Cipbr

Legal name: Connecticut Institute of Professional Builders & Remodelers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061531474
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
South Windsor, CT, US
Phone
(860) 500-7797
Rating
35
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Vocational, Technical Schools

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$20
Expenses
$150
Assets
$1,580

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Jim Perras (Corporate Secretary)
  • Frank Festini (Chairman)
  • Bepin Mgushi (Vice Chairman)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Connecticut Institute for Professional Builders and Remodelers (CIPBR) is dedicated to championing trades education and cultivating a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence in schools, from middle school through high school, universities, and beyond. As a 501(c)(3) organization, we are committed to equipping students with the practical skills, knowledge, and opportunities essential for success in diverse trades industries and the evolving global workforce.

What it reported doing in 2025

CIPBR has successfully collaborated with public school officials and CTE professionals to expand the use of nationally recognized construction pre-apprentice curriculum in 9 public schools and two adult education programs. CIPBR is currently in conversations with the CT state community college systems to include construction pre apprenticeship programing as a non-credit option for students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -650%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.53; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -196.6% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -42.6% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.