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Finishing Trades Institute

Strongsville, Ohio · EIN 34-1886672 · Education · tax-exempt since 2000

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 80.6 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Graded against 69,412 education nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.16.3 months81
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.74% of practices74
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.62
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.0% from one source100
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.96.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.3.8%not scored

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2025Form 990$1.48M$1.41M$66K$1.92M16.319A
Dec 2024Form 990$1.66M$1.46M$198K$1.82M14.918A
Dec 2023Form 990$1.51M$1.37M$136K$1.59M13.918B
Dec 2022Form 990$1.18M$1.24M−$63K$1.39M13.515A
Dec 2021Form 990$1.18M$1.24M−$67K$1.56M15.117A
Dec 2020Form 990$1.20M$1.23M−$34K$1.59M15.522A
Dec 2019Form 990$1.42M$1.42M−$6,960$1.57M13.319A
Dec 2018Form 990$1.41M$1.37M$37K$1.52M13.316B
Dec 2017Form 990$1.51M$1.29M$227K$1.52M14.218A
Dec 2016Form 990$1.34M$1.12M$212K$1.29M13.815B
Dec 2015Form 990$1.33M$1.32M$11K$1.08M9.816A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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