Konos Connection INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Fayetteville, GA501(c)(3)UnclassifiedEIN 33-0547873

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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.
$217K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
$217K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 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
$824K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 8 voting members
Fine: 4 of 8 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +23%
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
FY2021▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2021▲ +27%
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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.1M Management & general 18% · $243K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $217K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$118,800Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$47,520Pt VII · Sec A
$32,856Pt VII · Sec A
$18,145Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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

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

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$243K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$681K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$824K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Government grantsLn 1e$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$28K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$331K
SavingsLn 2$350K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$681K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$824K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K$681K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$989K$824K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$112K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$457K$457K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$88K$61K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$100K$69K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$532$367$165
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$4K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$23K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$26K$12K
TravelLn 17$1K$942$423
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$2K
InterestLn 20$43K$30K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$23K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$32K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$340K$340K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$12K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$243K$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 Viewing $1.7M$1.3M$374K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,705,517 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$136,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,830
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$174,430
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,502,290$1,502,290
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $698$698
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $28,099$28,099
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,502,290 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,797$1,705,517
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,331,360 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $111,575$111,575
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $456,834$456,834
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $60,565 · Management $27,210$87,775
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,769 · Management $30,896$99,665
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $367 · Management $165$532
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,849 · Management $1,729$5,578
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,467 · Management $10,543$34,010
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,286 · Management $2,824$9,110
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,340 · Management $11,834$38,174
IX-17 TravelPrograms $942 · Management $423$1,365
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,709 · Management $1,666$5,375
IX-20 InterestPrograms $29,736 · Management $13,359$43,095
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,265 · Management $10,452$33,717
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,106 · Management $14,425$46,531
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $340,169$340,169
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,320 · Management $5,535$17,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,088,724 · Management $242,636 · Fundraising $0$1,331,360
Part X · Balance sheet $2,596,067 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $382,300$330,900
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,071$350,231
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,969,012$1,865,873
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $34,473$49,063
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,386,856$2,596,067
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $136,600$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,124$17,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $988,532$823,617
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,398,324$1,772,450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,398,324$1,772,450
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,386,856$2,596,067
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,772,450 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,705,517
XI-2 Total expenses$1,331,360
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$374,157
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,398,324
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$31
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,772,450

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