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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CONNECTING LINK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$336,610
Total expenses
$323,227
Contributions and grants received
$268,165
Grants paid
$181,888
Program service revenue
$31,096
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$37,349
Total assets, end of year
$279,540
Total liabilities, end of year
$206,529
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$73,011
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$298,990
Management and general expenses
$20,901
Fundraising expenses
$3,336
Program service expenses (Part III)
$298,990

Program services were 92.5% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $17,193

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $250,972

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $31,096 · related or exempt $31,096

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $40,522

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,173

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $37,349

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $181,888 · program services $181,888

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $69,265 · program services $60,345 · management and general $6,255 · fundraising $2,665

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $452 · program services $393 · management and general $41 · fundraising $18

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,408 · program services $5,575 · management and general $577 · fundraising $256

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,000 · program services $1,050 · management and general $5,950

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,102 · program services $4,687 · management and general $2,344 · fundraising $71

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,114 · program services $1,395 · management and general $698 · fundraising $21

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,914 · program services $7,863 · management and general $3,932 · fundraising $119

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,170 · program services $3,628 · management and general $375 · fundraising $167

  • 24a · Other expenses: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

    total $30,947 · program services $30,947

  • 24b · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping

    total $1,637 · program services $1,080 · management and general $540 · fundraising $17

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $210 · program services $139 · management and general $69 · fundraising $2

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $120 · management and general $120

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $17,235 · end of year $16,351

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $29,520

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $29,520

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $26,775 · end of year $32,050

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $262,899 · end of year $231,139

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,973 · end of year $1,756

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $246,583 · end of year $204,773

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $54,353 · end of year $46,645

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $26,366

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE CONNECTING LINK INC IS TO MEET AN INDICIDUALS URGENT NEEDS AND ASSIST RESIDENTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA TO LOCATE RESOURCES TO EMPOWER THEM IN BECOMING MORE SELF SUFFICIENT.

  • THE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FACILITAES RESOLUTION OF FINANCIAL CRISIS FOR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING RELIEF FROM THE STRESS OF TRYING TO OBTAIN ESSENTIAL SAILY NEEDS. THE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE PROVIDES A SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS. OUR SPECIALISTS ALSO MAKE REFERRALS TO SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO, OR MIGHT PRECENT FINANCIAL OR OTHER CRISES.

    Expenses $298,990

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Emily Brown

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bethany Hartley

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeanie Brenneman

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jone Webb

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donte Newsom

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Costello

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Gribben

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Farrell Mills

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
23 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530239349300548

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