2026-04-07T18:24:28-04:00 2025-06-30 Sorren Inc 90 S CASCADE AVENUE SUITE 700 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80903 990 2024-07-01 742384155 Community Connections Inc % REGINA DUNN COMM 9702592464 281 Sawyer Drive Suite 200 Durango CO 81303 Sarah Kahn CHAIRPERSON 9702592464 2026-04-15 true true Kimberly N Coleman P00967133 7196301186 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Sarah Kahn 281 Sawyer Drive200 Durango CO 81303 4876282 false X www.communityconnectionsco.org X 1985 CO OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, AND COMPLEX NEEDS TO THE RESOURCES THEY CHOOSE TO LEAD HEALTHY AND FULFILLING LIVES. 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IT IS INTENDED TO HELP PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AVOID PLACEMENT IN A NURSING HOME BY PAYING FOR UNSKILLED HOME CARE SERVICES, WHICH ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY. 894627 720855 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS EARLY INTERVENTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. EARLY INTERVENTION IS A PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE TWO OFFERING INFANTS AND TODDLERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO ENHANCE CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREAS OF COGNITION, SPEECH, COMMUNICATION, PHYSICAL, MOTOR, VISION, HEARING, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-HELP SKILLS, PARENT-CHILD OR FAMILY INTERACTIONS AND EARLY INDENTIFICATION, SCREENING, AND ASSEMENT SERVICES. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THE PERSON WITH A DEVELOPMENT DISABILITY AND HIS/HER FAMILY WHEN THE PERSON REMAINS WITHIN THE FAMILY HOME, THERBY PREVENTING OR DELAYING THE NEED FOR OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT THAT IS UNWANTED BY THE PERSON OR THE FAMILY. 58284 77338 SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES (SLS) - SERVICES PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD WHO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OR WITH ALTERNATIVE RESIDENTIAL SUPPORTS (SUCH AS FAMILY). SERVICES MAY ASSIST CAREGIVERS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THEIR ROLE OR SUPPORT ADULTS WITH IDD TO INCREASE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION INTO THEIR COMMUNITY OF CHOICE. PARTICIPANTS SET PERSONAL GOALS AND SELECT FROM A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO MEET THOSE GOALS. TYPICAL SERVICES INCLUDE PERSONAL CARE, HOMEMAKING, RESPITE, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPORTED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. 2267770 2267770 Transfer of Assets to Our Own Lives 2267770 2267770 5416814 true true false true false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true 54 0 true 100 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X REGINA DUNN 9702592464 281 SAWYER DRIVE 200 Durango CO 81303 X Tara Kiene CEO 40.0 0.0 X 129407 0 9961 Regina Dunn CFO 26.0 0.0 X 66922 0 0 Sarah Kahn Chair Person 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Ernie Lau Vice Chair Person 1.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Connie Bechtolt Treasurer 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Cathy Sykes Secretary 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Jim Denier Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Bob Conrad Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kirsten Searfus MD Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Judith Beck Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 196329 0 9961 1 false false false 0 11812 37085 21333 482556 2836 552786 CASE MANAGEMENT 624100 3214451 3214451 OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES 624100 720855 720855 SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES 624100 77338 77338 4012644 15714 15714 0 0 0 0 0 273616 273616 0 0 21522 37085 29879 -8357 -8357 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4572787 4012644 7357 X 2267770 2267770 0 0 0 206097 206097 0 2290764 1900661 341746 48357 136676 109499 24391 2786 195276 149053 42431 3792 0 0 6788 6788 72746 72746 545 545 0 2163 2163 204317 173470 30847 0 36858 17336 19522 167260 128932 38192 136 0 23770 17075 6695 595 595 0 39462 28928 10476 58 0 0 62088 49741 12347 59505 38143 21142 220 DIRECT PAYMENTS 401806 401806 0 UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS 177410 96192 81218 FSSP MULTI-FAMILY PURCHASES 89926 36491 53435 EQUIPMENT LEASE EXPENSE 3064 1122 1942 6444886 5416814 972723 55349 2157370 1768672 0 0 394875 0 1316563 743312 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 245533 62951 1268486 823413 861437 445073 547465 297592 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5523243 3317600 1172204 822399 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1172204 822399 X 3933405 2473012 417634 22189 4351039 2495201 5523243 3317600 -1872099 16261 X false true X true false X 872701 201210 287651 556789 552786 2471137 4956987 4969218 5723663 7047741 4012644 26710253 0 0 0 5829688 5170428 6011314 7604530 4565430 29181390 8011 6298 3841 18150 232154 738045 371897 371897 1713993 232154 738045 379908 378195 3841 1732143 27449247 19851 28332 20432 44719 15714 129048 0 19851 28332 20432 44719 15714 129048 0 17434 0 4164 0 0 21598 5866973 5198760 6035910 7649249 4581144 29332036 0.93581 0.91580 0.00440 0.00450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false false false true 545 545 false 0 Sch C, Part II-B Line 1 Description of Lobbying Activity WE ARE A MEMBER OF A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BY COLLABORATIVELY ADVANCING INNOVATIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICIES. THIS ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATES IN DIRECT LOBBYING TO LAWMAKERS TO INFLUENCE POLICY THAT IMPACTS OUR MISSION AT COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. 