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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by A BETTER CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$78,500
Total expenses
$73,745
Contributions and grants received
$78,500
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$50,121
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$50,121
Program service expenses (Part III)
$73,745

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

A Better Connecticut Institute (ABCI) will research and report on societal crises facing low income and working class Connecticut residents. The activity will be conducted by the executive director and any designated staff along with independentcollaborators. The activity will be conducted in the state of Connecticut. All of ABCI's work will be dedicated to this activity. The activity is funded completely by donations. The purpose of ABCI's work is to educate the residents of Connecticut on issues affecting their state.

  • A Better Connecticut Institute (ABCI) will research and report on societal crises facing low income and working class Connecticut residents. The activity will be conducted by the executive director and any designated staff along with independentcollaborators. The activity will be conducted in the state of Connecticut. All of ABCI's work will be dedicated to this activity. The activity is funded completely by donations. The purpose of ABCI's work is to educate the residents of Connecticut on issues affecting their state.

    Expenses $73,745

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Kimberly Forte

    Past Exec ir.

    Total calculated
    $35,623
    Compensation
    $35,623
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bilal Sekou

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joelyn Leon

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5
  • Rick Melita

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Don Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Danny Martinez Ho-Sang

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dan Livingston

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jen Klein

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rodney Wade

    BOARD DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aziz Dehkan

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jason Diesand

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Josh Pawelek

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven Adair

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Toner

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Cruz

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Puya Gerami

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Golub

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bette Marafino

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas Cooke

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $17,644
    Compensation
    $17,644
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349204576

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