2014-11-17T12:43:59-06:00 2014-06-30 DworkenHillmanLaMorte & Sterczala Four Corporate Dr Suite 488 Shelton CT 06484 990 2013-07-01 061291848 HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC % CHRISTOPHER CAROLLO HOUS 2033325078 900 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD Suite BRIDGEPORT CT 066044703 CHRISTOPHER CAROLLO DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEME 2033325078 2014-11-01 true Jennifer S Bull CPA P00448361 2033325078 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z CHRISTOPHER CAROLLO 900 LAFAYETTE BLVD BRIDGEPORT CT 06604 823738 false X http://www.hcc.commnet.edu X 1990 CT THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE FOUNDATION GRANTS SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO STUDENTS OF HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE 20 19 6 0 695363 672433 0 0 24281 37117 8954 24561 728598 734111 151417 232842 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 296918 321863 448335 554705 280263 179406 1697503 1640146 52757 49145 1644746 1591001 THE HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION IS A UNIQUE AND VITAL RESOURCE THAT WORKS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1990 WHEN A SMALL BUT DEDICATED GROUP OF CITIZENS FROM THE REGION JOINED TOGETHER TO RAISE FUNDS TO ASSIST LOCAL STUDENTS. TODAY, THE FOUNDATION WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLLEGE TO BRING A BROAD RANGE OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS TO MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT AREA WHO HAVE THE DESIRE TO LEARN AND THE DETERMINATION TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE. HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN ITS ROLE AS A DYNAMIC AND SUPPORTIVE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. AS THE COLLEGE HAS GROWN, SO HAS THE FOUNDATION. WE STRIVE TO DEVELOP NEW SOURCES OF FUNDING IN AN EFFORT TO MEET THE GROWING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY A THRIVING COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEDICATED TO EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AND SUCCESS. OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS, TUITION ASSISTANCE, TUTORING, CHILDCARE AND TEXTBOOKS FOR STUDENTS. WE ALSO false false 232842 232842 EACH SEMESTER, THE HCC FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO A WIDE RANGE OF STUDENTS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC PERFORMACE AND/OR THEIR FINANCIAL NEED. WHERE 60 PERCENT OF HCC'S STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL AID AND 90 PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN THE HCC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM MEET INTAKE GUIDELINES FOR FINANCIAL NEED, THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS AN ONGOING INITIATIVE. THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS DOUBLED DURING 2013 FALL SEMESTER FROM 55 APPLICANTS TO 110 WITH HCC FOUNDATION RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS EVER. 137 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO 113 STUDENTS STUDENTS INCLUDING RENEWALS FOR TUTION ASSISTANCE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE ADVANCE MANUFACTURING CENTER OF SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT; HCC'S REGIONAL ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CENTER - OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2012, OFFERS AN ENHANCED MANUFACTURING LABORATORY EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART PRECISION EQUIPMENT AND AN IMPRESSIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN STUDIO FOR 55 STUDENTS 83478 STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM: BRIDGES - DEVELOPED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, HCC'S BRIDGES PROGRAM IS AN ACHIEVING THE DREAM INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO FORGE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH 17 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS IN AN EFFORT TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION AND COLLEGE EXPECTATIONS AND TO HELP STUDENTS MAKE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE. FOR THE PROGRAM'S PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POPULATIONS, 46 PERCENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PELL GRANT AND 56.8 PERCENT ARE MINORITY POPULATIONS. CAREER SERVICES - AN INTEGRAL PART OF STUDENT SERVICES AT HCC, CAREER SERVICES HELPS STUDENTS WITH ALL ASPECTS OF DEVELOPING THEIR PROFESSIONAL GOALS. AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY OF OVER 6,000 STUDENTS, THE HCC CAREER CENTER OFFERS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TOOLS IN HELPING STUDENTS DISCOVER THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR INTERESTS AND TRANSFER THESE INTO PRODUCTIVE AND SATISFYING WORK ENVIRONMENTS. THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LABORATORY SCHOOL (ECLS) - ECLS PROVIDES A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 3, 4 AND 5 YEAR-OLD CHILDREN OF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY AND THE COMMUNITY. ECLS SERVES AS A LABORATORY SETTING AND A RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM AND OTHER DISCIPLINES IN THE COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY. IMATH AND IENGLISH - HCC IS WORKING TO RESOLVE THE HIGH RATE OF STUDENTS PLACING IN DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH COURSES. THE IMATH AND IENGLISH PROGRAMS ACCELERATE STUDENTS OUT OF DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES AT A FASTER RATE WHILE CONCURRENTLY HELPING SOME STUDENTS COMPLETELY TEST OUT OF DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES AND ENROLL DIRECTLY INTO COLLEGE-LEVEL MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH DROP-IN MATH - THE DROP-IN MATH CENTER, PROVIDING HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE MATH TUTORING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, IS LOCATED ON THE HCC