BRAKETTES INC
EIN 26-2706717 · Baseball & Softball (N63)
What they do
Teaching Sportsmanship to Young Female Athletes Building Character of Young Athletes Through Amateur Athletic Competition During The Summer Months Offering Training to Improve Skills and Softball In Organized Amateur Competition Hosted An Annual Softball Training Clinic to Teach Softball Skills and Sportsmanship to Girls Age 10 - 16 Separate Clinics Focused Upon Pitching Hitting and Defense The Brakettes Encourage Inner City Girls Within The Geographic Region to Attend Clinics Free of Charge Worked With Local Municipal Recreation Department Girls Softball Leagues By Sending Player Representatives As Coaches to Practices and Games Community Work Included Arrangements for Local Senior Citizens Groups and Youth Softball Teams to Attend Games Free of Charge Sponsored Fundraising In Public Awareness for Cancer Research Awarded Annual Scholarships to The Local High School Students Involved In Softball Public Speaking to Promote Teamwork and The Importance of Physical Fitness
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $6.90 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.
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Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themWe could not find direct contact information here.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.
Pause before giving. This filing reports that 0.0% of spending went to fundraising and 6.9% went to mission work. Ask the charity to explain these numbers and show recent results.
Has the pattern changed?
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (7)
GAVIN FORRESTERDIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING
HARLAN GAGEDIRECTOR
JAMES LAMPARTTREASURER
JOHN STRATTONVP - OPERATIONS
KATHY GAGESECRETARY
LAUREN PITNEYFIELD MANAGER
ROBERT BAIRD JRPRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2009
- Location
- 185 LORDSHIP RD, STRATFORD, CT 06615-7524
- County
- Fairfield
- In care of
- % ROBERT BAIRD
- Primary officer
- Robert Baird Jr, President and General Manager
How to reach them
Contact information was not available in this public record.
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Baseball & Softball (N63)
- IRS tax category
- Baseball & Softball