Caroline House INC

Bridgeport, CT501(c)(3)EIN 06-1455101Revenue $680K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthecarolinehouse.org574 Stillman St, 06608-1328 · Bridgeport, CTTax-exempt since Jan 1963Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To enable women and children to reach their potential through education and life skills.

86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $29K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$680K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$587K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$781K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$680K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$660K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$567K
FY2025$680K
Expenses
$587K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$526K
FY2022$526K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$587K
Net assets
$781K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$666K
FY2022$551K
FY2023$612K
FY2024$658K
FY2025$781K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1963.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $505K Management & general 10% · $58K Fundraising 4% · $24K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$91,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022
Helen Ramos Paiz$91,200$91,200$62,702

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers women and children with education and life skills to achieve their full potential.

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2 programs · $505K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community servedcaroline house serves low-income immigrant women and their children who live in the greater bridgeport, connecticut area. One third of bridgeport's 148,333 residents are foreign-born; 23% are below the poverty level; and 12% have extremely limited english proficiency.

$502Kprogram expense
02

Menu of serviceswe offer esl and life skills classes for the women; an early childhood education program for their two through five year old children, which prepares them for the transition to kindergarten; and after school tutoring and summer enrichment for their elementary and middle school age YOUNGSTERS.BELOW is a short description…

$3Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$680K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$587K
Ln 25
Programscol B$505K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$781K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K
Total assetsLn 16$814K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$680K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$316K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$316K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$358K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$814K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$781K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$210K$316K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$328K$358K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$128K$125K
Total assetsLn 16$670K$814K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$658K$781K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$274K$213K$42K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$19K$691$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$360$398
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K$120$120
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K$75$75
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$558$617
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$209K$209K$200$200
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$37K$1K$999
Total functional expensesLn 25$587K$505K$58K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $680K$587K$93K$781K 990 PDF
FY2024 $567K$555K$12K$658K 990 PDF
FY2023 $591K$555K$36K$612K 990 PDF
FY2022 $445K$526K−$81K$551K 990 PDF
FY2021 $660K$526K$135K$666K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $680,438 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $509,624$620,043
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,778$17,887
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,049$42,508
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $567,451$680,438
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $288,051$296,594
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $267,359$290,775
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $555,410$587,369
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,041$93,069
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $680,438 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$620,043
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$620,043
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,356$10,356
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $7,531$7,531
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $42,508$42,508
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $7,531 · Excluded from tax $52,864$680,438
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $587,369 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $212,825 · Management $42,073 · Fundraising $19,096$273,994
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,186 · Management $691 · Fundraising $2,723$22,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,573$12,573
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,163 · Management $360 · Fundraising $398$3,921
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,760 · Management $120 · Fundraising $120$12,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,339 · Management $75 · Fundraising $75$7,489
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,901 · Management $558 · Fundraising $617$6,076
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $209,041 · Management $200 · Fundraising $200$209,441
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,259 · Management $1,017 · Fundraising $999$39,275
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $505,474 · Management $57,667 · Fundraising $24,228$587,369
Part X · Balance sheet $813,726 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $209,515$315,835
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$5,800
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,466$6,216
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $127,627$125,416
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $327,675$357,986
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,614$2,473
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $669,897$813,726
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,172$1,572
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,000$29,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,784$2,489
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,956$33,061
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $605,955$736,283
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $51,986$44,382
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $657,941$780,665
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $669,897$813,726
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $780,665 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$680,438
XI-2 Total expenses$587,369
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$93,069
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$657,941
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,573
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$17,082
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$780,665

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