NonprofitsMaking The Right Connections Inc

Education

Making The Right Connections Inc

LOS ANGELES, CA

Total revenue

$270K

Total expenses

$243K

Net assets

$84K

Grants received

$275K

12 grants

EIN

954426850

Tax year

2023

Mission

Making the right connections (mtrc) is a 5/6 week educational enrichment summer program for children in grades k-8 that focuses on gang prevention. The purpose of mtrc is to help inner-city kids "at-risk" for gang associations to choose family, church, school & community connections over gang activity.

Programs

2 programs

During the summer program of 2024,in-kind contributions included $24,867 in youth services (volunteering), $15,805 for use of school campuses for the program at their school sites, $25,000 for breakfast/lunch meals & food services and $650 for student liability insurance. In addition, the executive director of mtrc spent about 1/3 of his time (1/3 of salary =$9,333) preparing for and running the summer program.

Expenses: $76KGrants: $76K

All of the 451 children (grades k-8) enrolled in the mtrc summer program of 2024 participated in weekly field trips (4/5 field trips per school site). Making the right connections, inc. Bus company was paid $26,993 for the rental of the required number of buses.

Expenses: $27KGrants: $27K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$189K
Program service revenue
Investment income$9
Other revenue$81K
Total revenue$270K

Expenses

Grants paid$93K
Salaries & benefits$30K
Fundraising$18K
Other expenses$120K
Total expenses$243K
Total assets$84K
Net assets$84K

People

7 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DANIEL DRASS

President & CEO

Board

$28K

35 hrs/wk

ROBERT GUTIERREZ

VICE-PRESIDENT

Staff

1 hrs/wk

RICHARD MONTEILH

SECRETARY-TREASURER

Staff

1 hrs/wk

SR MARY ELIZABETH GALT

B.V.M., DIRECTOR

Staff

1 hrs/wk

HELEN MARTINEZ PHD

DIRECTOR

Staff

1 hrs/wk

SR DIANE SMITH CSJ

DIRECTOR

Staff

1 hrs/wk

SAMUEL KOH

DIRECTOR

Staff

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 12 of 12

FromAmountPurposeYear
$10K
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT SUMMER PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN GRANTS K-8 THAT FOCUSES ON GANG PREVENTION
2024
$10K
GENERAL/EDUCATIONAL
2024
$50K
TOWARD THE SUMMER PROGRAM, 2024
2023
$30K
MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS (MTRC)
2023
$20K
General Operations
2023
$10K
GENERAL/EDUCATIONAL
2023
$50K
TOWARD THE SUMMER PROGRAM, 2023
2022
$30K
MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS (MTRC)
2020
$10K
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT AND GANG PREVENTION
2020
$5K
TOWARD GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$45K
TOWARD THE SUMMER PROGRAM, 2020
2019
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019

Funded by

$275K from 5 funders · 12 grants · 2019–2024

The Ahmanson Foundation

$155K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation

$60K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

BCM Foundation

$20K · 1 grant · 2023

The Fred And June Macmurray Foundation

$20K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation

$20K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Details

EIN954426850
NTEE codeB80Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1993-11
Employees1
Volunteers16
MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS INC — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo