Connecticut Childrens Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN THROUGH FAMILY-CENTERED CARE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. WE EMBRACE DISCOVERY, TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE IN ALL THAT WE DO. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL CHILDREN IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
- Income
- $639.6 million
- Spending
- $609.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 84%
- Employees
- 2,885
- Volunteers
- 95
- Highest pay
- $2.1 million, director - president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 42% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 23 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 September 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 (4)
- $436.4 million spent. EXPENSES INCURRED TO PROVIDE ACUTE CARE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO CHILDREN FROM CONNECTICUT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
- BACKGROUND ========== CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER ("CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S") IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL CHILDREN IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL CHILDREN WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ITS BOARD IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. ADDITIONALLY, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S BOARD CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS AND HIGHLY TRAINED SPECIALISTS PROVIDE ADVANCED CLINICAL AND SURGICAL CARE TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGERS. HOWEVER, THE IMPACT MADE ON HEALTH CARE IN CONNECTICUT REACHES FAR BEYOND THEIR WALLS AND INTO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PIONEERED AN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH MODEL WHICH LEADS RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF ROBUST OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF CONNECTICUT'S CHILDREN. THIS MODEL, WHICH SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE, HELPS KEEP CHILDREN SAFER AND HEALTHIER. IT ALSO EMPOWERS COMMUNITY PEDIATRICIANS TO PROVIDE BETTER PRIMARY CARE, SO THAT TOGETHER THEY CAN SUCCEED IN MAKING CHILDREN IN CONNECTICUT THE HEALTHIEST IN THE NATION. PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FROM EVERY CORNER OF CONNECTICUT, AND NOW MASSACHUSETTS, HAVE BENEFITED FROM CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S ONGOING CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED GROWTH. NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXTENDED PATIENT SERVICES HAVE EXPANDED CAPABILITIES THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. HISTORY ======= CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NOT-FOR-PROFIT WITH A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 1,000 WHO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE IN MORE THAN 30 PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS THE PRIMARY PEDIATRIC TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE UCONN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, HAS A TEACHING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FRANK H. NETTER, M.D. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY AND IS A RESEARCH PARTNER OF THE JACKSON LABORATORY. THE HISTORY OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SPANS MORE THAN 100 YEARS. FOUNDED AS A 10-BED HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN WHO SUFFERED THEN INCURABLE CONDITIONS SUCH AS CEREBRAL PALSY, SPINA BIFIDA AND POLIO, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS NOW ONE OF ONLY TWO FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN NEW ENGLAND AND IS THE ONLY FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN CONNECTICUT. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF PEDIATRIC SERVICES IN LOCATIONS ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND IN MASSACHUSETTS, INCLUDING AT HOSPITALS IN HARTFORD AND WATERBURY, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN HARTFORD AND FARMINGTON, AN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER IN FARMINGTON PRIMARY CARE CENTERS AND EAST HARTFORD AND WEST HARTFORD, FIVE SPECIALTY CARE CENTERS, AND 11 OTHER LOCATIONS. ITS LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IS THE BUSIEST BETWEEN BOSTON AND NEW YORK. MISSION ======= CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN THROUGH FAMILY-CENTERED CARE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S EMBRACES DISCOVERY, TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE IN ALL THAT IT DOES. PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE ====================== CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OFFERS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE TO CHILDREN AND OUR PHYSICIANS AND PROGRAMS ARE CONSISTENTLY HONORED FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIAL CENTER (ANCC) THROUGH ITS PRACTICE TRANSITION ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (PTAP). CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S RECEIVED MAGNET RECOGNITION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER'S