Community Connections for Youth Inc
Through community-led alternatives to incarceration, we are on a mission to disrupt the youth prison pipeline by delivering direct support, advocacy, mentoring, training and building partnerships. Our dream is to see local communities take the lead in creating a future where no child is behind bars.
Community Connections for Youth Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,467,652
- -28.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,165,462
- -20.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $66,929
- +2179.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,670,267
- -7.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Community Connections for Youth Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 9 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Community Connections for Youth Inc gives
- Giving fell 62% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $200K (2021). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $76K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lead by Example and Reverse the Trend Inc New York, NY | Training and Technical Assistance Collaboration | $20,000 |
| Neighborhood Benches Inc Bronx, NY | Training and Technical Assistance Collaboration | $20,000 |
| Young Urban Christians & Artists Inc (Yuca) Bronx, NY | Training and Technical Assistance Collaboration | $18,750 |
| Freedom Youth Family Justice Center Inc Bronx, NY | Training and Technical Assistance Collaboration | $17,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,467,652 | $1,165,462 | $1,670,267 | — | — | $66,929 |
| 2024 | $2,044,700 | $1,457,924 | $1,803,216 | $76,250 | 4 | $2,936 |
| 2023 | $2,486,225 | $1,866,211 | $1,737,647 | $9,200 | Total only | $969 |
| 2022 | $1,931,991 | $2,479,863 | $1,670,069 | $1,500 | Total only | $208 |
| 2021 | $1,526,442 | $1,635,131 | $2,024,629 | $199,831 | 5 | $97 |
| 2020 | $2,083,670 | $3,881,269 | $3,158,026 | $19,100 | 2 | — |
| 2019 | $1,541,832 | $4,337,788 | $4,083,989 | $52,261 | 4 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Community Connections for Youth Inc
Based on IRS filings
Community Connections for Youth Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Bronx, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $67K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Connections for Youth Inc is led by Belinda Ramos, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 3 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Belinda Ramos
Executive Director
Interim Executive Director → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$74K (2023) → $142K (2025)
Hernan Carvente Martinez
Chairperson
Director → Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashrufa Mishi Faruqee
Director
Interim Chair → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chanabelle Arriaga
Director
Secretary → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Van Dyke Billings III
Director
Treasurer → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ha Nguyen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mariely Moronta-Sanchez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisette Nieves
Chief Program Officer
Director of Programs & Training → Chief Program Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$119K (2023) → $134K (2025)
Julio Alexander Castro
Chief Operations Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$121K (2024) → $131K (2025)
Antony Bugg-Levine
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle A. Diaz
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Ruben Austria (2019–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Andrea Briscoe Esq. (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Rechelle Duncan (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Emma Jordan-Simpson (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: J. Alexander Castro (2019–2023) — Chief Operations Officer
- Former: Lovisa Brown (2022–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Hernan Carvente-Martinez (2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Hernan Carente (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Mayra Lopez Humphreys PhD (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mayra Lopez-Humphreys PhD (2019) — Chair & President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $142K, to Belinda Ramos (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Community Connections for Youth Inc
How large is Community Connections for Youth Inc?
Community Connections for Youth Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is Community Connections for Youth Inc?
Community Connections for Youth Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Bronx, NY. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Community Connections for Youth Inc operate?
Community Connections for Youth Inc has awarded grants in Mississippi, New York, Tennessee.
What is Community Connections for Youth Inc's EIN?
Community Connections for Youth Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4482112. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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