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← CONNECTIONS TO SUCCESS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CONNECTIONS TO SUCCESS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,152,093
Total expenses
$2,375,302
Contributions and grants received
$2,060,779
Grants paid
$3,280
Program service revenue
$87,418
Investment income
$11
Other revenue
$3,885
Total assets, end of year
$914,703
Total liabilities, end of year
$680,862
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$233,841
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,898,229
Management and general expenses
$366,569
Fundraising expenses
$110,504
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,898,229

Program services were 79.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $178,965

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $832,180

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,049,634

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,098

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $87,418 · related or exempt $87,418

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11 · excluded $11

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $29,256

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

    $178,965

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $67,956

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$38,700 · excluded -$38,700

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $42,585 · related or exempt $42,585

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $42,585

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,280 · program services $3,280

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $87,506 · program services $79,035 · management and general $4,862 · fundraising $3,609

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,088,551 · program services $983,184 · management and general $60,477 · fundraising $44,890

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,400 · program services $1,180 · management and general $146 · fundraising $74

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $94,447 · program services $79,578 · management and general $9,859 · fundraising $5,010

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $97,637 · program services $84,796 · management and general $9,182 · fundraising $3,659

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,699 · program services $3,700 · management and general $3,608 · fundraising $391

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $141,627 · program services $68,062 · management and general $66,364 · fundraising $7,201

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $43,084 · program services $316 · management and general $42,768

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,910 · program services $5,295 · management and general $125 · fundraising $1,490

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $58,882 · program services $28,297 · management and general $27,591 · fundraising $2,994

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $292,408 · program services $258,390 · management and general $22,287 · fundraising $11,731

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,160 · program services $15,982 · management and general $12,298 · fundraising $4,880

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,928 · program services $1,766 · management and general $162

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,970 · program services $7,042 · management and general $608 · fundraising $320

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $57,525 · program services $51,462 · management and general $3,752 · fundraising $2,311

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTUAL FEES

    total $166,211 · program services $79,877 · management and general $77,884 · fundraising $8,450

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $36,703 · program services $33,232 · management and general $2,274 · fundraising $1,197

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN KIND

    total $33,163 · program services $33,063 · fundraising $100

  • 24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND PRINTING

    total $25,063 · program services $19,725 · management and general $302 · fundraising $5,036

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $90,148 · program services $60,967 · management and general $22,020 · fundraising $7,161

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $273,875 · end of year $225,022

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $360,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $239,599 · end of year $180,282

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $62,333 · end of year $29,270

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $55 · end of year $11,360

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

    $229,574

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

    $220,431

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,114 · end of year $9,143

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $421,324

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $21,877 · end of year $38,302

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $499,254 · end of year $245,106

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $18,549

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $435,756

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $457,050 · end of year $233,841

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WE INSPIRE FAMILIES TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS AND ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING HOPE, RESOURCES AND A PLAN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CONNECTIONS TO SUCCESS FULFILLS ITS VISION OF BEING THE LEADER IN EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR TRANSFORMATION TO ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ITS MISSION OF INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS AND ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING HOPE, RESOURCES, AND A PLAN. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A HOLISTIC FAMILY OF PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE, JOB READINESS SKILLS, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING AND SUPPORT, HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, GOAL SETTING, TRAINING IN CULINARY SKILLS, HOME REMODELING AND AUTO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, AND MENTORING. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN THE ST. LOUIS, ST. CHARLES, COLUMBIA, AND KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREAS.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $1,898,229 · Grants $3,280 · Revenue $130,003

  • DRESS FOR SUCCESS MIDWEST AND KANSAS CITY: PROVIDES BUSINESS CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES TO LOW-INCOME WOMEN PREPARING FOR EMPLOYMENT. REFERRALS ARE RECEIVED FROM OVER 200 NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. EACH WOMAN RECEIVES A LIKE-NEW BUSINESS SUIT WITH ALL ACCESSORIES. THIS PROGRAM HAS SERVED OVER 25,000 WOMEN SINCE BEGINNING. CURRENTLY, BOUTIQUES IN ST. CHARLES, ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY SERVE OVER 1,500 WOMEN EACH YEAR. OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE TO WOMEN COMING THROUGH DRESS FOR SUCCESS INCLUDE:PROFESSIONAL WOMENS' GROUP (PWG): PWG IS A JOB RETENTION PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR ENTRY LEVEL WOMEN ONCE THEY ARE EMPLOYED TO PROVIDE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION TO ACHIEVE SELF-DEFINED SUCCESS IN CAREER AND LIFE. PWG MEETINGS ARE HELD ONCE A MONTH IN THE EVENING TO PROVIDE ON-GOING SUPPORT.

  • PROGRAM REPLICATION: PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS IN REPLICATING PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS PROGRAM. CURRENTLY ARE ENGAGED WITH FOUR AGENCIES LOCATED IN WENTZVILLE, MO, SALINA, KS, TOPEKA, KS, AND CASPER, WY IN REPLICATING PATHWAYS PROGRAM.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Wendy Savlin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jeff Morris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Eric Madkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Madeline Franz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Carla Smocks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Manuel Perez-Cosio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rosalina Syahriar

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rev Robin Morgan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Poonnasa Corn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Deanna Diebolt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Paul Hott

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leslie A Boe

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth J Lawson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Moersch

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandilyn Jahnke

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $87,506
    From this org
    $87,506
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2022
Filed
10 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303189349319055

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