Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$388,393

Total expenses

$331,043

Contributions and grants received

$342,771

Grants paid

$24,797

Program service revenue

$41,392

Investment income

$4,230

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$401,231

Total liabilities, end of year

$15,138

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$386,093

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$230,303

Management and general expenses

$62,565

Fundraising expenses

$38,175

Program service expenses (Part III)

$230,303

Program services were 69.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM: RATES OF MENTAL ILLNESS ARE HIGHEST IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. NEARLY 1/3 OF ADULTS IN LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED HAVING AN ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION DIAGNOSIS (WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2019). ABOUT 36% OF CONNECT CENTER CLIENTS ARE LIMITED TO BEING ABLE TO WORK DUE TO SEVERE MENTAL AND/OR PHYSICAL HEATH DIAGNOSIS. MANY FAMILIES HAVE FIXED INCOMES AND BECOME SOCIALLY ISOLATED AS RESULT OF NOT WORKING. FAMILIES IN THE CONNECT CENTER'S FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM RECEIVE SUPPORT TO REACH THEIR BASIC NEEDS. THE CONNECT CENTER FAMILY ADVOCATES TEACH FAMILIES HOW TO LIVE WITHIN THEIR MEANS AND CONNECT THEM TO COMMUNITY. FAMILIES THEN WORK WITH FAMILY ADVOCATES TO DEVELOP SHORT AND LONG-TERM GOALS FOR THEIR FINANCES, HOUSING, AND FAMILY LIFE. ALL SERVICES ARE INDIVIDUALIZED TO MEET FAMILIES GOALS.

  Expenses $122,907 · Grants $15,179 · Revenue $20,516

• YOUTH CONNECTIONS PROGRAM: THE CONNECT CENTER IS PROVIDING A HEALTHY SUPPORT SYSTEM THROUGH ITS YOUTH CONNECTION PROGRAM AND DROP-IN CENTERS. THESE CENTERS LOCATED IN STILLWATER AND COTTAGE GROVE PROVIDE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR YOUTH TO HAVE A HOT MEAL, SHOWER, DO LAUNDRY, PICK OUT SEASONALLY APPROPRIATE CLOTHING ALONG WITH PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS. MOST IMPORTANTLY,THESE YOUTH MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH ADULT VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONAL YOUTH COUNSELORS THAT WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS, MAKE REFERRALS FOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CONCERNS AND JUST LISTEN, PROVIDING HOPE THAT THEIR FUTURES WILL BE FULL OF PROMISE AND CONNECTIONS TO A COMMUNITY THAT WILL WELCOME THEM AS THEY ARE. IN ADDITION, THE CONNECT CENTER STARTED A HOST HOME PROGRAM FOR YOUTH 17-24 WITH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HOUSING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY OF CHOICE. YOUTH LIVE WITH HOST FOR UP TO A YEAR, DEPENDING ON THEIR HOUSING NEEDS. HOSTS PROVIDE FOOD AND HOUSING WHILE THE CONNECT CENTER WORKS WITH THE YOUTH ON THEIR GOALS.

  Expenses $74,408 · Grants $9,573 · Revenue $20,876

• KIDS CONNECTION PROGRAM: KIDS GATHER AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING THE SUMMER FOR FUN LEARNING ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY MINDS, BODIES, AND SPIRITS THROUGH BUILDING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, EXPLORING THE ARTS, AND OUTDOOR PHYSICAL MOVEMENT. OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR READING, WRITING, AND MATH ENRICHMENT.

  Expenses $17,310 · Grants $45

• CAREER CONNECTIONS PROGRAM: IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DREAM OF OBTAINING A BETTER CAREER OR ATTENDING COLLEGE WHEN YOU ARE A LOW-INCOME PARENT, HAVE A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, AND OTHER BARRIERS. OFTEN, PEOPLE WITH LOW-INCOMES DONT PURSUE BETTER CAREERS DUE TO LACK OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. THE CONNECT CENTER'S CAREER CONNECTIONS PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKETHESE DREAMS BECOME A REALITY. AFTER ASSESSING STRENGTHS AND SKILLS, FAMILY ADVOCATES HELP CLIENTS PURSUE LIVING WAGE CAREERS WITH A PERSONALIZED PLAN THAT SUPPORTS GETTING PROMOTED, GOING TO COLLEGE, OR STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESS. THROUGH LONG- TERM GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT OF FAMILY ADVOCATES, CLIENTS LEARN TO SET BETTER PERSONAL AND FAMILY GOALS THAT LEAD TO BRIGHTER FUTURES. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM: IMAGINE BEING LOW-INCOME, STRUGGLING TO PAY RENT, BATTLING DEPRESSION, AND WORRYING ABOUT HOW YOURE GOING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. THIS IS THE CASE FOR MANY PARENTS. THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM OFFERS RESOURCES TO HELP YOUTH AND YOUTH FAMILIES GAIN FINANCIAL SECURITY, OBTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING, AND BUILD STRONGER FOUNDATIONS. LOCAL CHURCHES AND GROUPS PARTNER WITH THE CONNECT CENTER TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURED ONE-YEAR PROGRAM FOR A FAMILY IN NEED OF HOUSING STABILITY. FAMILIES WORK TOWARD THEIR GOALS WITH AN EXPANDED POSITIVE SUPPORT NETWORK WHICH INCLUDES A VOLUNTEER FAMILY MENTOR.

  Expenses $15,678

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

7 October 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

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