Community Connections

Analysis

Community Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in Hattiesburg, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Community Connections reported income of $200k and spending of $13k, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $13k to $200k (+1405%), an average of +1406% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1405%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Connections sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Retail Advancement Fund ($200k), Crescent Collaborative ($200k) and Noblesville Main Street Inc ($200k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $38k against liabilities of $102k, net assets of -$64k.