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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CONNECTICUT CITIZEN RESEARCH GROUP INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 November 2024. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total assets, end of year
$485,201 changed to $525,528
Total liabilities, end of year
$101,232 changed to $141,559

Totals

Total revenue
$569,124
Total expenses
$595,785
Contributions and grants received
$560,320
Grants paid
$322,013
Program service revenue
$8,568
Investment income
$80
Other revenue
$156
Total assets, end of year
$525,528
Total liabilities, end of year
$141,559
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$383,969
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$544,757
Management and general expenses
$19,466
Fundraising expenses
$31,562
Program service expenses (Part III)
$544,757

Program services were 91.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,989

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $11,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $546,831

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,933

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Cultural Awareness Training in Schools

    total $7,255 · related or exempt $7,255 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Consulting for Other Nonprofit Organizations

    total $1,313 · related or exempt $1,313 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $80 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $80

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,149

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

    $2,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $4,993

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $156 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $145

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $322,013 · program services $322,013

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $7,000 · program services $0 · management and general $7,000 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $56,831 · program services $56,831 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,121 · program services $3,121 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,817 · program services $5,817 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $713 · program services $0 · management and general $713 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,460 · program services $0 · management and general $6,460 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $41,480 · program services $41,480 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,142 · program services $2,142 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,412 · program services $6,039 · management and general $1,991 · fundraising $4,382

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,402 · program services $1,527 · management and general $1,875 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,107 · program services $9,107 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,651 · program services $3,651 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $36,410 · program services $36,410 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,709 · program services $1,709 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $871 · program services $550 · management and general $321 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Compliance Reporting Filing Fees

    total $1,106 · program services $0 · management and general $1,106 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Outreach Program Shared Costs

    total $81,540 · program services $54,360 · management and general $0 · fundraising $27,180

  • 24c · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $81,540 · program services $54,360 · management and general $0 · fundraising $27,180

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $89,319 · end of year $50,037

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $23,695 · end of year $23,725

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $480 · end of year $2,174

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $399,377 · end of year $409,178

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $87

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

    $1,300

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

    $1,300

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $40,327

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,241 · end of year $5,232

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $96,000 · end of year $96,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $40,327

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $294,668 · end of year $383,969

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $115,962 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Consumer and environmental protection: We conduct research public education forums and organize residents and coalitions to address consumer and environmental problems.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Consumer and environmental protection

  • We address environmentally caused health problems such as air and water contamination by gathering facts and information and making it available to the general public. We do this during forums & meetings and also through mailings telephone banking and social media-based outreach. During 2023 our focus has been on promoting awareness of and solutions to the growing climate crisis.

    Expenses $277,219 · Grants $232,013

  • In this same way we also address widespread consumer issues that cannot be resolved by individuals on their own. During 2023 our focus was on access to affordable health care inequities in our public education systems and strengthening our democracy.

    Expenses $174,274 · Grants $110,000

  • We work in coalitions with other nonprofit organizations unions cultural and religious organizations to address public policy questions and to provide outreach and education services to their members. During 2023 we were able to focus on promoting racial and cultural awareness and tolerance as well as addressing the disproportional effects that the climate crisis is having on marginal communities.

    Expenses $93,264 · Revenue $7,255

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Henry Murray

    Chair of the Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Amy McLean

    Secretary of the Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kathleen Curry

    Treasurer of the Board of Directors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Edith Alicea

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Reina Cabrera

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Maribel Rodriguez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Rev Rodney Wade

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Judith Maslen

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $7,000
    From this org
    $7,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
4 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423399349300417

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