Family Connection

Analysis

Family Connection is a registered charity in United States, based in Cortland, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Family Connection reported income of $296k and spending of $400k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from November 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $403k to $296k (-27%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 708%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Connection sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crossroads Ecumenical Resale Shop Inc ($296k), Ardent Family Services Inc ($296k) and Veterans in Transition Inc ($296k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.7% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $165k. At year end it held assets of $612k against liabilities of $208k, net assets of $403k. It reported 8 employees.