2025-11-14T13:17:02-06:00 2025-06-30 061156122 ROLLERI & SHEPPARD CPAS LLP 2150 POST ROAD 5TH FL FAIRFIELD CT 06824 990 2024-07-01 061455101 CAROLINE HOUSE INC CARO 2033340640 574 STILLMAN STREET BRIDGEPORT CT 06608 HELEN RAMOS PAIZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2033340640 2025-11-14 1 1 RYAN C SHEPPARD CPA P00440223 2032592727 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HELEN RAMOS PAIZ 574 STILLMAN STREET BRIDGEPORT CT 06608 741619 0 X WWW.THECAROLINEHOUSE.ORG X 1996 CT CAROLINE HOUSE EMPOWERS LOW INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THE GREATER 14 14 7 40 7531 0 509624 620043 0 0 9778 17887 48049 42508 567451 680438 0 0 0 0 288051 296594 0 0 24228 267359 290775 555410 587369 12041 93069 669897 813726 11956 33061 657941 780665 X CAROLINE HOUSE EMPOWERS LOW INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT AREA TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES THAT LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY PRESENTS. 0 0 502369 COMMUNITY SERVEDCAROLINE HOUSE SERVES LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THE GREATER BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT AREA. ONE THIRD OF BRIDGEPORT'S 148,333 RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN-BORN; 23% ARE BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL; AND 12% HAVE EXTREMELY LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. MOST PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAMS LIVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF OUR SITE ON BRIDGEPORT'S EAST SIDE, WHERE 34% OF NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE AND 49% SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. WE SERVE 150+ INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. 3105 MENU OF SERVICESWE OFFER ESL AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES FOR THE WOMEN; AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THEIR TWO THROUGH FIVE YEAR OLD CHILDREN, WHICH PREPARES THEM FOR THE TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN; AND AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT FOR THEIR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE YOUNGSTERS.BELOW IS A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASSES AND SERVICES WE OFFER UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF OUR MOTHER AND CHILD LITERACY PROGRAM.ESL AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN: PARTICIPANTS LEARN TO SPEAK, READ, AND WRITE ENGLISH AND SKILLS FOR NAVIGATING EVERYDAY LIFE. CLASSES ARE SMALL. PARTICIPANTS ARE 505474 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CT X HELEN RAMOS PAIZ 2033340640 574 STILLMAN STREET BRIDGEPORT CT 06608 MARY DOOLEY SSND BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY ANN BARNEY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIELLE BALEEIRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN RAMOS PAIZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 91200 0 0 VICTOR M FERRANTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET FISHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA HAMMOND SSND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA MCCAFFREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE MUGHAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA PATUSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN QUINN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM YATES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN VIANNY ZULLO SSND BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN COVADONGA-ARANGO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA VITULANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 91200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 620043 620043 10356 10356 29223 21692 7531 7531 7531 81997 39489 42508 42508 680438 0 7531 52864 273994 212825 42073 19096 22600 19186 691 2723 12573 12573 3921 3163 360 398 12000 11760 120 120 7489 7339 75 75 6076 4901 558 617 RELIGIOUS STIPENDS AND 117432 117432 CONTRACTED SERVICES 52624 52624 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 19989 19589 200 200 TEACHING SUPPLIES 19396 19396 39275 37259 1017 999 587369 505474 57667 24228 209515 315835 5800 1466 6216 295182 169766 127627 125416 327675 357986 3614 2473 669897 813726 4172 1572 4000 29000 3784 2489 11956 33061 X 605955 736283 51986 44382 657941 780665 669897 813726 93069 12573 17082 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 467621 385716 541754 506612 627208 2528911 467621 385716 541754 506612 627208 2528911 2528911 2171 3535 5791 9778 10356 31631 81800 81800 2642342 442218 0.95710 0.95790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 250843 141702 109141 30946 14671 16275 13393 13393 0 125416 ROU LEASE LIABILITY 2489 2489 749582 12573 17082 39489 69144 680438 0 680438 626858 39489 39489 587369 0 587369 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS 39,489. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS 39,489. FALL EVENT 26721 26721 6830 GOLF EVENT 42602 42602 15680 2 12674 12674 16979 81997 81997 39489 39489 42508 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: WE OFFER ESL AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES FOR THE WOMEN; AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THEIR TWO THROUGH FIVE YEAR OLD CHILDREN, WHICH PREPARES THEM FOR THE TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN; AND AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT FOR THEIR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE YOUNGSTERS THAT ADDRESSES THE GAP BETWEEN THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE LEARNING ENGLISH AND THEIR PEERS FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS THEIR NATIVE TONGUE. THE ADULT WOMEN AND THEIR PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ATTEND CLASS FIVE AND A HALF HOURS A DAY, FOUR DAYS A WEEK THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR - FOR A TOTAL OF 720 HOURS PER PERSON. CAROLINE HOUSE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995. SINCE ITS FOUNDING WE HAVE SERVED MORE THAN 2500 WOMEN AND CHILDREN. OUR PROGRAMS MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHOM WE SERVE.OUR ADULT WOMEN STUDENTS LEARN TO SPEAK, READ, WRITE, AND COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH. THIS LEADS TO THEIR QUALIFYING FOR BETTER-PAYING JOBS AND ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE HELP THEM TO DEAL WITH THE STRUGGLES OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE U.S. SUCH