2024-02-08T09:51:10-06:00 2023-06-30 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300 MADISON WI 537134236 990 2022-07-01 391667442 GPS EDUCATION PARTNERS INC GPSE 2622262001 N19W24075 RIVERWOOD DRIVE 300 WAUKESHA WI 531881170 STEPHANIE REISNER PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2622262001 2024-02-06 1 STEPHANIE REISNER 999009999 1 JENNY TARKOWSKI CPA P00634290 6082744020 2024-02-06 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z STEPHANIE REISNER N19W24075 RIVERWOOD DRIVE 300 WAUKESHA WI 531881170 5229545 0 X WWW.GPSED.ORG X 1990 WI SEE SCHEDULE O. 13 13 55 77 0 0 4861935 3184323 1445195 1579545 87166 31970 -13503 6367 6380793 4802205 0 0 0 0 3579903 3895938 0 0 533637 736591 791856 4316494 4687794 2064299 114411 3399978 4267480 197036 891404 3202942 3376076 X GPS EDUCATION PARTNERS IS A NON-PROFIT WORK-BASED LEARNING SOLUTIONS PROVIDER AND ADVOCATE, REPRESENTING OUR STUDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES, FOCUSING ON ACCESS AND EQUITY FOR ALL STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE. 0 0 3580959 0 1579545 GPSED CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A TRANSFORMATIONAL ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THROUGH OUR 7 EDUCATION CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. WITH AN AVERAGE ANNUAL ENROLLMENT OF 200 STUDENTS, THIS IMMERSIVE PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM THEIR HOME HIGH SCHOOL WHILE ALSO EARNING STACKABLE AND TRANSFERABLE CREDENTIALS ALIGNED TO TECHNICAL CAREER PATHWAYS. THE CLASS OF 2023 BOASTS A 95% GRADUATION RATE WITH 95% EARNING THEIR NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION, 87% EARNING THE FULL CERTIFIED PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN (CPT) CERTIFICATE FROM THE MANUFACTURING SKILL STANDARDS COUNCIL (MSSC), AND 48% HIRED ON FULL TIME AT A GPS ED BUSINESS PARTNER. MANY GRADUATES WHO PLAN TO GO ON TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ALSO EARN COLLEGE CREDITS. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS HAD TO OVERCOME SEVERE ACADEMIC DEFICIENCIES AND GAINED VALUABLE SOFT-SKILLS THAT ARE NEEDED TO SECURE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO ADD TO THE PORTFOLIO OF SCHOOL AND BUSINESS PARTNERS WHICH PROVIDES EVEN MORE CAREER PATHWAYS TO MORE STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, GPSED, AS A WORK-BASED LEARNING (WBL) INTERMEDIARY, PROVIDES SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING THAT WORKS WITH SPECIFIC CLIENTS TO PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED WORK-BASED LEARNING SOLUTIONS; WHEREBY GPSED FUNCTIONS AS A WORK-BASED LEARNING INTERMEDIARY PARTNER. THROUGH THIS ROLE, GPSED CAN LEVERAGE ITS EXPERIENCE, RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES TO CONSULT, CONVENE, PILOT, EXECUTE AND SUPPORT WBL PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE THREE DISTINCT CLIENT GROUPS: SCHOOL OR SCHOOL GROUP; EMPLOYER OR EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION; OR A COMMUNITY OR COLLECTION OF REGIONAL ENTITIES SEEKING TO BUILD SYSTEMS TO ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CAREER FOCUSED, HIGH QUALITY WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMMING. EACH CLIENT SOLUTION IS UNIQUE TO THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT GROUP, AND IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED/BRANDED TO REFLECT THE CLIENT'S ROLE LED BY GPSED PARTNERSHIP. THROUGH THIS ROLE, GPSED IS ABLE TO REACH BEYOND MORE STUDENTS, GEOGRAPHIES, TO REALIZE ITS VISION AND MISSION. 3580959 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WI X TONY LANZA 2622262001 N19W24075 RIVERWOOD DRIVE SUITE 300 WAUKESHA WI 531881170 DAWN TABAT FOUNDING DIRECTOR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 REBEKAH KOWALSKI CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JOE GARZA VICE-CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 RICK STEINER TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE HUSCHEN SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 GRAHAM ANDERSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROB DRISCOLL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DR JOHN HILL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BILL HUGHES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HANK KOHL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RHONDA MATSCHKE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JULIAN PALACIOS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ADONICA RANDALL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE REISNER PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 50.00 X 145081 0 23005 BILLIE TORRENTT CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 50.00 X 130180 0 19377 MICHAEL HEPBURN CHIEF INNOVATIVE OFFICER 50.00 X 115568 0 24873 LAURA DERPINGHAUS MARKETING