Norwalk Acts INC

Tax-deductible

Norwalk, CT501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 82-5334443Revenue $1.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnorwalkacts.org9 Mott Avenue, 06850-3330 · Norwalk, CTTax-exempt since Jun 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To collectively transform systems by ensuring resources, policies, practices, and power structures actively dismantle racism and drive equitable outcomes for every Norwalk child and young person.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$299K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $104K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$299K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $346K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$59K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$820K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$781K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$674K
FY2021$890K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$820K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$486K
FY2022$945K
FY2023$824K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$820K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.1M Management & general 13% · $168K Fundraising 3% · $34K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $299K 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
$186,487Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$112,198Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer D Barahona’s $186K as CEO is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer D Barahona$186,487$178,095$170,188$165,827$153,208$153,259
Jesse Buccolo$112,198$116,499————
Anthony Allison—————$106,807
Paula Palmero——$103,454$102,348——

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

Transforming systems to dismantle racism and ensure equitable outcomes for every child.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization connects people, organizations, and systems throughout norwalk to align efforts and work in partnership to coordinate improvements at every developmental stage so that children are on track academically, physically, and socially-emotionally, from cradle to career.

$1.1Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $257K · 2022–2024
United Way of CoastalCT · FY2024$44,490
Waterbury Bridge to Success Community PartnershipCT · FY2024$21,000
United Way of CoastalCT · FY2023$83,000
Waterbury Bridge to Success Community PartnershipCT · FY2023$22,000
United Way of CoastalCT · FY2022$22,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$949K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$168K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$820K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K
Total assetsLn 16$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$949K
Government grantsLn 1e$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$269K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$269K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$595K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
Net assetsLn 32$820K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
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$525K$269K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$524K$595K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$59K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$820K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$69K$69K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$55K$44K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$637K$569K$54K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$10K$3K$666
Other employee benefitsLn 9$68K$67K$1K$319
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$59K$9K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$172K$172K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$15K$14K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$7K$7K$734
TravelLn 17$28K$17K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$14K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$168K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.0M$1.3M−$224K$820K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.4M$213K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$115K$824K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.2M$460K$945K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$890K$183K$486K 990 PDF
FY2020 $781K$674K$107K$303K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,048,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,496,241$948,915
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,173$77,259
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,302$22,291
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,586,716$1,048,465
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $124,500$69,234
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,026,694$900,066
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $222,035$302,731
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,373,229$1,272,031
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $213,487−$223,566
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $1,048,465 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$95,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$853,915
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$948,915
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $77,259$77,259
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,291$22,291
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,259 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,291$1,048,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,272,031 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $69,234$69,234
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,167 · Management $44,134 · Fundraising $11,034$110,335
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $569,437 · Management $54,080 · Fundraising $13,519$637,036
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,979 · Management $2,663 · Fundraising $666$13,308
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,844 · Management $1,278 · Fundraising $319$68,441
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,292 · Management $9,323 · Fundraising $2,331$70,946
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,219$15,219
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $171,720$171,720
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,903$3,903
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,003 · Management $13,503 · Fundraising $1,500$30,006
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,337 · Management $6,603 · Fundraising $734$14,674
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,951 · Management $10,745$27,696
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,326 · Fundraising $3,735$18,061
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,121$1,121
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,299$5,299
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,032$15,032
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,070,322 · Management $167,871 · Fundraising $33,838$1,272,031
Part X · Balance sheet $878,807 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $525,032$268,535
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,915$9,363
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,565$4,075
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,103$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $524,244$594,634
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,200$2,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,082,577$878,807
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,313$59,203
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,313$59,203
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $839,809$696,763
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $202,455$122,841
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,042,264$819,604
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,082,577$878,807
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $819,604 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,048,465
XI-2 Total expenses$1,272,031
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$223,566
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,042,264
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$906
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$819,604

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