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← THE OUTREACH CONNECTION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE OUTREACH CONNECTION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$303,367
Total expenses
$329,024
Contributions and grants received
$303,367
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$161,650
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$161,650
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$228,564
Management and general expenses
$17,340
Fundraising expenses
$83,120
Program service expenses (Part III)
$228,564

Program services were 69.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $303,367

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $250,093

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $152,414

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $152,414

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $35,783 · program services $17,891 · management and general $8,946 · fundraising $8,946

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $42,128 · program services $19,304 · management and general $0 · fundraising $22,824

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,106 · program services $3,871 · management and general $931 · fundraising $3,304

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,325 · program services $0 · management and general $1,325 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $786 · program services $573 · management and general $0 · fundraising $213

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $104,691 · program services $64,791 · management and general $845 · fundraising $39,055

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,934 · program services $1,967 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,967

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,286 · program services $3,143 · management and general $629 · fundraising $2,514

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $23,516 · program services $16,379 · management and general $3,292 · fundraising $3,845

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,806 · program services $1,173 · management and general $181 · fundraising $452

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES

    total $1,191 · program services $0 · management and general $1,191 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: IN KIND GIVING

    total $99,472 · program services $99,472 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $117,138 · end of year $87,166

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $61,908 · end of year $62,816

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

    $24,663

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

    $12,995

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,261 · end of year $11,668

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $187,307 · end of year $161,650

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

IT IS THE MISSION OF THE OUTREACH CONNECTION TO STREGNTHEN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FOOD AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO THOSE FACING HARDSHIP. WE STRIVE TO ENGAGE VOLUNTEERISM AND TO FACILITATE ENRICHING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT FURTHER UNITE OUR COMMUNITY.

  • IN 2023, THE OUTREACH CONNECTION EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND MADE REMARKABLE STRIDES IN COMBATING FOOD INSECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDED OVER 115,000 POUNDS OF SUPPLIES, SERVING MORE THAN 450 FAMILIES THROUGH OUR CLIENT CHOICE PANTRY. THIS EMPOWERING MODEL ALLOWS CLIENTS TO SELECT THE ITEMS THAT BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS, ENSURING THEY RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS FOOD WHILE PRESERVING THEIR DIGNITY AND CHOICE. ALONGSIDE OUR FOOD PANTRY, THROUGH OUR RESOURCE MENTORS, WE OFFERED VITAL GUIDANCE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE AND ACCESS RESOURCES FROM LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAMS. MANY PANTRY VISITORS ARE OFTEN UNAWARE OF THE ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO THEM OR STRUGGLE TO CONNECT WITH THE RIGHT SERVICES FOR THEIR UNIQUE SITUATIONS. BY TAKING THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND EACH PERSONS NEEDS, WE PROVIDE PERSONALIZED SUPPORT TO DIRECT THEM TOWARD APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS HOUSING ASSISTANCE, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND JOB TRAINING. THIS EMPOWERMENT HELPS OUR CLIENTS ACCESS THE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND ACHIEVE GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

    Expenses $180,566

  • THE OUTREACH CONNECTION ALSO FOSTERED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM. IN 2023, OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED AN IMPRESSIVE 10,000 HOURS TO SUPPORT OUR GROWING PROGRAMS. THEIR EFFORTS INCLUDED DIRECT PANTRY WORK, ASSISTANCE AT 31 THREADS (OUR CLOTHING THRIFT STORE), AND PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS PROJECTS AND COMMITTEE WORK. 31 THREADS, THE CLOTHING THRIFT STORE LOCATED IN THE SAME FACILITY AS OUR FOOD PANTRY, SERVES DUAL PURPOSES. NOT ONLY DOES IT ACT AS A FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT THE PANTRYS OPERATIONS, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO QUALITY CLOTHING AT SIGNIFICANTLY DISCOUNTED PRICES. THIS INITIATIVE NOT ONLY HELPS RAISE VITAL FUNDS BUT ALSO ENSURES THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS THE OPPERTUNITY TO FIND AFFORDABLE CLOTHING, FOSTERING DIGNITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR THOSE IN NEED. BY OFFERING THESE RESOURCES, WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY WHILE ENHANCING THE PANTRYS ABILITY TO SERVE ITS MISSION.

    Expenses $47,998

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • GAYLE SHANNON LAUL

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • RACHEL WENRICH

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • PAULA NICOLAI

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MARC LAUL

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DIANA RAMSEY

    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • GAYLE SHANNON LAUL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • RACHEL WENRICH

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $35,783
    From this org
    $35,783
    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
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403199349310290

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