2023-08-22T15:03:49-05:00 2022-12-31 060903326 WHITTLESEY PC 280 TRUMBULL ST 24TH FL HARTFORD CT 06103 990 2022-01-01 061587403 AURORA WOMEN AND GIRLS FOUNDATION INC AURO 8609693435 PO BOX 370537 WEST HARTFORD CT 06137 JENNIFER STEADMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8609693435 2023-08-22 1 JENNIFER STEADMAN 999009999 0 LISA WILLS P01828548 8605223111 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JENNIFER STEADMAN PO BOX 370537 WEST HARTFORD CT 06137 716471 0 X WWW.AURORAFOUNDATION.ORG X 2000 CT OUR MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN GREATER HARTFORD, WITH THE INTENDED EFFECT OF UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR FAMILIES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. 21 21 4 150 0 0 476692 693436 0 0 16974 23035 -16573 -35006 477093 681465 123000 127500 0 0 154387 239947 0 0 148307 108491 83861 385878 451308 91215 230157 1025419 1141599 31923 14612 993496 1126987 X OUR MISSION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN GREATER HARTFORD, WITH THE INTENDED EFFECT OF UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR FAMILIES AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. 0 0 142346 107500 THE AURORA FOUNDATION CURRENTLY FOCUSES ITS GRANT MAKING ON GREATER HARTFORD AREA WOMEN'S COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS. AURORA'S GOAL THROUGH ITS GRANT MAKING IS TO EMPOWER MORE WOMEN TO COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION, THEREFORE ENABLING THEM TO BETTER THEIR LIVES AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILIES. OUR AURORA-FUNDED COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS GIVE WOMEN, ESPECIALLY LOW-INCOME, WOMEN OF COLOR, AND FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE AND PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED BEST PRACTICES FOR THESE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND ADVISING, MENTORING AND INTRODUCING WOMEN TO ROLE MODELS, BUILDING SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS, ADDRESSING BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS CHILDCARE AND TRANSPORTATION--AND NOW DURING THE PANDEMIC, HELP NAVIGATING ONLINE LEARNING, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND NEEDS FOR FOOD AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AURORA PRIDES ITSELF IN NOT JUST FUNDING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO BEING A RESOURCE AND PARTNER TO OUR GRANTEES. OUR ESSENTIAL EQUITY REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 DOCUMENTED THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, WOMEN SURPASSED MEN IN APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN CONNECTICUT. OF THOSE WOMEN APPLYING, 75% DID NOT HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE. THIS DATA TELLS US THAT INCREASING ACCESS TO AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO INCREASE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND PROTECT THEM FROM THE IMPACT OF HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISES. AURORA'S ENHANCED COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM IS A NEW INITIATIVE THAT DEEPENS AND EXTENDS OUR WORK TO SUPPORT A SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN AURORA-FUNDED COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS WHO WILL RECEIVE ACCESS ADDITIONAL MENTORING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTS AND FUNDING FOR HOUSING, CHILDCARE, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH), TRANSPORTATION AND TUITION. WITH THESE BARRIERS REMOVED, THE GOAL IS FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR STUDIES AND TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE ANY ADDITIONAL BARRIERS. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT PER STUDENT THAT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS, BUT ALSO A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. ALONG SIDE OUR EXISTING COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAMS, THE NEW ENHANCED COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR HOW FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND BARRIER REDUCTION, ALONG WITH EFFECTIVE MENTORING AND CASE MANAGEMENT, CAN INCREASE COLLEGE SUCCESS FOR WOMEN FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. FUNDING WAS RECEIVED IN 2022 TO IMPLEMENT THE ENHANCED COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM IN 2023. 