InterConnection enables digital equity by providing affordable technology, connectivity and vocational training to underserved communities through sustainable refurbishment and re-use.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$135K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $71K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$447K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$195K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$667K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$189K
FY2024−$547

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1999.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $3.4M Management & general 9% · $331K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$135,217Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Morris’s $157K as Exective Director is at the 68th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julie Morris$157,108$116,923———
Cheryl Fry Roe——$41,567$126,025$135,217
Ben Peters—$51,000$112,664——

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 affordable tech, internet, and job training to communities through refurbished electronics.

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2 programs · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provided technology vocational training workshops.

$3.4Mprogram expense
02

Computer Recycling and reuse Program

$75Kprogram 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 3 funders$60K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Investment incomeLn 3$476
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$331K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$572K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$121K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$476
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$241K
SavingsLn 2$330K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$572K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K
Net assetsLn 32$195K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K$572K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$381K$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$447K
Net assetsLn 32$355K$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$112K$23K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$878K$729K$149K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$135K$112K$23K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$94K$78K$16K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$140K$29K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$153K$127K$26K$0
Office expensesLn 13$18K$15K$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$11K$9K$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$233K$193K$40K$0
TravelLn 17$179$149$30$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$850$174$0
InterestLn 20$3K$2K$465$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$8K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$32K$27K$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.9M$6K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$41K$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.4M$331K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.4M$2.6M−$190K−$547 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.7M−$57K$189K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$3.0M−$421K$246K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$3.4M$472K$667K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.6M$3.8M−$160K$195K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,619,303 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $143,402$313,464
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,848,062$3,305,363
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $588$476
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,516$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,993,568$3,619,303
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,446,746$1,243,212
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,660,930$2,536,210
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,107,676$3,779,422
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$114,108−$160,119
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,619,303 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$303,464
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$121,065
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$313,464
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,305,363
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$476
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,305,839 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,619,303
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,779,422 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $112,230 · Management $22,987 · Fundraising $0$135,217
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $728,952 · Management $149,303 · Fundraising $0$878,255
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $112,352 · Management $23,012 · Fundraising $0$135,364
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,332 · Management $16,044 · Fundraising $0$94,376
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $140,104 · Management $28,696 · Fundraising $0$168,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $126,959 · Management $26,004 · Fundraising $0$152,963
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,304 · Management $3,135 · Fundraising $0$18,439
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,088 · Management $1,861 · Fundraising $0$10,949
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $193,241 · Management $39,580 · Fundraising $0$232,821
IX-17 TravelPrograms $149 · Management $30 · Fundraising $0$179
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $850 · Management $174 · Fundraising $0$1,024
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,272 · Management $465 · Fundraising $0$2,737
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,014 · Management $1,642 · Fundraising $0$9,656
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,650 · Management $5,458 · Fundraising $0$32,108
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,852,557 · Management $6,204 · Fundraising $0$1,858,761
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $41,306 · Management $6,467 · Fundraising $0$47,773
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,448,360 · Management $331,062 · Fundraising $0$3,779,422
Part X · Balance sheet $641,926 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $178,099$241,332
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $130,226$330,365
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,913$10,163
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $63,436$60,066
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $380,674$641,926
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,466$25,003
X-19 Deferred revenue$27,230
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$394,604
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,466$446,837
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $355,208$195,089
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $380,674$641,926
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $195,089 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,619,303
XI-2 Total expenses$3,779,422
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$160,119
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$355,208
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$195,089

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