Provide guidance for the process and aid adoption fees for families to adopt special needs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$232K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$248K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$214K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$232K
FY2025▲ +2%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$228K
FY2025$232K
Expenses
$248K
FY2025▼ -8%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$248K
Net assets
$214K
FY2025▼ -7%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$201K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$214K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2013.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $239K Management & general 4% · $9K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$51,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$8,400Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandon Hudson’s $52K as President is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brandon Hudson$51,600$48,000$48,000$45,000$38,655
Misty Hudson$8,400————

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.

See Connected Hearts Ministry executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Helps families adopt children with special needs by guiding the process and covering adoption fees.

Questions for Connected Hearts Ministry

Tap to ask. Connected Hearts Ministry sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Connected Hearts Ministry answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provided funds for the adoption, medical care and advocacy of special needs children.

$239Kprogram 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$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$232K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Money outPt IX
$248K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$214K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Total revenueLn 12$232K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$214K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$230K$214K
Total assetsLn 16$230K$214K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$230K$214K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$611$611
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$185K$185K$52
Total functional expensesLn 25$248K$239K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $232K$248K−$16K$214K 990 PDF
FY2024 $228K$271K−$44K$230K 990 PDF
FY2023 $285K$246K$39K$273K 990 PDF
FY2022 $314K$280K$34K$234K 990 PDF
FY2021 $296K$257K$39K$201K 990 PDF
FY2020 $274K$270K$4K$161K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $232,337 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $227,614$232,337
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $227,614$232,337
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $48,000$60,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $223,173$188,405
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $271,173$248,405
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,559−$16,068
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $232,337 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$232,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$232,337
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$232,337
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $248,405 across 5 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,600$51,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $8,400$8,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,137$3,137
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $611$611
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $184,605 · Management $52$184,657
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $239,342 · Management $9,063 · Fundraising $0$248,405
Part X · Balance sheet $213,638 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $229,706$213,638
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $229,706$213,638
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $229,706$213,638
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $229,706$213,638
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $229,706$213,638
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $213,638 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$232,337
XI-2 Total expenses$248,405
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$229,706
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$213,638

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.