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← THE RAINBOW CONNECTION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE RAINBOW CONNECTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,861,760
Total expenses
$2,840,657
Contributions and grants received
$3,679,287
Grants paid
$758,284
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$129,743
Other revenue
$52,730
Total assets, end of year
$5,278,483
Total liabilities, end of year
$221,255
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,057,228
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,552,128
Management and general expenses
$108,443
Fundraising expenses
$180,086
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,552,128

Program services were 89.8% 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

    $1,025,573

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $27,877

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,625,837

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,245,738

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $130,032 · excluded $130,032

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $289

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$289

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$289 · excluded -$289

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $164,152

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

    $1,025,573

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $111,422

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $52,730 · excluded $52,730

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $758,284 · program services $758,284

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,151 · program services $79,321 · management and general $9,452 · fundraising $16,378

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $410,856 · program services $309,931 · management and general $36,930 · fundraising $63,995

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $10,004 · program services $7,547 · management and general $899 · fundraising $1,558

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,431 · program services $6,360 · management and general $758 · fundraising $1,313

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,950 · program services $29,382 · management and general $3,501 · fundraising $6,067

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,500 · management and general $11,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,444 · management and general $1,611 · fundraising $4,833

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,319 · program services $3,258 · management and general $388 · fundraising $673

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $21,084 · program services $18,976 · fundraising $2,108

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,745 · program services $33,903 · management and general $2,093 · fundraising $5,749

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,839 · program services $4,103 · management and general $1,710 · fundraising $1,026

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,831 · program services $4,590 · fundraising $241

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $43,432 · program services $21,933 · management and general $21,282 · fundraising $217

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,358 · program services $5,758 · management and general $2,191 · fundraising $1,409

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT COSTS

    total $1,245,738 · program services $1,245,738

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK AND OTHER SERVICE

    total $37,748 · management and general $9,437 · fundraising $28,311

  • 24c · Other expenses: GRANT RESEARCH EXPENSE

    total $24,718 · fundraising $24,718

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $23,235 · program services $13,941 · management and general $5,809 · fundraising $3,485

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $27,990 · program services $9,103 · management and general $882 · fundraising $18,005

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,661,774 · end of year $1,118,818

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $126,826 · end of year $755,151

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $66,500 · end of year $27,877

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,446 · end of year $3,811

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

    $993,772

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

    $526,077

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $503,624 · end of year $467,695

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,188,527 · end of year $2,897,343

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $26,500 · end of year $7,788

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $24,443 · end of year $146,720

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,300 · end of year $74,535

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,490,426 · end of year $5,005,888

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $54,028 · end of year $51,340

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE RAINBOW CONNECTION MAKES DREAMS COME TRUE FOR MICHIGAN CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE FAMILIES.

  • THE RAINBOW CONNECTION IS A UNIQUE AND COMPASSIONATE WISH GRANTING ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE FOR FAMILIES BATTLING A LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITION. GRANTING WISHES IS A WAY OF PROVIDING FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE TOGETHER, MAKING LASTING MEMORIES ALONG THE WAY AND PROVIDING HOPE OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

    Expenses $2,139,360 · Grants $684,215

  • THE RAINBOW CONNECTION SPECIAL RESPONSE PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF UTILITIES, CLOTHING, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND OTHER EMERGENT NEEDS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO REFERS THE WISH FAMILIES TO OTHER AGENCIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $74,069 · Grants $74,069

  • THE RAINBOW CONNECTION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES NEEDED DISTRACTIONS FOR THESE SPECIAL CHILDREN LIKE HAPPY PACKS DURING HOSPITAL STAYS, COMPLIMENTARY SPORTING/ENTERTAINMENT TICKETS, AS WELL AS A SUMMER PICNIC AND HOLIDAY PARTY.

    Expenses $318,699

  • SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR FOR WISH CHILDREN TAKING COLLEGE CLASSES.

    Expenses $20,000

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brad Byrnes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Flynn

    2ND V.P. AND TREAS.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Lewallen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Roland Chu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Howard Goldman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janet Dobson Vernier

    MERITORIOUS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judge Julie Nicholson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathi Hunt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Schnieders

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Krista Eschbach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Plotzke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Neuman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Bava

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Russ Shelton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Giacolone

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Neiheisel CPA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sue Welker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Easterwood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ingrid Todt

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $105,151
    From this org
    $100,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,376
    Hours/week
    50

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
5 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202331299349303368

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