Connections Work FY2022 filing

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Provides services, support and community reintegration to individuals in the justice system

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-1969810) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$225K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
87% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$225K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.5 mo
of spending, in cash
2.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $128K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$631K
37% of total assets
Liabilities are 37% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
13 of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.5M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2022▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.2M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2022▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2022▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$784K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1975.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.2M Management & general 8% · $206K Fundraising 5% · $129K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $225K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$114,958Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$109,885Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peggy Kershner$127,055$114,653$114,958$101,338$92,421
Nikki Schnovel$122,134$114,470$109,885$100,161$89,670

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people in the justice system find services, support, and a place back in the community.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Reentry Services

BCPS provides opportunities to returning citizens to support their successful transition from jail or prison to the berks county community. Reentry services are provided both pre and post-release and include: case management, workforce development, mentoring, financial literacy, family reunification, and assistance securing basic needs.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-1969810) · Dispute this line
$984Kprogram expense
02

Rebuilding Reentrants and Reading (r3)

BCPS partners with the reading muhlenberg career and technology center (RMCTC), the berks career and technology center (BCTC), and the goggleworks center for the arts to provide the three components of the training; career and technical education at RMCTC and BCTC, hands on learning in the woodshop at the goggleworks and an employment…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-1969810) · Dispute this line
$624Kprogram expense
03

Pretrial & Diversion

Pretrial officers conduct post-arrest interviews and assessments of criminal defendants and furnish the verified assessments to the judiciary, either prior to bail being set or at the preliminary hearing.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-1969810) · Dispute this line
$524Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$128K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$780K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$206K
Fundraisingcol D$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$535K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$631K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$780K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$300
SavingsLn 2$534K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$535K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$173K
Accounts receivableLn 4$1K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$262K
Other assetsLn 15$595K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$631K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 6550
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$585K$535K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$378K$262K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$137K$142K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$631K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$229K$160K$58K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.2M$19K$80K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$15K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$58K$1K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$118K$104K$6K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$6K$7K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$56K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$99K$95K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$124K$98K$25K
TravelLn 17$29K$28K$46$942
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$23K$61$131
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$39K$2K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$17K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$338K$301K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$4K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.2M$206K$129K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 9, 2025 $3.2M$3.1M$92K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 5, 2024 $3.0M$3.1M−$108K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 14, 2023 $2.5M$2.5M−$48K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 22, 2022 $2.5M$2.1M$442K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 23, 2021 $1.8M$1.9M−$94K$784K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990
Part I · Summary $2,494,879 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,700,183$1,712,764
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $824,457$779,843
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,775$11,479
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,628−$9,207
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,537,043$2,494,879
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,456,538$1,732,703
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $638,574$809,818
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,095,112$2,542,521
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $441,931−$47,642
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,494,879 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$414,016
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,005
VIII-1e Government grants$1,164,993
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,750
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,216
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,712,764
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $779,843$779,843
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,810$9,810
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,669$1,669
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,207−$9,207
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $779,843 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,272$2,494,879
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,542,521 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $159,815 · Management $57,925 · Fundraising $11,729$229,469
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,201,800 · Management $18,794 · Fundraising $80,032$1,300,626
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,215 · Fundraising $2,440$17,655
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,999 · Management $1,348 · Fundraising $8,094$67,441
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $103,586 · Management $6,376 · Fundraising $7,550$117,512
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,244$27,244
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,565$3,565
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,795$8,795
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,568 · Management $7,200 · Fundraising $9,861$22,629
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $56,306 · Fundraising $1,718$58,024
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $95,361 · Fundraising $3,775$99,136
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,206 · Management $25,458$123,664
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,209 · Management $46 · Fundraising $942$29,197
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,910 · Management $61 · Fundraising $131$23,102
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,249 · Management $2,231 · Fundraising $3,123$44,603
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,331 · Management $2,640$19,971
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $301,432 · Management $36,268$337,700
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,063 · Management $8,125$12,188
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,207,050 · Management $206,076 · Fundraising $129,395$2,542,521
Part X · Balance sheet $1,714,742 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300$300
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $585,179$534,352
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $140,391$172,640
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,056$1,375
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,447$5,883
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $136,591$142,322
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $377,877$262,372
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,978$595,498
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,286,819$1,714,742
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,902$42,975
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$588,448
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,902$631,423
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,251,917$853,851
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$229,468
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,251,917$1,083,319
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,286,819$1,714,742
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,083,319 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,494,879
XI-2 Total expenses$2,542,521
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,642
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,251,917
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$120,956
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,083,319

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