The organization provides support and education to individuals dealing with mental health and addiction challenges. We offer individual and group peer support, free of charge, by trained peer support specialists through wellness workshops, life-skills training and crisis navigation in an inclusive, non-clinical community drop in wellness center.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$404K
+183% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$13K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$404K
FY2025▲ +183%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$196K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$143K
FY2025$404K
Net assets
$13K
FY2025▲ ×20
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$35K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$634
FY2025$13K

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 Dec 2018.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $294K Management & general 23% · $89K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Newcombe’s $34K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2095 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2022FY2021
Thomas Newcombe$34,375$50,000
Timothy Young$9,191—

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 free peer support, education, and wellness programs for mental health and addiction challenges.

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1 program · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Connection Project operates a community drop-in center open to anyone who is seeking support dealing with mental health or addiction challenges.

$294Kprogram 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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$404K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$294K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$13K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$404K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$13K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$21K$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$21K$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$634$13K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$218K$163K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$731
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$874$656$218
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$337
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$106K$79K$26K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$803$602$201
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$686
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$30K$832$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$675
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$294K$89K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $404K$392K$12K$13K 990 PDF
FY2024 $143K$634 990 PDF
FY2023 $91K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $65K$15K 990 PDF
FY2021 $196K$35K 990 PDF

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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 $404,407 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$404,407
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$404,407
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$235,491
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$156,722
I-18 Total expenses$392,213
I-19 Revenue less expenses$12,194
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $404,407 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$404,407
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$404,407
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$404,407
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $392,213 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,385 · Management $54,461$217,846
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,234 · Management $4,411$17,645
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,194 · Management $731$2,925
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $656 · Management $218$874
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,012 · Management $337$1,349
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $79,245 · Management $26,415$105,660
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $602 · Management $201$803
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,057 · Management $686$2,743
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,668 · Management $832 · Fundraising $9,169$39,669
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,024 · Management $675$2,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,077 · Management $88,967 · Fundraising $9,169$392,213
Part X · Balance sheet $27,828 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,634$27,828
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,634$27,828
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $20,000$15,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,000$15,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $634$12,828
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $634$12,828
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,634$27,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,828 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$404,407
XI-2 Total expenses$392,213
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,194
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$634
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,828

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