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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SOLUTIONS IN HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS CORP.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,305,499
Total expenses
$1,118,403
Contributions and grants received
$1,179,054
Grants paid
$5,207
Program service revenue
$123,203
Investment income
$2,653
Other revenue
$589
Total assets, end of year
$853,904
Total liabilities, end of year
$287,232
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$566,672
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$943,770
Management and general expenses
$162,933
Fundraising expenses
$11,700
Program service expenses (Part III)
$943,770

Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $884,325

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $294,729

  • 2a · Program service revenue: English Learning Svc

    total $123,203 · related or exempt $123,203

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,653 · excluded $2,653

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other

    total $589 · related or exempt $589

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $589

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,207 · program services $5,207

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $165,385 · program services $149,776 · management and general $15,266 · fundraising $343

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $544,149 · program services $492,793 · management and general $50,229 · fundraising $1,127

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,814 · program services $18,817 · management and general $1,997

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $65,837 · program services $58,041 · management and general $7,586 · fundraising $210

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $58,108 · program services $52,653 · management and general $5,326 · fundraising $129

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,788 · management and general $30,788

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,956 · management and general $9,956

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $544 · management and general $544

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $71,808 · program services $46,836 · management and general $16,865 · fundraising $8,107

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $108,202 · program services $97,361 · management and general $10,702 · fundraising $139

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,025 · program services $8,953 · management and general $1,427 · fundraising $1,645

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $440 · program services $440

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,276 · program services $8,558 · management and general $718

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,864 · program services $4,335 · management and general $11,529

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $133,681 · end of year $295,779

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $176,158 · end of year $234,885

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $23,734 · end of year $11,189

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $87,934

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $21,401

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $73,460 · end of year $66,533

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $303,476 · end of year $245,518

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $26,839 · end of year $37,687

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $304,094 · end of year $249,545

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $350,320 · end of year $525,982

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,256 · end of year $40,690

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SHC engages refugees and immigrants to build better communities. Family-friendly programs foster confidence and independence. A network of volunteer tutors and community groups compliment programs and provide individuals and families with personalized support.

  • English Language Learner Program: 40% of SHC students report no prior formal schooling and are not literate in their native language. In 2025, 586 unique individuals enrolled in the Program across concurrent sessions. Welcome Workshops held at partner locations or on the SHC mobile classroom build English skills, practical life skills, and the confidence needed for broader community engagement. SHC provides early-childhood enrichment activities for all in-person programming and offers twice-weekly online Pre-school for children ages 35.

    Expenses $836,920 · Grants $5,207 · Revenue $123,203

  • English Together: English Together is a literacy-based instructional program designed to serve parents of school-aged children in local public schools. Classes include English language learning instruction and may include either, parent engagement content to encourage and enable parents to become more involved in their childs education or community resource content which introduces parents to community, cultural and technology resources so they may become involved members of their community. Some English Together classes may also incorporate a Kindergarten Readiness component, which is designed to help parents equip their pre-school-aged children with the skills and resources needed to come to kindergarten fully ready to learn.

    Expenses $61,468

  • Citizenship Preparation Program: The Citizenship Preparation Program includes classes taught by professionally certified ESL instructors, one on one tutoring, field trips, and activities to promote civic engagement. SHCs English Language and Citizenship Preparation programs empower women with limited formal education who often encounter hurdles accessing English programs, workforce opportunities, citizenship preparation and connecting to the wider community. Students develop the confidence to engage in their new communities and with their new neighbors. Since 2021 more than 170 students enrolled in the program have successfully become US Citizens.

    Expenses $45,382

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Merritt Groeschel

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $85,577
    From this org
    $85,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kate Talbot

    Co-Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $79,808
    From this org
    $79,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Loan Nguyen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LouEllen Stedman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Arabella Meyer

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Aliya Husain

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Farah Nageer-Kanthor

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sarah Harding

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alan J Sachs

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marcie Bane

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Aimee Olivo

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Caroline Baxter

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
28 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202601499349300310

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