Active City strives to work with community stakeholders to transform Hartford into Americas most physically active city for children. We seek to provide the opportunity and encourage the participation of all Hartford youth in organized and affordable athletic programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 20% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$490K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$288K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$423K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$490K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$139K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$518K
FY2025$490K
Expenses
$288K
FY2025▼ -35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$335K
FY2023$420K
FY2024$442K
FY2025$288K
Net assets
$423K
FY2025▲ +91%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$50K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$222K
FY2025$423K

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 Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $274K Management & general 4% · $12K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $20K 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 Dir.
$20,020Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Y Juste’s $20K as Executive Dir. is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brian Gallagher——$34,667$20,167$15,000
Brian Gallagher to 0324—$28,000———
Alexx Dennis—$23,400———
Melissa Y Juste$20,020————
Melissa Y Juste Fr 0324—$3,850———

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

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

Encourages and provides affordable athletic programs for all Hartford youth.

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1 program · $274K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Hartford Youth Sports Collaborative Program

Building on the success of the Jump Start Program funded with ARPA funds, Active City continued its management of the Hartford Youth Sports Collaborative, to support and build capacity of Hartford based youth sport providers.

$274Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K
Grants paid · 43 grants · $594K · 2021–2024
CT Lady CanesFY2024$20,488
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,000
2-4-1 CareCT · FY2024$15,000
Hartford Knights CorpCT · FY2024$13,500
Hartford Soccer Club INCCT · FY2024$6,500
Hartford Premier Developmt LeFY2024$5,900
Hartford Premier & DevelopmtFY2023$30,669
Grants Less Than 5000FY2023$27,588
Hartford Soccer Club INCCT · FY2023$22,847
2-4-1 CareCT · FY2023$15,979
Jadha FoundationCT · FY2023$14,200
Hartford Hurricanes BaseballFY2023$12,601
Hoopwave NewbirthministriesCT · FY2023$12,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,129
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$490K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$288K
Ln 25
Programscol B$274K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$423K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$423K
Total assetsLn 16$423K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Government grantsLn 1e$225K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$490K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$368K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$423K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$423K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$423K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
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$423K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$222K$423K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$222K$423K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$80K$80K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$18K$18K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$20K$12K$6K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$459$153
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$33K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$831$831
Office expensesLn 13$172$172
Information technologyLn 14$355$355
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$229$229
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K$698
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$23K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$288K$274K$12K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $490K$288K$202K$423K 990 PDF
FY2024 $518K$442K$76K$222K 990 PDF
FY2023 $411K$420K−$9K$145K 990 PDF
FY2022 $439K$335K$105K$154K 990 PDF
FY2021 $139K$50K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $489,892 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $518,463$424,222
I-9 Program service revenue$55,883
I-10 Investment income$9,787
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $518,463$489,892
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $217,289$98,167
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $59,477$36,827
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $165,660$152,917
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $442,426$287,911
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,037$201,981
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $489,892 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$225,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$199,222
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$424,222
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,883$55,883
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,787$9,787
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,883 · Excluded from tax $9,787$489,892
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $287,911 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $80,167$80,167
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,000$18,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,012 · Management $6,006 · Fundraising $2,002$20,020
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,190$14,190
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,005 · Management $459 · Fundraising $153$2,617
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,515$1,515
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,000 · Management $1,919$34,919
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $831$831
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $172$172
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $355$355
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $229$229
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,608 · Management $698$14,306
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,744$76,744
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,763 · Management $1,083$23,846
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,549 · Management $12,207 · Fundraising $2,155$287,911
Part X · Balance sheet $423,497 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $221,516$55,106
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$368,391
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,516$423,497
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $221,516$423,497
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,516$423,497
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $423,497 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,892
XI-2 Total expenses$287,911
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$201,981
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$221,516
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$423,497

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