The Connection Fund Inc

“The finance department prepares the source information for the tax preparer. Upon receipt of the drafts the finance department then conducts a complete review prior to sending copies to each board of directors member for their review and comments prior to submitting the return to the irs.”

“Members of the board and key employees annually fill out a conflict of interest form which is monitored by human resources.”

“The board of directors had a compensation survey conducted by cbia as well as review of current employment statistics for the position from the connecticut department of labor.”

“All governing documents are made available upon written request within a reasonable amount of time.”

“No change from prior year.”

“A. Promoting, supporting and benefiting the connection, inc., a publicly supported connecticut non-stock corporation which engages in activities within the meaning of section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code of 1986; and supporting and benefiting the purposes, goals and mission of the connection, inc., including: b. Help build safe, healthy and caring communities. C. To stimulate and participate in the study, planning, and development of high functioning communities, while addressing the necessary balance between economic, social, aesthetic, artistic, health, ecological, spiritual, religious, historical, natural, educational and other factors needed to build and sustain safe, healthy, caring and desirable communities. D. To seek to provide financial resources to deserving individuals, families and organizations. E. To provide expertise, coordination of expertise and resources needed to achieve these and similar goals and objectives including f. To provide for the needs of the elderly and other special needs populations for appropriate housing and supports to increase the quality of life. G. To provide and facilitate counseling and advocacy for people investing in the community; including those buying a home or buying or starting a business, or making other community investments either as an individual, family, or organization. H. To develop community capabilities and capacities to build and sustain affordable housing, supported housing and other community infrastructure needs. I. To develop, build, operate and sustain affordable housing, supported housing, community facilities and other community infrastructure needs. J. To own, acquire, receive, and hold title to, by gift or otherwise, and to purchase, lease, rent, use and occupy real property and personal property or any interest therein, whether in fee simple or any lesser estate, and to manage, control, develop sell, transfer, lease, mortgage, encumber, exchange, assign, contract with respect to, convey, convert, dispose of, improve grant and exercise options with respect, to take possession of, pledge, release, repair, sue with regard to, subdivide, or dedicate to public or private use, to make or obtain vacation of plats and adjust boundaries, grant easements, engage in activities that promote, initiate and foster affordable housing opportunities to individuals and their families, who, due solely to economic constraints or the prohibitive cost of housing are unable secure affordable residential accommodations, including but not limited to the development of such housing, and in every way deal with any such real property and personal property of the corporation, with or without consideration, wherever situate, and to permit occupancy and use of any such property of the corporation and remit any income there from, less any expenses and costs, to or for the purposes of the connection, inc. K. To conduct fund raising activities in the public, private and governmental sectors which will benefit directly or indirectly the connection, inc. Or its mission, goals or purposes. L. To engage in other charitable, educational or scientific activities which are not broader than the purposes set forth in the charter and by-laws of the connection, inc. And qualify as exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code, as board of directors may determine and to do every lawful act and thing which corporations organized under the nonstock corporation act of the state of connecticut may engage.”

“A. Promoting, supporting and benefiting the connection, inc., a publicly supported connecticut non-stock corporation which engages in activities within the meaning of section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code of 1986; and supporting and benefiting the purposes, goals and mission of the connection, inc., including: b. Help build safe, healthy and caring communities. C. To stimulate and participate in the study, planning, and development of high functioning communities, while addressing the necessary balance between economic, social, aesthetic, artistic, health, ecological, spiritual, religious, historical, natural, educational and other factors needed to build and sustain safe, healthy, caring and desirable communities. D. To seek to provide financial resources to deserving individuals, families and organizations. E. To provide expertise, coordination of expertise and resources needed to achieve these and similar goals and objectives including f. To provide for the needs of the elderly and other special needs populations for appropriate housing and supports to increase the quality of life. G. To provide and facilitate counseling and advocacy for people investing in the community; including those buying a home or buying or starting a business, or making other community investments either as an individual, family, or organization. H. To develop community capabilities and capacities to build and sustain affordable housing, supported housing and other community infrastructure needs. I. To develop, build, operate and sustain affordable housing, supported housing, community facilities and other community infrastructure needs. J. To own, acquire, receive, and hold title to, by gift or otherwise, and to purchase, lease, rent, use and occupy real property and personal property or any interest therein, whether in fee simple or any lesser estate, and to manage, control, develop sell, transfer, lease, mortgage, encumber, exchange, assign, contract with respect to, convey, convert, dispose of, improve grant and exercise options with respect, to take possession of, pledge, release, repair, sue with regard to, subdivide, or dedicate to public or private use, to make or obtain vacation of plats and adjust boundaries, grant easements, engage in activities that promote, initiate and foster affordable housing opportunities to individuals and their families, who, due solely to economic constraints or the prohibitive cost of housing are unable secure affordable residential accommodations, including but not limited to the development of such housing, and in every way deal with any such real property and personal property of the corporation, with or without consideration, wherever situate, and to permit occupancy and use of any such property of the corporation and remit any income there from, less any expenses and costs, to or for the purposes of the connection, inc. K. To conduct fund raising activities in the public, private and governmental sectors which will benefit directly or indirectly the connection, inc. Or its mission, goals or purposes. L. To engage in other charitable, educational or scientific activities which are not broader than the purposes set forth in the charter and by-laws of the connection, inc. And qualify as exempt under section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code, as board of directors may determine and to do every lawful act and thing which corporations organized under the nonstock corporation act of the state of connecticut may engage.”