CONNECTIONS MENTOR INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $594K · expenses $537K · assets $791K

EIN
84-3747403
Address
PO BOX 361, NEW YORK, NY 10033-0361
Website
CONNECTIONSMENTOR.ORG
NTEE code
O50 Youth Development Programs (Youth Development) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2020 (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))
Principal officer
Lia Schwartz (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE MISSION OF CONNECTIONS MENTOR INC IS TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND VOLUNTEERS TO CURATE LONG-LASTING, SUPPORTIVE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IMPROVE SELF-WORTH FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PAST, CURRENT, OR PERIPHERAL CONTACT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE OR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS IN NEW YORK CITY OR WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lia Harper SENIOR EMPLO2022-2024 $134,675$260,675 1
Lia Schwartz (former) EXECUTIVE DI2021 $114,335$114,335 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Paul Muratore CHAIRMAN2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Asmaa Swidan DIRECTOR2023-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Michelle Mcmahon DIRECTOR2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Mona Shah DIRECTOR2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Jon Feinberg DIRECTOR2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Melvin Emesibe (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Leslie Lambert (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Hattrup (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $135K · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LIA HARPER SENIOR EMPLO40 $134,675$0$0 $134,6751
PAUL MURATORE CHAIRMAN- $0$0$0 $01
ASMAA SWIDAN DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE MCMAHON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
MONA SHAH DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
JON FEINBERG DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELVIN EMESIBE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE LAMBERT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE MCMAHON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ASMAA SWIDAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL MURATORE CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $126K · 5 employees · 42 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LIA HARPER EXECUTIVE DI35 $126,000$0$0 $126,0001
MELVIN EMESIBE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL HATTRUP DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE LAMBERT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE MCMAHON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL MURATORE CHAIRMAN5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $114K · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LIA SCHWARTZ EXECUTIVE DI35 $114,335$0$0 $114,3351
MELVIN EMESIBE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL HATTRUP DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE LAMBERT DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE MCMAHON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL MURATORE CHAIRMAN8 $0$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 ↗
$594,428$536,929 $790,580$790,580 $491,670$0 $77,0006-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$458,757$440,192 $818,031$733,081 $377,013$0 -5-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$444,809$371,345 $799,466$714,516 $398,003$0 $126,000542
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$918,666$335,315 $726,002$641,052 $852,584$0 $114,3353-

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,347,953 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$1,000,000 2024$250,000
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JEROME M COHEN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTIONS MENTOR INC” 2021-2025 5$120,000 2025$25,000
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YOUTH COLLABORATORY INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$77,337 2024$47,930
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B ROBERT WILLIAMSON JR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTIONS MENTOR INC” 2021-2025 5$53,000 2025$10,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2025 4$45,578 2025$9,621
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VALENTINE PERRY SNYDER FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTIONS MENTOR INC” 2025 1$30,000 2025$30,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$21,500 2021$21,500
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ALBATROSS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTIONS MENTOR INC” 2025 1$500 2025$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTIONS MENTOR INC” 2022-2023 2$38 2023$23
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CHILDREN OF THE CITY INCNYO50 $682,773$630,156 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$70,539 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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GREEN BRONX MACHINE INTERNATIONAL INCNYO50 $789,853$870,149 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$132,962 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
BUTTERFLY EFFECT PROJECT INCNYO50 $596,343$535,727 EXECUTIVE DI$84,250 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK YOUTH LACROSSE ASSOCIATION INCNYO50 $523,559$471,056 DIRECTOR$8,500 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
GRAFFITI 2 COMMUNITY MINISTRIESNYO50 $598,623$450,607 Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$2,885,904106 402016–2024 I AM MENTALITY YOUTH MALE EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC; EARTH CIRCLE FOUNDATION INC; IGNITE MINDSHIFT IMPACT INC; EXTREME KIDS AND CREW INC and 36 more
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$1,291,30232 142016–2024 CONNECT US INC; THE VENTURE OUT PROJECT INC; YANA MINISTRY INC; FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN-COLORADO and 10 more
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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 · $536,929 spent · pay $453,973 · grants $0 · events $351
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $291,341$203,939$43,701$43,701 54.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $77,000$53,900$11,550$11,550 14.3%
Other employee benefits $48,312$33,818$7,247$7,247 9.0%
Payroll taxes $37,320$26,124$5,598$5,598 7.0%
Fees: other services $27,952$17,757$3,691$6,504 5.2%
Information technology $14,507$10,155$2,176$2,176 2.7%
Insurance $12,039$8,427$1,806$1,806 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $10,908$1,073$230$9,605 2.0%
Fees: accounting $8,974$6,282$1,346$1,346 1.7%
Depreciation and depletion $7,576-$7,576- 1.4%
Office expenses $427$297$65$65 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $351$245$53$53 0.1%
Travel $222$222-- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $78,906-reported apart
Total$536,929100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $440,192 spent · pay $354,273 · grants $0 · events $1,812
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $266,372$186,460$39,956$39,956 60.5%
Other employee benefits $60,595$42,417$9,089$9,089 13.8%
Fees: other services $30,693$19,655$4,212$6,826 7.0%
Payroll taxes $27,306$19,114$4,096$4,096 6.2%
Advertising and promotion $14,814$12,200$2,614- 3.4%
Information technology $11,921$8,345$1,788$1,788 2.7%
Insurance $10,748$7,524$1,612$1,612 2.4%
Fees: accounting $7,626$5,338$1,144$1,144 1.7%
Depreciation and depletion $7,576-$7,576- 1.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,812$1,268$272$272 0.4%
Travel $484$338$73$73 0.1%
Office expenses $245$169$38$38 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $69,497-reported apart
Total$440,192100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $371,345 spent · pay $328,872 · grants $0 · events $9,730
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $141,859$99,301$21,279$21,279 38.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $126,000$88,200$18,900$18,900 33.9%
Other employee benefits $35,161$24,613$5,274$5,274 9.5%
Payroll taxes $25,852$18,096$3,878$3,878 7.0%
Fees: other services $12,018$7,523$3,245$1,250 3.2%
Insurance $11,972$8,380$1,796$1,796 3.2%
Depreciation and depletion $7,576$7,576-- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $5,439$3,807$816$816 1.5%
Information technology $3,251$2,275$488$488 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,438$1,006$216$216 0.4%
Office expenses $548$382$83$83 0.1%
Travel $118$82$18$18 0.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $113$79$17$17 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $51,159$9,617reported apart
Total$371,345100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $335,315 spent · pay $289,942 · grants $0 · events $200
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $234,042$163,830$35,106$35,106 69.8%
Other employee benefits $39,959$27,971$5,994$5,994 11.9%
Fees: other services $21,430$15,002$3,214$3,214 6.4%
Payroll taxes $15,941$11,159$2,391$2,391 4.8%
Fees: accounting $12,041$8,429$1,806$1,806 3.6%
Insurance $7,835$5,485$1,175$1,175 2.3%
Advertising and promotion $2,000$1,400$300$300 0.6%
Information technology $1,194$836$179$179 0.4%
Office expenses $461$323$69$69 0.1%
Travel $212$148$32$32 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $200$140$30$30 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $65,289-reported apart
Total$335,315100%

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