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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2024 Expires: February 2026

Nobis Works

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
9
(770) 427-9000
1480 Bells Ferry Road
Marietta, GA, 30066
http://tommynobiscenter.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Nobis Works does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 9 (Fund Raising Expense Ratio)
Spending should be no more than 35% of related contributions on fund raising. Related contributions include donations, legacies, and other gifts received as a result of fund raising efforts.

Nobis Works does not meet this Standard because:

  • According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended 6/30/2022, the organization's fundraising costs were 43% ($770,565) of related contributions, which totaled $1,778,828.

Nobis Works meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to empower people through employment."

Year, State Incorporated:
1944, GA

Also Known As:
Tommy Nobis Center

Nobis Works provides training and employment opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities and other barriers to employment. The organization states that its two entities, Nobis Works and Nobis Enterprises, provide vocational and work evaluations, job readiness training, job development and placement, employment support, and federal and state employment contracts in 23 states. In 2022, Nobis Works reports educating, training and/or providing employment placement services to over 2300 people, receiving 488 donated vehicles, and providing vocational training and education to 29 schools across Metro Atlanta.

For the year ended June 30, 2022, Nobis Works's program expenses were:

Community sites $744,876
Production $1,034,713
Educate $772,556
Federal sites $3,509,776
Total Program Expenses $6,061,921

Chief Executive
Dave Ward, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$244,204

Chair of the Board
Kevin Ostwald

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Revenue Officer, Ovation Medical

Board Size
14

Paid Staff Size
136

*2022 compensation, as reported by the charity, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events, Foundation grants, Print advertisements, Corporate solicitation

Fundraising costs were 43% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,778,828 are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Nobis Works's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Investment loss $-17,591
Donated vehicle program revenue $734,155
Contribution and grant revenue $1,044,673
Contract revenue $5,741,334
Total Income $7,502,571

Programs: 77% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $7,502,571
Total expenses: $7,851,550
  Program expenses $6,061,921
  Fundraising expenses $770,565
  Administrative expenses $1,019,064
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-348,979
Beginning Net Assets $7,994,380
Other Changes In Net Assets $-753,409
Ending Net Assets $6,891,993
Total Liabilities $1,722,531
Total Assets $8,614,524

Note: In the financial summary above, “other changes in net assets” refers to a change in irrevocable unitrust.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance