FOSTERING CONNECTIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
FOSTERING CONNECTIONS INC (EIN 83-1345974)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-30
IRS object ID
202610899349300531
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-30T12:02:48-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN832566246PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ML & CO ACCOUNTING SERVICES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 566AddressLine1Txt
CityPittsburgCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66762ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN831345974EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOSTERING CONNECTIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% LACY NICKELSONInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlFOSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6202496450PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1011AddressLine1Txt
CityFRONTENACCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLACY NICKELSONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6202496450PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$208,484GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateKSLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$8,079CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$103,143CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$178,245CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$30,239CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$182,034TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$212,273TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Expense$49,599ExpenseAmt
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Form8899 FiledindfalseForm8899Filedind
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonLACY NICKELSONPersonNm
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State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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LACY NICKELSON
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ADAM BROWN
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RUTHIE MULLER
VICE PRESIDENT1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KUEFLER
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BLAKE BUTLER
CHAIRPERSON0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE COULTER MORRELL
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KELLI MCKNIGHT
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Total$69,765TotalAmt
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Management And General$5,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$6,496TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$2,051TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$341TotalAmt
Management And General$341ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,689TotalAmt
Management And General$2,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,601TotalAmt
Management And General$1,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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BOY$182,034BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$182,034BOYAmt
EOY$212,273EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,570CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,252CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$54,715CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,261CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$258,923TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,888CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,424CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$128,759CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$107,223CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$466,671TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$121,458CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$134,676CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$183,474CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$208,484CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$725,594TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$121,458CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$134,676CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$183,474CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$208,484CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$725,594TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NONEEvent1Nm

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVIEW UPON REQUEST
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19ALL MEMBERS AND PUBLIC HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVIEW GOVERNING DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST

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