Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $252,414
- Total expenses
- $259,180
- Contributions and grants received
- $177,000
- Grants paid
- $109,024
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11
- Other revenue
- $75,403
- Total assets, end of year
- $79,507
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,030
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $77,477
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $215,048
- Management and general expenses
- $25,815
- Fundraising expenses
- $18,317
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $215,048
Program services were 83.0% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$177,000
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3 · Investment income
total $11 · unrelated business $11
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
total $75,403 · related or exempt $75,403
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11e · Other revenue, total
$75,403
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $109,024 · program services $109,024
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $27,999 · program services $9,333 · management and general $9,333 · fundraising $9,333
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $2,253 · program services $751 · management and general $751 · fundraising $751
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11a · Fees: management
total $7,500 · management and general $7,500
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $45,300 · program services $30,000 · management and general $7,650 · fundraising $7,650
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $0
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES
total $65,940 · program services $65,940
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24b · Other expenses: Printing and Publications
total $1,164 · management and general $581 · fundraising $583
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $0
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $84,243 · end of year $79,507
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $2,030
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $84,243 · end of year $77,477
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS (MTRC) IS A 5/6 WEEK EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT SUMMER PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K,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.
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DURING THE SUMMER OF 2025, 505 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 SCHOOL), NORTHEAST LA (ST. BERNARD SCHOOL) AND LYNWOOD (ST. PHILIP NERI SCHOOL). CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN LESSONS RELATED TO STRENGTHENING THEIR FAMILY, CHURCH, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. $109,024 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 $109,024
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DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM OF 2025,IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDED $20,428 IN YOUTH SERVICES (VOLUNTEERING), $15,300 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 =$9,333) PREPARING FOR AND RUNNING THE SUMMER PROGRAM.
Expenses $70,186
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ALL OF THE 505 CHILDREN (GRADES K-8) ENROLLED IN THE MTRC SUMMER PROGRAM OF 2025 PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY FIELD TRIPS (4/5 FIELD TRIPS PER SCHOOL SITE). MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS, INC. BUS COMPANY WAS PAID $30,853 FOR THE RENTAL OF THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF BUSES.
Expenses $30,853
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ALL OF THE 505 CHILDREN (GRADES K, K-8) ENROLLED IN THE MTRC SUMMER PROGRAM OF 2025, ALONG WITH ALL THE COORDINATORS, TEACHERS, TAS AND VOLUNTEERS WORKING IN OUR PROGRAM ,WERE PROVIDED WITH A TEE SHIRT BEARING OUR MTRC LOGODESIGN ON THE FRONT (TOTAL COST FOR THE TEE SHIRTS =$4,984.50)
Expenses $4,985
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Daniel DrassDANIEL DRASS
President & CEO
- Total calculated
- $27,999
- From this org
- $27,999
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 35
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Robert GutierrezROBERT GUTIERREZ
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Richard MonteilhRICHARD MONTEILH
SECRETARY-TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Helen Martinez PhDHELEN MARTINEZ PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sr Diane Smith CsjSR DIANE SMITH CSJ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Samuel KohSAMUEL KOH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Manuel CerdaMANUEL CERDA
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
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$42,035
MTRC SUMMER PROGRAM
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$35,267
MTRC SUMMER PROGRAM
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ST PHILIP NERI SCHOOL
$31,722
MTRC SUMMER PROGRAM
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202620159349301527
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