Active City Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
320433528
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Hartford, CT, USA
Phone
8609771210
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$489,892
Expenses
$287,911
Assets
$423,497
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Liam Sweeney (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Melissa Y Juste (Executive Dir.): $20,020 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Active City strives to work with community stakeholders to transform Hartford into Americas most physically active city for children. We seek to provide the opportunity and encourage the participation of all Hartford youth in organized and affordable athletic programs. These programs will grow and develop their spirit, mind, and body, while also fostering relationships between the citys youth and positive members of our community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Hartford Youth Sports Collaborative Program - Building on the success of the Jump Start Program funded with ARPA funds, Active City continued its management of the Hartford Youth Sports Collaborative, to support and build capacity of Hartford based youth sport providers. Hartford Girls Sports Club - With funding from the Justice Education Center, Active City invested in developing the Hartford Girls Sports Club, an Inspire Girls Wellness program executed through a partnership between the Wilson Gray YMCA and CT Lady Canes basketball program. The program launched in January 2025 and is scheduled to run through December.Night Gyms- With funding from the Justice Education Center, Active City collaborated with Hartford Public Schools, the City of Hartford Sports & Recreation Department, and 8 members of the Hartford Youth Sport Collaborative to open up 4 school gyms for 6 weeks in July and August 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 64% for direct work, and 36% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.7%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 95%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $196.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 41.2%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.47; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 41% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 56.7% of revenue deployed · 95% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $274K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $20K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 7 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.