Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by SOLUTIONS IN HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS CORP.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,012,394
- Total expenses
- $924,808
- Contributions and grants received
- $942,405
- Grants paid
- $7,776
- Program service revenue
- $67,141
- Investment income
- $2,513
- Other revenue
- $335
- Total assets, end of year
- $710,509
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $330,933
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $379,576
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $773,304
- Management and general expenses
- $141,506
- Fundraising expenses
- $9,998
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $773,304
Program services were 83.6% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$746,350
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$196,055
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2a · Program service revenue: English Learning Svc
total $67,141 · related or exempt $67,141
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3 · Investment income
total $2,513 · excluded $2,513
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Other
total $335 · related or exempt $335
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11e · Other revenue, total
$335
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $7,776 · program services $7,776
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $179,528 · program services $157,786 · management and general $20,082 · fundraising $1,660
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $410,938 · program services $361,170 · management and general $45,968 · fundraising $3,800
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $34,622 · program services $32,003 · management and general $2,619
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $47,239 · program services $46,382 · management and general $834 · fundraising $23
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $24,341 · program services $450 · management and general $23,891
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11g · Fees: other
total $60,811 · program services $50,892 · management and general $9,919
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $125 · management and general $125
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13 · Office expenses
total $70,869 · program services $46,801 · management and general $20,994 · fundraising $3,074
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16 · Occupancy
total $59,468 · program services $58,984 · management and general $484
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17 · Travel
total $6,897 · program services $5,763 · management and general $253 · fundraising $881
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $810 · program services $150 · management and general $100 · fundraising $560
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,559 · management and general $8,559
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23 · Insurance
total $12,825 · program services $5,147 · management and general $7,678
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $159,888 · end of year $133,681
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $50,321 · end of year $176,158
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $7,436 · end of year $23,734
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$85,585
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$12,125
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $82,019 · end of year $73,460
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $40,020 · end of year $303,476
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,224 · end of year $26,839
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $42,470 · end of year $304,094
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $278,195 · end of year $350,320
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $13,795 · end of year $29,256
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SHC engages refugees and immigrants to build better communities. Family-friendly programs foster confidence and independence. A network of volunteer tutors and community groups compliment programs and provide individuals and families with personalized support.
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English Language Learner Program: The English Language Learner Program provides leveled classes for limited English proficient (LEP) students with small class size for beginning learners, including those with no formal education. More than 40% of SHC students report no formal schooling and are not literate in their native language. In 2024, the online English Language Learner Program had 1162 enrollments during three 11-week sessions (Fall, Winter, Spring) and one-five week (Summer) session. 86% of students had attendance of 70% or higher. A secondary component of the program are Welcome Workshops which are conducted in-person. Participants engage in English, learn practical skills for outside the home environment, and develop the social skills and confidence necessary for broader community engagement. A synchronous SHC Preschool meets twice per week on Zoom for children (ages 3-5). Preschool meets concurrent with SHC online adult ELL classes and is taught by a certified and experienced ESL teacher. Children who accompany their parents to Welcome Workshops are engaged in a complementary SHC preschool program.
Expenses $563,242 · Grants $7,776 · Revenue $67,141
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Citizenship Preparation Program: The Citizenship Preparation Program includes classes taught by professionally certified ESL instructors, one on one tutoring, field trips, and activities to promote civic engagement. SHCs English Language and Citizenship Preparation programs empower women with limited formal education who often encounter hurdles accessing English programs, workforce opportunities, citizenship preparation and connecting to the wider community. Students develop the confidence to engage in their new communities and with their new neighbors. Since 2021 more than 170 students enrolled in the program have successfully become US Citizens.
Expenses $159,667
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English Together: English Together is a literacy-based instructional program designed to serve parents of school-aged children in local public schools. Classes include English language learning instruction and may include either, parent engagement content to encourage and enable parents to become more involved in their childs education or community resource content which introduces parents to community, cultural and technology resources so they may become involved members of their community. Some English Together classes may also incorporate a Kindergarten Readiness component, which is designed to help parents equip their pre-school-aged children with the skills and resources needed to come to kindergarten fully ready to learn.
Expenses $50,395
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Merritt Groeschel
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $75,733
- From this org
- $75,733
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kate Talbot
Director of Operations & Finance
- Total calculated
- $61,585
- From this org
- $61,585
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tessa Ambridge
Program Manager
- Total calculated
- $42,210
- From this org
- $42,210
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Aliya Husain
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ebony L Harris
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Farah Nageer-Kanthor
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ana Ndumu
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alan J Sachs
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marcie Bane
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Loan Nguyen
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Meira Neggaz
Vice President Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Arabella Meyer
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 4 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202512179349300926
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