Friends of New Haven Academy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Engaging in educational activities and activities that aid education including, but not limited to, supporting the public school system in New Haven, Connecticut, and, in particular, supporting the activities of the New Haven Academy, a magnet school operated by the City of New Haven..
- Income
- $49,424
- Spending
- $40,555
- Reserves
- 7.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $38,516 spent. Friends of New Haven AcademyForm 990-EZ, Part III, Program Service AccomplishmentsThrough New Haven Academy Interdistrict Magnet School Friends of New Haven Academy served 330 students during FYE June 30, 2025: o Purchased office and classroom supplies for 35 faculty and staff. o Purchased classroom library books for use by all students; o Replaced missing textbooks and novels to complete classroom sets for student use in literature classes;o Postage and printing for communications regarding the schools programs and accomplishments; o Student registration fees and purchased textbooks for New Haven Academy students concurrently enrolled at Quinnipiac University and Southern Connecticut State University; o Food for student events and day-long or half-day faculty professional development meetings; o Fees for student activities on an "Advisory Endeavors" field trip day. At least 320 students (including, but not limited to, instruction in rock climbing, martial arts, dance, ceramics, and a community organization run by refugee women); o Paid travel expenses for teacher professional development opportunities;o With the support of a South Central Regional Council of Governments grant, provided supplies and materials for a Physics class to build bicycles;o Provided supplemental materials for classroom use (audiobooks, Spanish language texts, and project materials);o Covered van rental expenses for outings of the student Outdoor Club;o Paid the fees for five musicians for the spring Drama Club musical productiono Purchased materials for the Hispanic Heritage Club and annual family evento Subsidized the purchase of the senior class yearbook in order to make it affordable for allo Paid for a substitute teacher for our part-time Visual Arts teacher for the first month of the school year while he was out of the countryBecause the Friends of New Haven Academy supports the educational program of New Haven Academy, substantially all program expenses could be considered grants.
- $1,131 spent. College Scholarship for one graduating senior funded by a grant from the Lender Family Fund, through the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 November 6, 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 May 2000.
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 November 4, 2026.
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