DIRECTOR 50.00 X 108375 0 19185 499204 0 86440 4 0 1 0 0 125542 270528 2788253 3184323 SCHOOL DISTRICT FEES 611110 1010590 1010590 CLIENT SOLUTION FEES 900099 551044 551044 STUDENT FEES 611110 17911 17911 1579545 37674 37674 421636 427340 -5704 -5704 -5704 6367 6367 6367 4802205 1579545 0 38337 175094 19260 19260 136574 3003839 2506842 306033 190964 119814 95209 12260 12345 354141 281414 36238 36489 243050 193137 24871 25042 2715 2715 22724 22724 11905 11905 156506 45583 68007 42916 63154 40713 352 22089 149938 122079 14359 13500 68480 59066 5047 4367 98936 51340 23164 24432 83934 70016 5766 8152 62085 52479 2983 6623 959 654 144 161 8368 2845 2761 2762 7983 1396 5231 1356 CLASSROOM AND STUDENT S 23711 23711 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 17687 9804 2708 5175 12771 5411 6670 690 4687794 3580959 573198 533637 535940 586138 14430 2790 149684 140350 133875 68638 21732 76045 173683 120776 0 52907 1017614 1103850 28225 15225 1498478 2221537 3399978 4267480 197036 189386 0 702018 197036 891404 X 1704464 1773938 1498478 1602138 3202942 3376076 3399978 4267480 X 114411 53195 5528 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2218299 2352805 1927362 4861935 3184323 14544724 1155187 1143777 1030138 1445195 1579545 6353842 2220 10883 10664 2805 6367 32939 3375706 3507465 2968164 6309935 4770235 20931505 1118825 508750 350000 1500000 1655802 5133377 149864 109220 212702 111209 191447 774442 1268689 617970 562702 1611209 1847249 5907819 15023686 44922 39268 25019 49755 37674 196638 44922 39268 25019 49755 37674 196638 3420628 3546733 2993183 6359690 4807909 21128143 0.71110 0.70350 0.00930 0.00990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 41350 4824 36526 12633 12633 0 119700 103319 16381 52907 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION 1504006 FINANCE LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 3019 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 618967 SECURITY DEPOSIT 12017 EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT RECEIVABLE 83528 2221537 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 3062 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 698956 702018 4901466 53195 52443 -11905 93733 4807733 -5528 -5528 4802205 4728332 52443 52443 4675889 11905 11905 4687794 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F -11,905. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY GREATER MILWAUKEE FUND -5,528. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEPHANIE REISNER PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 133531 0 11550 0 0 0 7535 0 15470 0 168086 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: DURING THE 2022-2023 YEAR, GPSED CLIENT SOLUTIONS PROGRAMMING ENGAGED WITH 8 UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THREE CLIENT CATEGORIES; SCHOOLS, EMPLOYERS, AND REGIONAL OR COMMUNITY. EACH CATEGORY FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING HIGH QUALITY WBL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS BY CREATING SCALABLE, SYSTEMIC STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMING EXECUTION. THROUGH THIS WORK WE DELIVERED OVER 40 EARLY CAREER AWARENESS/EXPOSURE ACTIVITIES FOR OVER A 1000+ STUDENTS IN 5 DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAYS; AND SUPPORTED 90 STUDENTS IN FORMAL INTERNSHIP/YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, RESULTING IN PAID REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE IN HIGH DEMAND CAREER PATHWAYS. ADDITIONALLY, EACH PROJECT PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP WBL ECOSYSTEMS OF SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN THIS WORK - WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH 230 PARTNERS IN THIS WORK. THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CLIENT PARTNERS, WE SUPPORTED CREATING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES RESULTING IN $450,000 IN GRANTS THAT WERE LEVERAGED BY OUR PARTNERS TO ADVANCE PROJECTS. LASTLY, WE PARTICIPATED IN ADVANCING THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION AROUND WBL WITH 7 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS TO EDUCATORS, AND NATIONAL THOUGHT LEADERS IN 3 NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND 2 REGIONAL CONFERENCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND IS FILED WITH THE IRS AFTER IT IS APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ANNUALLY COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT DISCLOSING INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE KEPT AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE. THE DIRECTORS MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE DIRECTORS ANNUALLY USE DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ON THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST ASSETS HELD BY GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION 5,528.