Friends of Maria
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 271911887
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Taftville, CT, USA
- Rating
- 58
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Womens' Centers
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $167,909
- Expenses
- $178,517
- Assets
- $55,394
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Susan Noyes (President)
- Carol Croteau (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Susan Noyes (President)
- Carol Croteau (Vice President)
- Jane Cable (Treasurer)
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
Since 2010 weve envisioned a business environment that would meet the needs of all individuals and families. Our thrift store runs strictly on community donations which are then sold and the money donated to social service organizations in Southeastern CT. The store supplies quality used furniture household goods and clothing at prices which families of low or modest income can afford.
What it reported doing in 2025
St. Vincent DePaul Kitchen Norwich CT - Offers food assistance case management showers hygiene and more and are free to all. Patrons include homeless unemployed physical or mental disabilities underemployed and those addicted. 1.3 million pounds of food distributed to 3000 households. Served 121,000 hot breakfasts and lunches last year.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 44
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 24
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 70.6%; rating input score 71
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -6.3%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 44.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -21.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 70.6% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 29 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.