126015 126015 799404 630233 169171 343067 193180 149887 0 0 445073 0 0 X 4633964 16261 17200 29879 63340 4570624 2163 2163 4572787 6489802 17200 29879 47079 6442723 2163 2163 6444886 Sch D, PART X, line 2 THE ORAGNIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501 (c) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Sch D, Part XI & XII, Line 2 D OTHER: $29,879, FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES OF $29,879 RECLASSIFIED FROM AUDIT EXPENSE TO REVENUE FOR THE TAX RETURN. Festival of Tre 58607 37085 21522 29879 0 58607 37085 21522 29879 29879 -8357 true Our Own Lives 325 Pine Street cortez CO 81321 923922045 501 (c)(3) 1562869 704901 FMV All other assets Transfer 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Effective July 1, 2024, the Organization transferred its direct client service operations, including the related activities, assets, and liabilities, to Our Own Lives, which operates as an independent entity under separate governance. No further monitoring of this asset transfer will be conducted. Cash 2024-07-01 1562869 Cash 923922045 Our Own Lives 325 Pine Street Cortez CO 81321 501 (c)(3) Investments 2024-07-01 273616 Net book value 923922045 Our own Lives 325 Pine Street Cortez CO 81321 501 (c)(3) Contributions Receivable 2024-07-01 394875 Net book value 923922045 Our Own Lives 325 Pine Street cortez CO 81321 501 (c)(3) Property and Equipment 2024-07-01 430495 Net book value 923922045 Our Own Lives 325 Pine Street Cortez CO 81321 501 (c)(3) Prepaid Expenses & Other Assets 2024-07-01 25551 Net book value 923922045 Our Own Lives 325 Pine Street Cortez CO 81321 501 (c)(3) false false false false Schedule N, Part II, Line 2a - 2d No board members or officers of the filing organization, Community Connections, Inc., were employed or served on the board of Our Own Lives after the transfer of assets by Community Connections, Inc. to Our Own Lives. Form 990, Part III, Line 4 Change in organization's program activities: The Organization has historically provided both case management and direct client services. However, under Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) governing Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), providers are prohibited from performing both functions. To comply with these regulatory requirements, the Organization formed a separate legal entity, Our Own Lives, on May 16, 2023, for the purpose of segregating direct client service activities. All HCBS activities for the year ended June 30, 2024, continued to be recorded within the Organization. Effective July 1, 2024, the Organization transferred its direct client service operations, including the related activities, assets, and liabilities, to Our Own Lives, which operates as an independent entity under separate governance. During the year ended June 30, 2025 the Organization transferred net assets to Our Own Lives in the amount of $2,267,770. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 The organization's bylaws were amended to (1) provide for the following board member exception: No employee of CCI, or employee or Director of any approved service agency of CCI, may serve as a member of the board of Directors of CCI, except in cases where a service recipient works for a service agency, and to (2) update the maximum number of board members to 15. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND THE CEO. ONCE THE CFO AND CEO AGREE THAT THE 990 IS READY TO BE FILED, THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. AFTER THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 990, THE 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE BOARD CHAIRPERSON IS GIVEN A COPY OF THE 990 AND ALL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOTIFIED THAT THE 990 HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH INCLUDES HAVING ALL NEW BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY. ALL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY AND IN WRITING TO DISCLOSE ALL BUSINESSES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF WHICH THE MEMBER OR LEADER, OR A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY, IS AN OFFICER, MEMBER, OWNER, OR EMPLOYEE; OR FOR WHICH THE MEMBER OR LEADER, OR A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY, ACTS AS AN AGENT; OR FROM WHICH THE MEMBER OR LEADER, OR A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY, RECEIVES COMPENSATION OR REMUNERATION OF ANY SORT, WITH WHICH COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS COMPETES OR WITH WHICH COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS HAS, OR MIGHT REASONABLY IN THE FUTURE ENTER INTO, A RELATIONSHIP OR A TRANSACTION. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS ALSO HAS A POLICY DIRECTING THE BOARD CHAIR AND OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ON HOW TO DISCLOSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WHEN ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED OR VOTED ON, WHICH INCLUDES DISCLOSURE AND THE PARTY REMOVING THEMSELVES FROM THE MEETING DURING DISCUSSION AND VOTE. THE POLICY DIRECTS THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE TO SEEK ALTERNATES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION SO AS NOT TO PRODUCE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNLESS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a & b REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GENERALLY ANNUALLY. THE COMMITTEE DOES AN ANNUAL COMPARATIVE SURVEY OF SALARIES OF ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND NATURE. THE REVIEW AND COMPARATIVE STUDY ARE DOCUMENTED. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROVIDES ACCESS TO MANY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.COMMUNITYCONNECTIONSCO.ORG. DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE ACCESSED ON THE WEBSITE INCLUDE THE form 990, THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT, MINUTES AND AGENDAS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS, CONTRACTS WITH THE STATE OF COLORADO AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION. THESE DOCUMENTS MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST AT OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, 281 SAWYER DR., STE 200, DURANGO, CO 81303 OR CCI@CCI-COLORADO.ORG.