CAMPUS IN A CLASSROOM DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PROGRAM AND OFFER MATH TUTORING TO ANY STUDENT WHO WALKS IN, FOR ANY MATH LEVEL (DEVELOPMENTAL AND COLLEGE LEVEL) WITH NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY. 109606 THE HOUSATONIC MUSEUM OF ART (HMA) IS HOME TO ONE OF THE PREMIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH ITS MISSION AS A CITY-BASED CAMPUS MUSEUM, HMA HAS THREE MAIN FOCUS AREAS: EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION. THIS PERMANENT COLLECTION IS ON CONTINUOUS DISPLAY THROUGHOUT THE 300,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, OFFERING OVER 6,000 STUDENTS AND OVER 10,000 ANNUAL VISITORS TO VIEW AND INTERACT WITH THE ART ON A DAILY BASIS. THE ART COLLECTION IS OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE COLLEGE, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT HMA. 425926 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 13 0 true 6 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 20 19 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false CT X X CHRISTOPHER CAROLLO 2033325078 900 LAFAYETTE BLVD BRIDGEPORT CT 06604 X MARIANNE LASKA DIRECTOR 1.0 X MARY HOYT DIRECTOR 1.0 X KEN LISK VICE PRESIDENT 1.0 X X MARY MCNAMARA DIRECTOR 1.0 X WILEY MULLINS DIRECTOR 1.0 X EDDIE RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 1.0 X PAULA F CHAPLA DIRECTOR 1.0 X CHRISTOPHER MCCORMACK PRESIDENT 1.0 X X JAMES A CONNELLY DIRECTOR 1.0 X ROBERT F MIHALCIK JR TREASURER 1.0 X X SANDRA D WILSON DIRECTOR 1.0 X DAN S WISNESKI DIRECTOR 1.0 X ROBERTA HATCH SECRETARY 1.0 X X JOHN C DRAPP III ESQ DIRECTOR 1.0 X BRUCE ENNIS DIRECTOR 1.0 X CESAR GARCIA DIRECTOR 1.0 X KEVIN S RUSSO DIRECTOR 1.0 X IAN SCOTT SHACKLETON DIRECTOR 1.0 X CLARISSE THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.0 X CHRISTOPHER CARROLLO DIRECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCE 40.0 X 0 false false false NONE 0 25000 647433 672433 0 16252 16252 0 0 0 0 0 49338 28473 20865 20865 20865 85715 25000 61154 24561 24561 0 0 0 734111 61678 0 232842 232842 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PROGRAMS 83478 83478 MUSEUM EXPENSE 109606 109606 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE 128779 128779 0 554705 425926 128779 0 X 430967 563038 12632 13484 399238 59238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 849359 991824 0 0 0 0 0 0 5307 12562 1697503 1640146 52757 49145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52757 49145 X 162540 259788 928054 759461 554152 571752 1644746 1591001 1697503 1640146 X 179406 103237 -336388 X false true X true false X false false false 540063 652504 326709 655363 647433 2822072 0 0 540063 652504 326709 655363 647433 2822072 1678260 1143812 54992 67985 21825 24281 37117 206200 0 0 3028272 0.37771 0.41209 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 554152 17600 571752 539027 15125 554152 595800 1345 58118 539027 298794 297006 595800 296394 2400 298794 1.00000 false false 558502 103237 103237 455265 278846 278846 734111 612247 57542 57542 554705 554705 FORM 990 SCHEDULE D PART XI LINE 4B DIFFERENCE RELATES TO CASH TO ACCRUAL CONVERSION OF $340,000 AND SPECIAL EVENT RECLASS OF ($61,154) FORM 990 SCHEDULE D PART XII LINE 2D DIFFERENCES RELATE TO SPECIAL EVENT RECLASS OF ($61,154); CASH TO ACCRUAL CONVERSION $3,612. GALA 81690 25000 56690 45832 OTHER 29025 29025 15322 0 110715 25000 85715 61154 61154 24561 true VARIOUS STUDENTS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS 232842 N/A N/A SCHEDULE I - PART IV DESCRIPTION FOR PART III IN MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE U.S.,- 1) STUDENTS APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE 2) THE FOUNDATION HAS A COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE WHO THEY WILL PROVIDE GRANTS. 3) THE AMOUNTS GET PAID DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE TO GO TOWARDS COLLEGE TUITION. 4) THE COMMITTEE VERIFIES THAT STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE GRANT ASSISTANCE ARE ATTENDING THE CLASSES AND IF NOT ATTENDING THE REQUIRED CLASSES, THE GRANT IS ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 12 A, B AND C Each director, principal officer and member of a committee shall annually sign a statement which affirms that such person has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, that they have read and understand the policy and has agreed to comply with the policy. FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM Section B. Policies Question 11A HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED A REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. THE FORM 990, ONCE COMPLETED, IS DISTRIBUTED TO MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN DRAFT FORM TO BE REVIEWED. AFTER REVIEW AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS. PART XI ITEM 5 AND ITEM 9 UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS $ 103,237 ---------- CASH TO ACCRUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR REVENUE ($ 340,000) CASH TO ACCRUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR EXPENSES $ 3,612 --------- ($ 336,388) --------- FORM 990 PART III THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY (FINRA), THE INVESTOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION HAVE GRANTED HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY $50,000 AS PART OF THE SMART INVESTING@YOUR LIBRARY INITIATIVE. HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY AND THE BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL WORK TOGETHER AND WITH OTHER PARTNERS DURING THE 2014-2015 FISCAL YEAR TO HELP YOUNG RESIDENTS ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR SOUND FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER COLLEGE. HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE 900 LAFAYETTE BLVD BRIDGEPORT CT 06604 134130869 SCHOOL CT 170(C) (1) N/A true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE O,P 230163