By partnering with Community groups and implementing a whole-family care, relationship-based, and place-based program, Community First School (cfs) empowers children in hartford's promise zone neighborhoods to own their own greatness, and become passionate, independent learners able to compete, collaborate, and innovate in a diverse world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 11 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$497K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$539K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$497K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$258K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$472K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$497K
Expenses
$539K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$212K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$415K
FY2024$507K
FY2025$539K
Net assets
$63K
FY2025▼ -40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$99K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$63K

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 Jul 2017.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $466K Management & general 6% · $31K Fundraising 8% · $43K

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; $92K 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
School Leader
$92,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy R Goodwin’s $92K as School Leader is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Timothy R Goodwin$92,000$80,882$74,573$76,834$80,767

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers children in Hartford's Promise Zone through whole-family, relationship-based programs.

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1 program · $466K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Community first school (CFS) opened in august of 2020 to serve children in grades k-5 in north hartford's federally designated promise zone neighborhoods, clay arsenal, upper albany, and northeast.

$466Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$497K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$491K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$539K
Ln 25
Programscol B$466K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$63K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
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$491K
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Total revenueLn 12$497K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$63K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K$48K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$112K$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$105K$63K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$55K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$195K$195K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$34K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$77K$749$749
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$369$5K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$464$464
OccupancyLn 16$38K$31K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$506$506
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$11K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$232$830
Total functional expensesLn 25$539K$466K$31K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $497K$539K−$42K$63K 990 PDF
FY2024 $489K$507K−$18K$105K 990 PDF
FY2023 $472K$415K$56K$123K 990 PDF
FY2022 $326K$358K−$33K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 $258K$212K$46K$99K 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 $497,135 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $485,699$491,241
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,453$5,894
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $71$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $489,223$497,135
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 $333,244$386,010
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $25,646$21,705
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $148,525$131,546
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $507,415$539,261
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,192−$42,126
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $497,135 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$30,000
VIII-1e Government grants$86,856
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$374,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$491,241
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,894$5,894
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,894 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$497,135
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $539,261 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,122 · Management $6,891 · Fundraising $6,890$68,903
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $195,254$195,254
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,433 · Management $4,304 · Fundraising $4,304$43,041
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,314 · Management $749 · Fundraising $749$78,812
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,244$7,244
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $21,705$21,705
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,818$38,818
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,600$3,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $369 · Management $5,077$5,446
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,710 · Management $464 · Fundraising $464$4,638
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,128 · Management $3,578 · Fundraising $3,579$38,285
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,704$8,704
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $506$506
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,034$2,034
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,086 · Management $1,385 · Fundraising $1,385$13,856
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,353$7,353
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $232 · Management $830$1,062
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $466,063 · Management $30,522 · Fundraising $42,676$539,261
Part X · Balance sheet $65,098 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,612$47,668
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,250$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,068$15,034
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,196$2,396
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,126$65,098
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $133$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,269$2,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,402$2,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,724$62,598
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,724$62,598
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,126$65,098
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $62,598 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$497,135
XI-2 Total expenses$539,261
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,126
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,724
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$62,598

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