2026-02-05T13:01:53-05:00 2025-06-30 061218594 BUDWITZ & MEYERJACK PC 1122 HIGHLAND AVE CHESHIRE CT 064101654 990 2024-07-01 061155484 SEYMOUR-OXFORD NURSERY & CHILD CARE ASSOCIATION INC SEYM 2038881655 256 BANK STREET SEYMOUR CT 06483 JUDITH RUSSO CHAIRMAN 2038881655 2026-01-29 true false LESLEY A NAPPI CPA P00055761 2032721621 2026-01-29 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JUDITH RUSSO 256 BANK STREET SEYMOUR CT 06483 864970 false X WWW.SONCCA.ORG X 1985 CT THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE CARE FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN OF WORKING PARENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE TOWNS OF SEYMOUR AND OXFORD. 5 5 45 0 42059 100 781113 859056 9129 274 140 5540 832441 864970 0 0 625217 628056 0 0 213331 213076 838548 841132 -6107 23838 938941 966359 213222 197254 725719 769105 X THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE CARE FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN OF WORKING PARENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE TOWNS OF SEYMOUR AND OXFORD. false false 535862 859056 SONCCA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE BEFORE- AND AFTER- SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS FOR THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF WORKING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIES OF SEYMOUR AND OXFORD, CONNECTICUT, LOCATED IN NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. BOTH TOWNS ARE IN THE NAUGATUCK RIVER VALLEY. SONCCA HAS FIVE PROGRAMS LICENSED BY THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD FOR GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. THE LOCATIONS ARE IN SHARED SPACE (CAFETERIA AND/OR GYMNASIUMS) WITHIN PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1985. SONCCA IS A NON-PROFIT, 501(C) CORPORATION, OPERATED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM. SONCCA ALSO PROVIDES A FULL-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM. EACH YEAR OVER 350 CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE SERVED IN THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS. THE BEFORE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS OPERATE FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL 9:00 AM; THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS OPERATE FROM SCHOOL DISMISSAL (BETWEEN 2:30 AND 3:45 PM)AND 6 PM. ALL PROGRAMS ARE OPEN ON ALL DAYS SCHOOL IS IN SESSION. AN ONGOING GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN TO MAINTAIN FEES AT THE MOST AFFORDABLE LEVEL SO THAT PARENTS WILL NOT BE OBLIGED TO LEAVE THEIR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN HOME ALONE IN THE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL HOURS AND WILL HAVE PEACE OF MIND WHILE WORKING. AT THE SAME TIME, AN ONGOING GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A QUALITY PROGRAM WITH A WARM, CARING ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH WILL BE SAFE AND PARENTS WILL FEEL WELCOME. WHILE SONCCA IS NOT AN ACADEMIC PROGRAM, THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND COMPLEMENT THE SCHOOL-DAY CURRICULUM OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVED. THREE ADMINISTRATORS SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS: A FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,A FULL-TIME BOOKKEEPER, AND A FULL-TIME PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. PROGRAMS ARE STAFFED TO ACHIEVE A ONE-TO-TEN RATIO. PROGRAM STAFF TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 32 TO 35 AT ANY GIVEN TIME, DEPENDING ON ENROLLMENT. SONCCA HAS THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS AND CURRENT ENROLLMENT(): SONCCA-BUNGAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (62), SONCCA- CHATFIELD/LOPRESTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (65),SONCCA- QUAKER FARMS II ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (64), AND SONCCA-GREAT OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (65). THE 2024 SUMMER PROGRAM ENROLLMENT WAS 108. SONCCA ANNUALLY UTILIZES THE NATIONAL AFTERSCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS'S PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT MANUAL'S OBSERVATION MEASUREMENT TOOL TO ASSESS PROGRAMS AND ENSURE CONTINUOUS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT. A DATABASE IS MAINTAINED OF FAMILY AND CHILD INFORMATION TO COMPLY WITH STATE REGULATIONS. THESE SAME DATA ARE UTILIZED FOR MEASUREMENT PURPOSES. ANNUAL FAMILY ASSESSMENTS ARE CONDUCTED TO MEASURE PROGRAM APPROVAL. IN ADDITION, AN EXIT SURVEY IS CONDUCTED WHEN ANY CHILD IS WITHDRAWN FROM THE PROGRAM. THE STATEGIES SONCCA UTILIZES TO SUPPORT PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE: RECRUITING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS; BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SCHOOL MEMBERS, AND FAMILIES; DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO DEFRAY PROGRAM COSTS; RECRUITING THE MOST CAPABLE STAFF MEMBERS; OFFERING EXTENSIVE STAFF TRAINING; AND PROVIDING ALL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO SUPPORTING QUALITY PROGRAMMING. 535862 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 45 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CT X PATRICE BALDWIN 2038881655 256 BANK STREET SEYMOUR CT 06483 KELSEY TEMP EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 67263 0 7377 LAURA FILO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LIZA LOGAN INTERIM TREA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE MORDOWANEC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA PAREDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH RUSSO CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 67263 7377 false false false 100 100 TUITION & FEES 611600 859056 859056 859056 274 274 OTHER INCOME 900099 5540 5540 5540 864970 864596 274 71458 71458 508333 398293 110040 48265 34496 13769 6500 6500 1100 1100 3493 3493 2960 2960 17884 6922 10962 2509 2509 7019 7019 21176 19741 1435 EMPLOYEE MEDICAL EXPENSE 31967 31967 FIELD TRIP EXPENSE 20497 20497 FACILITY USE FEES 16840 16840 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 16411 16411 64720 22662 42058 841132 535862 305270 0 230804 264240 148837 137219 21398 24022 18957 9406 418462 86433 339048 332029 179897 199443 938941 966359 62467 61392 73889 68378 76866 67484 213222 197254 X 698869 742755 26850 26350 725719 769105 938941 966359 X 23838 19547 1 X true X false false false X 142403 180977 142884 42059 100 508423 188346 558863 722438 781253 864596 3115496 330749 739840 865322 823312 864696 3623919 3623919 1238 1077 320 9129 274 12038 1238 1077 320 9129 274 12038 331987 740917 865642 832441 864970 3635957 0.99670 0.99570 0.00000 0.00000 X 197864 