Connectus Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921532952
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Williston, ND, USA
Phone
7015705539
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Mental Health Treatment F31 Psychiatric, Mental Health Hospital

Reported finances

Revenue
$124,365
Expenses
$118,513
Assets
$38,216
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HEIDI JOHNSON (PRESIDENT)
  • JUSTIN ROBERTS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KATIE SHANNON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • JENNIFER SHANAHAN (DIRECTOR)
  • BROOKE STUNDAL (DIRECTOR)
  • CARLY COLLINGS (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of connectus foundation is to meaningfully advocate for the mental health and substance use treatment needs of the community while expanding access to supports that help people heal and live life to their fullest potential.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mental health advocacy - 2 eventsnot today (september-adolescent suicide prevention event). 1,500 advocacy tshirts/materials distributed to youth. Approximately 600 in attendance at the actual event. Free meal, protective information, coping skills booths and connection provided at the events all free to the participant.ruok (may-community mental health awareness event) approximately 1,000 served with protective and preventive information as well as in person mental health advocacy and support.objective of advocacy activities: increase community awareness related to behavioral health conditions and protective responses; to aid in healthy community responses to people who are struggling with life adversities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 40
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 39.1%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 41%; rating input score 41

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 80.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 67% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 39.1% of revenue deployed · 41% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.