Nonprofit · EIN 46-4605245
K-CONNECT
Tax-exempt · GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,300,382 | $1,287,532 | $12,850 | $1,758,610 | $296,874 | $1,461,736 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,585,938 | $1,116,493 | $469,445 | $1,557,681 | $108,795 | $1,448,886 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $761,725 | $1,079,976 | -$318,251 | $1,121,329 | $141,888 | $979,441 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,010,452
- of which government grants
- $25,000
- Program service revenue
- $289,833
- Investment income
- $97
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$291
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $152,863
- Other salaries and wages
- $517,439
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $804,986
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $379
- Accounting fees
- $12,300
- Occupancy
- $32,470
- Travel
- $51,174
- Depreciation
- $4,626
- Program services (functional)
- $1,056,359
- Management and general (functional)
- $188,284
- Fundraising (functional)
- $42,889
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,557,681
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,758,610
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $296,874
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,461,736
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $21,252
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $689,004
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $772,732
- Gross receipts
- $1,300,673
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 216
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALVADOR LOPEZ | PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $148,772 | $4,435 |
| VANESSA GREENE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE BERENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN POLSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB MAAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA LINNANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY STOUT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LOGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY THELEN | TRUSTEE (ENDED 12/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA FLYNN | TRUSTEE (ENDED 12/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BRANDY LOVELADY MITCHELL | TRUSTEE (ENDED 12/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE VAN DYKE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BROWER | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMON ALEXANDER | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALVADOR LOPEZ | PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $128,336 | $4,075 |
| VANESSA GREENE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE BERENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN POLSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB MAAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA SIEGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY STOUT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY THELEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA FLYNN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BRANDY LOVELADY MITCHELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE VAN DYKE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BROWER | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMON ALEXANDER | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALVADOR LOPEZ | PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $124,456 | $11,168 |
| VANESSA GREENE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JUAN OLIVAREZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN POLSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BROWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE FERRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE VAN DYKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA SIEGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY STOUT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY THELEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANA M LEWIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTA FLYNN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BRANDY LOVELADY MITCHELL | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMON ALEXANDER | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 401 HALL ST SW SUITE 385, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503-5098
- In care of
- % PAMELA PARRIOTT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SALVADOR LOPEZ, 401 HALL ST SW 385, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
- Signed the 990
- SALVADOR LOPEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (616) 242-9700
- Website
- WWW.K-CONNECT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MANER COSTERISAN PC
Mission
KCONNECT ENSURES THAT ALL CHILDREN IN KENT COUNTY HAVE A CLEAR PATH TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH FAMILY, QUALITY EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS.
Program accomplishments
- KCONNECT'S 2025 WORK CENTERS ON STRENGTHENING THE SYSTEMS THAT SHAPE OPPORTUNITY BY ALIGNING PARTNERS, DATA, AND COMMUNITY VOICE TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC MOBILITY. AS A COLLECTIVE IMPACT BACKBONE, KCONNECT DEEPENED CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION ACROSS EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHILE ADVANCING A SHARED POLICY AGENDA AND CLEAR SYSTEM-LEVEL MEASURES OF PROGRESS. KEY EFFORTS INCLUDED EXPANDING ACCESS AND PERSISTENCE FOR ADULT LEARNERS, ADVANCING A WRAPAROUND SERVICES MODEL FOR POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS, DIVERSIFYING THE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS TEACH HERE, AND ELEVATING COORDINATED ADVOCACY THROUGH CONVENINGS AND THE PACE FORWARD PODCAST. IN PARALLEL, KCONNECT SUPPORTED PATHWAYS TO WEALTH-BUILDING BY ELEVATING BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AS A STRATEGY FOR COMMUNITY STABILITY AND BY LAUNCHING LIVEDPAY TO FAIRLY COMPENSATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP.Expenses $1,056,359 · revenue $289,833
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-4605245
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,758,610
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,300,673
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,300,382 | $1,287,532 | $1,758,610 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,585,938 | $1,116,493 | $1,557,681 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $761,725 | $1,079,976 | $1,121,329 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $539,869 | $747,060 | $1,867,663 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-4605245).
Questions about K-CONNECT
- What is the EIN of K-CONNECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of K-CONNECT is 46-4605245.
- Is K-CONNECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to K-CONNECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does K-CONNECT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of K-CONNECT due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did K-CONNECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of K-CONNECT?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names SALVADOR LOPEZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of K-CONNECT?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $148,772 (SALVADOR LOPEZ, PRESIDENT/EXEC DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does K-CONNECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,300,382, expenses of $1,287,532 and total assets of $1,758,610 at year end.
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