Overview of Community Teamwork, Inc.

This section describes the makeup and responsibilities of Community Teamwork, Inc.

Overview

Community Teamwork, Inc. (CTI) is a private nonprofit corporation established in 1965 to address poverty by providing programs and services with the goal of increasing economic opportunity and self-sufficiency. Headquartered in downtown Lowell, CTI has 11 program and service sites (in Lowell, Salem, Dracut, and Wakefield), which serve residents across 63 cities and towns in Middlesex and Essex Counties. CTI currently serves more than 50,000 people, employs more than 500 people, and partners with dozens of organizations. Additionally, its subsidiary, Common Ground Development Corporation, partners with municipalities to create affordable housing, with over 98 units created to date and two pending projects that will create 91 more units.

CTI’s website states,

Community Teamwork is a catalyst for social change. We strengthen communities and reduce poverty by delivering vital services and collaborating with key stakeholders to create housing, education and economic opportunities.

CTI offers various services and programs, which provide childcare and youth education; mentoring and career development; consumer, financial, and business education; and rental, housing, fuel, clothing, and nutrition assistance. The programs CTI offers are more fully described in the Appendix to this report.

Sources of Revenue

During fiscal years 2018 and 2019, CTI received revenue from the following sources, according to its Uniform Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Reports¹ for each year.

Summary of Revenue by Fiscal Year

Revenue Source‡	Fiscal Year 2018*	Fiscal Year 2019*
Department of Housing and Community Development	$58,771,273	$62,262,227
Direct Federal Grants/Contracts	9,154,588	8,857,447
Department of Early Education and Care—Vouchers	5,409,617	6,020,303
Department of Early Education and Care—Contracts	3,285,484	3,321,033
Other Revenue	3,900,136	5,030,784
Department of Public Health	3,278,223	3,291,039
Massachusetts Publicly Sponsored Client Offsets	3,245,014	3,522,761
Commercial Activities	2,162,329	2,419,944
State Agency Non–Purchase of Service	1,737,487	2,195,851
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	831,225	927,353
Other Grants (excluding direct federal)	313,692	421,077
Contributions, Gifts, Legacies, and Bequests	293,138	640,119
Federated Fundraising	197,629	147,418
Released Net Assets†	192,105	137,431
Department of Transitional Assistance	90,000	235,000
Investment Revenue	69,654	73,980
Private Client / Third Party / Other Offsets	45,621	49,576
Total	$92,977,215	$99,553,343

*     CTI’s fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 (e.g., fiscal year 2018 began July 1, 2017 and ended June 30, 2018).

†     Released net assets are donated assets that have become available for spending because a donor-imposed stipulation has been satisfied.

‡     The majority of the revenue CTI receives comes from various federal agencies. This funding is either sent directly to CTI or passed through various state agencies and authorities.

1.    Under the state Operational Services Division’s regulations (Section 1 of Title 808 of the Code of Massachusetts Regulations), any contractor or subcontractor that has been awarded a contract in excess of $100,000 to provide human and/or social services from a Commonwealth agency is required to file a properly completed Uniform Financial Statement and Independent Auditor’s Report annually. These reports contain contractual and financial information prescribed by the Operational Services Division, including audited basic financial statements.

Date published:	August 19, 2020