Connect Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CONNECT IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION OF FAMILY AND GENDER VIOLENCE AND TO THE CREATION OF SAFE FAMILIES AND PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES.CONNECT TRANSFORMS THE ATTITUDES, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS THAT PERPETUATE GENDER AND FAMILY VIOLENCE AND ADDRESSES THESE COMPLEX ISSUES THROUGH PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.
- Income
- $775,455
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 88%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $169,608, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 62% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 54% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 20 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $858,383 spent. COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (CEP): CONNECT RECOGNIZES THE VITAL ROLE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN PREVENTING AND ENDING INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. AS PART OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ELIMINATING FAMILY VIOLENCE, CONNECT ESTABLISHED THE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (CEP) TO HELP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. CONNECT HAS ENGAGED ALMOST 200 COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. SINCE THE HEIGHTS OF COVID IN NYC 2019-2022, AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NYC, INCREASING THE CASES OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, CHANGING THE WAYS ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN SUPPORT SURVIVOR'S SAFETY DUE TO QUARANTINING AND WORK FROM HOME, POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE ACCESS OF ABUSIVE PARTNERS TO THE PERSON(S) THEY ARE HARMING. TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, CONNECT PIVOTED AND EXPANDED ITS REACH TO ONLINE VIA ZOOM AND OTHER REMOTE PLATFORMS. SUBSEQUENTLY WE'RE PIVOTING BACK, USING A HYBRID MODEL, THAT INCORPORATES THE SUCCESSES AND INNOVATION FROM THIS PERIOD TO A HYBRID MODEL, THAT ALLOWS TO MAINTAIN OUR REACH AND MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH IN-PERSON SERVICES AND STILL BE PROTECTIVE AND RECOGNIZES COVID AND OTHER EMERGING HEALTH ISSUES ARE SERIOUS AND STILL IMPACTING CERTAIN COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS THAT WE SERVE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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