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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by CONNECTIONS MINISTRY.

Totals

Total revenue
$747,669
Total expenses
$685,044
Contributions and grants received
$756,665
Grants paid
$8,082
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$8,996
Total assets, end of year
$139,179
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,974
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$133,205
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$518,918
Management and general expenses
$92,148
Fundraising expenses
$73,978
Program service expenses (Part III)
$518,918

Program services were 75.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $12,942

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $208,200

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $535,523

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,154

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $12,942

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $13,150

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$8,996 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$8,996

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $8,082 · program services $8,082

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $70,000 · program services $56,276 · management and general $5,130 · fundraising $8,594

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $397,213 · program services $319,333 · management and general $29,110 · fundraising $48,770

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $36,450 · program services $15,609 · management and general $14,224 · fundraising $6,617

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,257 · program services $28,137 · management and general $11,632 · fundraising $4,488

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $16,520 · management and general $16,520

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,267 · program services $243 · management and general $4,224 · fundraising $2,800

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,324 · program services $114 · fundraising $1,210

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,355 · program services $32,153 · management and general $3,703 · fundraising $1,499

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $40 · management and general $40

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $57,453 · program services $55,781 · management and general $1,672

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,012 · program services $311 · management and general $1,701

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $355 · program services $275 · management and general $80

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,032 · management and general $1,032

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,080 · management and general $3,080

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,604 · program services $2,604 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $56,137 · end of year $120,217

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $15,917 · end of year $15,700

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $1,762

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,032

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $1,500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,006 · end of year $5,974

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $70,580 · end of year $116,166

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $17,039

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

WALKING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS BY EXTENDING A RADICAL WELCOME THAT PROVIDES DIGNITY, SHELTER, AND COMMUNITY.

  • CONNECTIONS SHELTER - LOW BARRIER SHELTER THAT OPERATES FROM APPROX. OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 1. WE HAVE 48 BEDS AND SERVE MEN, WOMEN AND FAMILIES. GUESTS APPLY FOR SHELTER VIA OUR WEBSITE, GO THROUGH AN INTAKE PROCESS AND ARE GIVEN A BED FOR 30 DAYS, ALONG WITH AN ASSIGNED NAVIGATOR TO ASSIST WITH OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO HOUSING. WE ARE OPEN FROM 5PM TO 8AM, AND WE ALSO PROVIDE A HOT DINNER EACH NIGHT, SHOWERS, HYGIENE ITEMS, CLOTHING, ETC. 2-3 PAID STAFF ARE IN THE SHELTER DURING ALL OPERATING HOURS.

    Expenses $317,835

  • GENERAL PROGRAMS - EXPENSES THAT APPLY TO BOTH PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ETC.

    Expenses $171,022 · Grants $16

  • DROP-IN CENTER - THE DROP-IN CENTER HOUSES OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICES, AS WELL AS SERVES AS A PLACE FOR GUESTS TO ACCESS BASIC NEEDS AND RESOURCES DURING THE DAY. GUESTS CAN ALSO MEET WITH THEIR ASSIGNED NAVIGATORS DURING THE DAY TO HELP WITH HOUSING AND OTHER RESOURCES.

    Expenses $21,735

  • OTHER PROGRAMS: ASSISTANCE AND SHELTER CHURCH

    Expenses $8,326 · Grants $8,066

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Echevarria

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $70,000
    From this org
    $70,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Patterson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David Morgan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Elizabeth Levine

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kari Peterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Lawrence

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicky Ploog

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike Brennan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

  • CITY OF MANKATO

    $5,426

    TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
9 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202640999349300434

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