Collaborative Center for Justice INC

Not tax-deductible

Hartford, CT501(c)(4)Since 1999ReligionEIN 06-1545854Revenue $223K in FY2025

On file with the IRSccfj.org120 Sigourney St, 06105-2755 · Hartford, CTTax-exempt since Aug 1999

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Promote social welfare through advocacy and education.

62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 450 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$223K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$206K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$226K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$223K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$161K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$178K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$223K
Net assets
$226K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$155K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$226K

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 Aug 1999.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $127K Management & general 31% · $63K Fundraising 8% · $16K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $85K 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
$67,339Pt VII · Sec A
$17,244Pt VII · Sec A
Member Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teran Edward Loeppke’s $67K as President is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Teran Edward Loeppke$67,339$44,308———
Dwayne David Paul——$61,751$59,303$60,138
Rachel Scott————$55,152
Rachel Lea Scott———$45,770—
Sherisa Michel$17,244————
Margaret Surdam-Nash—$12,915$1,161——
Lisa Buongiorno——$7,398$4,716—
Mattie Adgers———$468$6,921

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

Collaborative Center for Justice INC is a membership association based in Hartford, CT, formed in 1999.

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1 program · $127K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Educated our network of religious sisters and laypeople on matters of faith, civic engagement and justice to encourage them to take action.

$127Kprogram 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$18K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$223K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$214K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$206K
Ln 25
Programscol B$127K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$226K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$214K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$223K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
SavingsLn 2$163K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$226K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6450
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$222K$235K
Total assetsLn 16$222K$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$215K$226K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$38K$39K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$47K$47K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$3K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$712$181
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$48
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$3K$795
Management feesLn 11a$670$670
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$887$887
Investment management feesLn 11f$392$392
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$2K$412
Information technologyLn 14$11K$7K$3K$755
OccupancyLn 16$12K$7K$4K$841
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$576$500
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$5K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$206K$127K$63K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $223K$206K$16K$226K 990 PDF
FY2024 $190K$203K 990 PDF
FY2023 $178K$197K 990 PDF
FY2022 $159K$175K 990 PDF
FY2021 $161K$155K 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 $222,563 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $186,114$213,538
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,337$9,025
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $190,451$222,563
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 $146,547$158,002
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,668$48,244
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $189,215$206,246
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,236$16,317
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $222,563 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$213,538
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$213,538
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,025 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,025
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,025 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$222,563
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $206,246 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,448 · Management $38,921 · Fundraising $9,924$87,293
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $46,670$46,670
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,000 · Management $4,557$7,557
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,555 · Management $712 · Fundraising $181$2,448
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,634 · Management $48$2,682
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,265 · Management $3,292 · Fundraising $795$11,352
IX-11a Management feesManagement $670$670
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $887$887
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $392$392
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,330$1,330
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,657 · Management $1,805 · Fundraising $412$5,874
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,700 · Management $3,305 · Fundraising $755$10,760
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,472 · Management $3,687 · Fundraising $841$12,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,077 · Management $576 · Fundraising $500$2,153
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,408 · Management $1,000$3,408
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,966 · Management $3,612 · Fundraising $2,192$10,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $127,182 · Management $63,464 · Fundraising $15,600$206,246
Part X · Balance sheet $236,857 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,586$72,476
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $154,179$162,881
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$1,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,765$236,857
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,593$10,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,593$10,600
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $202,522$218,907
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,650$7,350
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $215,172$226,257
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,765$236,857
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $226,257 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$222,563
XI-2 Total expenses$206,246
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,317
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$215,172
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$67
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,299
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$226,257

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