2023-11-14T13:58:38-08:00 2022-12-31 462979080 Allman & Associates Inc 9600 Great Hills Trail Suite 150W Austin TX 78759 990 2022-01-01 463897153 THE BARNABAS CONNECTION BARN 5128429674 PO BOX 145 WIMBERLEY TX 78676 EMIL DZUIK PRESIDENT 5128429674 2023-11-14 true EMIL DZUIK true Peter L Allman CPA P00648533 5125023077 2023-11-14 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KATE SOWELL PO BOX 145 WIMBERLEY TX 78676 253566 false X WWW.BARNABASCONNECTS.ORG X 2013 TX TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND DIRECT SERVICE. 13 13 3 200 0 0 293399 253380 21927 0 501 186 0 315827 253566 176480 116492 0 73338 101756 0 7146 40117 85655 289935 303903 25892 -50337 359773 309436 0 0 359773 309436 X TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND DIRECT SERVICE. false false 36137 36037 0 WIMBERLEY COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND (PREVIOUSLY NAMED OPERATION GOOD SHEPHERD- RENAMED IN MARCH OF 2021)-IN MARCH OF 2008, THE BARNABAS CONNECTION BEGAN ADMINISTERING THE FUND. THIS FUND ASSISTS WITH RENT, UTILITIES, AND MEDICAL NEEDS. 1587 1587 0 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING-BARNABAS CONNECTION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION. AS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE PRESSING NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE POPULATION, WE HAVE PLACED A SIGNIFICANT EMPHASIS ON OFFERING ACCESSIBLE AND IMPACTFUL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. GROUNDED IN THE INSIGHTS GAINED FROM OUR 2021 STRATEGIC PLAN AND THROUGH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, WHERE THE VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WERE VALUED AND DOCUMENTED, OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO EQUIP INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS VITAL FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 22157 22157 0 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS-IN OCTOBER OF 2021 BARNABAS FORMED THE WIMBERLEY VALLEY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TEAM IN ORDER TO HAVE A COORDINATED EFFORT OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS. THE GROUPS THAT MAKE UP THIS TEAM REPRESENT FIRST RESPONDERS, FBC AND CCC ( CHURCHES DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN SHELTERING AND FEEDING DURING A COMMUNITY CRISIS), WIMBERLEY VALLEY RANGERS, KWVH, THE WISD, AND THE CITY OF WIMBERLEY. THE WIMBERLEY VALLEY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TEAM MEETS MONTHLY TO PREPARE FOR AND DEVELOP PLANS FOR COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO CRISIS SITUATIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS RANGING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS, DISEASE OUTBREAKS, TO DELIBERATE ACTS OF TERRORISM. BARNABAS MAINTAINS ONGOING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AND COORDINATES WITH FIRST RESPONDERS, NONPROFITS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THESE GROUPS PARTICIPATE IN OUR MEETINGS AS NEEDED AND ARE PART OF OUR AFTER ACTION MEETINGS WHEN APPLICABLE TO THEIR AGENCIES. 2841 2838 0 EMERGENCY RELIEF -IN 2020, BARNABAS CREATED AN EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM THAT WAS FIRST USED TO RESPOND TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEN THE WINTER STORMS. THIS PROGRAM HAS ITS OWN BANK ACCOUNT THAT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT FUNDS FOR MAJOR COMMUNITY DISASTER RELIEF. 14897 14897 0 COVID RELIEF-THESE FUNDS WERE TO HELP COVER BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS RENT, HOUSE PAYMENTS, MEDICAL BILLS, UTILITY BILLS, AND NECESSITIES NEEDED FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD LOST INCOME AND JOBS AND HAD BEEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY COVID-19. 172 172 0 LOGAN'S DUGOUT-THERE IS OFTEN A FINANCIAL BARRIER FOR PARENTS WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO SIGN UP THEIR CHILDREN FOR SPORTS OR AFFORD THE EQUIPMENT. DONATIONS OF NEW AND GENTLY USED EQUIPMENT ARE COLLECTED AND FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO SHOP IN OUR STORE, AT NO COST, TO FIND THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED SO THAT THEIR CHILDREN CAN PARTICIPATE. MONETARY DONATIONS ARE ALSO WELCOMED. LOGAN'S DUGOUT WAS CREATED TO HONOR THE LIFE OF LOGAN OVERALL. 