Caroline House Inc
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What it says it does
CAROLINE HOUSE EMPOWERS LOW INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT AREA TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES THAT LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY PRESENTS.
- Income
- $680,438
- Spending
- $587,369
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 12.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 40
- Highest pay
- $91,200, 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
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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.
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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 (2)
- $502,369 spent. COMMUNITY SERVEDCAROLINE HOUSE SERVES LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT AREA. ONE THIRD OF BRIDGEPORT'S 148,333 RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN-BORN; 23% ARE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL; AND 12% HAVE EXTREMELY LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. MOST PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAMS LIVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF OUR SITE ON BRIDGEPORT'S EAST SIDE, WHERE 34% OF NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE AND 49% SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. WE SERVE 150+ INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. POPULATION SERVED AND NEED OUR TARGET POPULATION IS LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN. OUR STUDENTS RANGE IN AGE FROM 18 TO 80. THEY REPRESENT DIVERSE CULTURES AND COUNTRIES FROM LATIN AND SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA, AND AFRICA. TYPICALLY, UP TO 45% OF THE WOMEN WE SERVE REPORT THAT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION COMPLETED BEFORE EMIGRATING TO THE US WAS ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE SCHOOL. AS STATED ABOVE MOST OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE LIVE ON BRIDGEPORT'S EAST SIDE, MOST WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF CAROLINE HOUSE. THIS IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OFFERING ESL IN THIS PART OF BRIDGEPORT. THE CHILDREN WE SERVE RANGE IN AGE FROM TWO TO FIFTEEN AND ARE EITHER IMMIGRANTS THEMSELVES AND/OR HAVE IMMIGRANT PARENTS WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING LIVE IN HOUSEHOLDS WHERE SPANISH IS THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND STRUGGLE THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL CLASSES. AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING HELPS THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE PARITY WITH THEIR PEERS WHO ARE NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS. CAROLINE HOUSE HELPS THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN LEARN ENGLISH AND OTHER SKILLS THAT PREPARE THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN. ALTHOUGH OUR CLASSES FOR ADULT WOMEN ARE ON-SITE AT CAROLINE HOUSE, RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE WOMEN WHO NEED OUR SERVICES WHOSE SCHEDULES AND FAMILY OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR ON-SITE SCHEDULE 9-1:30 SCHEDULE WE IMPLEMENTED A VIRTUAL OPTION.
- $3,105 spent. MENU OF SERVICESWE OFFER ESL AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES FOR THE WOMEN; AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THEIR TWO THROUGH FIVE YEAR OLD CHILDREN, WHICH PREPARES THEM FOR THE TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN; AND AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT FOR THEIR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE YOUNGSTERS.BELOW IS A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASSES AND SERVICES WE OFFER UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF OUR MOTHER AND CHILD LITERACY PROGRAM.ESL AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN: PARTICIPANTS LEARN TO SPEAK, READ, AND WRITE ENGLISH AND SKILLS FOR NAVIGATING EVERYDAY LIFE. CLASSES ARE SMALL. PARTICIPANTS ARE GROUPED ACCORDING TO THEIR ESL LEVELS. WHEN THEIR ENGLISH IS SUFFICIENTLY PROFICIENT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS WHERE THEY PREPARE TO ATTAIN A GED, AND/OR APPLY TO COLLEGE OR A TECHNICAL PROGRAM. WOMEN ATTEND CLASSES FOUR DAYS A WEEK FROM 9:00-1:30, A TOTAL OF 720 HOURS PER YEAR PER PERSON. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN TAKES PLACE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ADULT CLASSES. HANDS-ON EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES ENGAGE THEIR PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. OUR TEACHERS HELP THEM TO LEARN ENGLISH AND THE SKILLS THEY ARE EXPECTED TO POSSESS WHEN THEY ENTER KINDERGARTEN - COUNTING, THE ALPHABET, HOW TO GET ALONG WITH THEIR PEERS, ETC. MOMMY AND ME: ONCE A MONTH PARENTS JOIN THEIR CHILDREN IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CLASSROOM AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES TOGETHER. THEY BUILD LANGUAGE AND LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH STORIES, RHYMES, SONGS, CRAFTS, AND GAMES. AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES TWO THROUGH EIGHT ADDRESSES THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND THEIR PEERS FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE. RECOGNIZING THE AGE RANGE AND DIFFERING SKILL LEVELS TUTORING IS ONE-ON-ONE. VIRTUAL OPTION FOR WOMEN WHOSE SCHEDULES AND FAMILY OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR ON-SITE SCHEDULE. THIS COMPONENT REPLICATES THE ON-SITE EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM, ARE GROUPED ACCORDING TO THEIR LANGUAGE LEVEL. LIKE THE WOMEN WHO PARTICIPATE ON-SITE, THEY LEARN ENGLISH AND GAIN TOOLS TO NAVIGATE EVERYDAY LIFE.
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? Caution.
Not 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 January 1963.
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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