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SCKY FOUNDATION FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $3.6M · expenses $3.5M · assets $798K

Also known as
DEVELOPMENT INC
EIN
81-2957134
Address
2355 NASHVILLE ROAD STE 101, BOWLNG GREEN, KY 42101-4144
NTEE code
J20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

THE MISSION OF SCKY FOUNDATION FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, INC. IS TO CREATE A SYSTEM TO LINK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION TO FOCUS ON LONG TERM GROWTH AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. IT SEES THAT EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO WORK HAS A PLACE TO WORK AND THAT EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO WORK HAS THE TRAINING AND SKILLS TO WORK.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jon Sowards CEO2022-2024 $124,235$342,919 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sam Ford BOARD CHAIR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Bethany Smith DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Hughes DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Boggs DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Donna Richter DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kayla Byrd DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Boone (former) PRESIDENT2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Brittanie Dawson (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Tom Harned (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Justin Browning (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Toby Mcginnis (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $124K · 18 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JON SOWARDS CEO40 $124,235$0$0 $124,2351
SAM FORD BOARD CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
BETHANY SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE HUGHES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS BOGGS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DONNA RICHTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KAYLA BYRD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $107K · 12 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JON SOWARDS CEO40 $107,076$0$0 $107,0761
ROBERT BOONE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
BRITTANIE DAWSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TOM HARNED DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN BROWNING DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TOBY MCGINNIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $112K · 12 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JON SOWARDS CEO40 $111,608$0$0 $111,6081
ROBERT BOONE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
BRITTANIE DAWSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TOM HARNED DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JUSTIN BROWNING DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TOBY MCGINNIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,647,328$3,499,833 $797,956$347,331 $3,605,583$29,542 $124,23518-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,055,327$3,077,444 $640,386$66,032 $3,010,254$45,051 $107,07612-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,529,374$3,592,645 $677,049$119,850 $3,380,042$149,332 $111,60812-

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $182,689 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$142,689 2024$126,989
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NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA DEVELOPEMENT DISTRICT Public charity Exact 2021 1$27,000 2021$27,000
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DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION Public charity Fuzzy filed as “SCKY FOUNDATION FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INC” 2020, 2022 2$13,000 2022$7,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $3,499,833 spent · pay $805,755 · grants $0 · events $7,413
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUBGRANTEE EXPENSES $1,890,270$1,890,270-- 54.0%
Other salaries and wages $587,768$518,485$69,283- 16.8%
All other expenses $155,791$118,367$37,424- 4.5%
Fees: other services $153,251$22,874$130,377- 4.4%
Other (as described)REFUGEE EMP ENGAGEMENT $137,745$137,745-- 3.9%
Other (as described)YOUTH CAREER COACH $133,427$133,427-- 3.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $124,235$124,235-- 3.5%
Occupancy $107,060$43,905$63,155- 3.1%
Payroll taxes $93,752$84,377$9,375- 2.7%
Other (as described)REFUGEE VOCATIONAL TRAIN $68,084$68,084-- 1.9%
Travel $36,722$33,177$3,545- 1.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,413$3,876$3,537- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $4,315-$4,315- 0.1%
Total$3,499,833100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $3,077,444 spent · pay $787,568 · grants $0 · events $10,027
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SUBGRANTEE EXPENSES $1,848,422$1,848,422-- 60.1%
Other salaries and wages $575,524$516,487$59,037- 18.7%
Fees: other services $155,653$25,250$130,403- 5.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $107,076$107,076-- 3.5%
Payroll taxes $104,968$94,998$9,970- 3.4%
Occupancy $102,842$38,396$64,446- 3.3%
Other (as described)REFUGEE EMP ENGAGEMENT $52,435$52,435-- 1.7%
All other expenses $45,896$35,830$10,066- 1.5%
Other (as described)COVID-19 EXPENSES $36,000$36,000-- 1.2%
Travel $18,204$16,395$1,809- 0.6%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $16,082$14,945$1,137- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $10,027$9,157$870- 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $4,315-$4,315- 0.1%
Total$3,077,444100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $3,592,645 spent · pay $216,031 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $3,027,801$3,027,801-- 84.3%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES $275,480-$275,480- 7.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $111,608$111,608-- 3.1%
Other salaries and wages $68,999$68,999-- 1.9%
Fees: other services $44,396$44,396-- 1.2%
Payroll taxes $35,424$35,424-- 1.0%
Other (as described)COMMUNICATIONS $9,717$9,717-- 0.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $6,698$2,384$4,314- 0.2%
Occupancy $5,984$5,984-- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $4,315-$4,315- 0.1%
Insurance $1,772$1,772-- 0.0%
Travel $454$454-- 0.0%
All other expenses -$3-$3-- -0.0%
Total$3,592,645100%

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