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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH INC

EIN 26-4482112 BRONX, NY

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Revenue 2024
$1,165,462
Expenses 2024
$1,670,267

Program services were 61.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
I21
Classification
1200
Street
369 EST 149TH STREET 7TH FLOOR

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION, WE ARE ON A MISSION TO DISRUPT THE YOUTH PRISON PIPELINE BY DELIVERING DIRECT SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, MENTORING, TRAINING AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS. OUR DREAM IS TO SEE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TAKE THE LEAD IN CREATING A FUTURE WHERE NO CHILD IS BEHIND BARS.

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 $651,053 · Grants $14,411

  • 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 $372,308 · Grants $1,095 · Revenue $267,905

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Belinda Ramos

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $168,693
    From this org
    $141,709
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,984
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,709
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,984
    Filer's total
    $168,693
  • 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 (THRU NOV 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Van Dyke Billings III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashrufa Mishi Faruqee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mariely Moronta-Sanchez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ha Nguyen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julio Alexander Castro

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $157,093
    From this org
    $131,185
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,908
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,185
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,908
    Filer's total
    $157,093
  • Lisette Nieves

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $158,606
    From this org
    $133,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,075
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,531
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,075
    Filer's total
    $158,606

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,165,462
    Expenses
    $1,670,267
    Contributions
    $830,628
    Grants paid
    $15,506
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,457,924
    Expenses
    $1,803,216
    Contributions
    $1,046,432
    Grants paid
    $95,201
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,866,211
    Expenses
    $1,737,647
    Contributions
    $1,181,766
    Grants paid
    $25,185

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,479,863
    Expenses
    $1,670,069
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,931,991
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,635,131
    Expenses
    $2,024,629
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,526,442
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,881,269
    Expenses
    $3,158,026
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,083,670
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,337,788
    Expenses
    $4,083,989
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,541,832
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,527,629
    Expenses
    $3,446,398
    Assets (EOY)
    $965,569
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,793,439
    Expenses
    $2,010,601
    Assets (EOY)
    $446,475
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,728,295
    Expenses
    $1,657,426
    Assets (EOY)
    $635,407
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,388,481
    Expenses
    $1,369,147
    Assets (EOY)
    $544,188
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,261,371
    Expenses
    $980,006
    Assets (EOY)
    $517,503
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $862,412
    Assets (EOY)
    $307,232

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.