Connected Communities Inc

Analysis

Connected Communities Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Winchester, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2021, 5 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 November 2023, Connected Communities Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from November 2020 to November 2023, income grew from $368k to $1.3m (+265%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Connected Communities Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian International Counseling & Ministries Inc ($1.3m), National Fatherhood Initiative ($1.3m) and Vocational Coaching and Development Institute Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.5% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $979k. At year end it held assets of $256k against liabilities of $615k, net assets of -$359k. It reported 45 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.