The Barnabas Connection EIN 46-3897153

The Barnabas Connection

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Provides education, advocacy, and direct services to meet community health and human needs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $322K in revenue, $303K in expenses, and $363K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Wimberley, TX
Website
www.barnabasconnects.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$322KFY2025
Expenses
$303K
Net assets
$363K
People
17
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-3897153 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wimberley, TX Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides education, advocacy, and direct services to meet community health and human needs.
Leadership
Katherine Sowell · Executive Director · $69K
Money in and out
$322K revenue, $303K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$322K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$303K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$363K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +68% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +212% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$322K
FY2025▼ -31%
Expenses
$303K
FY2025▼ -34%
Total assets
$363K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$126
FY2025
Total revenue
$322K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$303K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$363K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$363K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $240K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The barnabas connection community programs include its back to school fiesta, the christmas store, clinical services, its community assistance fund, eudcational programming, and logans dugout. The barnabas connection provides various emergency services and programs including emergency preparedness and emergency relief.

$240Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Barnabas Connection
EINHdr · item D46-3897153
Principal addressHdr · item CWimberley, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.barnabasconnects.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,757Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emergency Relief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Sowell’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M 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
Katherine Sowell$68,757$67,080$65,000$65,000$45,471$43,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$319K · 99%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$319K
Investment income1%$2K
Total revenueLn 12$322K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.07
Program services79%$240K
Management & general14%$42K
Fundraising7%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$303K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$243K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$126
Total net assetsLn 32$363K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $243K · Operating expenses/yr $303K
9.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $240K · Total expenses $303K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $42K · Total expenses $303K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $20K · Total expenses $303K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $349K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $319K · Total revenue $322K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $322K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $322K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $322K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $303K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $322K · Prior year $469K
-31%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $287K · FY2025 $322K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $363K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $322K · Expenses $303K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $363K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $363K · Total assets $363K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $363K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Katherine Sowell · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $69K · Total expenses $303K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $107K · Total expenses $303K
35%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth -31%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $792K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$45,329
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,056
Unitemized GrantFY2024$92,331
Unitemized GrantFY2024$47,373
Unitemized GrantFY2023$37,753
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,652
Unitemized GrantFY2022$92,315
Unitemized GrantFY2022$92,315
Unitemized GrantFY2022$33,761
Unitemized GrantFY2022$33,761
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,259
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,259
Unitemized GrantFY2021$128,629
Unitemized GrantFY2021$32,297
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,257
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,297
Unitemized GrantFY2020$71,306
Unitemized GrantFY2020$28,412
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$322K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$469K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$316K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$254K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$316K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$287K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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