Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Connecticut Forum Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.6Mrevenue
FY2025 · +113% in 3 yrs12staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin19.8%
Months of reserve7.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.5%
Middle half of peersMedianConnecticut Forum
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.1M spent
Programs$1.8M86%Management and general$118k6%Fundraising$178k8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$115k in FY2023 and −$185k in FY2024. Cash covers 7.9 months, above the peer median of 4.5.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
21 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 9% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort33funders
$226ka year, last 3 years
28%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Connecticut Humanities Council IncSince FY2020$25k$23k$119k$37kHarvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation IncStopped after FY2019$67k$34k$20k–United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne ConnecticutStopped after FY2020$8k$16k$12k$10k–Hartford HospitalOn and off$7k$9k$12kHampshire Foundation IncOn and off$10k$10kTrinity Health of New England Corporation IncStopped after FY2019$7k$12k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$53k$125k$49k$106k$116k$237k12 other fundersUp to $8k a year each$17k$9k$5k$10k$250$10k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped