The Barnabas Connection FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Wimberley, TX501(c)(3)Since 2013Human ServicesEIN 46-3897153

To address the health and human service needs of our community through education, advocacy, and direct service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
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
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$469K
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$460K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$344K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$469K
FY2024▲ +48%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$469K
FY2025$322K
Expenses
$460K
FY2024▲ +58%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$210K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$303K
Net assets
$344K
FY2024▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$344K
FY2025$363K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $362K Management & general 21% · $98K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,080Pt 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 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides education, advocacy, and direct services to meet community health and human needs.

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2 program services account for $362K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

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.

$251Kprogram expense
02

The barnabas connection provides various emergency services and programs including emergency preparedness and emergency relief.

$111Kprogram expense

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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 · 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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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$469K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$460K
Ln 25
Programscol B$362K
Managementcol C$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$344K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Total revenueLn 12$469K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$179K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$123K
Total assetsLn 16$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$344K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$127K$123K
Total assetsLn 16$335K$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$335K$344K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$194K$194K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$29K$43K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$31K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$16K$10K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$1K$17K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$46K$708$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$24K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$4K$8K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$588$871$0
OccupancyLn 16$16K$8K$8K$0
TravelLn 17$86$0$86$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$0$0
InterestLn 20$8$0$8$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$5K$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$460K$362K$98K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $322K$303K$19K$363K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $469K$460K$9K$344K 990 PDF
FY2023 $316K$291K$25K$335K 990 PDF
FY2022 $254K$304K−$50K$309K 990 PDF
FY2021 $316K$290K$26K$360K 990 PDF
FY2020 $287K$210K$77K$339K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $468,825 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,531
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$412,531
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,897$1,897
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,397$54,397
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $56,294$468,825
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $459,983 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $194,488$194,488
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,000 · Management $43,421 · Fundraising $0$72,421
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,647 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,647
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,944 · Management $10,077 · Fundraising $0$26,021
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,430 · Management $16,658 · Fundraising $0$18,088
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,367 · Management $708 · Fundraising $0$47,075
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,202 · Management $2,015 · Fundraising $0$26,217
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,264 · Management $7,814 · Fundraising $0$12,078
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $588 · Management $871 · Fundraising $0$1,459
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,234 · Management $7,726 · Fundraising $0$15,960
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $86 · Fundraising $0$86
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,273 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,273
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $8 · Fundraising $0$8
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $3,431 · Fundraising $0$3,431
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,131 · Management $5,600 · Fundraising $0$10,731
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $361,568 · Management $98,415 · Fundraising $0$459,983
Part X · Balance sheet $343,577 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,724$178,695
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $106,368$41,670
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $126,643$123,212
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $334,735$343,577
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $334,735$343,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $334,735$343,577
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $334,735$343,577
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $343,577 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$468,825
XI-2 Total expenses$459,983
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,842
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$334,735
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$343,577

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