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Nonprofit · EIN 88-2014721

AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC

Tax-exempt · WATERBURY, CT 06706

Financials

$314K$286K2023$373K$305K2024$286K$335K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$285,815$335,451-$49,636$50,537$0$50,537
December 31, 2024990$373,481$304,958$68,523$100,173$0$100,173
December 31, 2023990$314,310$286,158$28,152$31,650$0$31,650
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$196,440
Program service revenue
$89,375
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$35,978
Other salaries and wages
$48,702
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$87,428
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$160
Accounting fees
$924
Occupancy
$53,085
Travel
$14,139
Program services (functional)
$166,987
Management and general (functional)
$168,464

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$100,173
Total assets, end of year
$50,537
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$50,537
Net assets without donor restrictions
$50,537
Gross receipts
$285,815
Employees
0
Volunteers
10
Year formed
2022
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Dwayne PittmanCFO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$20,375
Nelson Rafael Feliciano RomanPresident CEO
Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee
40$15,603
Nicole DelgadoBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
Katiana Jarbath SmithBoard member
Trustee or director
0$0
Maria del Carmen RodriguezNone
Trustee or director
0$0
Nicole ClarkNone
Trustee or director
0$0
Margaret Hayward BowenNone
Trustee or director
0$0
Alexa EncarnacionTreasurer and Clerk
Trustee or director
0$0
Mariblanca GutierrezNone
Trustee or director
0$0
Denise MartinezNone
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Nelson Rafael Feliciano RomanPresident CEO
Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee
40$19,649
Dwayne PittmanCFO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$5,969
Nicole DelgadoTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
Victoria EncarnacionClerk
Trustee or director
0$0
Ana IturbidesNone
Trustee or director
0$0
Nicole ClarkNone
Trustee or director
0$0
Margaret Hayward BowenNone
Trustee or director
0$0
Alexa EncarnacionNone
Trustee or director
0$0
Ronae MasonCraigNone
Trustee or director
0$0
Denise MartinezNone
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Nelson Rafael Feliciano RomanPresident CEO
Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee
30$0
Nicole DelgadoTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Victoria EncarnacionClerk
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Ronae Mason Craignone
Trustee or director
10$0
Ana IturbidesNone
Trustee or director
5$0
Nicole ClarkNone
Trustee or director
5$0
Margaret Hayward BowenNone
Trustee or director
5$0
Alexa EncarnacionNone
Trustee or director
5$0
Denise MartinezNone
Trustee or director
5$0
Dwayne PittmanNone
Trustee or director
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
15 MARTIN ST, WATERBURY, CT 06706-1319
In care of
% NELSON RAFAEL ROMAN
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Nelson Rafael Roman, 15 Martin Street, Waterbury, CT 06706
Signed the 990
Dwayne Pittman, CFO
Phone
(475) 374-5021

Mission

The Afro-Caribbean Cultural Center empowers Afro-Caribbean Black and Tano communities through the arts education and activism. This includes strategies that foster youth education & self-determination deepening community connections and preserving Afro-Latino Black & Tano cultures. While building our organizational capacity to uplift our community and celebrate our rich heritage with confidence and purpose across generations.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Taino Learning Community: A membership driven learning community of individuals who have Taino decendency and heritage to learn about the culture traditions and roots of Taino Culture.
    Expenses $20,000 · grants $20,000
  • Cuyo: Summer and Fall Youth Leadership Program for youth ages 11 - 17 years old. Providing youth Restorative & Social Justice Sports Arts and Theater programming year round to help improve and build confidency skills and knowledge.
    Expenses $68,000 · grants $38,500
  • Palante Theater Company: Palante Theater unapologetically presents opportunities to create produce and perform representations of the arts. Palante through the arts seeks to provide visibility for various marginalized communities i.e. Afro-Caribbean Black Latino LGTQIA+ and Youth.
    Expenses $3,987 · revenue $20,875
  • C.A.C.I.Q.U.E.: exists to share our belief that restorative justice peace circle process is a great tool for self governance and can be used to support the contributions of all community members in all of the aspects of life in a community; governance problem-solving addressing harm celebration etc.0
  • Multigenerational Cultural Education: Exists to position ACCC as the leader and expert in Afro-Caribbean Black & Taino culture through the arts workshops exhibitions and speaker series throughout Connecticut.0
  • Greater Waterbury Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival: Exists to celebrate and highlight the rich Puerto Rican diaspora in Greater Waterbury through planning and executing of the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival.
    Expenses $75,000 · grants $10,000

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
88-2014721
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2022
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$50,537
Income (IRS master file)
$285,815

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$285,815$335,451$50,537IRS
990December 2024$373,481$304,958$100,173XML
990December 2023$314,310$286,158$31,650XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––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 88-2014721).

Questions about AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC

What is the EIN of AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC is 88-2014721.
Is AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
Are donations to AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER 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 AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER 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 AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER 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 AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Nelson Rafael Roman.
Who are the officers and directors of AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $20,375 (Dwayne Pittman, CFO).
How much revenue does AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $285,815, expenses of $335,451 and total assets of $50,537 at year end.

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