197864 196039 63571 132468 24559 22862 1697 332029 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURN OF ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022, 2023 AND 2024 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SONCCA'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE BEFORE- AND AFTER- SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS FOR THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF WORKING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIES OF SEYMOUR AND OXFORD, CONNECTICUT, LOCATED IN NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. BOTH TOWNS ARE IN THE NAUGATUCK RIVER VALLEY. SONCCA HAS FIVE PROGRAMS LICENSED BY THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD FOR GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. THE LOCATIONS ARE IN SHARED SPACE (CAFETERIA AND/OR GYMNASIUMS) WITHIN PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1985. SONCCA IS A NON-PROFIT, 501(C) CORPORATION, OPERATED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM. SONCCA ALSO PROVIDES A FULL-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM. EACH YEAR OVER 350 CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE SERVED IN THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND LOCATIONS. THE BEFORE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS OPERATE FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL 9:00 AM; THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS OPERATE FROM SCHOOL DISMISSAL (BETWEEN 2:30 AND 3:45 PM)AND 6 PM. ALL PROGRAMS ARE OPEN ON ALL DAYS SCHOOL IS IN SESSION. AN ONGOING GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN TO MAINTAIN FEES AT THE MOST AFFORDABLE LEVEL SO THAT PARENTS WILL NOT BE OBLIGED TO LEAVE THEIR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN HOME ALONE IN THE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL HOURS AND WILL HAVE PEACE OF MIND WHILE WORKING. AT THE SAME TIME, AN ONGOING GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A QUALITY PROGRAM WITH A WARM, CARING ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH WILL BE SAFE AND PARENTS WILL FEEL WELCOME. WHILE SONCCA IS NOT AN ACADEMIC PROGRAM, THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND COMPLEMENT THE SCHOOL-DAY CURRICULUM OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVED. THREE ADMINISTRATORS SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS: A FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,A FULL-TIME BOOKKEEPER, AND A FULL-TIME PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. PROGRAMS ARE STAFFED TO ACHIEVE A ONE-TO-TEN RATIO. PROGRAM STAFF TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 32 TO 35 AT ANY GIVEN TIME, DEPENDING ON ENROLLMENT. SONCCA HAS THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS AND CURRENT ENROLLMENT(): SONCCA-BUNGAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (62), SONCCA- CHATFIELD/LOPRESTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (65),SONCCA- QUAKER FARMS II ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (64), AND SONCCA-GREAT OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (65). THE 2024 SUMMER PROGRAM ENROLLMENT WAS 108. SONCCA ANNUALLY UTILIZES THE NATIONAL AFTERSCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS'S PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT MANUAL'S OBSERVATION MEASUREMENT TOOL TO ASSESS PROGRAMS AND ENSURE CONTINUOUS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT. A DATABASE IS MAINTAINED OF FAMILY AND CHILD INFORMATION TO COMPLY WITH STATE REGULATIONS. THESE SAME DATA ARE UTILIZED FOR MEASUREMENT PURPOSES. ANNUAL FAMILY ASSESSMENTS ARE CONDUCTED TO MEASURE PROGRAM APPROVAL. IN ADDITION, AN EXIT SURVEY IS CONDUCTED WHEN ANY CHILD IS WITHDRAWN FROM THE PROGRAM. THE STATEGIES SONCCA UTILIZES TO SUPPORT PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE: RECRUITING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS; BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SCHOOL MEMBERS, AND FAMILIES; DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO DEFRAY PROGRAM COSTS; RECRUITING THE MOST CAPABLE STAFF MEMBERS; OFFERING EXTENSIVE STAFF TRAINING; AND PROVIDING ALL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO SUPPORTING QUALITY PROGRAMMING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ASSIGNED THE DUTY OF REVIEWING THE ANNUAL 990 TO ITS STANDING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE ANNUAL 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING FIRM WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOOKKEEPER. COPIES OF THE COMPLETED RETURN ARE PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND UPON APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COPIES OF THE 990 FORM ARE PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY. THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT REQUIRES THE INDIVIDUAL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING TRANSACTIONS, EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH COULD LEAD TO CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ALSO REQUIRES THE INDIVIDUAL TO SIGN THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ORGANIZATIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE COMPLETED ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONTACTS ANY INDIVIDUAL IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT NEED CLARIFICATION OR FURTHER RESEARCH. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT DOES EXIST WITH RESPECT TO A MATTER, THE ORGANIZATION ENFORCES THE POLICY BY MAKING SURE THAT THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION IS MAINTAINED OF ANY CONFLICT MATTERS WHICH ARISE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS HIRED, SUPERVISED, AND TERMINATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THIS PROCESS INCLUDES A YEARLY COMPENSATION REVIEW. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS COMMENSURATE WITH DIVERSITY AND COMPLEXITY OF TASKS PERFORMED, THE AMOUNT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND JUDGEMENT EXERCISED, AND THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED. THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT IS COMPARED TO OTHER SIMILAR POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH THE REVIEWERS ARE AWARE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURES AS IN QUESTION 15A IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPENSATED OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL 990 FILING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT THE ORGANIZATIONS PLACE OF BUSINESS DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. APPOINTMENTS FOR REVIEW OF THESE DOCUMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 1