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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$30,574,273
Total expenses
$29,647,296
Contributions and grants received
$28,830,570
Grants paid
$7,563,362
Program service revenue
$1,113,886
Investment income
$487,119
Other revenue
$142,698
Total assets, end of year
$18,160,692
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,596,964
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,563,728
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$27,218,321
Management and general expenses
$2,428,975
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$27,218,321

Program services were 91.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $185,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $27,299,634

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,345,936

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,732

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $1,113,886 · related or exempt $1,113,886

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $487,119 · excluded $487,119

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $32,969

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $185,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $68,648

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$35,679 · excluded -$35,679

  • 11a · Other revenue: E-RATE PROGRAM

    total $158,227 · excluded $158,227

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $20,150 · excluded $20,150

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $178,377

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,563,362 · program services $7,563,362

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $441,533 · management and general $441,533

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,242,320 · program services $10,631,662 · management and general $1,610,658

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $278,344 · program services $278,344

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,575,004 · program services $1,533,236 · management and general $41,768

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $884,856 · program services $833,714 · management and general $51,142

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $66,574 · management and general $66,574

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,013,507 · program services $1,006,357 · management and general $7,150

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,102,069 · program services $2,101,705 · management and general $364

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,913,563 · program services $1,821,868 · management and general $91,695

  • 17 · Travel

    total $72,147 · program services $68,540 · management and general $3,607

  • 20 · Interest

    total $25,184 · management and general $25,184

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $187,601 · program services $158,112 · management and general $29,489

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $162,528 · program services $162,528

  • 24a · Other expenses: DELEGATE AGENCY

    total $347,403 · program services $347,403

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROJECT EXPENSES

    total $311,413 · program services $311,413

  • 24c · Other expenses: E RATE SERVICE FEES

    total $158,396 · program services $158,396

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $301,492 · program services $241,681 · management and general $59,811

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,690,218 · end of year $312,339

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $11,027,266

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,513,871 · end of year $2,067,382

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $168,902

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

    $6,555,890

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

    $4,966,842

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,685,998 · end of year $1,589,048

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $30,665 · end of year $36,898

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,358,101 · end of year $2,958,857

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,858,485 · end of year $1,367,624

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,388,373 · end of year $4,190,908

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,402,166 · end of year $3,038,432

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,213,366 · end of year $9,124,763

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $416,463 · end of year $438,965

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ALLIANCE'S SOLE MANDATE IS TO ASSIST UNDER-RESOURCED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. ALLIANCE CONCENTRATES ITS EFFORTS AND RESOURCES ON IDENTIFYING AND ELIMINATING THE CAUSES OF POVERTY RATHER THAN ONLY DEALING WITH ITS EFFECTS. ALLIANCE'S ACTIONS ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS PROMOTING APPROPRIATE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT AREA BY PROVIDING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.

  • EDUCATION SERVICES- INCLUDING FEDERAL HEAD START PROGRAMS, SERVED 672 CHILDREN; SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM, SERVED 80 CHILDREN; CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM SERVED 86 CHILDREN. A TOTAL OF 730 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED WITH EDUCATION SERVICES.

    Expenses $16,267,427 · Revenue $1,113,886

  • STATE AND FEDERAL HEALTH & WELFARE PROGRAM SERVICES - INCLUDING EMERGENCY ENERGY ASSISTANCE, SERVED 25,841 INDIVIDUALS AND 11,126 HOUSEHOLDS; AND PROVIDED FAMILIES WITH FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $10,212,855 · Grants $7,563,362

  • HOUSING SERVICES - INCLUDING FEDERAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SERVED 660 HOUSEHOLDS.

    Expenses $738,039

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ralph Jowers

    1ST VICE CHAIRSPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Williams

    2ND VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lamond Daniels

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Folson Almezy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Baldwin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Fred Belcher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dean O'Brien

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Dr Lindsay E Curtis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Solomon Danquah

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shelley Sylvia Tomey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shirley Skyers-Thomas Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laurel Gross

    DIRECTOR THRU 06/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Monette Ferguson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $260,329
    From this org
    $199,786
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,543
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,786
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,975
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,568
    Filer's total
    $260,329
  • Indi Hayes

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $171,601
    From this org
    $146,039
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,562
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,039
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,633
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,929
    Filer's total
    $171,601
  • Zeljka Trivunovic

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $157,607
    From this org
    $133,147
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,460
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,147
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,916
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,544
    Filer's total
    $157,607
  • Tanya Lloyd

    DIRECTOR OF EARLY LEARNING

    Total calculated
    $160,242
    From this org
    $124,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,491
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,751
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,708
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,783
    Filer's total
    $160,242

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 · Compensation survey or study

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202502129349301710

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