Creative Connections INC EIN 13-3697184 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Creative Connections INC FY2020 filing

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Connects US classrooms with global peers through arts-based cultural education exchanges. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $282K in revenue, $265K in expenses, and $117K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Norwalk, CT
Website
www.creativeconnections.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$282KFY2020
Expenses
$265K
Net assets
$117K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  13-3697184 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Norwalk, CT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects US classrooms with global peers through arts-based cultural education exchanges.
Leadership
Alan Steckler · President, Founder
Money in and out
$282K revenue, $265K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$282K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$265K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$117K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $17K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$282K
FY2020
Expenses
$265K
FY2020
Total assets
$126K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2020
Total revenue
$282K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$265K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$117K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$17K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$126K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCreative Connections INC
EINHdr · item D13-3697184
Principal addressHdr · item CNorwalk, CT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.creativeconnections.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President, Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Bod
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Alan Steckler$19,092$9,594
Alan Steckler$17,070

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $196K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

An international cultural education organization that creates and facilitates arts-based exchanges between classrooms in the USA and their peers around the world. Its programs for grades three to twelve educate young people by encouraging their awareness, understanding and appreciation of other cultures as well as their own.

$196Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$217K · 77%
Program service revenue$55K · 19%
Investment income$10K · 4%
Contributions & grants77%$217K
Program service revenue19%$55K
Investment income4%$10K
— government grantsLn 1e$11K
Total revenueLn 12$282K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.12
Program services74%$196K
Management & general14%$37K
Fundraising12%$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$265K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$117K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $112K · Operating expenses/yr $265K
5.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $196K · Total expenses $265K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $37K · Total expenses $265K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $32K · Total expenses $265K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $32K · Solicited contributions $206K
$0.15 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $217K · Total revenue $282K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants $11K · Total revenue $282K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $55K · Total revenue $282K
19%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $282K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $55K · Total expenses $265K
21%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $282K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $117K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $282K · Expenses $265K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $126K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $117K · Total assets $126K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $92K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $126K
73%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alan Steckler · Reported title President, Founder · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $265K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $165K · Total expenses $265K
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 15%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 6%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$130K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$375K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$306K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$361K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$306K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$282K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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