2013-11-14T09:10:01-06:00 2013-06-30 DWORKEN HILLMAN LAMORTE & STERCZALA FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE SUITE 488 SHELTON CT 06484 990 2012-07-01 061291848 HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC % CHRISTOPHER CAROLLO HOUS 2033325078 900 LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD Suite BRIDGEPORT CT 066044703 CHRISTOPHER CAROLLO 2033325078 2013-09-13 true 2039293535 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z CHRISTOPHER CAROLLO 900 LAFAYETTE BLVD BRIDGEPORT CT 06604 792838 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 22 21 0 0 326709 695363 0 0 21825 24281 19555 8954 368089 728598 150104 151417 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 267179 296918 417283 448335 -49194 280263 1094738 1697503 55273 52757 1039465 1644746 X 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 151417 151417 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 2012-2013 FROM 55 APPLICANTS TO 110 WITH HCC FOUNDATION RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS EVER. LAST YEAR, 55 STUDENTS RECEIVED TUITION ASSITANCE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE ADVANCE MANUFACTURING CENTER OF SOUTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT $16,000; 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 84118 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. 71845 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. 307380 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 8 0 true 0 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 22 21 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 PETER CLARKE 1.0 X 0 0 BARBARA P JOHNSON 1.0 X 0 0 MARIANNE LASKA 1.0 X 0 0 PAUL ANTINOZZI 1.0 X X 0 0 MARY HOYT 1.0 X 0 0 ANITA GLINIECKI 1.0 X 0 0 R MICHAEL MEO JR 1.0 X 0 0 KEN LISK 1.0 X X 0 0 MARY MCNAMARA 1.0 X 0 0 WILEY MULLINS 1.0 X 0 0 EDDIE RODRIGUEZ 1.0 X 0 0 MARK TILLINGER 1.0 X 0 0 PAUL F CHAPLA 1.0 X 0 0 DENISE FENTON 1.0 X 0 0 CHRISTOPHER MCCORMACK 1.0 X X 0 0 JAMES A CONNELLY 1.0 X 0 0 CHRISTOPHER R CAROLLO 40.0 X 0 0 ROBERT F MIHALCIK JR 1.0 X X 0 0 GERALD P O'SULLIVAN JR 1.0 X 0 0 SANDRA D WILSON 1.0 X 0 0 DAN S WISNESKI 1.0 X 0 0 MICHELE RAMSEY 1.0 X 0 0 0 0 0 false false false NONE 0 40000 655363 695363 0 23174 23174 0 0 0 0 0 5277 4170 1107 1107 1107 69024 40000 60070 8954 8954 0 0 0 728598 33235 0 151417 151417 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 84118 84118 MUSEUM EXPENSE 71845 71845 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE 140955 140955 OTHER FUND RAISING 0 0 448335 307380 140955 0 165665 430967 12902 12632 139238 399238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 772782 849359 0 0 0 0 0 0 4151 5307 1094738 1697503 55273 52757 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55273 52757 X 124182 162540 376256 928054 539027 554152 1039465 1644746 1094738 1697503 X 280263 62502 262516 X false true X true false X false false false 494684 540063 652504 326709 655363 2669323 0 0 494684 540063 652504 326709 655363 2669323 1492260 1177063 17942 54992 67985 21825 24281 187025 0 0 2856348 0.41209 0.65350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 539027 15125 554152 595800 1345 58118 539027 298794 297006 595800 296394 2400 298794 1.00000 false false 1111170 62502 320070 382572 728598 728598 505889 57554 57554 448335 448335 TAX/BOOK REVENUE RECONCILIATION DIFFERENCE RELATES TO CASH TO ACCRUAL CONVERSION OF ($260,000) AND SPECIAL EVENT RECLASS OF ($60,070) TAX/BOOK EXPENSE RECONCILIATION DIFFERENCES RELATE TO SPECIAL EVENT RECLASS OF ($60,070); CASH TO ACCRUAL CONVERSION $2,516 RECONCILIATION OF CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM 990 TO AUDITED F/S PART XI LINE 8 CASH TO ACCRUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR REVENUE $260,000 CASH TO ACCRUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR EXPENSES 2,516 -------- TOTAL $262,516 GALA 87649 40000 47649 52113 OTHER 21375 21375 7957 0 109024 40000 69024 60070 60070 8954 true VARIOUS STUDENTS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS 151417 N/A N/A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING GRANT ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS 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. Conflict of Interest 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. GENERAL DOCUMENTS 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 Form 990 Section VI 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. RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS PART XI ITEM 5 UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS $ 62,502 CASH TO ACCRUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR REVENUE $ 260,000 CASH TO ACCRUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR EXPENSES $ 2,516 --------- $ 325,018 OTHER PROGRAMS 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 2013-2014 FISCAL YEAR TO HELP YOUNG RESIDENTS ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR SOUND FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER COLLEGE. ESL/CONTINUING EDUCATION, THE WALMART FOUNDATION PROVIDED $53,000 FOR HCC'S STEPPING STONES TO LANGUAGE AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING FOR THE NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING POPULATION OF BRIDGEPORT, CT. FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR A THREE TIERED PROGRAM: ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, JOB TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION AND PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR 200 NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT REGION. 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 false true false false HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE O 177657