Liabilities / Assets
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 64% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 20-5462244 • 501(c)3 • Bridgeport, CT
Profile
City lights & company (cl) serves the community through art. Cl believes in the power of the arts to enrich, engage, nurture, heal and inspire. Cl provides opportunities for artists of all levels, backgrounds and abilities to present and sell their art. Cl offers a common ground for students, youth, arts enthusiasts, artists, patrons, visitors, business people and residents to experience art, meet and exchange ideas. By working with diverse populations, we hope to strengthen community relationships and improve the quality of life in the park city. Our goals are to serve the community through art, raise awareness of the growing arts community in bridgeport and make art an essential part of everyday life for the residents, visitors, and youth and business people of greater bridgeport. Cl produces the annual bridgeport art trail.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
63rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 63% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
64th percentile
Higher net margin than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
91st percentile
Faster asset growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
81st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$76,208
Up $33,090 (+77%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$379
Up $92 (+32%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$75,829
Up $32,998 (+77%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$319,661
Up $86,044 (+37%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$286,663
Up $42,769 (+18%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$32,998
Up $43,275 (+421%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
City lights & company (cl)serves the community through art. Cl believes in the power of the arts to enrich, engage, nurture, heal and inspire. Cl provides opportunities for artists of all levels, backgrounds and abilities to present and sell their art. Cl offers a common ground for students, youth, arts enthusiasts, artists, patrons, visitors, businesspeople and residents to experience art, meet and exchange ideas. Cl works with diverse groups and individuals including art and non-art partners, to strengthen community relationships and improve the quality of life for the residents, visitors, workers of the park city and greater bridgeport. Cl strives to produce relevant programs that reflect the rich cultural diversity of the community, enrich the learning experience for youth and provide work opportunities for local artists and creatives. Among city lights' signature programs are the greater bridgeport pride and outworks and the bridgeport art trail
City lights & company (cl) serves the community through art. Cl believes in the power of the arts to enrich, engage, nurture, heal and inspire. Cl provides opportunities for artists of all levels, backgrounds and abilities to present and sell their art. Cl offers a common ground for students, youth, arts enthusiasts, artists, patrons, visitors, business people and residents to experience art, meet and exchange ideas. By working with diverse populations, we hope to strengthen community relationships and improve the quality of life in the park city. Our goals are to serve the community through art, raise awareness of the growing arts community in bridgeport and make art an essential part of everyday life for the residents, visitors, and youth and business people of greater bridgeport. Cl produces the annual bridgeport art trail.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $41,418 | $74,508 | ▲ $33,090 |
| Total Assets | $43,118 | $76,208 | ▲ $33,090 |
| Other Assets Total | $1,700 | $1,700 | → $0 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Unsecured Notes Loans Payable | $287 | $379 | ▲ $92 |
| Total Liabilities | $287 | $379 | ▲ $92 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $42,831 | $75,829 | ▲ $32,998 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $42,831 | $75,829 | ▲ $32,998 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $43,118 | $76,208 | ▲ $33,090 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brad Berman | President |
| Bruce Small | Director |
| Emmanuel Machado | Director |
| Erica Green | Director |
| Isreal Zavellos | Director |
| Jim Connelly | Director |
| Ken Staffey | Director |
| Marcus Brown | Director |
| Sharon Davey | Director |
| Sylvester Salcedo | Director |
| Jessica Layman | Acting Treas |
| Steve Gerber | Manager |
| Gail Buccino | Secretary |
| Meredith Fredericks | Vice Preside |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $214,947 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $71,716 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $42,700 | $22,993 | - | $65,693 |
| Occupancy | $15,600 | - | - | $15,600 |
| Other Expenses | $9,470 | - | - | $9,470 |
| Advertising | $6,569 | - | - | $6,569 |
| Insurance | $4,754 | $1,348 | - | $6,102 |
| Payroll Taxes | $3,915 | $2,108 | - | $6,023 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $3,650 | - | $3,650 |
| All Other Expenses | $252 | - | - | $252 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $256,564 | $30,099 | $0 | $286,663 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“No review was or will be conducted.”
“The board of directors voted on the compensation for the executive director.”
“Compensation is negotiated before work begins, based on local, fairfield county payment standards for similar work.”
“No documents available to the public”
“City lights & company (cl) serves the community through art. Cl believes in the power of the arts to enrich, engage, nurture, heal and inspire. Cl provides opportunities for artists of all levels, backgrounds and abilities to present and sell their art. Cl offers a common ground for students, youth, arts enthusiasts, artists, patrons, visitors, business people and residents to experience art, meet and exchange ideas. By working with diverse populations, we hope to strengthen community relationships and improve the quality of life in the park city. Our goals are to serve the community through art, raise awareness of the growing arts community in bridgeport and make art an essential part of everyday life for the residents, visitors, and youth and business people of greater bridgeport. Cl produces the annual bridgeport art trail.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | CITY LIGHTS & COMPANY (CL) SERVES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ART. CL BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF THE ARTS TO ENRICH, ENGAGE, NURTURE, HEAL AND INSPIRE. CL PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS OF ALL LEVELS, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES TO PRESENT AND SELL THEIR ART. CL OFFERS A COMMON GROUND FOR STUDENTS, YOUTH, ARTS ENTHUSIASTS, ARTISTS, PATRONS, VISITORS, BUSINESS PEOPLE AND RESIDENTS TO EXPERIENCE ART, MEET AND EXCHANGE IDEAS. BY WORKING WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS, WE HOPE TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE PARK CITY. OUR GOALS ARE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ART, RAISE AWARENESS OF THE GROWING ARTS COMMUNITY IN BRIDGEPORT AND MAKE ART AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND YOUTH AND BUSINESS PEOPLE OF GREATER BRIDGEPORT. CL PRODUCES THE ANNUAL BRIDGEPORT ART TRAIL. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED ON THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | COMPENSATION IS NEGOTIATED BEFORE WORK BEGINS, BASED ON LOCAL, FAIRFIELD COUNTY PAYMENT STANDARDS FOR SIMILAR WORK. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 |
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