37241 AURORA'S RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE REGION. BEGINNING IN 2019 AND UPDATED YEARLY, AURORA PARTNERED WITH OTHER CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S FUNDS AND CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE TO CREATE THE WOMEN AND GIRLS DATA PLATFORM (WGDP), A CUTTING-EDGE TOOL TO SHARE INFORMATION AND EQUIP NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CONNECTICUT. AN ONLINE, INTERACTIVE TOOL, THE WGDP PROVIDES ACCESS TO PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA SPECIFIC TO REGIONAL, CITY, AND STATEWIDE LEVELS THAT IS AGGREGATED FOR GENDER AND RACE. THE DATA COMPARES TRENDS ACROSS REGIONS AND THE STATE AND AIDS IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL NEEDS. DATA IS FEATURED BY DEMOGRAPHICS, HEALTH AND SAFETY, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THE COLLABORATION ON THE WGDP MEANT THAT WE HAD THE TEAM IN PLACE TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE DATA NEEDS OF THE PANDEMIC. IN JANUARY 2021, AURORA PUBLISHED ESSENTIAL EQUITY: WOMEN, COVID-19 AND REBUILDING CONNECTICUT, A REPORT THAT DOCUMENTED THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON WOMEN OF COLOR. AURORA DISTRIBUTED AND PRESENTED THE REPORT'S INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON WOMEN AND GIRLS, THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE LEGISLATURE, THE GREATER GIVING SUMMIT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD BY THE GATES FOUNDATION, THE PERMANENT COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN HARTFORD, AND NUMEROUS OTHER LOCAL AND STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP CENTER THE NEEDS OF WOMEN OF COLOR IN PLANNING FOR PANDEMIC RELIEF AND RECOVERY. WE OFFERED TWO TRAINING SESSIONS ON DATA LITERACY, WITH 50 ORGANIZATIONS SERVING WOMEN AND GIRLS PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATION ON HOW TO USE THE WGDP AND ESSENTIAL EQUITY REPORT TO DOCUMENT THE NEED, IMPROVE PROGRAMMING AND SECURE FUNDING. IN 2022, AURORA PRODUCED EXPOSING CT'S EVICTION CRISIS, A RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH CT DATA COLLABORATIVE AND CT'S FAIR HOUSING CENTER THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER SHOWED THE GENDER AND RACE OF THOSE FACING EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. AN INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWS WHERE EVICTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED SINCE 2017 AND WE ARE SEEING A RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, WITH WOMEN OF COLOR DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED. THE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE HAD THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHILE THEY DEBATED AND ULTIMATELY PASSED NEW LEGISLATION GUARANTEEING TENANTS ACCESS TO FREE LEGAL COUNSEL DURING EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES STAYING SAFELY HOUSED. 42960 20000 AURORA EDUCATES AND ENGAGES WOMEN AND MEN IN THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY THAT IS TARGETED TO PROGRAMS THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. WE INVITE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN US BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES WHERE WOMEN AND GIRLS THRIVE. IN SPRING OF 2022, AURORA'S WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE FOCUSED ON THE ONGOING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON GIRLS, AND PARTICULARLY GIRLS OF COLOR. FUNDS RAISED WENT TO HELP 5 ORGANIZATIONS ON-THE-GROUND, ADDRESSING EDUCATION, ACCESS TO MENTORS AND ROLE MODELS, AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH 50 WOMEN JOINED THE GIVING CIRCLE AND RAISED $20,000 THAT WENT 100% TO THE ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFIED AS MEETING THE COMMUNITY NEED. AURORA'S 100 MEN CAMPAIGN WAS RE-INSTATED AS AN IN-PERSON EVENT FOR 2022, WITH MALE ADVOCATES FOR AURORA AND FOR PHILANTHROPY DIRECTED TO WOMEN AND GIRLS ATTENDING A FUNDRAISER WITH THE HARTFORD ATHLETIC SOCCER TEAM. 150 MALE COMMUNITY LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN FUNDRAISING AND EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATED FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. 