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← THE CONNECTICUT PROJECT ACTION FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE CONNECTICUT PROJECT ACTION FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,790,025
Total expenses
$2,449,358
Contributions and grants received
$3,790,050
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$25
Total assets, end of year
$2,031,803
Total liabilities, end of year
$249,131
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,782,672
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,289,402
Management and general expenses
$159,956
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,289,402

Program services were 93.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,790,050

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER LOSS

    total -$25 · related or exempt -$25

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$25

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $57,843 · program services $32,913 · management and general $24,930

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $420,341 · program services $393,090 · management and general $27,251

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $106,852 · program services $100,528 · management and general $6,324

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $26,406 · program services $23,765 · management and general $2,641

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,301 · program services $2,440 · management and general $2,861

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,088 · program services $6,944 · management and general $8,144

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $59,659 · program services $59,659

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $76,105 · program services $58,947 · management and general $17,158

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,382,990 · program services $1,359,506 · management and general $23,484

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,969 · program services $19,949 · management and general $3,020

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $220,996 · program services $187,904 · management and general $33,092

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $35,125 · program services $24,588 · management and general $10,537

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,978 · program services $1,718 · management and general $260

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,750 · program services $15,750

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,955 · program services $1,701 · management and general $254

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $808,877 · end of year $1,925,710

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,316 · end of year $29,714

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

    $92,129

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

    $15,750

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $77,340 · end of year $76,379

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $758,528 · end of year $249,131

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $442,005 · end of year $1,782,672

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TCP'S 501C4 MOBILIZES PEOPLE AND PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED SYSTEMS THAT BETTER THE LIVES OF LOWER-INCOME OR ASSET-LIMITED PEOPLE IN CT, FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EARLY EDUCATION, HOUSING, DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE, AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TCPAF MOBILIZES PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND RESOURCES TO ADVOCATE FOR OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKING CLASS PEOPLE.

  • IN 2024, WE INVESTED IN VOTING RIGHTS, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AND HOUSING POLICY: 1) YES, FOR SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE DEMOCRACY: FUNDED AND ENGAGED IN A BALLOT MEASURE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ABSENTEE VOTING. 2) START WITH EQUITY CAMPAIGN: FUNDED AND ENGAGED IN COALITION WORK WITH PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR DELAYING CHANGE TO KINDERGARTEN ELIGIBILITY THAT BURDENED WORKING FAMILIES.

    Expenses $2,289,402

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sue Mandel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Jesse MacLachlan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kica Matos

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Larry Fox

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Garth Harries

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $402,354
    From this org
    $30,038
    From related orgs
    $300,385
    Other
    $71,931
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $30,038 + $286,635 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $13,750 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,198 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,861 + $45,872 related
    Filer's total
    $38,899 + $363,455 related

  • Adriana Joseph

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC

    Total calculated
    $225,874
    From this org
    $14,628
    From related orgs
    $195,041
    Other
    $16,205
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $14,628 + $186,291 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $8,750 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,177 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,315 + $713 related
    Filer's total
    $18,943 + $206,931 related

  • Melvin Medina

    VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $371,874
    From this org
    $91,376
    From related orgs
    $210,349
    Other
    $70,149
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $91,376 + $201,301 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $9,048 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,078 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,956 + $31,115 related
    Filer's total
    $118,332 + $253,542 related

  • Mirellise Vazquez

    VICE PRESIDENT OF INVESTME

    Total calculated
    $298,997
    From this org
    $5,871
    From related orgs
    $234,846
    Other
    $58,280
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $5,871 + $224,096 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $10,750 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,829 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,732 + $43,719 related
    Filer's total
    $7,603 + $291,394 related

  • Jonathan Cabral

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $209,682
    From this org
    $12,803
    From related orgs
    $170,708
    Other
    $26,171
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $12,803 + $162,708 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $8,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,763 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,777 + $12,631 related
    Filer's total
    $16,580 + $193,102 related

  • Courtney Parkerson

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $248,861
    From this org
    $13,235
    From related orgs
    $176,462
    Other
    $59,164
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $13,235 + $168,462 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $8,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,108 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,904 + $45,152 related
    Filer's total
    $17,139 + $231,722 related

  • Nordia Savage

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $211,448
    From this org
    $8,913
    From related orgs
    $167,539
    Other
    $34,996
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $8,913 + $160,039 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $7,500 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,152 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,629 + $23,215 related
    Filer's total
    $11,542 + $199,906 related

  • Meghan Holden

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $260,201
    From this org
    $52,055
    From related orgs
    $152,500
    Other
    $55,646
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $52,055 + $152,500 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,150 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,356 + $31,140 related
    Filer's total
    $67,411 + $192,790 related

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523189349305527

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