Totals
- Total revenue
- $176,924
- Total expenses
- $220,068
- Contributions and grants received
- $169,061
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $7,863
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $412,394
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $412,394
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $185,795
- Management and general expenses
- $29,932
- Fundraising expenses
- $4,341
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $185,795
Program services were 84.4% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$169,061
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3 · Investment income
total $7,863 · excluded $7,863
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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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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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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
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $80,000 · program services $60,000 · management and general $16,000 · fundraising $4,000
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $74,592 · program services $74,592
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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 $13,183 · program services $11,478 · management and general $1,364 · fundraising $341
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $2,765 · management and general $2,765
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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 $8,112 · program services $8,112
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $0
-
14 · Information technology
total $2,297 · management and general $2,297
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15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $6,890 · program services $6,890
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $450 · management and general $450
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $19,453 · program services $17,953 · management and general $1,500
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24a · Other expenses: Books for clients
total $4,464 · program services $4,464
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24b · Other expenses: Payroll service
total $4,023 · management and general $4,023
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24c · Other expenses: Refreshments and luncheon
total $1,506 · program services $1,506
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24d · Other expenses: Storage
total $1,147 · management and general $1,147
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,186 · program services $800 · management and general $386
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $90,685 · end of year $147,033
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $364,853 · end of year $265,361
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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
-
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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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $455,538 · end of year $412,394
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Mentoring and literacy activities to strengthen communication and deepen bonds between children and their incarcerated parents and to reduce recidivism rates for incarcerated mothers and fathers, while also reducing the shame and stigma that their children can experience.
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Mission and Vision - CLICC literacy and mentoring increases communication and strengthens relationships between incarcerated parents and their children. We contribute to deeper connections between parents and children, despite the barriers and effects of incarceration. One in 14 children in the United States have or have had a parent in jail or prison.Three-Prong Method: 1) Develop parenting and communication skills in weekly meetings in prison with trained mentors; 2) Hold weekly meetings in the community with children, one to one, guided by trained and supervised mentors, to help with reading and homework and serve as a supportive person in their lives and; 3) Encourage conversations through mail, phone calls, and visits between parents and children about books the children pick to read.Since 2014, CLICC has served nearly 1,000 parents and 400 children, and trained approximately 800 mentors. Most mentors are college students in Connecticut in disciplines such as criminal justice, social work, education and psychology. A study by the University of Connecticut (2023) showed that children who met with a CLICC mentor experienced fewer emotional, behavioral, attentional and relationship difficulties during their year with CLICC. Some of the improvements were that children were less likely to fight and also less likely to feel unhappy or depressed. While the study is not a guarantee that all children in CLICC will have the same experience, it confirms what we at CLICC have known for a long time: Participating in CLICC and meeting with a CLICC mentor can help children with an incarcerated parent or loved one feel and behave better. *A 2024 grant project to provide intensive support for fathers in three prisons concluded in September. The grant brought together providers of the 24/7 Dad curriculum, CLICC literacy and mentoring, and post-release support services, in hopes of underpinning families in need and decreasing the recidivism rate for returning fathers. The grant was awarded by the federal Department of Justice to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, which brought CLICC into the project.*This was the first full year of a new CLICC literacy program to serve families with children of pre-reading age (infant to age 4). Incarcerated parents pick books they would like to read to their young child during phone calls, and video or in-person visits. Copies of the same books are sent home so the child can follow along at home, and also read with their caregiver. About 25 families participated in this first year.* We also continued our practice of providing basic-needs support to participating families during the December holidays. CLICC mitigates pressing challenges:1) Strained, often destructive relationships among families which include an incarcerated parent. Reinforcing the literacy skills of re-entering parents and their children will help to ease their transition, help the family move forward more cohesively, and better equip formerly incarcerated people to enter the workforce.2) Children of the incarcerated can experience a combination of shame, stigma, trauma and toxic shock that, if left unchecked, can thwart healthy development and pose health challenges that last a lifetime. Having an incarcerated parent is one of 10 Adverse Childhood Experiences, as classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Caring adults, such as CLICC mentors, can help.The CLICC model calls for volunteer CLICC parent mentors to meet at the facilities to help parents read books and write letters to their children, while children do similar activities with their own mentors at community sites near their homes.The program also includes childrens caregivers, who tend to have complicated relationships with incarcerated parents, yet are so important to the future of the children and their families.CLICC matches pairs of mentors and children. Mentors serve on average families composed of about 30 children per year, plus their parents and caregivers, for a total of 90 people per year. Another 70 parents or so are not in regular contact with their children, but attend weekly CLICC group to hone the parenting and communication skills necessary to build those relationships. Other siblings and family may benefit indirectly from family support CLICC provides. At least 160 people served per year. $179,194.
Expenses $185,795
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Pro bono mentoring estimated at 2,000 hours, valued at $30,000.
Expenses $30,000
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Contra - Pro bono mentoring services, not included in program services in Form 990,Part I or Part VII, Revenues.
Expenses -$30,000
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Joy Loewe
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $80,000
- From this org
- $80,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Mary Sommer
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
David Reif
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cynthia Cox-Roman
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Caroline Nobo
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Benjamin Justice
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hiram Brett
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Monte Frank
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Fred Ury
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lori Gruen
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 22 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202632609349300333
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