Konos Connection INC FY2020 filing

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Fayetteville, GA501(c)(3)UnclassifiedEIN 33-0547873Revenue $1.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSkonos.orgPo Box 142099, 30214-6544 · Fayetteville, GATax-exempt since Dec 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Christian world view education through books, classes, and lectures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$230K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $487K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$230K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$989K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 6 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 6 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$4.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1993.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.1M Management & general 18% · $231K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $230K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$125,050Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$39,170Pt VII · Sec A
$32,856Pt VII · Sec A
$32,856Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Lee$123,187$131,101$122,612$109,890$118,800$125,050
Joanne Lee$59,609$61,723$57,205$48,013$47,520$39,170
Charles Thaxton—$7,470$14,003$29,499$32,856$32,856
Carole Thaxton———$8,420$18,145$32,856

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

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

Programs and updates

Offers Christian worldview education via books, classes, and lectures.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Christian world view education through books, classes, and lectures.

$1.1Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$415
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$231K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$989K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$415
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$382K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$383K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$989K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K$383K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$880K$989K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$122K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$601K$601K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38K$26K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$41K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$546$377$169
Accounting feesLn 11c$535$369$166
Office expensesLn 13$36K$25K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$36K$16K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$850
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$1K
InterestLn 20$44K$31K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$22K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$35K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$217K$217K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$17K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$231K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$2.3M$506K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$2.2M$930K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$1.8M$696K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.6M$316K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.3M$374K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$97K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,387,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $592,941$61,987
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $992,844$1,325,575
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,544$415
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,587,329$1,387,977
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 $683,383$821,688
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $373,624$469,508
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,057,007$1,291,196
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $530,322$96,781
Part VI · Governance 2 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,387,977 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,987
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$61,987
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,325,575$1,325,575
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $415$415
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,325,575 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $415$1,387,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,291,196 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $122,326$122,326
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $600,914$600,914
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,455 · Management $11,886$38,341
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,474 · Management $18,633$60,107
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $377 · Management $169$546
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $369 · Management $166$535
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,719 · Management $11,106$35,825
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,847 · Management $1,279$4,126
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,854 · Management $16,108$51,962
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,893 · Management $850$2,743
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,897 · Management $1,302$4,199
IX-20 InterestPrograms $30,667 · Management $13,778$44,445
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,303 · Management $10,020$32,323
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,968 · Management $15,710$50,678
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $216,806$216,806
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,471 · Management $7,849$25,320
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,060,014 · Management $231,182 · Fundraising $0$1,291,196
Part X · Balance sheet $2,386,856 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $132,022$382,300
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,623$1,071
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,994,133$1,969,012
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $34,482$34,473
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,181,260$2,386,856
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$136,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,754$19,124
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $879,717$988,532
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,301,543$1,398,324
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,301,543$1,398,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,181,260$2,386,856
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,398,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,387,977
XI-2 Total expenses$1,291,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$96,781
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,301,543
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,398,324

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