Connecticut · Nonprofit
REACH Western CT Inc
REACH Western CT Inc (Connecticut) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,923,711 to it, the largest being WINGS FOR THINGS FOUNDATION INC ($1,400,000). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $446k
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $1.9M
- Net assets
- $119k
What REACH Western CT Inc does
Mission
Connecting kids and building relationships that change lives by providing programs that offer a consistent, safe, and predictable environment, unconditional love, support, and hope for the future.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Summer Camp - REACH Summer Camp provides the quintessential, rustic camp experience to our highest need population throughout the entire summer. During our six-week summer camp, students engage in outdoor expeditions, team-building activities, health & wellness experiences, water sports, fishing, swimming, summer reading, STEM electives, fine arts, and athletics.
$84,694 spent29% of program spendingAfter School Connections - REACH After School Connections is our daily after school & evening program that offers a safe and consistent environment for children, providing essential elements for their growth and development. Our programs feature 1-to-1 mentoring along with consistent opportunities for academic progress. Participants also benefit from a positive sense of belonging and community, engaging in enriching experiences such as STEM activities, art electives, exercise, and healthy meals and snacks. With a dedicated team of caring adults and mentors, including a 1:4 child to adult staff ratio, we ensure personalized attention and support for every child. Additionally, our door-to-door transportation service ensures access to our programs for all participants, further enhancing inclusivity and accessibility.
$105,610 spent36% of program spendingWeekend Program - REACH Friday Night Expeditions serves as a dynamic positive incentive and reward program for all children who successfully achieve their short-term academic, behavioral, and school attendance goals each month. This exciting program offers a variety of engaging activities, including attending sporting events, theater performances, amusement parks, special restaurant outings, e-sport events, and more. By recognizing and celebrating their achievements, we aim to motivate and inspire our participants while fostering a sense of excitement and accomplishment in their academic and personal endeavors. REACH Saturday Outdoor Expeditions offer an immersive outdoor experience for children throughout the fall, winter, and spring seasons, providing over 240 hours of thrilling adventures. From hiking and backpacking to ziplining, athletics, water activities, and outdoor survival skills training, our expeditions offer a diverse range of opportunities for participants to explore and connect with the natural world. Through these engaging outdoor activities, we aim to foster a love for nature, encourage physical activity, and instill valuable life skills in our youth.
$68,193 spent23% of program spendingMentorship Program - REACH Mentorship Program fosters youth development by connecting high school mentors with younger mentees (grades 3-8) to promote positive character, social growth, and academic success. Mentors support their mentees through homework help, enrichment, and athletic activities, modeling empathy, leadership, and goal-setting. Guided by adult leaders and volunteers, the program incorporates hands-on learning such as robotics, art, science, fitness, and martial arts. Operating one day per week for 12 weeks across three sessions each school year, REACH serves over 75 mentors and mentees, building lasting relationships that inspire confidence, belonging, and resilience.
$33,775 spent12% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $292,272.
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 2023 to 2024, from $361k to $203k (−44%).
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: 2020 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of REACH Western CT Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% 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.
Board chair
Luke Forshaw
Board President (thru Jan 2025)
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $29k → $309k.
5 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% 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 REACH Western CT 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.
How concentrated its funding is
REACH Western CT Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 73% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 70% · 2018 91% · 2019 73% · 2020 86% · 2021 84% · 2022 79% · 2023 65% — 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
62% of REACH Western CT Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 72% 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
87% of REACH Western CT 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. $239k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
REACH Western CT Inc runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like REACH Western CT 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
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
34%
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 REACH Western CT 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 REACH Western CT Inc?
- REACH Western CT Inc (Connecticut) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,923,711 to it, the largest being WINGS FOR THINGS FOUNDATION INC ($1,400,000). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does REACH Western CT Inc have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $1,923,711 in grants to REACH Western CT Inc, 13 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of REACH Western CT Inc?
- WINGS FOR THINGS FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,400,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like REACH Western CT 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 18 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