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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by A BETTER CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$51,006
Total expenses
$67,860
Contributions and grants received
$51,006
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
$33,267
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$33,267
Program service expenses (Part III)
$51,006

Program services were 75.2% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

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 $51,006

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Rev Josh Pawalek

    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

  • Corey Geisman

    BOARD DIRECTOR

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

  • Katie Traber

    BOARD DIRECTOR

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

  • Drew Stoner

    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

  • Peter Brown

    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

  • Leslie Blatteau

    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

  • Colena Sensanker

    BOARD DIRECTOR

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

  • Brian Simmons

    BOARD DIRECTOR

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

  • Thomas Cooke

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $40,338
    Compensation
    $40,338
    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
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503169349202720

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