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US nonprofit · EIN 812957134 · Bowlng Green, KYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 812957134) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2021.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Scky Foundation for Workforce Development Inc's network

7 people9 organisationsi7 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sam Ford ChairBoard Chair2025
1 yr
Bethany SmithDirector2025
1 yr
Chris BoggsDirector2025
1 yr
Donna RichterDirector2025
1 yr
Jon SowardsCEO2023
3 yrs
Kayla ByrdDirector2025
1 yr
Mike HughesDirector2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jon SowardsCEO40$124k
Sam FordBoard Chair1$0
Bethany SmithDirector1$0
Mike HughesDirector1$0
Chris BoggsDirector1$0
Donna RichterDirector1$0
Kayla ByrdDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Scky Foundation for Workforce Development Inc
EIN
812957134
Address
2355 Nashville Road Ste 101, Bowlng Green, KY, 42101-4144
State
Kentucky
Mission
The mission of scky foundation for workforce development, inc. Is to create a system to link economic development, workforce and education to focus on long term growth and skills development strategy. It sees that everyone who wants to work has a place to work and that everyone who wants to work has the training and skills to work. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
J20 Employment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Employment
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Jon Sowards (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsJon Sowards
≥1years on the filingsSam Ford
≥1years on the filingsBethany Smith
≥1years on the filingsChris Boggs

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$798k
Total liabilities
$451k
Net assets or fund balances
$347k
Contributions and grants received
$3.6m
Program service revenue
$30k
Employees
18

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$3.6m$3.5m$147k
2023$3.1m$3.1mDeficit $22k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.