Nonprofit · EIN 84-4647186
CLICC INC
Tax-exempt · NEW HAVEN, CT 06513
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $176,924 | $220,068 | -$43,144 | $412,394 | $0 | $412,394 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $259,741 | $218,008 | $41,733 | $455,538 | $0 | $455,538 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $246,997 | $171,666 | $75,331 | $413,805 | $0 | $413,805 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $169,061
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $7,863
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $80,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $74,592
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $167,775
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,765
- Travel
- $6,890
- Program services (functional)
- $185,795
- Management and general (functional)
- $29,932
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,341
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $455,538
- Total assets, end of year
- $412,394
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $412,394
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $412,394
- Gross receipts
- $176,924
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2020
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Loewe | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $80,000 |
| Mary Sommer | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| David Reif | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Cynthia Cox-Roman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Nobo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Benjamin Justice | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hiram Brett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Monte Frank | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Ury | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Gruen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Loewe | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $80,000 |
| Mary Sommer | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| David Reif | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Cynthia Cox-Roman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Nobo Sarnoff | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Benjamin Justice | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hiram Brett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Monte Frank | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Haenlein | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $72,000 |
| Mary Sommer | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| David Reif | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Cynthia Cox-Roman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Nobo Sarnoff | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Benjamin Justice | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hiram Brett from 052023 | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Monte Frank from 052023 | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 470 JAMES ST STE 7, NEW HAVEN, CT 06513-3175
- In care of
- % JOY HAENLEIN LOEWE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Hon Mary Sommer Chairman
- Signed the 990
- David Reif, Treasurer
- Phone
- (203) 641-0991
- Website
- www.connectingfamilies.org
- Return prepared by
- Adam P Cohen CPA LLC
Mission
Mentoring and literacy activities to strengthen communication and deepen bonds between children and their incarcerated parents and to reduce recidivism rates for incarcerated mothers and fathers, while also reducing the shame and stigma that their children can experience.
Program accomplishments
- Mission and Vision - CLICC literacy and mentoring increases communication and strengthens relationships between incarcerated parents and their children. We contribute to deeper connections between parents and children, despite the barriers and effects of incarceration. One in 14 children in the United States have or have had a parent in jail or prison.Three-Prong Method: 1) Develop parenting and communication skills in weekly meetings in prison with trained mentors; 2) Hold weekly meetings in the community with children, one to one, guided by trained and supervised mentors, to help with reading and homework and serve as a supportive person in their lives and; 3) Encourage conversations through mail, phone calls, and visits between parents and children about books the children pick to read.Since 2014, CLICC has served nearly 1,000 parents and 400 children, and trained approximately 800 mentors. Most mentors are college students in Connecticut in disciplines such as criminal justice, social work, education and psychology. A study by the University of Connecticut (2023) showed that children who met with a CLICC mentor experienced fewer emotional, behavioral, attentional and relationship difficulties during their year with CLICC. Some of the improvements were that children were less likely to fight and also less likely to feel unhappy or depressed. While the study is not a guarantee that all children in CLICC will have the same experience, it confirms what we at CLICC have known for a long time: Participating in CLICC and meeting with a CLICC mentor can help children with an incarcerated parent or loved one feel and behave better. *A 2024 grant project to provide intensive support for fathers in three prisons concluded in September. The grant brought together providers of the 24/7 Dad curriculum, CLICC literacy and mentoring, and post-release support services, in hopes of underpinning families in need and decreasing the recidivism rate for returning fathers. The grant was awarded by the federal Department of Justice to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, which brought CLICC into the project.*This was the first full year of a new CLICC literacy program to serve families with children of pre-reading age (infant to age 4). Incarcerated parents pick books they would like to read to their young child during phone calls, and video or in-person visits. Copies of the same books are sent home so the child can follow along at home, and also read with their caregiver. About 25 families participated in this first year.* We also continued our practice of providing basic-needs support to participating families during the December holidays. CLICC mitigates pressing challenges:1) Strained, often destructive relationships among families which include an incarcerated parent. Reinforcing the literacy skills of re-entering parents and their children will help to ease their transition, help the family move forward more cohesively, and better equip formerly incarcerated people to enter the workforce.2) Children of the incarcerated can experience a combination of shame, stigma, trauma and toxic shock that, if left unchecked, can thwart healthy development and pose health challenges that last a lifetime. Having an incarcerated parent is one of 10 Adverse Childhood Experiences, as classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Caring adults, such as CLICC mentors, can help.The CLICC model calls for volunteer CLICC parent mentors to meet at the facilities to help parents read books and write letters to their children, while children do similar activities with their own mentors at community sites near their homes.The program also includes childrens caregivers, who tend to have complicated relationships with incarcerated parents, yet are so important to the future of the children and their families.CLICC matches pairs of mentors and children. Mentors serve on average families composed of about 30 children per year, plus their parents and caregivers, for a total of 90 people per year. Another 70 parents or so are not in regular contact with their children, but attend weekly CLICC group to hone the parenting and communication skills necessary to build those relationships. Other siblings and family may benefit indirectly from family support CLICC provides. At least 160 people served per year. $179,194.Expenses $185,795
- Pro bono mentoring estimated at 2,000 hours, valued at $30,000.Expenses $30,000
- Contra - Pro bono mentoring services, not included in program services in Form 990,Part I or Part VII, Revenues.Expenses -$30,000
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-4647186
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I43)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $412,394
- Income (IRS master file)
- $176,924
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $176,924 | $220,068 | $412,394 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $259,741 | $218,008 | $455,538 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $246,997 | $171,666 | $413,805 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $259,632 | $174,053 | $338,474 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 84-4647186).
Questions about CLICC INC
- What is the EIN of CLICC INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CLICC INC is 84-4647186.
- Is CLICC INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to CLICC INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CLICC 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 CLICC INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CLICC INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CLICC INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Hon Mary Sommer Chairman.
- Who are the officers and directors of CLICC INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,000 (Joy Loewe, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does CLICC INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $176,924, expenses of $220,068 and total assets of $412,394 at year end.
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