PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER I

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Plain text PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER I. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2014–2024. https://furp.org/org/parents-and-friends-of-the-lower-fairfield-county-regional-center-i-061203374. Retrieved 2026-11-09.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER I [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2014–2024]. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/parents-and-friends-of-the-lower-fairfield-county-regional-center-i-061203374

MLA “PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF THE LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER I.” furp.org, tax years 2014–2024, https://furp.org/org/parents-and-friends-of-the-lower-fairfield-county-regional-center-i-061203374. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-09; covers tax years 2014–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $33K · expenses $102K · assets $292K

Also known as
COUNTY CTR INC
EIN
06-1203374
Address
146 SILVERMINE AVE, NORWALK, CT 06850-2032
NTEE code
E99 Health - General and Rehabilitative N.E.C. (Health Care) published (IRS Business Master File, as E99I)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 1988 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS AND CONDUCTS SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PATIENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO MOTIVATE AND INCREASE THE ACTIVITIES OF PATIENTS INSIDE THE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Cindy Stramandinoli PRESIDENT2014-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Patrick Vingo VICE PRESIDENT2014-2024 2 $0 reported 1
John Lanza TREASURER2014-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lisa Schwab SECRETARY2014-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY STRAMANDINOLI PRESIDENT6 $0-$0 $01
PATRICK VINGO VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JOHN LANZA TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
LISA SCHWAB SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,509$102,247 $291,709$291,709 $10,583$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,156$59,631 $361,447$361,447 $10,448$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,024$30,550 $401,922$401,922 $12,608$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,652$26,990 $393,448$393,448 $60,354$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,622$15,362 $347,786$347,786 $15,491$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,167$77,114 $337,526$337,526 $18,602$0 $000
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,799$70,428 $404,473$404,473 $20,097$0 $000
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,723$36,877 $437,102$437,102 $18,750- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,905$51,094 $424,256$424,256 $23,947- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,707$49,211 $434,445$434,445 $23,911- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,591$56,370 $441,949$441,949 $14,849- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $60,400 in all, tax years 2011 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST $60,0006 $10,0002024 2011-2014, 2023-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE TOW FOUNDATION INC $4004 $1002021 2015-2016, 2020-2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Parents & Friends Of The Lower Fairfield County Regional Center Inc”, “PARENTS & FRIENDS OF THE LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER INC”
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DURHAM ORANGE COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETYNCE99 $28,861$27,007 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code E99, revenue within 2x
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PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS $335,0002 1DAF sponsor2009–2011 THE ALLIANCE FOR THE PRUDENT USE OF
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT $328,0009 1Private foundation2013–2018 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER PHYSICIANS
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $102,247 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $87,802$87,802-- 85.9%
Fees: legal $4,997-$4,997- 4.9%
Fees: investment management $4,060-$4,060- 4.0%
Office expenses $2,299-$2,299- 2.2%
Fees: accounting $2,175-$2,175- 2.1%
Other (as described)INSURANCE $433-$433- 0.4%
Other (as described)STAFF APPRECIATION PART $206-$206- 0.2%
Other (as described)POSTAGE $183-$183- 0.2%
Other (as described)CT SECRETARY OF STATE $50-$50- 0.0%
All other expenses $42-$42- 0.0%
Total$102,247100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $59,631 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $43,685$43,685-- 73.3%
Other (as described)STAFF APPRECIATION PART $6,671-$6,671- 11.2%
Fees: investment management $4,329-$4,329- 7.3%
Office expenses $3,133-$3,133- 5.3%
Fees: accounting $985-$985- 1.7%
Insurance $433-$433- 0.7%
Other (as described)CT SECRETARY OF STATE $300-$300- 0.5%
Other (as described)POSTAGE $66-$66- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $29-$29- 0.0%
Total$59,631100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $30,550 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $25,441$25,441-- 83.3%
Fees: accounting $3,000-$3,000- 9.8%
Office expenses $678-$678- 2.2%
Other (as described)GROUNDS MAINTENANCE $590-$590- 1.9%
Insurance $433-$433- 1.4%
Other (as described)POOL EXPENSES $330-$330- 1.1%
Other (as described)CT SECRETARY OF STATE $50-$50- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $28-$28- 0.1%
Total$30,550100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $26,990 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $18,855$18,855-- 69.9%
Other (as described)GROUNDS MAINTENANCE $7,070-$7,070- 26.2%
Office expenses $640-$640- 2.4%
Insurance $425-$425- 1.6%
Total$26,990100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $15,362 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $12,853$12,853-- 83.7%
Office expenses $2,509-$2,509- 16.3%
Total$15,362100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $77,114 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $73,365$73,365-- 95.1%
Office expenses $2,540-$2,540- 3.3%
Fees: accounting $1,209-$1,209- 1.6%
Total$77,114100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $70,428 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $69,278$68,557$721- 98.4%
Fees: accounting $1,150-$1,150- 1.6%
Total$70,428100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $36,877 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,727 96.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,150 3.1%
Total$36,877100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $51,094 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,044 97.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,050 2.1%
Total$51,094100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $49,211 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,211 100.0%
Total$49,211100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $56,370 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $55,170 97.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,200 2.1%
Total$56,370100%

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