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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,457,924
Total expenses
$1,803,216
Contributions and grants received
$1,046,432
Grants paid
$95,201
Program service revenue
$408,556
Investment income
$2,936
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,044,700
Total liabilities, end of year
$517,520
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,527,180
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,062,963
Management and general expenses
$631,175
Fundraising expenses
$109,078
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,062,963

Program services were 58.9% 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

    $1,046,432

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $408,556 · related or exempt $408,556

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,936 · excluded $2,936

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $76,250 · program services $76,250

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $18,951 · program services $18,951

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $541,351 · program services $269,563 · management and general $203,227 · fundraising $68,561

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $287,362 · program services $283,021 · management and general $81 · fundraising $4,260

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $16,634 · program services $13,775 · management and general $2,613 · fundraising $246

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $55,134 · program services $36,585 · management and general $13,829 · fundraising $4,720

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $88,625 · management and general $88,625

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $17,775 · fundraising $17,775

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $391,492 · program services $194,011 · management and general $197,481

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,901 · management and general $2,901

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $28,761 · program services $16,803 · management and general $10,320 · fundraising $1,638

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $68,993 · program services $19,037 · management and general $48,199 · fundraising $1,757

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $114,878 · program services $76,229 · management and general $28,815 · fundraising $9,834

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,157 · program services $15,152 · management and general $1,005

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $47,156 · program services $26,838 · management and general $20,031 · fundraising $287

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,245 · management and general $13,245

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $17,551 · program services $16,748 · management and general $803 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $51,408 · end of year $14,197

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,400,831 · end of year $226,101

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $453,168 · end of year $228,039

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $125,539 · end of year $188,980

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $32,549 · end of year $13,926

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $158,544

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $136,544

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,000 · end of year $22,000

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $747,905

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $253,716

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $415,730 · end of year $349,836

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $203,324 · end of year $172,061

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $408,494 · end of year $345,459

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,542,353 · end of year $1,225,135

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $332,054 · end of year $302,045

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH, INC.'S (CCFY) MISSION IS TO EMPOWER GRASSROOTS FAITH AND NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY DRIVEN ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR YOUTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION OF YOUTH; TO ASSIST YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND YOUTH AT-RISK FOR JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT BY PROVIDING THEM COURT ADVOCACY AND CASE-MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MENTORING AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION SERVICES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND SIMILAR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES.

  • YOUTH AND FAMILY PROGRAMS - CCFY STRONGLY BELIEVES THAT FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF SUPPORTING THE DIVERSION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. CCFY'S PARENT PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM PROVIDES PARENTS OF SYSTEM-INVOLVED YOUTH WITH PEER COACHES TO GUIDE THEM THROUGH THEIR CHILD'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE COURT SYSTEM. CCFY'S FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAM ENGAGES PARENTS AND THEIR YOUNG PEOPLE IN MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS, ONGOING PARENTING WORKSHOPS, ADVOCACY TRAINING, AND FAMILY STRENGTHENING SESSIONS.CCFY'S YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY, AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE STRENGTHS-BASED ALTERNATIVE-TO-INCARCERATION AND ALTERNATIVE-TO-SUSPENSION PROGRAMMING FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. CCFY'S SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS INITIATIVE PROVIDES EARLY DIVERSION PROGRAMMING FOR COURT-INVOLVED YOUTH THROUGH WHICH THEY ARE CONNECTED TO POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND GROUP MENTORING ACTIVITIES. CCFY'S 4AS PROGRAM FEATURES AN INTENSIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR MENTORING SKILLS AND PREPARE THEM TO BECOME "CREDIBLE MESSENGERS" FOR OTHER YOUTH.

    Expenses $631,051 · Grants $16,876

  • TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - IN CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, CCFY PROVIDES EXPERT CONSULTATION TO SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SEEKING TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM. CCFY'S TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES: (1) FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION; (2) CONSULTING WITH JUVENILE JUSTICE AGENCIES TO IMPROVE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; AND (3) GROWING PROGRAMMATIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF GRASSROOTS FAITH AND NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

    Expenses $431,912 · Grants $78,325 · Revenue $408,556

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rev Ruben Austria

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU OCT 2023)

    Total calculated
    $141,118
    From this org
    $101,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,717
    Hours/week
    32

  • Belinda Ramos

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM NOV 2023)

    Total calculated
    $116,612
    From this org
    $98,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,382
    Hours/week
    40

  • Hernan Carvente Martinez

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Antony Bugg-Levine

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michelle Diaz

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chanabelle Arriaga

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Van Dyke Billings III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Briscoe Esq

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashrufa Mishi Faruqee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rechelle Duncan

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julio Alexander Castro

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $147,018
    From this org
    $121,004
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,014
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lisette Nieves

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $151,082
    From this org
    $129,578
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,504
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,578
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,006
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,498
    Filer's total
    $151,082

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET TO EVALUATE AND DETERMINE THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS PART OF THEIR PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. LED BY THE BOARD TREASURER AND BOARD CHAIR, THE BOARD USES DATA FROM THE NONPROFIT COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF NEW YORK'S COMPENSATION SURVEY AS WELL AS COMPENSATION DATA FROM CONTEMPORANEOUS JOB POSTINGS AND INTERVIEWS WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE A REASONABLE COMPENSATION. IF THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO PAY COMPENSATION NOTABLY HIGHER THAN AVERAGE, JUSTIFICATION MUST BE PROVIDED, REVIEWED, AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349309002

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