In this 2024 annual report, you will read about teens engaging arts and technology to gain confidence and embrace the unknown, young adults charting a path for their future, adults training for careers in the digital economy, and WMCAT supporters joining our community to imagine the future alongside us and create equitable access to opportunity.
2024 Annual Report
Welcome to our Annual Report
Workforce Development
Building income security with families and young adults through post-secondary exploration, career training, and leadership development.
Adult Career Training Program
Step Year at WMCAT
2023-2024
Adult Career Training Program
Cybersecurity, Health Information*, and Pharmacy Technician Pathways
Natural Leader, New Career
Marcuis Winkfield is a natural leader. Throughout his career in customer service, he honed his business skills. When Marcuis’s employer was acquired and his position eliminated, he saw a crossroads, a time to reimagine his future. He began looking for training opportunities in cybersecurity, an industry that promised stability — that’s when he found and enrolled in WMCAT’s Adult Career Training Program.
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Students
Black/African American — 42%
Hispanic/Latinx — 17%
White — 17%
Multi-Racial — 17%
Asian/Pacific Islander — 7%
Lasting Impact
80%
2022 graduates employed two years post-graduation
97%
2024 graduates share “WMCAT supported me in creating a professional network”
Average Starting Hourly Wage
$50.00
Cybersecurity
$19.21
Health Information*
$19.00
Pharmacy Technician
*The Health Information pathway was retired in May of 2024 with the last cohort graduating in June of 2024.
2023-2024
Step Year at WMCAT
Fall and Spring Cohorts
Comfort in Connection
After moving to Grand Rapids, Imelda Hay was at a standstill, “I was lost being in a new city and not really feeling like I had much I was focused on.” Imelda discovered Step Year at WMCAT and was intrigued by an opportunity that encouraged self-discovery in a supportive environment.
Black/African American — 41%
White — 24%
Multiracial — 24%
Hispanic/Latinx — 12%
100%
WMCAT accepts me for who I am
87%
I can connect my personal interests and strengths to career options
The Step Year Experience
13-14
Education + Industry Visits per Cohort
14-16
Guest Speakers per Cohort
Arts + Tech
Making space for teens to elevate their voices and build creative confidence through visual arts and technology engagement.
Teen Arts + Tech Program
Daytime Studios
2023-2024
Teen Arts + Tech Program
Sculpting a New Path
Justice Gleason was scared to start at WMCAT in the Teen Arts + Tech Program as a ninth grader, but those nerves didn’t last long. “The moment I stepped into the building, the moment I started talking to people, everybody, whether staff [or] students, were so overwhelmingly kind and accepting.”
White — 40%
Hispanic/Latinx — 24%
Multi-racial — 20%
Black/African American — 13%
Asian/Pacific Islander — 2%
Native American/Indigenous — 1%
“WMCAT has helped me to be more confident in my art and in working with other people.”
– WMCAT Teen Artist
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Students
9th Grade — 27%
10th Grade — 20%
11th Grade — 30%
12th Grade — 11%
Students Speak Out
98%
WMCAT is a caring and nurturing environment
90%
After attending WMCAT, I feel confident in expressing myself artistically
93%
WMCAT helped me learn skills that I can use in the future
100%
I would recommend the Teen Arts + Tech Program to another student
How We Do It
Our Financial Position + Stewardship of Resources
(Operations, Including Social Enterprise)
FISCAL YEAR 2024
REVENUE:
$2,460,746*
FISCAL YEAR 2024
OPERATING EXPENSES:
$2,700,828
FY24 FISCAL ASSETS AVAILABLE TO MEET GENERAL EXPENDITURES OF THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
$3,184,837
Source: Fiscal Year 2024 Audit by Hungerford Nichols CPAs + Advisors
*FY24 revenue does not include multi-year grants pledged in previous years but allocated to subsequent year expenses.
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