Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1975.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
10 people listed on the 990; $141K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhonda Evans | $140,819 | $106,747 | $95,763 | — | — |
| Debra S Polun | — | — | $129,678 | $125,343 | $90,351 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Connecticut Association for Community Action INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Strengthens communities, empowers families, and addresses poverty through policy and leadership development.
Questions for Connecticut Association for Community Action INC
Your first name shows with your question. Connecticut Association for Community Action INC answers here, for everyone.
Cafca provides a framework for the statewide anti-poverty network that works to reduce and alleviate the conditions and barriers that perpetuate poverty. Programs provided by member agencies include: asset development, childcare and youth development, criminal justice, energy and weatherization, health, housing and shelter, nutrition…
Cafca provides education and training to its delegate agencies. Its annual conference attracts more than 300 leaders, child advocates and other stakeholders from all sectors of the state who are developing high impact strategies to end poverty.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
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By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $857K | $1.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.1M | $1.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $612K | $1.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $442K | $435K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $188K | $188K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $154K | $138K | $15K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $165K | $157K | $8K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $15K | $14K | $603 | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $74K | $71K | $3K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $24K | $23K | $969 | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $67K | $67K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $706 | $706 | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $11K | $11K | $458 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $3K | $142 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4K | $4K | $177 | |
| TravelLn 17 | $12K | $12K | $490 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $49K | $49K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $3K | $140 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $469K | $468K | $1K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $9K | $9K | $96 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.8M | $3.7M | $98K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 5, 2026 | $3.8M | $3.8M | −$21K | $435K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2025 | $3.2M | $3.3M | −$31K | $442K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 31, 2024 | $3.7M | $3.8M | −$16K | $457K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2023 | $4.4M | $4.1M | $248K | $470K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 24, 2021 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $3K | $222K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,766,629 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,766,629 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,787,437 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,453,263 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $435,296 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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