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CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC

CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $250,000 to it, the largest being THE PETER AND CARMEN LUCIA BUCK FOUNDATION INC ($250,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$1.3M
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$250k
Net assets
$261k
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Ccms Foundation for Youth Inc does

Mission

It is the foundation's mission to support our state's youth with resources, mentorship, and advocacy for state and community support that will foster opportunities where young people can develop skills and connections to navigate life's challenges and achieve their aspirations.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Program

  1. The foundation was developed in response to the "young people first: a bold plan to address connecticut's statewide crisis" report, which is a strong call to action to remedy the challenges faced by young people who are disconnected from education and employment. It is the foundation's mission to support our state's youth with resources, mentorship, and advocacy for state and community support that will foster opportunities where young people can develop skills and connections to navigate life's challenges and achieve their aspirations.

    $989,350 spent$1,250,000 earned by the program
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $989,350.

02The organization over time

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

Joseph Thornton

Executive director

Board chair

Joseph Delong

Board president

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'25*
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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.

Where its funders are

CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Connecticut, across 1 state in all.

NY

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,064 youth development nonprofits its size.

Operating margin21% · top quartile
Months of reserve3.2mo · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,064 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025

Organizations like CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH 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

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

100% of spending goes to programs.

Program 100%Management 0%Fundraising 0%

Governance

10
board members
100%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CT

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Questions and answers

Who funds CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC?
CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $250,000 to it, the largest being THE PETER AND CARMEN LUCIA BUCK FOUNDATION INC ($250,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $250,000 in grants to CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC.
Who is the largest funder of CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH INC?
THE PETER AND CARMEN LUCIA BUCK FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $250,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like CCMS FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH 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.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 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