Nonprofit · EIN 06-1502343
CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC
Tax-exempt · HARTFORD, CT 06106
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,532,000 | $3,403,891 | $128,109 | $2,065,092 | $218,136 | $1,846,956 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,064,584 | $2,944,414 | $120,170 | $1,903,349 | $230,740 | $1,672,609 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $608,934
- Program service revenue
- $2,695,254
- Investment income
- $34,852
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$11,584
- Other revenue
- $192,960
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $25,114
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $263,872
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,113,638
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,823,501
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $29,449
- Accounting fees
- $83,337
- Occupancy
- $86,865
- Travel
- $81,295
- Depreciation
- $9,453
- Program services (functional)
- $2,817,922
- Management and general (functional)
- $585,969
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,903,349
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,065,092
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $218,136
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,846,956
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $52,875
- Publicly traded securities
- $631,964
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,794,739
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $52,217
- Gross receipts
- $3,545,842
- Employees
- 47
- Volunteers
- 36
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM BEVACQUA | PRESIDENT/CEO THRU 12/31/24 Officer | 40 | $139,776 | $13,157 |
| PAUL SKAFF | PRESIDENT/CEO FROM 1/1/2025 Officer | 40 | $91,510 | $22,174 |
| MICHAEL IMBER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRYL MITCHELL SMITH | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE ROSS GOLD | TRESURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW GIERING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HARRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE NESTI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE OCONNOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE PORCELLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC J RIGOLI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA FORD SAUNDERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES W TURNER IV | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN WHARTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM BEVACQUA | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $111,637 | $23,142 |
| MICHAEL IMBER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRYL MITCHELL SMITH | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE ROSS GOLD | TRESURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW GIERING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HARRIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE NESTI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE OCONNOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE PORCELLO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC J RIGOLI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA FORD SAUNDERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES W TURNER IV | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN WHARTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 21 OAK ST STE 309, HARTFORD, CT 06106-8008
- In care of
- % PAUL GIGUERE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL SKAFF, 21 OAK STREET SUITE 309, HARTFORD, CT 06106
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM BEVACQUA, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (860) 246-1553
- Website
- CTDEMOCRACYCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHITTLESEY PC
Mission
TO INSPIRE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO ENGAGE IN CIVIC LIFE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAM INITIATIVES TARGETING DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.
Program accomplishments
- TELEVISION AND STREAMING/WEBCAST COVERAGE OF CONNECTICUT STATE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CONNECTICUT NETWORK (CT-N) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONNECTICUT GENERAL ASSEMBLY. CTDC HAS MANAGED, NEARLY WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, CT-N SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999, PROVIDING COMPLETE AND BALANCED COVERAGE OF HOUSE AND SENATE SESSIONS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND HEARINGS, EXECUTIVE BRANCH MEETINGS AND HEARINGS, STATE SUPREME COURT ORAL ARGUMENTS, ROUTINE AND EMERGENCY NEWS CONFERENCES BY THE GOVERNOR, LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP AND OTHER ELECTED LEADERS, AND OTHER EVENTS OF PUBLIC POLICY IMPORT IN CONNECTICUT.Expenses $1,668,831 · revenue $2,535,421
- MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTICUT'S OLD STATE HOUSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONNECTICUT GENERAL ASSEMBLY. A FORMER CONNECTICUT STATE CAPITOL FROM 1796 TO 1878, THE OLD STATE HOUSE NOW SERVES AS A HISTORY MUSEUM AND CIVICS EDUCATION LAB FOR K-12 SCHOOL GROUPS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. CTDC ALSO USES THIS HISTORIC SITE AS A BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON BRINGING TOGETHER HISTORY AND CIVICS AND TWO MAJOR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS: KID GOVERNOR (KIDGOVERNOR.ORG) AND CONNECTICUT HISTORY DAY (HISTORYDAYCT.ORG).Expenses $345,594 · revenue $364,377
- PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING ALL CONNECTICUT DEMOCRACY CENTER EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO INFORM AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES, TO GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION AND SKILLS TO BE EFFECTIVE MODERN CITIZENS IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS. THESE INCLUDE PUBLIC PROGRAMS DELIVERED AT CONNECTICUT'S OLD STATE HOUSE AND VIA WEBSTREAM, AS WELL AS STATEWIDE OUTREACH PROGRAMS SUCH AS CONNECTICUT'S KID GOVERNOR AND CONNECTICUT HISTORY DAY DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO CLASSROOMS AND OTHER VENUES AROUND CONNECTICUT.Expenses $803,497 · grants $25,114
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-1502343
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,065,092
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,545,842
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,532,000 | $3,403,891 | $2,065,092 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,064,584 | $2,944,414 | $1,903,349 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,893,866 | $2,842,988 | $1,778,530 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1502343).
Questions about CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC
- What is the EIN of CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC is 06-1502343.
- Is CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAUL SKAFF.
- Who are the officers and directors of CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,776 (WILLIAM BEVACQUA, PRESIDENT/CEO THRU 12/31/24).
- How much revenue does CONNECTICUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,532,000, expenses of $3,403,891 and total assets of $2,065,092 at year end.
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