Compassion Connection EIN 20-1555570

Compassion Connection FY2020 filing

EIN  20-1555570 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Palm Desert, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Plants churches, trains leaders, supports missions, and aids the poor.
Leadership
Money in and out
$248K revenue, $177K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Plants churches, trains leaders, supports missions, and aids the poor. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $248K in revenue, $177K in expenses, and $399K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$399K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $71K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+29%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$248K
FY2020
Expenses
$177K
FY2020
Total assets
$399K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$399K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$71K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$399K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $128K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Church Planting Support

This major arm of our ministry is focused on the raising up of church planters and the planting of healthy gospel-centered churches who seek to exalt Jesus Christ and bless the communities in which they find themselves.

$51Kprogram expense
02

Pastoral Leadership Training

The other major ministry arm of Compassion Connection is that of training pastors and church leaders in bible, theology, and practical church ministry. This is accomplished through a 3-year curriculum given in 9 modules of 3 classes each.

$47Kprogram expense
03

Church Planting Partnership Program -One of the key aspects to Compassion Connection's emphasis on raising up church planters and planting local churches is that of creative partnerships. These partnerships are based primarily on a "relational" foundation through short-term team visits from partnering churches coming to their partner…

$30Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCompassion Connection
EINHdr · item D20-1555570
Principal addressHdr · item CPalm Desert, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ecuadorcc.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Youngren’s $80K as CEO/President is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Steve Youngren$79,500$72,000
Sandra Youngren$7,500$7,500
Rhonda Hall$2,863$3,538

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$248K
Investment income$21
Total revenueLn 12$248K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$177K
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$103K
Total assetsLn 16$399K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$399K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $103K · Operating expenses/yr $177K
7.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $177K · Total expenses $177K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $248K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $248K · Total revenue $248K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $248K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $399K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $248K · Expenses $177K
+29%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $399K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $399K · Total assets $399K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $399K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Steve Youngren · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $177K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$185K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$215K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$437K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$279K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$248K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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