THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INC

EIN 52-1902649 · Labor Studies (V37)

What they do

THE CENTER for EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EDUCATION and RESEARCH (CESER) is THE LEADING EDUCATION, RESEARCH and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER, FOCUSING ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT and UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ISSUES.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $95.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders35 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

96.12%of revenue went to mission work95.8% of expenses · Program services

0.14%of revenue went to fundraising0.1% of expenses

$100.37spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

4.12%of revenue went to management and office costs4.1% of expenses

$0.22in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $185,033 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $210,918 for COLLIN LENNOX (DIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$49,377,329

Mission workProgram services$47,462,11896.12% of revenue95.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,033,0404.12% of revenue4.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$67,2040.14% of revenue0.1% of expenses

Total expenses$49,562,362100.37% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 95.8% mission · 4.1% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.37% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 99.6% mission · 0.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.70% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 98.8% mission · 1.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.51% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 100.4% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.24% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 99.5% mission · 0.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.11% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 99.4% mission · 0.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.69% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 99.1% mission · 0.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.83% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 99.7% mission · 0.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.24% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$49,377,329

Expenses$49,562,362

Annual shortfall $185,033 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$47,462,118 · 95.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,033,040 · 4.1% of expenses

Fundraising$67,204 · 0.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$49,377,329

Expenses$49,562,362

Assets$10,683,121

Income$49,377,329

Contributions$49,087,705

Mission work (program services)$47,462,118

Fundraising$67,204

Management and general$2,033,040

Accounting fees$78,803

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

COLLIN LENNOXDIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT · 33 hrs/week $210,918Base $179,472 · Other $31,446

CHARLES RANDY GILLESPIEVP, FINANCE AND INTEGRITY · 32 hrs/week $208,436Base $196,293 · Other $12,143

JAMES VAN ERDENDIRECTOR ARPA PROJECTS · 29 hrs/week $193,857Base $159,520 · Other $34,337

ANUPAM PATELENGINEERING MANAGER · 34 hrs/week $187,898Base $148,478 · Other $39,420

BENJAMIN PIERCEVICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY · 30 hrs/week $186,396Base $157,944 · Other $28,452

KEVIN GRAZIANOCLOUD SYSTEMS MANAGER · 21 hrs/week $145,022Base $111,668 · Other $33,354

YVETTE CHOCOLAADSENIOR POLICY ADVISOR · 11 hrs/week $84,294Base $53,846 · Other $30,448

JULIE SQUIREVP, POLICY & GENERAL COUNSEL · 5 hrs/week $57,155Base $28,275 · Other $28,880

CARRIE YEATSVP, COMMUNICATIONS · 4 hrs/week $54,576Base $20,315 · Other $34,261

SCOTT SANDERSPRESIDENT & CEO · 1 hrs/week $32,220Base · Other $32,220

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (35)

COLLIN LENNOXDIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CHARLES RANDY GILLESPIEVP, FINANCE AND INTEGRITY

JAMES VAN ERDENDIRECTOR ARPA PROJECTS

ANUPAM PATELENGINEERING MANAGER

BENJAMIN PIERCEVICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY

KEVIN GRAZIANOCLOUD SYSTEMS MANAGER

YVETTE CHOCOLAADSENIOR POLICY ADVISOR

JULIE SQUIREVP, POLICY & GENERAL COUNSEL

CARRIE YEATSVP, COMMUNICATIONS

SCOTT SANDERSPRESIDENT & CEO

STEPHANIE BECKHORNDIRECTOR

UNIQUE MORRIS-HUGHESDIRECTOR

SARAH MORRISSEYDIRECTOR

WILLIAM ASHLEYDIRECTOR

PORTIA WUDIRECTOR

NESHA CHRISTIAN-HENDERSONDIRECTOR

NANCY FARIASDIRECTOR

MICHAEL HARRINGTONPAST-CHAIR

MARCIA HULTMANDIRECTOR

M ANTWON KEITHDIRECTOR

LAURA FORTMANDIRECTOR

JOE BARELACHAIR

JOSH RICHARDSONDIRECTOR

JOHN ALBINDIRECTOR

AMBER SHULTZDIRECTOR

GREG CASTELLANIDIRECTOR

ED SERNADIRECTOR

DAVID GERSTENFELDDIRECTOR

DAN DEBARTOLODIRECTOR

CODY WAITSDIRECTOR

CASEY CAMERONDIRECTOR

CAMI FEEKCHAIR-ELECT

BRAD BARGERTREASURER

ANNA HUNTERDIRECTOR

ANNA HUISECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1995
Location: 444 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NW 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-1512
County: District of Columbia
In care of: SCOTT SANDERS
Primary officer: SCOTT SANDERS, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailnaswa@naswa.org Phone(202) 935-3228

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: October 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GROSS MENDELSOHN & ASSOCIATES PA
NTEE classification: Labor Studies (V37)
IRS tax category: Labor Studies