Connect2culture

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Joplin, MO501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 45-1779223Revenue $831K in FY2025

On file with the IRSconnect2culture.com212 W 7th St, 64801-2581 · Joplin, MOTax-exempt since Dec 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Connect2culture strives to ignite a passion for the arts, culture, and entertainment in the joplin, missouri area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 2 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 deficit $806K a year · 31% 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$831K
+0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$755K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$575K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$831K
FY2025+0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$678K
FY2024$828K
FY2025$831K
Expenses
$755K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$942K
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$787K
FY2025$755K
Net assets
$575K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$451K
FY2024$493K
FY2025$575K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $673K Management & general 11% · $82K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$58,583Pt VII · Sec A
Board President/CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member End 02/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member End 05/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Frankoski’s $59K as Executive Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Emily Frankoski$58,583$60,108—
Emily a Frankoski——$16,933

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

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Ignites passion for arts, culture, and entertainment in Joplin, Missouri.

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1 program · $673K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Connect2Culture was incorporated in 2010 to enhance the community through arts, culture, and entertainment. Since its founding, the organization has worked to grow and strengthen the regional arts ecosystem through advocacy, collaboration, and public programming.

$673Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $17.3M · 2019–2022

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$831K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$755K
Ln 25
Programscol B$673K
Managementcol C$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$575K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$471K
Total assetsLn 16$582K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Government grantsLn 1e$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$805
Total revenueLn 12$831K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
SavingsLn 2$427K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$582K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$575K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$391K$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$73K$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$502K$582K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$493K$575K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$62K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$185K$166K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K$524
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K$837
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$18K$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$43K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$17K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$609
OccupancyLn 16$113K$102K$11K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$521
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$491
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$817
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$214K$214K$992
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$755K$673K$82K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $831K$755K$76K$575K 990 PDF
FY2024 $828K$787K$40K$493K 990 PDF
FY2023 $678K$4.4M−$3.7M$451K 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.7M$9.2M−$502K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$4.0M−$3.0M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$942K$2.3M$7.7M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $831,349 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $560,456$560,170
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $245,581$247,961
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,175$21,933
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $339$1,285
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $827,551$831,349
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 $271,787$286,152
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $515,400$468,777
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $787,187$754,929
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,364$76,420
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $831,349 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$5,000
VIII-1e Government grants$64,018
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$491,152
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$560,170
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $247,961$247,961
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,128$21,128
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $805$805
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,285$1,285
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $247,961 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,218$831,349
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $754,929 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,169 · Management $6,908$69,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $166,212 · Management $18,468$184,680
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,715 · Management $524$5,239
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,535 · Management $837$8,372
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,906 · Management $1,878$18,784
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,205$20,205
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,750$4,750
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,625$4,625
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,282 · Management $2,031 · Fundraising $0$20,313
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $43,006 · Management $4,778$47,784
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,277 · Management $1,920$19,197
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,478 · Management $609$6,087
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $101,731 · Management $11,304$113,035
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,691 · Management $521$5,212
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,416 · Management $491$4,907
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,349 · Management $817$8,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $213,504 · Management $992$214,496
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $673,271 · Management $81,658 · Fundraising $0$754,929
Part X · Balance sheet $581,992 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,048$43,443
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $341,223$427,412
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $494$537
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,578$29,526
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $72,971$81,074
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,152$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $502,466$581,992
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,649$6,612
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,649$6,612
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $419,846$494,306
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $72,971$81,074
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $492,817$575,380
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $502,466$581,992
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $575,380 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$831,349
XI-2 Total expenses$754,929
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,420
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$492,817
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,678
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$535
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$575,380

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