Sharing Connections INC

Tax-deductible

Downers Grove, IL501(c)(3)Since 2000Human ServicesEIN 36-4363123

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Provide programs and services to reclaim furniture, clothing, household goods, and other items from community donors and redistribute them to economically disadvantaged individuals and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $217K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.8M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$6.8M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.8M
FY2025▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2025$6.8M
Expenses
$6.8M
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2025$6.8M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2000.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $6.6M Management & general 1% · $80K Fundraising 1% · $98K

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; $127K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$127,166Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vp-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Varju’s $127K as Executive Dir. is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Varju$127,166$123,600$120,000$129,600$108,577$103,122

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

Shares useful items and resources with communities in need.

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1 program · $6.6M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provided programs and services to reclaim furniture, clothing, household goods, and other items from community donors and redistribute them to 2,271 economically disadvantaged households during the year.

$6.6Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$171K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$6.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.6M
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$679K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$115K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$171K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$20K
Total revenueLn 12$6.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$679K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$679K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$517K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$37K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$700K$679K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$463K$517K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6.1M$6.1M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$108K$19K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$182K$115K$3K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$572$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$17K$2K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$4K$384$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$155K$150K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$908$88$263
InsuranceLn 23$13K$10K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$59K$4K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$447$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.8M$6.6M$80K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.8M$6.8M−$40K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.0M$6.0M−$36K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.3M$6.3M$17K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.5M$6.5M−$50K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.8M$5.6M$168K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$3.8M$98K$1.2M 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 $6,750,626 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$114,888
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,426,887
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,942,421
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,541,775
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $171,115$171,115
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,418$12,418
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $20,407$20,407
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,911
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $191,522 · Excluded from tax $12,418$6,750,626
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,791,125 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,135,956$6,135,956
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,091 · Management $19,075$127,166
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $115,000 · Management $2,665 · Fundraising $64,771$182,436
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,868 · Management $572 · Fundraising $1,704$8,144
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,067 · Management $1,663 · Fundraising $4,955$23,685
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,750$45,750
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,678 · Management $384 · Fundraising $12,756$16,818
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,563$3,563
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $149,765 · Management $4,263 · Fundraising $1,085$155,113
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $908 · Management $88 · Fundraising $263$1,259
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,553 · Management $1,019 · Fundraising $2,450$13,022
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,332 · Management $3,745 · Fundraising $8,774$71,851
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,584 · Management $447 · Fundraising $1,331$6,362
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,613,365 · Management $79,671 · Fundraising $98,089$6,791,125
Part X · Balance sheet $1,349,968 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $699,902$678,687
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $158,147$114,947
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,778$2,519
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $463,109$516,675
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,652$37,140
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,362,588$1,349,968
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,203$15,257
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,203$15,257
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,151,159$1,130,606
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $198,226$204,105
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,349,385$1,334,711
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,362,588$1,349,968
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,334,711 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,750,626
XI-2 Total expenses$6,791,125
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,349,385
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,825
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,334,711

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