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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$337,848
Total expenses
$314,944
Contributions and grants received
$181,849
Grants paid
$97,482
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$6
Other revenue
$155,993
Total assets, end of year
$58,795
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,005
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$57,790
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$277,845
Management and general expenses
$21,296
Fundraising expenses
$15,803
Program service expenses (Part III)
$277,845

Program services were 88.2% 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

    $181,849

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6 · excluded $6

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS

    total $155,993 · related or exempt $155,993

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $155,993

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $97,482 · program services $97,482

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $21,000 · program services $7,000 · management and general $7,000 · fundraising $7,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,719 · program services $573 · management and general $573 · fundraising $573

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,493 · management and general $5,493

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $45,300 · program services $30,000 · management and general $7,650 · fundraising $7,650

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES

    total $142,790 · program services $142,790

  • 24b · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $1,160 · management and general $580 · fundraising $580

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $35,897 · end of year $58,795

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,011 · end of year $1,005

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $34,886 · end of year $57,790

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS (MTRC) IS A 5/6 WEEK EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT SUMMER PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K-8 THAT FOCUSES ON GANG PREVENTION. THE PURPOSE OF MTRC IS TO HELP INNER-CITY KIDS "AT-RISK" FOR GANG ASSOCIATIONS TO CHOOSE FAMILY, CHURCH, SCHOOL & COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS OVER GANG ACTIVITY.

  • DURING THE MTRC SUMMER PROGRAM OF 2023, IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION INCLUDED $85,042 IN YOUTH SERVICES (VOLUNTEERING), $30,000 FOR USE OF SCHOOL CAMPUSES FOR THE PROGRAM AT THEIR SCHOOL SITES, $25,000 FOR BREAKFAST/LUNCH MEALS & FOOD SERVICES AND $650 FOR STUDENT LIABILITY INSURANCE. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MTRC SPENT ABOUT 1/3 OF HIS TIME (1/3 OF SALARY = $7,573) PREPARING AND RUNNING THE SUMMER PROGRAM.

    Expenses $148,265

  • DURING THE SUMMER OF 2023, 527 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN OUR 4/5 WEEK (MONDAY-FRIDAY) EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT/GANG PREVENTION PROGRAM LOCATED AT 3 SCHOOL SITES: EAST LA (OUR LADY OF LOURDES), NORTHEAST LA (ST. BERNARD SCHOOL)AND SOUTH LA (ST. VINCENT SCHOOL). CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN LESSONS RELATED TO STRENGTHENING THEIR FAMILY, CHURCH, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. $97,482 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ABOVE 3 SCHOOLS TO ASSIST THEM IN PAYING FOR COORDINATOR/TEACHER STIPENDS, CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS, ACTIVITY MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, GUEST SPEAKER FEES, FIELD TRIP ENTRANCE FEES, SNACKS AND LUNCHES FOR STUDENTS, OTHER PROGRAM MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, ETC.

    Expenses $97,482 · Grants $97,482

  • ALL OF THE 527 CHILDREN (GRADES K-8) ENROLLED IN THE MTRC SUMMER PROGRAM OF 2023 PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY FIELD TRIPS (4/5 FIELD TRIPS PER SCHOOL SITE). MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS, INC. (OR MTRC, INC) DIRECTLY PAID $26,738 TO THE PACER ENTERPRISES, INC. BUS COMPANY FOR THE RENTAL OF THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF BUSSES.

    Expenses $26,738 · Grants $26,738

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Daniel Drass

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $21,000
    From this org
    $21,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Robert Gutierrez

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Monteilh

    SECRETARY-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sr Mary Elizabeth Galt

    B.V.M., DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helen Martinez PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sr Diane Smith Csj

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Samuel Koh

    DIRECTOR

    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
11 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400169349302325

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