222547 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CT X JENNIFER STEADMAN 8609693435 PO BOX 370537 WEST HARTFORD CT 06137 MEGHAN SWEENEY BURNS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ISABEL CEBALLOS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN DIAZ-MEAIKE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY MILLER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDSAY BAGHRAMYAN MARTIN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN BINDER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BINKHORST MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE BITTINGER-EIKEL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CLEMOW MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN COOPER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYRA DORSEY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE FARRAR MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN HOFFMAN MEMBER-AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVELYN JOHNSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA KALEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE LESHEM MEMBER-AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN LOFT MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE MARESCA MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEG STOECKLIN MEMBER-AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN THOMAS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN ZAVATONE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER STEADMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 119867 0 0 119867 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 211675 481761 693436 23035 23035 0 211675 35006 -35006 -35006 681465 0 0 -11971 127500 127500 119867 35960 29967 53940 100859 21005 8660 71194 19221 4805 11533 2883 22466 6740 11233 4493 5182 5182 13425 13425 10555 1035 1725 7795 11129 3321 5527 2281 3844 1153 1922 769 2014 604 1007 403 374 112 187 75 975 270 450 255 1910 573 955 382 11987 6044 2106 3837 451308 222547 80454 148307 314383 538053 5000 4250 4937 1101 701099 598195 1025419 1141599 21923 14612 10000 31923 14612 X 993496 866987 260000 993496 1126987 1025419 1141599 230157 -121666 25000 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 336638 342789 390985 476692 718436 2265540 336638 342789 390985 476692 718436 2265540 57301 57301 0 57301 57301 2208239 20245 20138 410 16974 23035 80802 20245 20138 410 16974 23035 80802 356883 362927 391395 493666 741471 2346342 0.94110 0.89290 0.03440 0.04210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 702009 -98632 5182 598195 523004 124425 58812 4232 702009 480060 45378 2434 523004 392535 90763 3238 480060 429487 -33728 3224 392535 1.00000 0 0 0 589623 -121666 -121666 711289 5182 -35006 -29824 681465 481132 35006 35006 446126 5182 5182 451308 PART V, LINE 4: THE BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT IS INTENDED AS A SOURCE FOR FUTURE GRANTS AND/OR OPERATING SUPPORT. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE -35,006. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 35,006. X X X X X 0 LUMINARY LUNCHEON 163332 163332 2500 15930 10636 100 MEN CAMPAIGN 48343 48343 3422 1444 1074 211675 211675 5922 17374 11710 35006 -35006 1 CHARTER OAK STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC 55 PAUL MANAFORT DRIVE NEW BRITAIN CT 06053 060969831 501(C)(3) 22000 0 COLLEGE SUCCCESS GRANT INSTALLMENT YWCA HARTFORD REGION INC 135 BROAD STREET HARTFORD CT 06105 060646993 501(C)(3) 22000 0 WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE GRANT TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC 2390 ALUMNI DR UNIT 3206 STORRS MANSFIELD CT 06269 066070722 501(C)(3) 20000 0 COLLEGE SUCCCESS GRANT INSTALLMENT HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY 500 MAIN STREET HARTFORD CT 06103 066026029 501(C)(3) 14000 0 COLLEGE SUCCCESS GRANT INSTALLMENT THE WOMENS ADVANCEMENT INITIATIVE INC 200 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE WEST HARTFORD CT 06117 272560346 501(C)(3) 12000 0 COLLEGE SUCCCESS GRANT INSTALLMENT LIVEGIRL 237 ELM STREET NEW CANAAN CT 06840 810872133 501(C)(3) 10000 0 COLLEGE SUCCCESS GRANT INSTALLMENT FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL AND DIRECTS ANY QUESTIONS TO THE PREPARER FOR CLARIFICATION. A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND MUST PROMPTLY DISCLOSE IF ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE THAT POSES A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE COLLECTS AND REVIEWS ALL FORMS WITH FOLLOW UP AS NECESSARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REVIEW THE 990 FORMS OF NON-PROFITS IN SIMILAR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CONSULTS WITH AVAIALABLE INDEPENDENT SURVEYS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE FOR THE WORK BEING PERFORMED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.