AS MANAGING THEIR CHILDREN'S ISSUES, ACCESSING HEALTH CARE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND PARTICIPATING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN EITHER THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AFTERSCHOOL TUTORING CAN ACHIEVE PARITY WITH THEIR PEERS FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS THE NATIVE LANGUAGE. WE CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO MAKE OUR SERVICES MORE ROBUST AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE SERVE. THE WOMEN WE SERVE LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH AND ACQUIRE SKILLS FOR NAVIGATING LIFE IN THEIR NEW HOME. WHEN THEIR LITERACY SKILLS ARE SUFFICIENTLY PROFICIENT, THEY RECEIVE HELP ATTAINING A GED AND/OR APPLYING FOR COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. THEIR PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ACQUIRE SCHOOL-READINESS SKILLS SO THAT THEY ARE READY TO THRIVE IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. CHILDREN IN GRADES 2-8 FOR WHOM ESL IS A PROBLEM IMPROVING THEIR LITERACY SKILLS SO THAT THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND CONSIDER ATTENDING COLLEGE. CLASSES AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS. OUR PARTICIPANTS BECOME MEMBERS OF THE CAROLINE HOUSE COMMUNITY AND LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE THE BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY. THEY HELP EACH OTHER IN THE CLASSROOM AND WITH EVERYDAY LIFE. THEY SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION BY GIVING BACK. RECENTLY OUR STUDENTS HELPED TO BEAUTIFY CAROLINE HOUSE, INSTALLING A WINDOW BOX FILLED WITH FLOWERS AND LINING THE WALK WITH SPRING BULBS. THEY FOLLOWED UP BY JOINING STUDENTS FROM FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING IN INITIATING A CLEANUP OF BRIDGEPORT'S EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE OUR SITE IS LOCATED. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISMENT: GROUPED ACCORDING TO THEIR ESL LEVELS. WHEN THEIR ENGLISH IS SUFFICIENTLY PROFICIENT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS WHERE THEY PREPARE TO ATTAIN A GED, AND/OR APPLY TO COLLEGE OR A TECHNICAL PROGRAM. WOMEN ATTEND CLASSES FOUR DAYS A WEEK FROM 9:00-1:30, A TOTAL OF 720 HOURS PER YEAR PER PERSON. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN TAKES PLACE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ADULT CLASSES. HANDS-ON EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES ENGAGE THEIR PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. OUR TEACHERS HELP THEM TO LEARN ENGLISH AND THE SKILLS THEY ARE EXPECTED TO POSSESS WHEN THEY ENTER KINDERGARTEN - COUNTING, THE ALPHABET, HOW TO GET ALONG WITH THEIR PEERS, ETC. MOMMY AND ME: ONCE A MONTH PARENTS JOIN THEIR CHILDREN IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CLASSROOM AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES TOGETHER. THEY BUILD LANGUAGE AND LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH STORIES, RHYMES, SONGS, CRAFTS, AND GAMES. AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES TWO THROUGH EIGHT ADDRESSES THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN IMMIGRANT CHILDREN FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND THEIR PEERS FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE. RECOGNIZING THE AGE RANGE AND DIFFERING SKILL LEVELS TUTORING IS ONE-ON-ONE. VIRTUAL OPTION FOR WOMEN WHOSE SCHEDULES AND FAMILY OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR ON-SITE SCHEDULE. THIS COMPONENT REPLICATES THE ON-SITE EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM, ARE GROUPED ACCORDING TO THEIR LANGUAGE LEVEL. LIKE THE WOMEN WHO PARTICIPATE ON-SITE, THEY LEARN ENGLISH AND GAIN TOOLS TO NAVIGATE EVERYDAY LIFE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: POPULATION SERVED AND NEED OUR TARGET POPULATION IS LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN. OUR STUDENTS RANGE IN AGE FROM 18 TO 80. THEY REPRESENT DIVERSE CULTURES AND COUNTRIES FROM LATIN AND SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA, AND AFRICA. TYPICALLY, UP TO 45% OF THE WOMEN WE SERVE REPORT THAT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION COMPLETED BEFORE EMIGRATING TO THE US WAS ELEMENTARY OR MIDDLE SCHOOL. AS STATED ABOVE MOST OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE LIVE ON BRIDGEPORT'S EAST SIDE, MOST WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF CAROLINE HOUSE. THIS IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OFFERING ESL IN THIS PART OF BRIDGEPORT. THE CHILDREN WE SERVE RANGE IN AGE FROM TWO TO FIFTEEN AND ARE EITHER IMMIGRANTS THEMSELVES AND/OR HAVE IMMIGRANT PARENTS WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING LIVE IN HOUSEHOLDS WHERE SPANISH IS THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND STRUGGLE THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL CLASSES. AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING HELPS THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE PARITY WITH THEIR PEERS WHO ARE NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS. CAROLINE HOUSE HELPS THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN LEARN ENGLISH AND OTHER SKILLS THAT PREPARE THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN. ALTHOUGH OUR CLASSES FOR ADULT WOMEN ARE ON-SITE AT CAROLINE HOUSE, RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE WOMEN WHO NEED OUR SERVICES WHOSE SCHEDULES AND FAMILY OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR ON-SITE SCHEDULE 9-1:30 SCHEDULE WE IMPLEMENTED A VIRTUAL OPTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CAROLINE HOUSE DOES HAVE "MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION" (THE SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL) THEY APPOINT THE BOARD DIRECTORS AND HOLD RESERVED POWERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B EACH BOARD MEMBER WILL BE PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. EACH MEMBER WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND RAISE AND QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AS WELL AS STAFF, AND REVIEW THE POLICY WITH EACH PRIOR TO ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 RELIGIOUS STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVE A RENT STIPEND AND RELIGIOUS SUBSIDY PRORATED BY THE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR TIME SPENT AT CAROLINE HOUSE, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.