Special Connections

Analysis

Special Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in Kenner, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Special Connections reported income of $75k and spending of $68k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $67k to $75k (+11%), an average of +11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Special Connections sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tranquility 2020 ($75k), Sadaqah 4 You ($75k) and Friends of the North Oakland County Veterans Treatment Court ($75k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 65% of the total. At year end it held assets of $147k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $147k.