Connecting Generations INC

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Connecting Generations provides the tools that children need to become emotionally strong, resilient, and socially competent individuals who can successfully navigate school and life. Working exclusively through schools and other educational institutions, our mentoring and social-emotional learning programs help children overcome adversity, develop resilience, and build a strong foundation of social-emotional skills such as how to set goals, make responsible decisions, manage emotions, and build positive relationships with adults and peers. These skills are essential for students to engage fully in school and to become advocates for their own success. Our work directly supports public education and plays a critical role in helping break the cycle of adversity in delaware. Our vision is to create strong, sustainable communities through collaborative relationships that create positive, healthy environments in which youth and their families can thrive.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 51-0326869) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 19 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
6.0 mo
of spending, in cash
6.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $30K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
10 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$545K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$632K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$381K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$545K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$710K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$622K
FY2024$470K
FY2025$545K
Expenses
$632K
FY2025+0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$489K
FY2021$434K
FY2022$440K
FY2023$497K
FY2024$631K
FY2025$632K
Net assets
$381K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$465K
FY2022$558K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$494K
FY2025$381K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1990.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $477K Management & general 25% · $155K

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; $93K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$93,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra McKay Non-Voting’s $93K as Executive Director is at the 83rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cassandra McKay Non-Voting$93,000$102,250$86,062$84,515$73,342—
Michele Camponelli Non-Voting—————$36,678
Marie Dugan Nonvoting—————$10,383

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

Equips children with tools for emotional strength, resilience, and social skills to succeed in school and life.

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1 program · $477K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Creative mentoring is our school-based mentoring program. Creative mentoring partners with 100 schools and community-based programs in delaware in all three counties. Mentoring occurs during school hours, and within designated times for community-based after-school programs.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 51-0326869) · Dispute this line
$477Kprogram 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 3 funders$30K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$545K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$509K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$632K
Ln 25
Programscol B$477K
Managementcol C$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$381K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$314K
Total assetsLn 16$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$509K
Government grantsLn 1e$414K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$545K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
SavingsLn 2$242K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$314K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$93K
Total assetsLn 16$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$381K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 610
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$405K$314K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$104K$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$0
Total assetsLn 16$515K$407K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$494K$381K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$93K$79K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$293K$249K$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$56K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$27K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$18K$32K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$12K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$7K$14K
TravelLn 17$19K$11K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$749$749
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$8K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$153
Total functional expensesLn 25$632K$477K$155K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $545K$632K−$87K$381K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $470K$631K−$161K$494K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $622K$497K$125K$647K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $525K$440K$85K$558K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $710K$434K$276K$465K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 12, 2021 $460K$489K−$29K$189K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $545,416 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $425,235$508,726
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,300$29,194
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,636$6,171
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,102$1,325
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $470,273$545,416
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 $496,309$481,250
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,525$151,198
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $630,834$632,448
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$160,561−$87,032
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $545,416 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$414,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,726
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$508,726
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,194$29,194
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,171$6,171
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,325$1,325
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,194 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,496$545,416
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $632,448 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $79,050 · Management $13,950$93,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $248,732 · Management $43,896$292,628
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,223 · Management $8,541$64,764
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,340 · Management $3,518$30,858
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,746$10,746
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,852 · Management $32,119$49,971
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,385 · Management $1,916$4,301
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,420 · Management $1,742$5,162
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,757 · Management $7,701$19,458
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,917 · Management $13,915$20,832
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,521 · Management $8,309$18,830
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $749$749
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,552 · Management $3,288$7,840
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,667 · Management $4,466$12,133
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,023 · Management $153$1,176
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $477,439 · Management $155,009 · Fundraising $0$632,448
Part X · Balance sheet $407,097 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,186$71,621
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $357,011$242,478
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,997$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $103,678$92,998
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $514,872$407,097
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,482$26,151
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,482$26,151
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $267,778$73,378
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $226,612$307,568
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $494,390$380,946
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $514,872$407,097
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $380,946 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$545,416
XI-2 Total expenses$632,448
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$87,032
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$494,390
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$26,412
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$380,946

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