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Conexion INC FY2023 filing

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Employment EIN 20-8056726Revenue $611K in FY2023

On file with the IRSconexion-all.org28 State St Ste 2304, 02109-5733 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Nov 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote and expand leadership development, networking, and cooperation within the latino community in the united states of america. The organization seeks to advocate on behalf of the hispanic/latino community leadership to serve on boards and at the highest level of corporate leadership- public and private- in the united states of america; to build social capital within and on behalf of the hispanic/latino community; to inform the public on the importance of hispanic/latinos to society and the workforce; to provide thought leadership to influence industry decision makers for the advancement of hispanic/latino leaders; and to provide training and education to enhance the leadership skills of hispanic/latinos.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$138K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$138K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$126K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$611K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$643K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$480K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$611K
FY2023▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$434K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$726K
FY2023$611K
FY2024$404K
Expenses
$643K
FY2023▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$391K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$502K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$502K
Net assets
$480K
FY2023▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$44K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$416K
FY2023$480K
FY2024$382K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $405K Management & general 18% · $115K Fundraising 19% · $123K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $138K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Phyllis Barajas
Executive Director
$137,960Pt VII · Sec A
Juan Pestana
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Sanchez
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nora Morales
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Luis Hurtado
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Phyllis Barajas’s $138K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Phyllis Barajas$137,960$137,960$161,036$157,815$160,615

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops Latino leaders, builds networks, and advocates for their advancement in corporate and public sectors.

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1 program · $405K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Managed and delivered a ten-month mentoring and leadership program for mid-level career latino professionals with more than ten years of work experience and for early-career level latino professionals with less than ten years of work experience.

$405Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Point32health Foundation INCFY2024$15K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$611K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$504K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$106K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$643K
Ln 25
Programscol B$405K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$480K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$498K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$106K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$504K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$611K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$498K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$498K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
Net assetsLn 32$480K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 664
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$464K$498K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$276$138
Total assetsLn 16$502K$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$126K
Net assetsLn 32$416K$480K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$233K$209K$12K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K$370$370
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$948$948
Management feesLn 11a$89K$80K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$40$40
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$69K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K
TravelLn 17$14K$11K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$105K$2K$103K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$138$138
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$10K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$679$886
Total functional expensesLn 25$643K$405K$115K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $404K$502K−$98K$382K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $611K$643K−$31K$480K 990 PDF
FY2022 $726K$502K$224K$416K 990 PDF
FY2021 $743K$507K$236K$192K 990 PDF
FY2020 $434K$391K$43K−$44K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $611,478 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $121,221$106,283
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $600,000$504,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,541$1,195
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $725,762$611,478
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $268,705$258,856
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,396$383,707
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $501,601$642,563
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $224,161−$31,085
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $611,478 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$106,283
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$106,283
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $504,000$504,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,195$1,195
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $504,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,195$611,478
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $642,563 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $209,183 · Management $11,659 · Fundraising $11,659$232,501
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,652 · Management $370 · Fundraising $370$7,392
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,067 · Management $948 · Fundraising $948$18,963
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $79,665 · Management $4,426 · Fundraising $4,426$88,517
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $40$40
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,889$24,889
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $69,379$69,379
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,912$6,912
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,119 · Management $1,233$2,352
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,416$1,416
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $39,408$39,408
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,316 · Fundraising $2,477$13,793
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,080 · Fundraising $102,818$104,898
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $138$138
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,801$5,801
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,990 · Management $14,609$24,599
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $679 · Management $886$1,565
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $405,050 · Management $114,815 · Fundraising $122,698$642,563
Part X · Balance sheet $605,585 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $464,137$498,038
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,500$103,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,816$4,409
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $276$138
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $501,729$605,585
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,420$22,545
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $61,658$103,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,879$125,912
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $415,850$479,673
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $415,850$479,673
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $501,729$605,585
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $479,673 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$611,478
XI-2 Total expenses$642,563
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,085
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$415,850
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$94,908
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$479,673

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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