EIN 27-2995249

Reconnect / Vernon Avenue Project Inc

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
38
Year formed
2010
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Reconnect offers employment for young adults and entry-level work, reconnecting them to positive life paths, entrepreneurship, and community leadership.
Also known as...
Vernon Avenue Project; Vap
Total revenues
$791,290
2022
Total expenses
$772,019
2022
Total assets
$499,699
2022
Num. employees
38
2022

Program areas at Reconnect / Vernon Avenue Project Inc

The Reconnect building maintenance training program provides hands-on, direct training on the job for our youth partners. The program has two elments: custodial/janitorial - Reconnect provides daily full-suite janitorial services to immaculate conception church, thomas berry place, and the passionist monastery 365 days a year. Building maintenance and repair - Reconnect provides maintenance and repair services including boiler maintenance, fire code compliance, electrical maintenance and gounds maintenance.
In 2021, responding to local requests after people began to experience the Reconnect organic garden, we began to construct raised beds and garden boxes from cedar and other hardwoods. We use galvanized, weatherproof hardware and fixtures, and provide customized color painted and stained finishes, as well as natural wood. Our boxes are built in our fully- supplied woodworking shop, and we train Reconnect youth partners to help us build the boxes as part of the enterprise. In partnership with hort, we fulfilled several larger orders in our first year, making 75 garden planters and planting beds. We plan to grow this enterprise through partnerships developed with other parishes in the diocese.
The Reconnect graphics and printing shop is a business that provides hands-on, direct on-the-job training for our youth partners. The graphics and printing shop offers full service, high quality printing services; we provide services to hundreds of businesses in the new york city region each year. Our print shop can print anything onto anything, but the mainstay of our business is printing garments such as tee shirts, sweat shirts, caps, and other accessories. We also make tote bage, customized mugs, and textiles for events (such as table cloths and banners). All of our youth partners spend time being trained in our graphics and printing shop.
The Reconnect cafe and apparel shop is a business that provides hands-on, direct on-the-job training for our youth partners. The Reconnect cafe, first opened in bedford stuyvesant in 2013, was reopened after covid in 2021 in its new location in thomas berry place in jamaica, queens. In our new cafe, we also sell apparels and accessories created in the Reconnect graphics shop, which is located on the same premises. Our cafe is a full- service coffee and beverage shop that offers a range of coffee brew options, all of which are made from our specialty-sourced Reconnect gourmet coffee beans. Expenses = 93,715. Food service for the parish monastery provided by Reconnect staff. Expenses = 53,314. General consulting and support services for thomas berry place retreat house. Expenses = 80,050.

Who funds Reconnect / Vernon Avenue Project Inc

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding TrustUnrestricted General Support$10,000
Make Waves Family FoundationGeneral Support$2,000
The Bank of America Charitable FoundationProgram/operating Support$1,000

Personnel at Reconnect / Vernon Avenue Project Inc

NameTitleCompensation
John McGovernChief Financial Officer
Jim O'SheaExecutive Director
Melvin MaderaTreasurer$0
Marjorie ParkerChair$0
Jeff LittellSecretary$0
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for Reconnect / Vernon Avenue Project Inc

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$380,283
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$893
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$6,750
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$401,260
Miscellaneous revenues$2,104
Total revenues$791,290

Form 990s for Reconnect / Vernon Avenue Project Inc

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-10-31990View PDF
2021-122022-06-16990View PDF
2020-122021-07-20990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
2018-122019-08-17990View PDF
...and 5 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,000 from Make Waves Family Foundation
November 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
August 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,000 from The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Employment organizationsYouth development programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
86-45 Edgerton Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11432
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Website URL
reconnectnyc.org/ 
Phone
(646) 552-7013
IRS details
EIN
27-2995249
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2010
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
O50: Youth Development Programs, Other
NAICS code, primary
624310: Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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