2024-11-15T19:10:33-06:00 2023-12-31 133597814 SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200 NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2023-01-01 061556949 GROUNDWORK BRIDGEPORT INC GROU 2033356126 1001 MAIN ST STE 20 BRIDGEPORT CT 066044200 CHRISTINA SMITH PRESIDENT & C.E.O. 2033356126 2024-11-15 1 1 WILLIAM SKODY P00631754 2129671100 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CHRISTINA SMITH 1001 MAIN ST STE 20 BRIDGEPORT CT 066044200 519827 0 X GROUNDWORKBRIDGEPORT.ORG X 1998 CT GROUNDWORK BRIDGEPORT'S MISSION IS TO BRING ABOUT THE SUSTAINED REGENERATION IMPROVEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL WELL BEING. 8 8 7 139 0 0 492643 514827 2704 5000 0 0 0 0 495347 519827 27653 34954 0 0 227623 329032 0 0 36087 158641 175755 413917 539741 81430 -19914 339952 321277 20164 21403 319788 299874 X GROUNDWORK BRIDGEPORT'S MISSION IS TO BRING ABOUT THE SUSTAINED REGENERATION IMPROVEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL WELL BEING. 0 0 431491 34954 5000 PLACE BASED SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMOUR SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM CATERS TO HIGH-SCHOOL YOUTH WHO RESIDE IN OUR PROGRAM CITIES. THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE YEAR-ROUND DURING 4 DIFFERENT SESSIONS. YOUTH CAN PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF OUR FOUR (4) SESSIONS STARTING IN JANUARY (WINTER), APRIL (SPRING), JULY (SUMMER), OR OCTOBER (FALL) EACH YEAR DEPENDING ON AVAILABLE SPACE. THE PROGRAM COMBINES CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS OVER THE COURSE OF EIGHT WEEKS. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPS YOUTH SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND PLACEMAKING WITH A FOCUS ON PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS THAT CAN REVITALIZE A COMMUNITY.DURING CLASS TIME, PARTICIPANTS LEARN SKILLS RELATED TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT, DESIGN, AND PRESENTING TO AUDIENCES AS WELL AS TOPICS RELATED TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PLACEMAKING INCLUDING LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE, STORYTELLING, AND OTHER SUBJECTS. CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT TIE BACK TO WHAT WAS TAUGHT AND ARE DRIVEN BY STUDENT IDEAS.BENEFITSYOUTH WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES PROGRAM WHICH TAKES PARTICIPANTS ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TRIPS TO NATIONAL PARK SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY SUCH AS YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK IN MONTANA, GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK IN WYOMING, ACADIA NATIONAL PARK IN MAINE, AND OTHERS.STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMURBAN RANGERS IS OUR YEAR-ROUND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGED 14 TO 18 THAT PROMOTES STEWARDSHIP OF THE CITY'S PHYSICAL SPACES AND OF SOCIAL CONNECTIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS ESPECIALLY SUITED FOR THOSE YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED WITH GROUNDWORK'S MISSION BUT WHO ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS OR OTHER TIME COMMITMENTS SUCH AS WORK, SPORTS, OR OTHER ACTIVITIES.SIMILAR TO THE SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM, YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM CITY THAT AIM TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE AND ENGAGE RESIDENTS IN ACTIVITIES THE BUILD A SENSE OF SOCIAL CONNECTION.OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES PROGRAMOUR TRAVEL EXPERIENCE PROGRAM TAKES HIGH-SCHOOL YOUTH ON TRIPS TO NATIONAL PARK SITES LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE AND ARE GIVEN THE TIME TO ENJOY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND FORM NEW CONNECTIONS. WHETHER HELPING TO RENOVATE A BUILDING, IMPROVE A TRAIL, OR SET UP FOR A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, PARTICIPANTS WORK WITH NATIONAL PARK STAFF ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS WHERE THEY LEARN PRACTICAL STEWARDSHIP SKILLS THAT THEY USE TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS IN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES.DAY IN THE LIFEGROUNDWORK BRIDGEPORT'S DAY IN THE LIFE SERIES BRINGS IN SPEAKERS ON THE 2ND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONS TO DISCUSS THEIR CAREERS AND LIVES. THE SERIES WAS BORN OUT OF A DESIRE TO EXPOSE OUR STUDENTS TO MANY DIFFERENT CAREER PATHS, RECOGNIZING THAT THEY MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE CAREERS BEFORE THEY CAN CONSIDER THEM AS POSSIBILITIES IN THEIR OWN LIVES. WE ALSO WANTED OUR STUDENTS TO KNOW HOW CIRCUITOUS AND INDIRECT MOST PEOPLE'S CAREERS REALLY ARE, SHOWING THEM THAT IT IS OK NOT TO KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO DO BY THE TIME THEY'RE IN HIGHSCHOOL. THE SERIES HAS SINCE EXPANDED IN SCOPE, AND WE NOW CONDUCT OUTREACH TO STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF OUR PROGRAMS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS MORE BROADLY. 431491 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 CT X THE ORGANIZATION 2033356126 1001 MAIN ST STE 20 BRIDGEPORT CT 066044200 ANJALI CHEN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE HOLTZ VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TSERING DICKEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 UYEN HUYNH TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ASHLEY TORRES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM ELIOT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET IVALDI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROVERSY VENTURA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA B SMITH PRESIDENT & C.E.O. 40.00 X 149616 0 5610 149616 0 5610 1 0 1 0 0 9500 505327 514827 PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME 900099 5000 5000 5000 519827 5000 0 0 34954 34954 155226 124181 15523 15522 133982 107185 13399 13398 13662 10930 1366 1366 26162 20930 2616 2616 5950 5950 2380 1190 1190 11434 5717 5717 11508 5754 5754 19656 9828 9828 31851 25480 3186 3185 6351 6351 8362 8362 2301 2301 PROJECT MATERIALS EXP. 46306 46306 PROGRAM MATERIALS EXP. 14887 14887 FOOD EXP. 9436 9436 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 5333 5333 539741 431491 72163 36087 297192 159916 6891 153755 28769 506 0 0 7100 7100 339952 321277 20164 21403 20164 21403 X 319788 299874 319788 299874 339952 321277 -19914 0 X 0 0 0 X 241604 135442 421117 492643 514827 1805633 241604 135442 421117 492643 514827 1805633 60548 1745085 1805633 15004 0.96650 0.88000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 STIPENDS 18 34954 CASH PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA AND ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES ALL RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CHRISTINA B SMITH PRESIDENT & C.E.O. 131539 0 18077 0 0 0 0 0 5610 0 155226 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 DURING THE REPORTED PERIOD, PERFORMANCE BONUSES WERE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, AS INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(II) OF SCHEDULE J. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUTHORIZED OFFICIALS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATIONS ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990, FORM 1023, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.