Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc
Heartland Workforce Solutions is dedicated to developing and connecting individuals to employment.
Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,444,525
- -13.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,864,836
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,614,592
- +21.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 6 grants of 9 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−13%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.5M (2024) to $3.0M (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $2.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Workforce Solutions Waukesha, WI | Adult/Youth Employment | $1,346,842 |
| National Able Network Chicago Heights, IL | Adult/Youth Employment | $1,145,016 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,444,525 | $4,864,836 | $5,614,592 | — | — |
| 2024 | $2,831,187 | $4,932,803 | $4,617,227 | $2,491,858 | 2 |
| 2023 | $2,603,397 | $5,398,703 | $5,110,296 | $2,992,455 | 3 |
| 2022 | $1,052,997 | $4,889,078 | $4,893,924 | $2,899,890 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1,158,696 | $4,344,047 | $4,727,698 | $2,873,411 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1,138,051 | $4,556,476 | $4,427,199 | $2,588,877 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1,165,061 | $4,156,212 | $4,248,981 | $2,518,935 | 1 |
About Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc
Based on IRS filings
Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Omaha, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc is led by Erin Porterfield, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 30 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erin Porterfield
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$129K (2019) → $162K (2025)
Brett Dehart
Member
Chair → Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Brian Turner
Member
Chair & Member → Chair, 2022
Chair → Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Chris Rodgers
Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Deb Dixon
Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Eric Stueckrath
Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Liz Cook
Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Aaron Bowen
Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Armando Salgado
Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jerry Dempsey
Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Patricia Kearns
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sara Hansen
Member
Member → Chair, 2023
Chair → Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sheila Bacon
Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kurt Meisinger
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Paul Moore
Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Shayla Pierce
Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Steve Dethelfs
Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Daniel Huse
Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Jared Hager
Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Keisha Thomas
Vice Chair
Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Tammy Green
Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
John Hanson
Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Keith Station
Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Adrian Fernandez
Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Allison Kroupa
Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Deana Tsabak
Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Erin Pearson
Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Heath Mello
Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Thomas Bryson
Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Timothy Jefferson
Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (52)
- Former: Jim Warren (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Michael Phillips (2019–2024) — Cheif Financial Officer
- Former: John Staup (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tim Jefferson (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Stanley Odenthal (2024) — Director of Business Relations
- Former: Tom Bryson (2024) — Member
- Former: John Fonda (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Lindsey Borgeson (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Dan Huse (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Mike Bunach (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Gary Mixan (2023) — Member
- Former: Laurel Oetken (2023) — Member
- Former: Beth Whited (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Nancy Flearl (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Ana Lopez Shalla (2022) — Member
- Former: Hank Robinson (2022) — Member
- Former: Steve Vogel Jr. (2022) — Member
- Former: Bill Owen (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Kevin Andersen (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Mart Sedky (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Sarah Moylan (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Shonna Dorsey (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Brain Turner (2020–2021) — Chair
- Former: Lex Ann Roach (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: David Klug (2021) — Member
- Former: Sherri Gundersen (2021) — Member
- Former: Shonna Dorsy (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Stephen Vogel (2021) — Member
- Former: Allan Hale (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Angela Burmeister (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Steve Dethlefs (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Jason Kirchhevel (2020) — Member
- Former: Kenny McMorris (2020) — Member
- Former: Brad Garlock (2019) — Member
- Former: Brandon Clark (2019) — Member
- Former: Denise Robertson (2019) — Member
- Former: Jesse Depriest (2019) — Member
- Former: Jessica McCormick (2019) — Member
- Former: Jim Hanson Jr. (2019) — Member
- Former: Jim Nekuda (2019) — Member
- Former: Jim Walsh (2019) — Member
- Former: Jim Waugh II (2019) — Member
- Former: Kevin Hughes (2019) — Member
- Former: Marcos Hernandez (2019) — Member
- Former: Mark Pope (2019) — Member
- Former: Matthew Wallen (2019) — Member
- Former: Patrick Macbride (2019) — Member
- Former: Rachel Woodring (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Ralph Kellogg (2019) — Member
- Former: Randy Thelen (2019) — Member
- Former: Rodney Anderson (2019) — Finance Chair
- Former: Thomas Warren (2019) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $162K, to Erin Porterfield (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc
How large is Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc?
Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.
What is Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc?
Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Omaha, NE. It holds $2.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc operate?
Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, Illinois, Nebraska, Wisconsin.
What is Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc's EIN?
Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3845112. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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