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Brakettesinc C/O Hypackinc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 26-2706717

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on May 04, 2016

185 Lordship AvenueStratford, CT 06615

(860) 635-1500

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2015

Net Margin

82nd percentile

26%

Higher net margin than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$8,000

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 7.0% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

94th percentile

179%

Faster asset growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

76th percentile

25%

Faster revenue growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Assets

Up

$47,513

Up $30,454 (+179%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$47,513

Up $30,454 (+179%) from 2014

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Up

$115,056

Up $22,656 (+25%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$84,602

Down $3,228 (-3.7%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

$30,454

Up $25,884 (+566%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $18,608Net Assets 2010: $18,6082010Assets 2011: $6,023Net Assets 2011: $6,0232011Assets 2012: $11,210Net Assets 2012: $11,2102012Assets 2013: $12,489Net Assets 2013: $12,4892013Assets 2014: $17,059Net Assets 2014: $17,0592014Assets 2015: $47,513Net Assets 2015: $47,5132015Assets 2018: $14,009Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $14,0092018Assets 2020: $33,432Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $5,1862020Assets 2021: $32,913Net Assets 2021: $32,9132021Assets 2022: $69,821Net Assets 2022: $69,8212022Assets 2023: $81,639Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $81,6392023Assets 2024: $64,127Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $64,1272024

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$47,513
Liabilities-
Net Assets$47,513

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2010: $77,788Expenses 2010: $72,513Net Income 2010: $5,2752010Revenue 2011: $68,810Expenses 2011: $78,036Net Income 2011: -$9,2262011Revenue 2012: $89,134Expenses 2012: $83,947Net Income 2012: $5,1872012Revenue 2013: $78,344Expenses 2013: $77,065Net Income 2013: $1,2792013Revenue 2014: $92,400Expenses 2014: $87,830Net Income 2014: $4,5702014Revenue 2015: $115,056Expenses 2015: $84,602Net Income 2015: $30,4542015Revenue 2018: $85,931Expenses 2018: $75,387Net Income 2018: $10,5442018Revenue 2020: $58,913Expenses 2020: $53,727Net Income 2020: $5,1862020Revenue 2021: $105,836Expenses 2021: $106,355Net Income 2021: -$5192021Revenue 2022: $117,370Expenses 2022: $103,798Net Income 2022: $13,5722022Revenue 2023: $113,614Expenses 2023: $101,796Net Income 2023: $11,8182023Revenue 2024: $54,934Expenses 2024: $72,446Net Income 2024: -$17,5122024

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$115,056
Expenses$84,602
Net Income$30,454
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
May 4, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$121,597
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Teaching Sportsmanship to young female athletes, building and enhancing the character of young athletes through amateur athletic competition during summer months, offering training to improve skills in softball to enhance educational opportunities, and providing a structured environment for amateur softball competition.

