,006EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,450,536LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,112,822LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$435,005BOYAmt
EOY$337,714EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$521,866BOYAmt
EOY$3,739,525EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,292,143BOYAmt
EOY$3,845,640EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,340,815BOYAmt
EOY$11,028,039EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,044,495BOYAmt
EOY$1,161,138EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,486BOYAmt
EOY$1,638,172EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,238,981BOYAmt
EOY$2,799,310EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,914,871BOYAmt
EOY$7,946,375EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,963BOYAmt
EOY$282,354EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,101,834BOYAmt
EOY$8,228,729EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,340,815BOYAmt
EOY$11,028,039EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$892,503ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$26,281NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense-$6,883InvestmentExpenseAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,141,417CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,764,336CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,140,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,111,461CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,208,442CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,365,802TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,019,715CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,174,041CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,096,513CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,366,664CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,224,166CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,881,099TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,161,132CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,938,377CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,236,659CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,478,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,432,608CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$66,246,901TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,023,379CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,648,054CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$700,857CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,637,806CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$8,010,096TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,023,379CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,648,054CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$700,857CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,637,806CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$8,010,096TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$58,236,805PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,171CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$100,955CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$143,959TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,171CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$100,955CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$143,959TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,368CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,591CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,026CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year-$13,223CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$18,762TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,191,671CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,969,801CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,249,685CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,464,902CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,533,563CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$66,409,622TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.87690PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.83190PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00220InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00080InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$858,160OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$713,148DepreciationAmt
Book Value$145,012BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$42,330OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,566DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,764BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$550,046OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$383,108DepreciationAmt
Book Value$166,938BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$337,714TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
due from irs$2,250,242
RIGHT OF USE ASSET$1,557,015
Rounding$4
SECURITY DEPOSIT$35,480
SHORT TERM LOAN ADVANCES$2,899
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,845,640TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LT LEASE LIABILITY$1,185,220
ST LEASE LIABILITY$452,952
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,638,172TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,596,461TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$26,281NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$43,500DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$69,781RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$13,526,680RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$6,883InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$6,883RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,533,563TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,469,566TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$43,500DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$43,500ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,426,066ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,426,066TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, income from certain activities not directly related to the Organizations tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. In addition, the Organization qualifies for the charitable contribution deductions under Section 170(b)(1)(A) and has been classified as an organization other than a private foundation under Section 509(a)(2).ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
TUITION72$451,754
transportation and relocation45$30,978

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
ADDIE RIMMER
DIR STUDENT LEARNI$148,407$1,000$11,080$160,487
Anthony Amato
VP BUS SVCS$194,848$8,000$15,140$217,988
ARTHUR LANGER
Chairman$296,187$11,500$307,687
MICHAEL KEIZUR
DIR EVENTS & CONF$158,822$13,500$7,780$180,102
PHILIP CURRY
CFO$221,180$11,500$243,760$11,080
RUSSELL YORK
VP CLIENT SVCS OP$203,048$8,000$211,048

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bFINANCIAL ADVISOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW RETURN
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aREVIEW OF RELATED COMPENSATIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN NOT-FOR-PROFITS IN THE REGION. APPROVAL BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES DOCUMENTED AND FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OR IN GUIDESTAR
Amended ExplanationReclass of Misc income misclassed with governement grants

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