CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION (EIN 16-1777355)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-10-22
IRS object ID: 202012969349300516
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-10-22T08:37:03-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	161777355	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CONS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6512705611	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10590 WAYZATA BLVD NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55305	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GARY THADEN	PersonNm
Person Title	BOARD CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6512705611	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-09-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN TAUER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00294068	PTIN
Phone	6123764500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-09-14	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	65.128.145.48	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-09-14	IPDt
IP Tm	12:15:58	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	8060EC15FF92BEED2781A6F47B5B824551D192E6	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	AA1DCBC5EA6CA51D55B9304D21ACC821D9D41489	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	GARY THADEN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10590 WAYZATA BLVD NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55305	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,539,536	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTPS://CONSTRUCTIONCAREERS.ORG/ABOUT/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENTRANTS & FOSTER LONG-TERM CONSTRUCTION CAREERS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	29	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,970,776	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,539,536	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$7,500	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,978,276	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,539,536	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$549,630	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$538,330	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,290,338	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$948,837	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,839,968	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,487,167	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$138,308	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$52,369	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$495,102	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$580,428	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$125,972	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$158,929	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$369,130	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$421,499	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION (CCF) STRIVES TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THOSE ENTERING THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND FOSTER LONG-TERM CONSTRUCTION CAREERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,028,450	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CONSTRUCTION CAREER PATHWAY (CCP) IS A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND CONSTRUCTION CAREER EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO BE EXPOSED TO AND EXPLORE CAREERS IN CONSTRUCTION. IT ALSO IS THE INTENT TO HAVE AN OUTREACH EMPHASIS GIVEN TO FEMALES AND MEMBERS OF MINORITY AND IMMIGRANT GROUPS WHO HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$170,108	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	MN TRADES ACADEMY (MTA) IS A PAID SUMMER CONSTRUCTION INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE FOR SELECTED MN HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH. THE GOAL IS TO HELP YOUTH PREPARE FOR ADULTHOOD THROUGH LIFELONG LEARNING, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. MTA ASPIRES TO PROVIDE RICH EDUCATIONAL AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO EARN WHILE THEY LEARN ABOUT CONSTRUCTION AS A CAREER CHOICE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$164,257	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	WORKING IN TANDEM WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE OF HELMETS TO HARDHATS, A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT INTRODUCES MILITARY VETS TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN CONSTRUCTION, THE CONSTRUCTION CAREERS FOUNDATION IS BUILDING A MINNESOTA HELMETS TO HARDHATS PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE. THE MISSION OF HELMETS TO HARDHATS IS TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE PARTICIPATION OF NATIONAL GUARD, RESERVE, AND ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY MEMBERS AND VETERANS IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS REGISTERED WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$18,400	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	BUILDING MINNESOTA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (BMA) IS AN ENTRY-LEVEL, MULTI-CRAFT TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECT INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER A CAREER WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES INDUSTRY. THIS PROGRAM SERVES ADULT WOMEN, VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF MINORITY AND IMMIGRANT GROUPS WHO HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES. BUILDING MINNESOTA IS OPEN TO ALL ORGANIZED CONSTRUCTION UNIONS & EMPLOYERS IN MINNESOTA; HOWEVER, THIS PROGRAM WORKS PARTICULARLY WELL WITH LICENSED CRAFTS SUCH AS ELECTRICIAN, PIPE-FITTER, PLUMBER OR SHEET METAL.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$18,400	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,381,215	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	25	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GARY THADEN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6512705611	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10590 WAYZATA BLVD SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55305	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
PAT WAGNER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$142,266	$0	$0
GARY THADEN
CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAVE MANDERSON
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MATTHEW MARQUIS
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TIM HOLMBERG
DIRECTOR	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LUKE KUHL
DIRECTOR	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JAY LONG
DIRECTOR	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DAN MCCONNELL
DIRECTOR	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DON MULLIN
DIRECTOR	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
AMMANDA NEITZ
DIRECTOR	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$142,266	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
POCKET HERCULES
510 1ST AVENUE NORTH STE 550	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55403	OUTREACH AND PUBLIC RELATIONS	$286,416
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
220 SOUTH 6TH STREET STE 300	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55402	ACCOUNTING SERVICES	$106,176

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$30,900	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$1,128,636	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$380,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,539,536	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,539,536	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,266	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,081	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$296,784	TotalAmt
Program Services	$293,249	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,535	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,304	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,304	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,976	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,380	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,251	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,862	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,389	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$520,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$461,847	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,097	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$308,009	TotalAmt
Program Services	$308,009	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,623	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,952	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,671	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,985	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,985	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$603	TotalAmt
Management And General	$603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,480	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,918	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
HOSPITALITY	$5,146	$5,146
EQUIPMENT EXPENSE	$261	$261
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	-$831		-$831

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,487,167	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,381,215	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$105,952	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$270,637	BOYAmt
EOY	$378,810	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$217,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,794	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,815	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,014	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,005	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,009	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$495,102	BOYAmt
EOY	$580,428	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,156	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,787	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,451	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,816	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,691	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$125,972	BOYAmt
EOY	$158,929	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,935	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$365,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$409,564	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$369,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$421,499	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$495,102	BOYAmt
EOY	$580,428	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$52,369	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$586,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$159,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,409,220	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,945,776	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,539,536	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,640,521	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$586,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$159,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,409,220	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,945,776	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,539,536	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,640,521	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$741,310	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,899,211	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$5,640,521	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$82,683	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.86860	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.90450	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,014	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,005	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,009	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,009	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,700,398	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$160,862	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$160,862	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,539,536	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,539,536	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,648,029	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$160,862	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$160,862	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,487,167	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,487,167	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART IV, LINE 2B:

THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS FUNDS FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT TRAINING. THESE FUNDS ARE CARRIED ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION IN CASH AND FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS.

PART X, LINE 2:

THE ORGANIZATION HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS EXEMPT STATUS, THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY FILES A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990).

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THERE ARE NO SEPARATE BOARD COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	INITIAL REVIEW IS COMPLETED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIR, AND THEN THE FULL BOARD REVIEWS, DISCUSSES, AND APPROVES THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS, OR EMPLOYEE WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCAL INTEREST OR A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD, WHICH REVIEWS AND DETERMINES IF A CONFLICT OF INTERST EXISTS. THOSE MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE RESTRICTED FROM DISCUSSING OR VOTING ON RELATED MATTERS. BOARD MINUTES SHALL CONTAIN THE NAMES OF THOSE WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND THE NAMES OF THOSE PRESENT FOR DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	FOUR YEARS AGO, SALARY BENCHMARKING AND EXTENSION RESEARCH WERE CONDUCTED TO ESTABLISH COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPARABLE SALARY RANGES. RECORDS HAVE BEEN RETAINED OF THE DATA COLLECTED. AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS, THE BOARD DISCUSSES AND APPROVES ANY INCREASE OR CHANGE TO THE SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIALS STATEMENTS UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	BUILDING MINNESOTA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,400. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,400. MINNESOTA TRADES ACADEMY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 87,681. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 87,681. CONSTRUCTION CARRERS PATHWAY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 355,766. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 355,766. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 59,097. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,097.