VITAL CONNECTIONS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization: VITAL CONNECTIONS INC (EIN 20-2967786)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-06-18
IRS object ID: 201511699349200201
Schema version: 2014v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-06-18T08:19:36-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	383085184	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BYKER & ASSOCIATES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 158	AddressLine1Txt
City	GRANDVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	494680158	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	202967786	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VITAL CONNECTIONS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VITA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6162917328	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6116 16TH AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	HUDSONVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49426	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TERESA PIPPEL	PersonNm
Person Title	SECRETARY	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6162917328	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-05-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SCOTT VANPOPERING	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00240005	PTIN
Phone	6165348100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-06-05	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Address	HTTP://HELPZIM.SQUARESPACE.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$61,446	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$57,070	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income	$4,376	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue	$61,446	TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	$34,728	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$500	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total	$28,171	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$63,399	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$1,953	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$52,641	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$50,688	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,688	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,688	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,641	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,688	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt	Foreign GrantsForeignGrantsInd	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.	$34,728	Yes (X)	$42,985
PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.			$9,394

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$52,379	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
CRAIG PIPPEL
PRESIDENT	1.00	$0
MIKE NEWHOF
VICE-PRES	1.00	$0
TERESA PIPPEL
SECRETARY	1.00	$0
JODI FEYEN
TREASURER	1.00	$0
RANDY VRUGGINK
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0
ROBERT J FABER
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0
LEILA SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0
JOSH WHITE
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JODI FEYEN	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	680 ANDOVER	AddressLine1Txt
City	KENTWOOD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	49548	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6162385466	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$58,959	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$70,344	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$111,306	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$78,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$57,070	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$376,083	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$58,959	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$70,344	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$111,306	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$78,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$57,070	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$376,083	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$195,476	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$180,607	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,792	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,608	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$512	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,376	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,555	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$389,638	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.46350	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.48540	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10	ALASKA FEEDING CENTER ZIMBABWE 7,178 0 0 VANA VEDU - CHEGUTU ZIMBABWE 14,550 0 0 REVIVAL CHRISTIAN CENTER - CHINAHOY ZIMBABWE 8,000 0 0
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 1,495 OFFICE 120 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 140 TRAVEL 13,420 CONFERENCES 1,200 MISSIONS 11,796 TOTAL 28,171
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31	PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

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