The Connecticut Project Action

Bridgeport, CTUnknown exempt organizationEIN 88-3389005Revenue $3.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSctproject.org/ct-project-action-fund1019 Main Street 1090 · Bridgeport, CT

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Advocating for a CT where race, income, geography, etc. No longer predetermine opportunity

93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$229K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $594K a year · 32% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$229K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$249K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.8M
+192% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2024▲ +192%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$566K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.8M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +134%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$379K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +303%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$188K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $2.3M Management & general 7% · $160K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $229K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President of Advocacy
$91,376Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$52,055Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$30,038Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Administrative Offic
$14,628Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$13,235Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$12,803Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$8,913Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Investme
$5,871Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Melvin Medina$91,376—
Meghan Holden$52,055—
Garth Harries$30,038$49,863
Adriana Joseph$14,628$27,404
Mirellise Vazquez$5,871$19,433
Courtney Parkerson$13,235$8,352
Jonathan Cabral$12,803—
Nordia Savage$8,913$7,541

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes equal opportunity for all Connecticut residents, regardless of background.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, we invested in voting rights, equitable access to early childhood education, and housing policy: 1) yes, for safe and accessible democracy: funded and engaged in a ballot measure to expand access to absentee voting.

$2.3Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $510K · 2022–2023
Open Communities AllianceCT · FY2023$25,000
Norwalk Acts INCCT · FY2023$15,000
Northeast Early Childhood CouncilNJ · FY2023$15,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$11,425
Common Cause Education FundDC · FY2023$11,425
Yes for Freedom to Vote EarlyFY2022$250,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$160K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$809K$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K$76K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K$249K
Net assetsLn 32$442K$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$33K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$420K$393K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$107K$101K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$24K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$7K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$59K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.4M$1.4M$23K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$20K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$221K$188K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$25K$11K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$260
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$254
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.3M$160K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.8M$2.4M$1.3M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.0M$254K$442K 990 PDF
FY2022 $566K$379K$188K$188K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,790,025 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,300,000$3,790,050
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$25
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,300,000$3,790,025
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $179,975$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $416,592$611,442
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $449,326$1,837,916
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,045,893$2,449,358
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $254,107$1,340,667
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,790,025 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,790,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,790,050
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$25−$25
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$25 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,790,025
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,449,358 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,913 · Management $24,930$57,843
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $393,090 · Management $27,251$420,341
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $100,528 · Management $6,324$106,852
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,765 · Management $2,641$26,406
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,440 · Management $2,861$5,301
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,944 · Management $8,144$15,088
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $59,659$59,659
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $58,947 · Management $17,158$76,105
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,359,506 · Management $23,484$1,382,990
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,949 · Management $3,020$22,969
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $187,904 · Management $33,092$220,996
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,588 · Management $10,537$35,125
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,718 · Management $260$1,978
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,750$15,750
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,701 · Management $254$1,955
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,289,402 · Management $159,956 · Fundraising $0$2,449,358
Part X · Balance sheet $2,031,803 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $808,877$1,925,710
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $300,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,316$29,714
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $77,340$76,379
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,200,533$2,031,803
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $758,528$249,131
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $758,528$249,131
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $442,005$1,782,672
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,200,533$2,031,803
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,782,672 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,790,025
XI-2 Total expenses$2,449,358
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,340,667
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$442,005
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,782,672

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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