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Nonprofit · EIN 99-3545111

COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION

Tax-exempt · PROVIDENCE, RI 02905

Financials

$525K$198K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$525,131$198,028$327,103$353,622$26,519$327,103
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$525,100
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$31
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Travel
$20
Program services (functional)
$170,058
Management and general (functional)
$25,970
Fundraising (functional)
$2,000

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$0
Total assets, end of year
$353,622
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,519
Net assets, end of year
$327,103
Net assets without donor restrictions
$327,103
Gross receipts
$525,131
Employees
0
Volunteers
2
Year formed
2024
State of legal domicile
RI

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
VICTOR CAPELLANDIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
7$20,000
JOSE R POLANCODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$15,000
CAROL AGUASVIVASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$15,000

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
235 GEORGIA AVENUE SUITE 102, PROVIDENCE, RI 02905-4516
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
VICTOR CAPELLAN, 235 GEORGIA AVENUE 102, PROVIDENCE, RI 02905
Signed the 990
VICTOR CAPELLAN, CEO
Phone
(401) 246-7834
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO HARNESS THEIR COLLECTIVE POWER TO TRANSFORM RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION SYSTEM, ENSURING IT SERVES ALL CHILDREN IN OUR STATE- REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND OR ZIP CODE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • OBJECTIVE 2024THE COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION (CAFE), A 501(C)(4) FOUNDED IN 2024, IS DEDICATED TO RESHAPING RHODE ISLAND'S EDUCATION SYSTEM SO IT SERVES EVERY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR ZIP CODE. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO HARNESS THEIR COLLECTIVE POWER, ENSURING EDUCATION POLICY DECISIONS REFLECT THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF FAMILIES STATEWIDE. IN ITS FIRST YEAR, CAFE'S SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES WERE TO: -ESTABLISH ITS NAME AND CREDIBILITY WITH COMMUNITIES, LEADERS, AND DECISION-MAKERS. -BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING STAFF, CONSULTANTS, AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS. BEGIN COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND CIVIC EDUCATION FOCUSED ON HOW EDUCATION ISSUES AFFECT CHILDREN IN RHODE ISLAND. -LAUNCH THE DESIGN OF THE EDUCHAMPS PROGRAM (TO BEGIN IN 2025) TO TRAIN AND SUPPORT EMERGING EDUCATION ADVOCATES. -DEVELOP ISSUE PRIORITIES TO GUIDE LEGISLATIVE AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION EFFORTS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO CREATE A DURABLE NETWORK OF INFORMED, ENGAGED RHODE ISLANDERS WHO WILL SUSTAIN YEAR-ROUND ADVOCACY ON EDUCATION ISSUES, WITH CAFE SERVING AS A TRUSTED CONVENER AND RESOURCE. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1. BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE -HIRED AND ONBOARD AN INITIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM AND CONSULTANTS, ESTABLISHING THE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES NEEDED TO GUIDE THE ORGANIZATION FORWARD. -DEVELOPED A BILINGUAL COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY (ENGLISH AND SPANISH) TO ENSURE INCLUSIVITY ACROSS RHODE ISLAND'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. -ESTABLISHED A NEW WEBSITE AND DIGITAL PRESENCE, WHICH RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 2,000 VISITS IN ITS FIRST THREE MONTHS (ESTIMATED).2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION- ATTENDED AN ESTIMATED 8 COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS DURING SUMMER AND FALL 2024, DIRECTLY ENGAGING WITH OVER 1,000 RESIDENTS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT. -HOSTED A BILINGUAL COMMUNITY EVENT AT FARM FRESH RI THAT REACHED MORE THAN 200 ATTENDEES, PROVIDING RESOURCES ON HOW EDUCATION POLICY IMPACTS FAMILIES. -LAUNCHED AN ONLINE "TAKE ACTION" HUB, WHICH ATTRACTED OVER 1,900 UNIQUE VISITORS IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF 2024 (BASED ON DIGITAL ANALYTICS).3. DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCHAMPS PROGRAM (LAUNCH 2025) -CREATED A PROGRAM DESIGN FOR EDUCHAMPS, A LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZING TRAINING INITIATIVE. -DESIGNED CURRICULUM COMPONENTS TO PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR ROLES SUCH AS SERVING ON EDUCATION TASK FORCES, JOINING NONPROFIT BOARDS, OR LEADING GRASSROOTS EFFORTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.4. CIVIC AND LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION -BEGAN ISSUE EDUCATION WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, HIGHLIGHTING THREE PRIORITY AREAS IN STATE EDUCATION POLICY.-CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO AN ESTIMATED 10,000 RHODE ISLAND RESIDENTS THROUGH BILINGUAL MAIL, DIGITAL CONTENT, AND IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES (ESTIMATED). -INITIATED MEETINGS WITH MORE THAN 30 COMMUNITY LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL INFORM AND STRENGTHEN CAFE'S PRIORITIES IN 2025 AND BEYOND.IMPACT AND STORY OF 2024IN ITS FOUNDING YEAR, CAFE DEMONSTRATED THAT COMMUNITIES ACROSS RHODE ISLAND ARE EAGER FOR AN INCLUSIVE, TRANSPARENT VOICE IN EDUCATION POLICY. BY COMBINING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THE EARLY STAGES OF LEADERSHIP PIPELINE BUILDING, CAFE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR LONG-TERM ADVOCACY. THE ORGANIZATION'S EARLY INVESTMENTS IN BILINGUAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ITS PRESENCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS FOSTERED TRUST AND POSITIONED CAFE AS A CREDIBLE ADVOCATE. IMPORTANTLY, THE WORK OF 2024 ENSURES THAT THE EDUCHAMPS PROGRAM WILL LAUNCH IN 2025 WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION, CREATING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS READY TO SHAPE EDUCATION DECISIONS AT EVERY LEVEL.
    Expenses $170,058

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, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024Check at the IRS

IRS record

EIN
99-3545111
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2025
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B01)
Assets (IRS master file)
$353,622
Income (IRS master file)
$525,131

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$525,131$198,028$353,622XML

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 99-3545111).

Questions about COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION

What is the EIN of COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION is 99-3545111.
Is COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2025.
Are donations to COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION 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 COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VICTOR CAPELLAN.
Who are the officers and directors of COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 3 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $20,000 (VICTOR CAPELLAN, DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR EDUCATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $525,131, expenses of $198,028 and total assets of $353,622 at year end.

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