378 366 0 THE CLOSET-WE ADOPTED THE CLOSET AS A NEW PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER 2021 AND CLOSED IN DECEMBER OF 2022 AS OTHER NONPROFITS AND LOCAL THRIFT STORES WERE ABLE TO MEET THIS NEED. THE CLOSET ACCEPTS DONATIONS OF ITEMS PROVIDED FOR THE COMMUNITY FREE OF CHARGE. THE CLOSET IS OPEN FOR YEAR ROUND NEEDS AND HELPS TO SUPPLEMENT SPECIAL PROGRAMS OF BARNABAS SUCH AS THE BACK-TO SCHOOL FIESTA AND THE CHRISTMAS STORE. 26662 26347 0 BACK TO SCHOOL-THE BACK TO SCHOOL FIESTA PROVIDES BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND OTHER SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS LIVING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF WIMBERLEY ISD, AND THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL CELEBRATION IS AN EXPANSION OF THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL FIESTA TO INCLUDE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH CHILDREN, BY HAVING A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AFTER THE SUPPLY PORTION OF THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL FIESTA. 12201 12091 0 THE CHRISTMAS STORE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES TO TO PURCHASE NEW CHRISTMAS GIFTS AT A LOW COST. NEW ITEMS ARE MARKED AT 75% OR BELOW RETAIL. OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH A WAY TO PROVIDE THEIR CHILDREN WITH CHRISTMAS, ALLOWING THEM TO FEEL A SENSE OF PRIDE AND DIGNITY. 57151 56711 0 117032 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X KATE SOWELL 5128429674 PO BOX 145 WIMBERLEY TX 78676 EMIL DZUIK CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN RYAN EDINGER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWN RILEY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARLA KESSLER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN MYERS PRESIDENT EMERITUS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH ESPINOSA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER MORAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN KILLOREN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN CONLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY DUNN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM TEMPFER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARMAINE WILDE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE SOWELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 65000 0 4200 65000 0 4200 false false false 253380 253380 186 0 186 253566 0 0 186 116492 116492 69200 0 69200 0 16494 0 16494 0 16062 0 16062 0 10852 0 10852 0 1742 50 1602 90 21587 490 20954 143 1536 0 1536 0 26116 0 26116 0 342 0 342 0 11821 0 4908 6913 3726 0 3726 0 7933 0 7933 0 303903 117032 179725 7146 204007 140749 51176 51363 0 121050 3726 104590 117324 359773 309436 0 0 0 0 X 359773 309436 359773 309436 359773 309436 -50337 X false false false X 0 116292 86639 264530 293399 253380 1014240 0 0 116292 86639 264530 293399 253380 1014240 53513 960727 3657 501 186 4344 0 0 1018584 40816 0.94320 0.95490 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 121050 3726 117324 117324 true SCHOOL SUPPLIES & ASSISTANCE 500 2259 HOUSING & OTHER GENERAL ASSISTANCE 102 92315 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 2 33761 CHRISTMAS STORE 82 0 Pt I Line 2 THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. Pt VI, Line 12c THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS AND EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING AND STATING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN PERTINENT ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON BY THE BOARD. Pt VI, Line 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d EMERGENCY RELIEF -IN 2020, BARNABAS CREATED AN EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM THAT WAS FIRST 2841. 2838. 0. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d COVID RELIEF-THESE FUNDS WERE TO HELP COVER BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS RENT, HOUSE PAYMENTS, 14897. 14897. 0. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d LOGAN'S DUGOUT-THERE IS OFTEN A FINANCIAL BARRIER FOR PARENTS WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO SIGN UP THEIR 172. 172. 0. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d THE CLOSET-WE ADOPTED THE CLOSET AS A NEW PROGRAM IN NOVEMBER 2021 AND CLOSED IN DECEMBER OF 2022 378. 366. 0. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d BACK TO SCHOOL-THE BACK TO SCHOOL FIESTA PROVIDES BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND OTHER SERVICES 26662. 26347. 0. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d THE CHRISTMAS STORE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES TO 12201. 12091. 0.