Teaching sportsmanship to young athletes, building and enhancing the character of young athletes through amateur athletic competition, offering athletic training to improve skills in softball, and providing a structured environment for amateur softball competition.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE BRAKETTES PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN AGED 16-33 TO PLAY ORGANIZED SOFTBALL. OVER 25 PLAYERS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND 300 OPPONENTS WERE ABLE TO PLAY IN ORGANIZED AMATEUR COMPETITION.-$67,998
THE BRAKETTES HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL SOFTBALL TRAINING CLINIC TO TEACH SOFTBALL SKILLS AND SPORTSMANSHIP TO GIRLS AGED 1016. SEPARATE CLINICS FOCUSED ON PITCHING, HITTING AND DEFENSE. THE BRAKETTES ENCOURAGED INNER CITY GIRLS FROM STRATFORD AND BRIDGEPORT TO TAKE PART IN THE CLINICS BY ASSISTING TWENTY (20) GIRLS TO ATTEND THE CLINICS WITHOUT CHARGE. THE BRAKETTES ALSO WORKED WITH THE STRATFORD RECREATION GIRLS' SOFTBALL LEAGUE, SENDING TEAM MEMBERS TO WEEKLY PRACTICES AND TO ACT AS COACHES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER SEASON.-$9,877
COMMUNITY WORK: THE BRAKETTES CONTINUED TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR SENIOR CITIZEN GROUPS, SPECIAL-NEEDS GROUPS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LITTLE LEAGUE, YMCA AND GIRLS CLUBS TO ATTEND GAMES FREE-OF-CHARGE. TEAM MEMBERS SPOKE AND MIXED WITH EACH GROUP, STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND DEDICATION TO ACHIEVING GOALS. THE BRAKETTES ALSO WORKED WITH THE STRATFORD RECREATION GIRLS' SOFTBALL LEAGUE, SENDING TEAM MEMBERS TO ASSIST IN DRILLS AND ACT AS COACHES ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE BRAKETTES HELD A BREAST CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT. THE TEAM WAS DRESSED IN PINK AND THE SUSAN G KOMEN FOR THE CURE ORGANIZATION HANDED OUT LITERATURE TO THE CROWD AND RECEIVED ALL DONATIONS FOR THE NIGHT. THE BRAKETTES ALSO CONTINUED THEIR TRADITION OF AWARDING A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WHO IS IN NEED, WITH A SCHOLARSHIP.-$6,728
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ROBERT A BAIRDPresident/GePT$8,000-$8,000
ROBERT F BAIRD JRVice Pres/MePT$4,000-$4,000
JOHN STRATTONDirector/Tea-$2,000-$2,000
JAMES LAMPERTTreasurer-$0--
KATHY GAGESecretary-$0--
GAVIN FORRESTERDirector-$0--
KRISTINE BOTTO DUNSTDirector-$0--
HARLAN GAGEDirector-$0--
PATRICK SANDERSChairman-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Brakettesinc
EIN
26-2706717
Phone
8606351500
Address
185 LORDSHIP AVENUE, STRATFORD, CT 06615

Signing Officer

Name
Patrick Sanders
Title
Chairman
Phone
8606351500
Signed
2016-05-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Guilmartin Dipiro & Sokolowski LLC
Address
505 MAIN ST, MIDDLETOWN, CT 06457-2809
Preparer
Christopher B Conley
Phone
8603475689
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses office expense 4,898 team travel 21,254 insurance 1,103 promotional 2,790 contributions/scholarship 421 postage 195 field rental 7,000 housing 6,866 sales tax 1,343 game supplies 8,909 total 54,779

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Inventories for sale or use 400 400 total 400 400

Form 990-ez, Part III

Teaching sportsmanship to young athletes, building and enhancing the character of young athletes through amateur athletic competition, offering athletic training to improve skills in softball, and providing a structured environment for amateur softball competition.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

The brakettes provided the opportunity for women aged 16-33 to play organized softball. Over 25 players from the local community and 300 opponents were able to play in organized amateur competition.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 29

The brakettes hosted their annual softball training clinic to teach softball skills and sportsmanship to girls aged 1016. Separate clinics focused on pitching, hitting and defense. The brakettes encouraged inner city girls from stratford and bridgeport to take part in the clinics by assisting twenty (20) girls to attend the clinics without charge. The brakettes also worked with the stratford recreation girls' softball league, sending team members to weekly practices and to act as coaches throughout the summer season.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 30

Community work: the brakettes continued to play an important role in the local community. Arrangements were made for senior citizen groups, special-needs groups and youth organizations such as little league, ymca and girls clubs to attend games free-of-charge. Team members spoke and mixed with each group, stressing the importance of teamwork, physical fitness and dedication to achieving goals. The brakettes also worked with the stratford recreation girls' softball league, sending team members to assist in drills and act as coaches on a weekly basis. The brakettes held a breast cancer awareness night. The team was dressed in pink and the susan g komen for the cure organization handed out literature to the crowd and received all donations for the night. The brakettes also continued their tradition of awarding a local high school girl who is in need, with a scholarship.

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2TEACHING SPORTSMANSHIP TO YOUNG ATHLETES, BUILDING AND ENHANCING THE CHARACTER OF YOUNG ATHLETES THROUGH AMATEUR ATHLETIC COMPETITION, OFFERING ATHLETIC TRAINING TO IMPROVE SKILLS IN SOFTBALL, AND PROVIDING A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT FOR AMATEUR SOFTBALL COMPETITION.
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