Family Connection

Tax-deductible

Sioux Falls, SD501(c)(3)HousingEIN 46-0435140

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Family connections mission is to provide hope for families that must be apart. They offer the following programs that assist in accomplishing their mission. Housing programs - reducing the recidivism rate the hospitality suite provided emergency shelter and support services to individuals and families traveling to sioux falls to visit an incarcerated loved one. These services allow families with limited incomes to keep their families intact and continue the healing process. The hope house provides transitional housing for women that are on parole or probation with an opportunity to achieve positive change with a sober living environment. Women regain their self-confidence and learn to live a productive life in our community. Therapy programs - breaking the intergenerational cycle of incarceration children's Connection, a united way agency, provides group therapy in elementary/middle schools in the sioux empire region to children that have/had an incarcerated loved one. Children learn s

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 28% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $36K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$134K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$127K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$337K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$134K
FY2025▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$140K
FY2022$158K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$140K
FY2025$134K
Expenses
$127K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$138K
FY2024$121K
FY2025$127K
Net assets
$337K
FY2025▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$168K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$331K
FY2025$337K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1995.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $121K Management & general 5% · $6K

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; $50K 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
Secretary/Ex
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lou Crockett’s $50K as Secretary/Ex is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 851 $100K–1M housing 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lou Crockett$50,000$50,000$50,736$45,918$44,218

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 shelter and support for families visiting incarcerated loved ones and transitional housing for women.

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2 programs · $121K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Family connection provides group therapy through the children's connection program to children that HAVE/HAD an incarcerated loved one to help break the intergenerational cycle of incarceration.

$96Kprogram expense
02

Family connection's main purposes is to provide emergency shelter for individuals and families traveling to sioux falls to visit an incarcerated loved one to help reduce the recidivism rate. The hospitality suite provided 114 guest night stays during the fiscal year.

$25Kprogram 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$36K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$134K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$127K
Ln 25
Programscol B$121K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$337K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$122K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$275
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$134K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$140K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95K
Other assetsLn 15$108K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$337K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$99K$95K
Total assetsLn 16$337K$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$331K$337K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$56K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$381
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$129
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$286
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$360
InsuranceLn 23$15K$14K$986
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$20K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$88
Total functional expensesLn 25$127K$121K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $134K$127K$7K$337K 990 PDF
FY2024 $140K$121K$19K$331K 990 PDF
FY2023 $263K$138K$124K$311K 990 PDF
FY2022 $158K$187K 990 PDF
FY2021 $140K$168K 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 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $133,844 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $124,293$121,500
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,292$5,817
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,593$6,527
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $140,178$133,844
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,810$64,732
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,906$62,407
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $120,716$127,139
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,462$6,705
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $133,844 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$121,500
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$275
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$121,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,817$5,817
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,527$6,527
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,527 · Excluded from tax $5,817$133,844
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $127,139 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,446 · Management $2,500$58,946
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,405 · Management $381$5,786
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,290$5,290
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,307 · Management $129$4,436
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,217 · Management $286$6,503
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,635$3,635
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,798 · Management $360$4,158
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,423 · Management $986$15,409
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,372 · Management $1,178$21,550
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,338 · Management $88$1,426
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $121,231 · Management $5,908 · Fundraising $0$127,139
Part X · Balance sheet $343,362 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,609$140,293
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8$8
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $98,671$95,213
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $103,053$107,848
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $337,341$343,362
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,624$5,940
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,624$5,940
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $312,189$317,336
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,528$20,086
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $330,717$337,422
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $337,341$343,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $337,422 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$133,844
XI-2 Total expenses$127,139
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,705
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$330,717
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$337,422

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