CONNECTFAITH INC. meets people where they are, creating primarily online spaces for people to connect and explore creativit, spirituality and justice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$37K 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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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
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 3% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$96K
75% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 75% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$221K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$223K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$32K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$221K
FY2025▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$185K
FY2024$330K
FY2025$221K
Expenses
$223K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$314K
FY2025$223K
Net assets
$32K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$17K
FY2024$33K
FY2025$32K

From the FY2025 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 Oct 2023.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $207K Management & general 7% · $16K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$36,800Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra Bronkema’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Debra Bronkema$36,800$48,000$48,000

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

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

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3 programs · $207K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

4b- Nuturing people who are growing in faith as they create new diverse communities centered creatie in-person evenat that are opportunities to grow through creativity, spirituality and justice seeking activities.

$128Kprogram expense
02

4a- Created a community primarily online for people who explore and learn with a spiritual community based on creativity.

$74Kprogram expense
03

4c- Created musical, writing and artistic content that helps people spiritually grow as individuals and in community.

$5Kprogram 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 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$221K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$223K
Ln 25
Programscol B$207K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$32K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$221K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
SavingsLn 2$68K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
Net assetsLn 32$32K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$197K$128K
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K$96K
Net assetsLn 32$33K$32K
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$37K$28K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$518
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$754$718$36
Information technologyLn 14$661$661
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$171K$171K
All other expensesLn 24e$485$485
Total functional expensesLn 25$223K$207K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $221K$223K−$2K$32K 990 PDF
FY2024 $330K$314K$16K$33K 990 PDF
FY2023 $185K$17K 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 $221,276 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $274,528$201,267
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,441$18,074
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,414$1,935
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $330,383$221,276
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $223,839$42,881
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,382$180,092
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $314,221$222,973
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,162−$1,697
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $221,276 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,267
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,267
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$18,074
VIII-3 Investment income$1,935
VIII-12 Total revenue$221,276
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $222,973 across 30 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 staffPrograms $28,000 · Management $8,800$36,800
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $2,980$2,980
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,583 · Management $518$3,101
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,841$1,841
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $718 · Management $36$754
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $661$661
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,586$3,586
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $171,415$171,415
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $485$485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $207,448 · Management $15,525 · Fundraising $0$222,973
Part X · Balance sheet $127,948 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $116,364$59,949
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,064$67,999
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $197,428$127,948
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,328$23,478
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $109,622$72,689
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $163,950$96,167
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,478$31,781
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $197,428$127,948
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,781 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$221,276
XI-2 Total expenses$222,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,697
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,478
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,781

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