MAGNET RECOGNITON PROGRAM. RECENT AWARDS INCLUDE THE 2024-2025 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND THE 2024-2025 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HAS BEEN NAMED AS A LEVEL 1 CHILDREN'S SURGERY CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS CHILDREN'S SURVEY VERIFICATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (ACS CSV). CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'SHAS BEEN NAMED NEW ENGLAND'S FIRST AND ONLY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC SEDATION (SPS). CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2023 eHEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS WINNER IN THE CATEGORY OF BEST COVID-19 PANDEMIC RELATED COMMUNICATIONS. ADDITIONAL AWARDS INCLUDE THE 2024 CHIME HEALTHCARE'S MOST WIRED AWARD, 3M AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SKIN SAFETY, 2017-2020 LANTERN AWARD, AND 2024, GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - RESUSCITATION GOLD AWARD FOR NEONATOLOGY AND INFANT CARE. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE AT THE MEDICAL CENTER THAT HAVE TIME AND AGAIN EARNED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HONORS AND ACCOLADES INCLUDING,
- - 2025 American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) Electrodiagnostic Laboratory Accreditation; - 2025 ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support-Gold Level - 2025 Adult Congenital Heart Association Accredited Comprehensive Care Center; - 2025 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality; - 2025 Level 1 ACS Verified Children's Surgery Center; - 2025 Society for Pediatric Sedation Center of Excellence; - 2025 Get With the Guidelines from American Heart Association; - 2023 Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition; - 2023 Society for Pediatric Sedation Center of Excellence; - 2024 Becker's 100 Hospital and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs; - 2024 Becker's Healthcare named Bob Duncan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, to it's "Hospital and Health System COOs to Know" list for 2024; - 2024 Becker's Healthcare named Sarah Matney, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, to it's "Chief Nursing Officer to Know" list for 2024; - 2024 LGBTQ + Healthcare Equality High Performer, Human Rights Campaign - 2024, 2022 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - RESUSCITATION GOLD AWARD FOR NEONATOLOGY AND INFANT CARE; - 2023, 2022 eHEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR BEST COVID-19 PANDEMIC RELATED COMMUNICATIONS; - 2021-23 EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT ORGANIZATION GOLD LEVEL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE; - 2024-2025, 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019, 2018 & 2017 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL; - 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018 & 2017 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS; - 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018 & 2017 CHIME HEALTHCARE'S MOST WIRED AWARD; - 2025, 2023, 2022, 2018 3M AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SKIN SAFETY; - 2020, 2019, 2018 & 2017 LANTERN AWARD; - 2016 CHILDKIND HOSPITAL DESIGNATION; - 2016 PRESS GANEY SUCCESS STORY AWARD; - 2016 HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL HEALTHCARE HERO (CHRISTINE FINCK, M.D.); - 2016 HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL BEST IN BUSINESS, ONCOLOGY (CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS); - 2016 TOP MASTER'S IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION; - 2022, 2016 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - RESUSCITATION SILVER AWARD; AND - 2015 TOP WORKPLACE IN CONNECTICUT, RANKED 10TH IN LARGE ORGANIZATION CATEGORY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH ("OCCH") ========================================= CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OFFICE FOR COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH ("THE OFFICE") ELEVATES THE EFFECTIVENESS AND STATUS OF THE MEDICAL CENTER AS A CRITICAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE BY DEVELOPING, PROMOTING, SUPPORTING, EVALUATING AND DISSEMINATING INNOVATIVE, EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS CHILDREN'S CRITICAL HEALTH NEEDS. WHAT WE DO ---------- THE OFFICE ADDRESSES CRITICAL CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CHILDREN'S LIVES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THEIR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE OFFICE NOT ONLY SERVES AS A CRITICAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE, BUT ALSO CULTIVATES INNOVATIVE AND COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS EXISTING GAPS IN OUR HEALTH CARE AND CHILD SERVICE SYSTEMS. THROUGH THE OFFICE, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER ENSURES THAT FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORTS THEM IN PROMOTING THEIR CHILDREN'S OPTIMAL HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. OUR MODEL --------- THE OFFICE OVERSEES A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CHILDREN'S HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. THOSE PROGRAMS, AND THEIR COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS, NOT ONLY FOCUS ON THE TRADITIONAL AREAS OF CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, FAMILY SUPPORT, AND EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, BUT ALSO TOUCH OTHER SECTORS INCLUDING FOOD AND NUTRITION, HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CHILD WELFARE, AND TRANSPORTATION. THE OFFICE TAKES A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO PROMOTING CHILDREN'S OPTIMAL HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT: 1. STRENGTHENING EXISTING COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PROGRAMS; 2. FACILITATING SYNERGIES AMONG THOSE PROGRAMS; AND 3. SERVING AS AN INNOVATION INCUBATOR FOR PROMISING APPROACHES THAT IMPROVE SHORT AND LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN. THE OFFICE SERVES AS A NEW MODEL FOR OTHER CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS TO FOLLOW IN TERMS OF DEMONSTRATING THEIR COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO MAINTAIN TAX EXEMPT STATUS. IN THE PAST, HOSPITALS HAVE TRADITIONALLY RELIED ON DOCUMENTING THE DISCOUNTED AND UNREIMBURSED CARE THAT THEY PROVIDE TO PATIENTS. NOW, UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, THERE HAS BEEN A SHARP REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO ARE UNINSURED AND, THEREFORE, A REDUCTION IN THE NEED FOR DISCOUNTED OR UNREIMBURSED CARE. BECAUSE OF THAT, HOSPITALS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO FIND NEW WAYS TO DEMONSTRATE THE BENEFIT THEY OFFER TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE OFFICE'S MODEL OFFERS A STRATEGIC APPROACH THAT SHOWS HOW ITS PROGRAMS ARE LINKED TO CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND HOW THEY ARE ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS. ALSO, THE OFFICE'S FOCUS ON PREVENTIVE AND COST-EFFECTIVE MODELS OF CARE FOR CHILDREN IS TIMELY GIVEN THE SHIFT IN HEALTHCARE TOWARDS ACCOUNTABLE CARE THAT EMPHASIZES VALUE IN TERMS OF KEEPING POPULATIONS HEALTHY. THE OFFICE TAKES AN ACTIVE LEADERSHIP ROLE IN INFORMING POPULATION HEALTH EFFORTS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. OUR IMPACT, AT A GLANCE ----------------------- THE OFFICE HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A CRITICAL RESOURCE IN THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION AND IS: - PARTNERING WITH THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE, STATEWIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM; AND - ENGAGED IN ONGOING DIALOGUE ON KEY PUBLIC POLICY CONCEPTS NECESSARY FOR SYSTEM-BUILDING WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU, THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. THE OFFICE PROGRAMS ------------------- CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH OPERATES A TOTAL OF 17 PROGRAMS: INNOVATION: - CHILDHOOD PROSPERITY LAB - EASY BREATHING; - KOHL'S START CHILDHOOD OFF RIGHT PROGRAM; - CARE COORDINATION COLLABORATIVE MODEL; AND - NORTH HARTFORD ASCEND DIRECT SERVICES: - CONNECTICUT C
- THE KOHL'S START CHILDHOOD OFF RIGHT (SCOR) PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO DECREASING OBESITY IN HARTFORD CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 2 BY FIVE PERCENT. SCOR IS WORKING TO ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1) CONVENE A COLLABORATIVE OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE MOBILIZED TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY; 2) EDUCATE PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS TO COUNSEL HARTFORD FAMILIES ON HEALTHY NUTRITION AND ACTIVITY AND PROVIDE REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR AT RISK 0-2 YEAR OLDS; 3) TRAIN COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORKERS ON COUNSELING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES WITH 0-2 YEAR OLDS TO UTILIZE CONSISTENT HEALTHY GROWTH MESSAGING; 4) CONNECT HARTFORD FAMILIES TO HEALTH PROMOTION ORGANIZATIONS DURING WELLNESS EVENTS AND SHARING HEALTHY EATING MESSAGES; AND 5) REFER AT RISK FAMILIES TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT INFOLINE TO CONNECT THEM TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE CARE COORDINATION COLLABORATIVE MODEL IS THE SIGNATURE INNOVATION OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S CETNER FOR CARE COORDINATION. THE MODEL IMPROVES COLLABORATION AMONG CARE COORDINATORS FROM DIVERSE SECTORS INCLUDING CHILD HEALTH, EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION, AND FAMILY SUPPORT. IT ALSO PROVIDES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH LINKS TO EFFECTIVE SERVICES. IT WORKS BY BRINGING TOGETHER CARE COORDINATORS FROM SEVERAL CHILD-SERVING SECTORS FOR PERIODIC MEETINGS TO LEARN ABOUT AVAILABLE SERVICES AND HOW TO HELP FAMILIES ACCESS THEM, TO REVIEW CHALLENGING CASES AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY LEVEL SOLUTIONS TO HELP FAMILIES ADDRESS CHALLENGES THEY FACE CONNECTING TO SERVICES. INITIALLY LAUNCHED IN THE GREATER HARTFORD AREA, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED ACROSS THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND INTO ADDITIONAL STATES. THE NORTH HARTFORD ASCEND IS A CRADLE TO CAREER EFFORT TO ENSURE CHILDREN LIVING IN THE NORTH HARTFORD PROMISE ZONE HAVE THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. ASCEND PIPELINE WILL ADDRESS ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH INEQUITIES FACED BY FAMILIES IN NORTH HARTFORD, WHICH HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PARTNERS WILL WORK TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN OUTCOMES BASED ON RACE, ETHNICITY, DISABILITIES AND OTHER FACTORS SO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO THRIVE. THE GOAL OF ASCEND IS TO IMPROVE DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES SO CHILDREN ARE HEALTHIER IN THEIR EARLIEST YEARS AND ARE READY TO LEARN WHEN THEY ENTER KINDERGARTEN, ENHANCE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES BY INCREASING STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES AND GRADUATION RATES WHILE REDUCING ABSENTEEISM, AND STRENGHTEN LONG-TERM WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE SO CHILDREN CAN SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO COLLEGE OR A CAREER. DIRECT SERVICES --------------- THE CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR CARE COORDINATION (THE CENTER) EMPOWERS FAMILIES OF ALL CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, BY HELPING THEM ADVOCATE FOR ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, EDUCATIONAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, SUPPORTING THEM TO BECOME MEDICAL HOMES FOR THE CHILDREN THEY SERVE. THE CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HEALTHY HOMES PROGRAM IMPROVES THE LIVES OF CHILDREN BY MAKING THEIR HOMES HEALTHIER, SAFER AND MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES QUALIFIED HOMEOWNERS AND TENANTS WITH INSPECTIONS AND PLANS FOR THE REMOVAL OF LEAD, ASTHMA TRIGGERS, AND SAFETY HAZARDS. IT ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR REMEDIATION, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE DURING CONSTRUCTION, REFERRALS TO LOW-COST OR NO-COST WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND EDUCATION PERTAINING TO HEALTHY AND SAFE HOMES. THE HARTFORD YOUTH HIV IDENTIFICATION AND LINKAGE CONSORTIUM WORKS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HIV AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AMONG YOUTH. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INTERACTIVE PREVENTION EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH, AND YOUTH FRIENDLY HIV/STD SCREENINGS. THE CONSORTIUM ALSO LINKS YOUTH TO MEDICAL CARE SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PRIMARY CARE CENTER RECENTLY RECEIVED DESIGNATION AS A PERSON CENTERED MEDICAL HOME. IN ACHIEVING THAT RECOGNITION, THE CENTER MET RIGOROUS STANDARDS SET BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AND WAS RECOGNIZED FOR COORDINATING PATIENT CARE, MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF QUALITY IN SERVICE DELIVERY, AND ENSURING THAT PATIENTS AND FAMILIES REMAIN AT THE CENTER OF ALL CARE. SEVERAL PROGRAMS OVERSEEN BY THE OFFICE FOR COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH SUPPORT THE PRIMARY CARE CENTER IN ITS MEDICAL HOME STATUS. THE CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S NEWBORN SCREENING NETWORK IS A STATEWIDE NETWORK THAT RESPONDS TO ALL REPORTS OF INFANTS WHO HAVE A NEWBORN SCREEN THAT IS FLAGGED AS OUT OF RANGE. NEWBORN SCREENING IS ONE OF, IF NOT THE MOST EFFECTIVE OF ALL SCREENING PROGRAMS - PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, TIMELY DIAGNOSES, AND IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL CARE, WHEN NEEDED. THE NETWORK HAS REVOLUTIONIZED NEWBORN SCREENING BY BUILDING A SYSTEM THAT REDUCES THE TIME FAMILIES WAIT FOR A DIAGNOSIS, PROVIDES A VITAL LINK BETWEEN FAMILIES AND PROVDIERS ONCE A DIAGNOSIS TAKES PLACE, AND ENSURES LONG-TERM FOLLOW UP CARE SO CHILDREN HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ---------------------- THE INJURY PREVENTION CENTER ENGAGES IN RESEARCH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PUBLIC POLICY WORK TO REDUCE PREVENTABLE INJURIES AND VIOLENCE TO CHILDREN. ITS THREE PRIMARY FOCUS AREAS ARE TEEN DRIVING SAFETY, TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION. ITS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SAFE KIDS CONNECTICUT AND THE INJURY FREE COALITION FOR KIDS OF HARTFORD, ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF CHILD SAFETY CONCERNS RANGING FROM CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TO POISONING PREVENTION AND OTHER HOME SAFETY ISSUES. CO-MANAGEMENT EMPOWERS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE BREADTH AND QUALITY OF CARE THEY PROVIDE TO CHILDREN. PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS PARTNER WITH SUBSPECIALISTS TO DESIGN PROTOCOLS FOR THE CARE OF CERTAIN HIGH PREVALENCE CONDITIONS THAT A
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 September 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 February 1956.
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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