2024-04-05T11:02:01-05:00 2023-06-30 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 2501 W BELTLINE HWY STE 401 MADISON WI 53713 990 2022-07-01 391458247 WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS INC WORK 6087895620 2615 EAST AVENUE SOUTH 300 LA CROSSE WI 54601 TERESA PIERCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6087895620 2024-04-04 1 TERESA PIERCE 999009999 1 QUINN DUGAN P02267768 6082741980 2024-04-04 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TERESA PIERCE 2615 EAST AVENUE SOUTH 300 LA CROSSE WI 54601 2924779 0 X WWW.WORKFORCECONNECTIONS.ORG X 1983 WI MISSION: CONNECTING PEOPLE, WORK AND TRAINING. VISION: STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THROUGH BUILDING THE WORKFORCE. 11 11 52 15 0 0 2566060 2908417 0 0 1921 8696 3997 7066 2571978 2924179 446691 418381 0 0 1612857 1905025 0 0 0 342699 705550 2402247 3028956 169731 -104777 1472725 1480398 362140 474590 1110585 1005808 X WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS, INC. PROVIDES EMPOWERING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO ALL POPULATIONS INCLUDING LOW AND UNSKILLED ADULTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE WORKFORCE AND TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS AND OTHERS FACING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT WITH EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WESTERN WISCONSIN COUNTIES OF BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, JUNEAU, LA CROSSE, MONROE, PEPIN, TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON. WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS, INC.'S MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE, WORK, AND TRAINING. THEY ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION THROUGH:1. BEING FINANCIALLY SOUND;2. BEING PERFORMANCE DRIVEN;3. BEING VALUE-BASED WITH CLEAR UNAMBIGUOUS INTEGRITY;4. HAVING WELL-TRAINED AND DEDICATED STAFF STRATEGICALLY LOCATED WITH WELL DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY; AND5. FOCUSING ON CONTINUAL ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION WITH STRONG STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS. 0 0 2311706 418381 0 WIOA PROGRAMS:ADULT PROGRAMS-WCI PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) INCLUDING ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. THROUGH THESE GRANTS JOB SEEKERS UNDERGO TRAINING AND CAREER PLANNING TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS MET OR EXCEEDED ALL STATE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND RECENTLY LOCAL STANDARDS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, AND ARE BEING MET. DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAMS-WCI PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT INCLUDING ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. DISLOCATED WORKER PROGRAM -DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS FOCUS ON CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS AT NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN TO TRAINING AND CAREER PLANNING TO REACH THEIR NEXT CAREER GOAL. FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS MET OR EXCEEDED ALL STATE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND RECENTLY LOCAL STANDARDS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, AND ARE BEING MET. 492385 0 0 WISCONSIN WORKS (W-2) ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS IN MEETING HIS/HER EMPLOYMENT & CAREER GOALS. INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO EACH PARTICIPANT THROUGH WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS STAFF, PARTNER AGENCIES, AND WISCONSIN JOB CENTERS. EACH PARTICIPANT RECEIVES THE HELP THEY NEED TO DEVELOP CLEAR EMPLOYMENT GOALS AND THE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO EXPERIENCE EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS. 21399 0 0 OTHER PROGRAMS:THE FOODSHARE EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING (FSET) PROGRAM IS A NO-COST PROGRAM THAT HELPS FOOD SHARE RECIPIENTS BUILD THEIR JOB SKILLS AND FIND EMPLOYMENT. ADULTS NEEDING TO MEET THE WORK REQUIREMENT CAN PARTICIPATE IN FSET TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FOOD SHARE BENEFITS. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM- THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM PLACES ADULT VOLUNTEERS 55 AND OLDER IN SCHOOLS TO SERVE AS ROLE MODELS, TUTORS, AND FRIENDS TO CHILDREN WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION A FOSTER GRANDPARENT CAN OFFER. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A WAY FOR VOLUNTEERS TO STAY ACTIVE BY TUTORING CHILDREN IN READING AND MATH.THE WISCONSIN SENIOR EMPLOYMENT (WISE/ TITLE- V) PROGRAM PROVIDES OLDER ADULTS, AGE 55 AND OLDER, WITH TRAINING AND PART-TIME, PAID WORK EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. 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IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION ASSUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITY HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION. IF THE TAX POSITION DOES NOT MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE BENEFIT OF THAT POSITION IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS, INC. HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO AMOUNTS TO RECORD AS ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 WIOA & W2 ASSISTANCE INCLUDING WAGES, TUITION, BOOKS AND FEES ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE, RENT ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE, ETC. 286 418381 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS THROUGH COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B WHEN COMPLETE, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND UPDATE THEIR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DISCLOSURE FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN JULY OF EACH YEAR. THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE DISCLOSURE FORM IS CAPTURED IN A REPORT THAT IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY STAFF (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS). THE BOARD AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE DISCLOSURE FORM PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE; THE REPORT IS UPDATED AS NEW DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE RECEIVED. KEY STAFF MONITORS THE ACTIVITIES OF THEIR DIRECT REPORTS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALONG WITH THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ACTIVITIES OF BOARD MEMBERS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS FURTHER RESPONSIBLE TO PRIVATELY APPRISE ANY DIRECTOR OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT; HOWEVER, THE DIRECTORS THEMSELVES MUST ASSESS EACH SITUATION. THIS IS AN ONGOING MONITORING PROCESS. ACTIVITIES CALLED INTO QUESTION ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN AS NEEDED TO ENSURE CONFLICTS DO NOT OCCUR. ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH AN ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RECUSED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE TOPIC TO WHICH THE CONFLICT RELATES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CONTRACT, WHICH INCLUDES WAGES, IS NEGOTIATED ANNUAL BETWEEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. HISTORICALLY ANY INCREASES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES ARE COMPARABLE TO THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE THAT STAFF RECEIVE BASED ON ORGANIZATIONAL METRICS AND APPROVED THROUGH OUR PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE LAST REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN MAY OF 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.