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K-Connect FY2023 filing

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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Since 2013EducationEIN 46-4605245Revenue $762K in FY2023

On file with the IRSk-connect.org401 Hall St Sw Suite 385, 49503-5098 · Grand Rapids, MITax-exempt since Jul 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Kconnect ensures that all children in kent county have a clear path to economic prosperity through family, quality education, and community supports.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $140K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$142K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$762K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$979K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$762K
FY2023▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$540K
FY2023$762K
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$889K
FY2021$538K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$979K
FY2023▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$919K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$979K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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 Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $896K Management & general 14% · $148K Fundraising 3% · $36K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Salvador Lopez
President/Exec Director
$124,456Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Salvador Lopez’s $149K as President/Exec Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Salvador Lopez$148,772$128,336$124,456$120,969$32,308—
Pamela Parriott—————$123,080

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves student achievement across Kent County.

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1 program · $896K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In 2023, kconnect launched a strategic effort to cast a vision for the organization's next five years, culminating in the common agenda and roadmap 2.0. This document is fundamental to our organization and visualizes past and current tensions, challenges, and accomplishments to facilitate better understanding by internal teams.

$896Kprogram 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
Strivetogether INCFY2025$200K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$762K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$762K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$896K
Managementcol C$148K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$979K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$762K
Total revenueLn 12$762K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$376K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$92K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
Net assetsLn 32$979K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6216
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$693K$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$570K$142K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$979K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$72K$18K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$394K$296K$74K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$66K$49K$12K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$30K$7K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$279K$278K$963$196
Office expensesLn 13$26K$18K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$13K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
TravelLn 17$22K$21K$614
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$27K$797
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$55K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$896K$148K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.3M$13K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.1M$469K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $762K$1.1M−$318K$979K 990 PDF
FY2022 $540K$747K−$207K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$538K$585K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$889K$297K$919K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $761,725 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $472,925$761,725
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $944$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $539,869$761,725
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 $474,301$594,826
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $272,759$485,150
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $747,060$1,079,976
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$207,191−$318,251
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $761,725 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$761,725
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$761,725
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$761,725
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,079,976 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,038 · Management $17,887 · Fundraising $5,753$95,678
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $296,336 · Management $73,580 · Fundraising $23,664$393,580
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,429 · Management $12,273 · Fundraising $3,947$65,649
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,056 · Management $7,463 · Fundraising $2,400$39,919
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,142$2,142
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,120$11,120
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $277,990 · Management $963 · Fundraising $196$279,149
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,246 · Management $7,264$25,510
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,296 · Management $2,451$15,747
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,186$31,186
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,052 · Management $614$21,666
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,331 · Management $797$28,128
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,713$5,713
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,874 · Management $2,554$4,428
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,875 · Management $5,486$60,361
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $895,851 · Management $148,165 · Fundraising $35,960$1,079,976
Part X · Balance sheet $1,121,329 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $692,509$375,544
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,151,875$640,437
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,000$425
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,148$4,453
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,131$8,362
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$92,108
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,867,663$1,121,329
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,971$46,734
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $535,000$95,154
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $569,971$141,888
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $680,817$339,004
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $616,875$640,437
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,297,692$979,441
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,867,663$1,121,329
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $979,441 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$761,725
XI-2 Total expenses$1,079,976
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$318,251
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,297,692
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$979,441

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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