Welcome to your daily briefing on nonprofit developments in Connecticut. Today we're covering 9 key stories including updates on connecticut nonprofit headlines, connecticut nonprofit updates, background & context. Let's dive in.
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Arts for Learning Connecticut received a $1,750 grant from the Chelsea Groton Foundation to support arts-integrated programming at Regional Multicultural Magnet School in New London.
This partnership demonstrates how CT community foundations and arts education nonprofits can collaborate to expand access to creative learning in public schools.
The Connecticut Community Foundation has published its 2025 grants list spanning seven funding areas including Arts and Culture, Building Equitable Opportunity, Grassroots Leadership, Health and Environmental Justice, and three specialized funds.
CT nonprofit professionals can review awarded categories to align future proposals with the foundation's current priorities and identify relevant funding pathways.
The Department of Consumer Protection administers the Connecticut Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act, which governs how public charities raise money in the state.
Nonprofit professionals in CT need to understand this regulatory framework to ensure their fundraising activities remain compliant with state law.
Candid Insights provides nonprofits and funders with data-driven perspectives on the broader social sector through its latest blog articles.
Connecticut nonprofit professionals can leverage this national perspective to benchmark their work and stay informed on trends affecting the sector locally.
The Connecticut Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act requires certain organizations to register with the Public Charities Unit of the CT State Department of Consumer Protection.
Understanding registration obligations helps CT nonprofit professionals maintain compliance and avoid penalties when soliciting donations.
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The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection offers a website where users can look up charities, paid solicitors, and solicitation notices.
CT nonprofit professionals can verify compliance status and research other organizations before engaging in partnerships or fundraising activities.
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Unrelated business income tax applies when an activity is regularly carried on, is a trade or business, and is not substantially related to the exempt purpose. Common surprises: corporate-sponsored events with naming rights that look like advertising, affinity credit-card royalties that include co-marketing services, and gift-shop sales of items unrelated to the mission.
UBIT exposure can cost both tax and exempt status if the unrelated business becomes substantial. The line between sponsorship (excluded) and advertising (included) is narrow and case-specific.
Form 990 is required to be made public by the filing organization on request and is indexed by ProPublica and others within weeks of filing. Sections most boards underestimate: Schedule J (top-staff compensation), Schedule L (transactions with interested persons), and Schedule O (narrative explanations that "soften" other answers). Donors and reporters read these.
Items that read fine in management's narrative often read very differently in print. Pre-filing review by a non-finance board member catches optics issues that a CFO will not.
The streamlined Form 1023-EZ is available only to organizations meeting specific limits on projected revenue, assets, and activity types. Filing 1023-EZ when ineligible produces a determination that is technically valid but vulnerable to retroactive revocation if discovered. The full 1023 is harder to file but harder to challenge.
Loss of exemption is retroactive to the original determination, exposing the organization to back-tax liability. The eligibility checklist is the only protection.
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