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The Cornerstone Foundation Incorporated FY2022 filing

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Vernon, CT501(c)(3) EIN 22-2587192Revenue $2.4M in FY2022Latest return filed Oct 10, 2025

On file with the IRScornerstone-rockville.org15 Prospect St, 06066-3215 · Vernon, CTTax-exempt since Jul 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Cornerstone Foundation is a non-profit organization based in rockville, connecticut, a former textile mill city about 15 miles northeast of hartford. The organization provides food, clothing, and shelter to those in need within their community. They also provide after school teen programs for at risk local teenagers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $596K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$128K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$500K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2022▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2022▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$500K
FY2022▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$440K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$500K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$652K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1985.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.0M Management & general 8% · $189K Fundraising 2% · $42K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dick Carterud
Assistant Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew Couzens
Member-At-La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joel Defelice
Member-At-La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eve Magoon
Member-At-La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Motola
Member-At-La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nicole Samokar
Member-At-La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Sauer
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides food, clothing, shelter, and teen programs for community members in need.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Community Kitchen

Provides a dignified environment serving between 3,500 and 4,000 meals per month. Also a food pantry that provides assistance to those needing some extra help who meet the federal guidelines for food assistance.

$862Kprogram expense
02

Clothing Bank

Donated clothing and household goods are taken in, sorted, and distributed free of charge wherever there is a need.

$572Kprogram expense
03

Shelter

A facility to provide temporary shelter for individuals in the area needing a warm, safe place to spend the night.

$525Kprogram 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
Journey Home IncorporatedFY2024$285K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$105K
The US Charitable Gift TrustFY2024$51K
Greater Hartford Gives FoundationFY2024$45K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$35K
Network for Good INCFY2024$30K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$16K
Connecticut Association of Realtors Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$596K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Investment incomeLn 3$999
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$189K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$500K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K
Total assetsLn 16$629K
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$999
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$113K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$414K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$629K
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K
Net assetsLn 32$500K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6600
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.2M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$423K$414K
Total assetsLn 16$576K$629K
LiabilitiesLn 26$191K$128K
Net assetsLn 32$385K$500K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$586K$429K$127K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$18K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$38K$11K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$727$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1.3M$1.3M$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$132K$129K$3K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$107
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$45K$36K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$40K$3K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$2.0M$189K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 10, 2025 $2.7M$2.5M$192K$652K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 7, 2024 $2.9M$2.9M−$43K$459K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 29, 2023 $2.4M$2.2M$117K$500K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2022 $2.3M$2.4M−$55K$385K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 18, 2021 $1.7M$1.6M$74K$440K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,358,088 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,280,432$2,127,977
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$999
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,912$229,112
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,312,347$2,358,088
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $519,061$664,520
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,848,705$1,576,389
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,367,766$2,240,909
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,419$117,179
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,358,088 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,117,477
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,239,956
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,127,977
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $999$999
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$4,101−$4,101
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$22,564
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $210,649$210,649
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $206,548 · Excluded from tax $999$2,358,088
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,240,909 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $429,365 · Management $126,817 · Fundraising $29,928$586,110
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,844 · Management $8,622$26,466
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,468 · Management $10,641 · Fundraising $2,835$51,944
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $727 · Management $16,993$17,720
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,928 · Management $1,308$5,236
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,285,669 · Management $3,676 · Fundraising $1,463$1,290,808
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $129,306 · Management $2,625$131,931
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,189 · Management $107$6,296
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,841$6,841
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,886$22,886
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,736 · Management $8,934$44,670
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,792 · Management $2,837 · Fundraising $7,372$50,001
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,009,910 · Management $189,401 · Fundraising $41,598$2,240,909
Part X · Balance sheet $628,617 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $34,133$112,651
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,336$49,598
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,605$14,655
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $423,405$414,394
X-11 Publicly traded securities$24,670
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,067$2,563
X-15 Other assets$10,086
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $575,546$628,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,724$34,559
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $50,795$795
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $190,905$128,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $384,641$467,887
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$32,320
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $384,641$500,207
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $575,546$628,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $500,207 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,358,088
XI-2 Total expenses$2,240,909
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$117,179
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$384,641
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,613
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$500,207

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