2024-11-15T22:32:18-05:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 843452250 SUN SCHOLARS INC % Christopher Scott SUNS 8608390309 39 Russ Street Hartford CT 06106 Christopher Scott Executive Director 2024-11-15 false 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Christopher Scott 39 Russ Street Hartford CT 06106 450377 false X www.sunscholarsinc.org X LLC 2019 CT SUN Scholars is committed to improving educational equity and college graduation rates for those who have experienced foster care or adoption. 11 11 0 5 0 0 133648 104105 322033 344727 0 1545 0 0 455681 450377 0 29575 0 0 242550 293395 0 0 0 94911 135915 337461 458885 118220 -8508 146477 137969 0 0 146477 137969 SUN Scholars is committed to improving educational equity and college graduation rates for those who have experienced foster care or adoption. false false 445784 29575 344727 SUN Scholars Inc. received a provider contract from the Department of Children & Families to support up to 60 foster and adoptive youth pursuing college and career goals. While only 3 percent of foster and adopted youth graduate college our program has shown a proven track record of having a graduation rate of over 30%. Additionally we launched our innovation lab in 2023 which serves to add additional supports for career development. 13103 0 1545 Following the tragic passing of Robert and Anthony Dudchik of whom Rob was one of our students the Dudchik family and SUN Scholars Inc. establishd this program to memoralize the two brothers and provide travel experiences to foster and adopted youth ages 18-24 involved with SUN Scholars Inc. 458887 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CT X X Christopher Scott 6808390309 39 Russ Street Hartford CT 06106 Lino Pena Martinez President Board of Directors 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tony Lodge Vice President Board of Directors 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ria Esteves Board of Directors 1.00 0.00 X 400 0 0 Nicole Elsinger Treasurer Board of Directors 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Hernandez Board of Directors 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Blanchette Board of Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nate Okpych Board of Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lexie Gruber Board of Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wyatt Bosworth Board of Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jahmil Effend Board of Directors 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Justin Abbasi Board of Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tyler Fabian Secretary 10.00 0.00 X 11159 0 0 Whitney Rodriguez Student Support Coordinator 40.00 0.00 X 46888 0 0 Alan Abutin Student Support Coordinator 40.00 0.00 X 45156 0 0 Christopher Scott Executive Director 60.00 0.00 X X 73886 0 0 Danaija Lewis Student Support coordinator 40.00 0.00 X 35902 0 0 Megan Butler Curriculum Fellow 10.00 0.00 X 11875 0 0 225266 0 0 0 false false false 20050 0 0 0 0 84055 0 104105 Educational Support Services 611710 344727 344727 0 0 344727 1545 1545 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 450377 346272 0 0 X 0 0 29575 29575 0 0 248900 248900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26603 26603 0 0 17892 17892 0 0 0 0 0 0 8810 8810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2394 2394 0 0 914 914 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3609 3609 0 0 Rent at 39 Russ Street Hartford (2 floors) 34071 34071 0 0 Robert & Anthony Dudchik SUN Fund to Florida (see complete pulication) 11525 11525 0 0 Innovation Lab equipment, technology, furniture and supplies 11326 11326 0 0 SUN Workshops And Student Group Activities 9170 9170 0 0 54096 54096 0 0 458885 458885 0 0 142573 137969 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3904 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146477 137969 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 146477 137969 0 0 146477 137969 146477 137969 -8508 0 0 0 0 0 X false true X false false X 0 0 256222 5000 104105 365326 0 0 256222 5000 104105 365326 365326 0 0 256222 5000 104105 365326 X Part III - Line 1, Unusual Grant Lists | Name of the Contributor:, Date of Grant:, Year:, Amount:, Description:| Donor, 12 17 2021, "2021", $0, coverage toward emergency funds based on an overlap in services regarding a relevant student.| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 true SUN Scholars Inc. received funding in part of our main college program from the Department of children and Families to provide relief funds and educational support to students in foster care in Connecticut. 35 29575 0 Part I Line 2 These grants were directly provided to students in foster care via funding received from the Department of Children & Families to cover and remove burdens and financial need to ensure they were able to continue with theri college programming. Part III Column (b) | Type of grant or assistance:, Number of recipients:, How number of recipients was estimated?:| SUN Scholars Inc. received funding in part of our main college program from the Department of children and Families to provide relief funds and educational support to students in foster care in Connecticut., 35, Recipients were directly counted based on funding dispursed. | Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is reviewed in tandem with our Executive Board members prior to submission. Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All individuals are required to provide any major conflict of interests with the organization including political donations to statewide officials. As of now there are no conflict of interests that have risen amongst the board of directors. Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Name of the Person:, The process used to establish compensation of the person who served in:|, The year in which this process was last undertaken:| Christopher Scott, Our executive directors compensation is decided upon by the board of directors and our contract liasons at the department of children and families. All compensation is approved via the Board., 2023| Tyler Fabian, Tyler serves as the Secretary of the Board and received $17 an hour to do specific clerical duties. This was voted in by the Board of Directors as he serves on the board and any board employees who earn compensation for work must be approved by a Board of Directors vote., 2023| Board of Directors, Our board does not receive any compensation solely for serving on the board. As such all board members receive $0 for serving on the board. Only employees such as Tyler Fabian earn income which is solely related to his work providing clerical duties to SUN Scholars Inc., 2023| Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All statements are made public via our board reports and minutes which are publicly available on sun scholars inc.s website www.sunscholarsinc.org or by request. The only info redacted are line items on bank statements that have student or client information. Part VII, List Of Officers | Employee Name:, Description:| Lino Pena Martinez, Board members are not paid for serving on the board. Lino is our Board President.| Ria Esteves, Ria was paid $400 to cover for our Director Chris Scott while out on sick leave for 1 week due to contracting Covid-19. Ria provided staff supervision case management and stepped in to ensure all on-the-ground activities were functioning in the absence of Chris.| Tyler Fabian, Tyler serves as our Secretary of the Board and handles major clerical duties throughout the year. Ty is compensated at $17 an hour for between 8 and 12 hours per week. Ty is an alumni of the SUN Scholars Inc. program.| Whitney Rodriguez, Salary: $46,887.91 Whitney provided student support coordianting services working with a caseload of 15-25 students at any given time. Whitney has been our longest standing student support coordinator and is paid slightly higher than other SSCs due to her long standing career at SUN Scholars Inc. Whitney is an alumni of the SUN Scholars Inc. program from 2019.| Alan Abutin, Alan became a full-time employee at SUN in 2023. Alan is responsible for overseeing 15-25 students at any given time and meets at a weekly basis. Alan is an alumni of the 2020 class of SUN Scholars Inc.| Christopher Scott, Chris Scott is the highest paid employee at $73,886 and serves as our Director. He is responsible for program management development grant writing the Robert & Anthony Dudchik SUN Memorial Fund Program our flagship DCF college program events staff management and organizational management. Chriss salary is roughly 58% below the median pay of other Executive Director positions in Connecticut child welfare non-profits.| Danaija Lewis, Upon Stephanie leaving Danaija Lewis fulfilled the role of student support coordinator. We had the two staff have their employment overlap for 1 month to ensure proper transitioning of cases and training was met.| Megan Butler, Megan served as our Town Fair Tire Foundation Fellow to builld curriculum and academic roadmaps over the course of just under 2 years of fellowship at SUN.| Stephanie Cooper, $17,483.68 paid as a full-time employee. Stephanie left mid-way through the year. Stephanie provided student support coordianting services working with a caseload of 15-25 students at any given time. Stephanie is an alumni of the 2020 class of SUN Scholars Inc.| Maria Kelley, Maria served at SUN as a program support assistant over the summer at SUN Scholars Inc. Maria is an alumni of the 2023 class of SUN Scholars Inc.| Part IX, line 24e | Description:, Amount:| Calendly, $153.00| Casebooks Case Management Software, $2376.00| Check Keeper Accounting Platform, $165.00| DocuSign Annual Purchase, $303.00| Bloomerang Donor Software, $1964.00| Jotform, $234.00| POLIS Tutoring Platform for SUN Students, $5015.00| SquareSpace Web Hosting and Domain for www.sunscholarsinc.org, $489.00| Zoom Web Conferencing, $132.00| SUN Workshops And Student Group Activities, $9170.00| Wifi - Comcast Business, $2778.00| Student Public Speaking Program, $3400.00| Student Professional Development Certification at Tunxis CC, $807.00| Staff Professional Development, $1431.00| Graduation Event May 2023 at the Society Room, $5854.00| Graduation Event Gifts for Graduates May 2023, $218.00| Holiday Workshop for SUN Students, $669.00| Student Workshop Food, $452.00| YWCA Co-Design ENGP Programming, $7000.00| Cell Phones for Staff through ATT, $3029.00| SUN Workshops at Innovation Lab, $202.00| Legal Filings for 990 and Secretary of State in CT, $281.00| Payroll Processing through Paychex, $4833.00| Robert & Anthony Dudchik SUN Fund to Florida see complete pulication, $11525.00| Innovation Lab equipment technology furniture and supplies, $11326.00| Mileage Reimbursement for Staff meeting with students in their communities and at colleges, $4624.00| Rent at 39 Russ Street Hartford 2 floors, $34071.00| Technology for staff - laptops chargers and ipad, $2291.00| Junk Removal at SUN Office from 1-800 Junk, $163.00| Robert & Anthony Dudchik Fund Resources for Planning Peru Trip, $1577.00|