Staying Connected

Analysis

Staying Connected is a registered charity in United States, based in Bluffton, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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, Staying Connected reported income of $114k and spending of $83k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $125k to $114k (-8.4%), an average of -8.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Staying Connected sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith Homes of Cleveland Opportunity Center Inc ($114k), Birthday Buds Inc ($114k) and Moms 4 Housing Inc ($114k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $366k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $326k.