Connecticut · Nonprofit
ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC
ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $640,430 to it, the largest being EASTER SEAL REHABILITATION CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY INC ($396,550). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $259k
- Funders on record
- 12
- Grants received
- $640k
- Net assets
- $151k
What Acts 4 Ministry Inc does
Mission
Acts 4 ministry (acts 4) is a non-denominational, tax exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports the needs of families and individuals in financial distress through the collection and distribution of reusable goods. As a waterbury founded and established organization, acts 4 primarily serves the greater waterbury area. Individuals in need can contact the organization to make an appointment and shop freely throughout the boutique for these necessities. No two circumstances are the same - our clientele come from homelessness through mid-income who have experienced a life devastating or altering event. Through a team of incredible volunteers, who collect both gently used and new items to provide to those we serve, each individual has a shopping experience in the boutique. Each person that comes in for an appointment receives these items free of charge (an average of 82 items per person).
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Furniture - our program is here to provide support for those who have experienced significant life changes as a result of hardships. Whether you had to abandon your furniture during a move or are starting anew, we are dedicated to helping those who have experienced hardship. We serve residents from communities located in greater waterbury and litchfield hills. This portion of the ministry provides for close to 200 homes annually and only allows a family or individual to receive furniture one-time in their relationship with the ministry.
$67,131 spentof which $23,188 as grants$3,650 earned by the program33% of program spendingBoutique - if one has experienced a significant life change as a result of difficult circumstances, our program is here to support and serve as a bridge to help them to the next stage of life. The boutique is set to provide free clothing, accessories, and outerwear twice per year per client - once during the spring/summer season and once during the fall/winter season and serves residents from communities located in greater waterbury and litchfield hills.
$67,130 spentof which $23,189 as grants33% of program spendingPersonal care closet - no matter your current life situation, practicing good personal hygiene and maintaining a clean home can leave you feeling revitalized. Our program provides you with the necessary supplies to keep both yourself and your living space clean and prepared to take on the day. Our volunteers have collected data to identify the circumstances our clients face. These include downsizing, inflation, loss of loved ones and primary income. The demand for our services has increased significantly, with over 65% of our clients being new to our ministry. Many struggle to meet basic needs, including hygiene and clean clothes. Our dedicated volunteers have distributed 82 items per person.
$67,131 spentof which $23,188 as grants33% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $201,392.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $70k to $220k (+214%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 4% · 2024 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Sarah Dimeo-Carabetta
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $60k → $86k.
4 of 12 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 11 of 12 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 62% of grant income and the top three 93%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
93% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 79% · 2018 61% · 2019 68% · 2020 57% · 2021 78% · 2022 59% · 2023 59% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
57% of ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 75% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
98% of ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC's grant income comes from Connecticut funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $202k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC is better cushioned than half of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
61% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC?
- ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 12 organizations whose IRS filings report $640,430 to it, the largest being EASTER SEAL REHABILITATION CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY INC ($396,550). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC have?
- IRS filings report 12 organizations giving $640,430 in grants to ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC?
- EASTER SEAL REHABILITATION CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY INC is the largest funder on record, with $396,550 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 12 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing