Cornerstone Connections

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
852457013
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Ocoee, FL, USA
Phone
9739798932
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,442,468
Expenses
$1,414,548
Assets
$49,016
Liabilities
$1,261

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Kyla Hudson (Chairman)
  • Brittani Stokes (Director)
  • Justin Hannah (Secretary)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of Cornerstone Connections is to connect and provide individuals and families with quality resources, services, trainings, and support that will foster them into leading viable lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

The mission of Cornerstone Connections is to connect and provide individuals and families with quality resources, services, training, and support that will foster them into leading, viable lives. HOPE is an acronym for Healing, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment. We connect all of these in a supportive manner through a host of specialized services designed to help you obtain employment. This program engages and works with non-custodial parents who are unemployed or underemployed and have been court-ordered to pay child support. Our case management program is designed to help simplify often complex matters, helping to connect you with services such as: SNAP benefits enrollment, food pantry referrals, resume preparation, job searching, job coaching, housing referrals, and a wealth of other supportive resources that you and your family may need. We believe in a holistic approach, considering every aspect of your life and tailoring our services to fit your unique needs. This program is funded in part by Orange County. Empowering Familie Prepare for a time of sharing, creating memories, and taking part in a variety of enjoyable activities. -Parenting Workshops -Child Behavior & Developmental Classes -Creative Virtual Workshops -Free Family Fun-Filled Activities

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 99% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.4%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28.1% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 44.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.4% of revenue deployed · 85% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 24 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.