CONNECTING HEARTS INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $344K · expenses $326K · assets $52K

EIN
35-2297314
Address
PO BOX 741, LYMAN, WY 82937-0741
NTEE code
P31
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Meghan Anderson (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

ADOPTION AGENCY SERVICES

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Meghan Anderson Chairman2020-2025 $52,320$213,572 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Curtis Blair Director2022-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Paul Roberts Director2022-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Steven Caporale Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Mindy Jensen Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Scott Erickson (former) Director2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jared Ostermiller (former) Director2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Dale Anderson (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Colette Christopherson (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Chelsi Fredrickson (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $52K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEGHAN ANDERSON Chairman40 $52,320$0$0 $52,3202
CURTIS BLAIR Director1 $0$0$0 $02
PAUL ROBERTS Director1 $0$0$0 $02
STEVEN CAPORALE Director1 $0$0$0 $01
MINDY JENSEN Director1 $0$0$0 $02
2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEGHAN ANDERSON Chairman40 $20,300-- $20,3002
CURTIS BLAIR Director1 $0-- $02
PAUL ROBERTS Director1 $0-- $02
STEVEN CAPORALE Director1 $0-- $01
SCOTT ERICKSON Director1 $0-- $01
MINDY JENSEN Director1 $0-- $02
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $68K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEGHAN ANDERSON Chairman40 $68,467$0$0 $68,4672
CURTIS BLAIR Director1 $0$0$0 $02
PAUL ROBERTS Director1 $0$0$0 $02
JARED OSTERMILLER Director1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT ERICKSON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $65K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEGHAN ANDERSON Chairman40 $65,400$0$0 $65,4002
CURTIS BLAIR Director1 $0$0$0 $02
PAUL ROBERTS Director1 $0$0$0 $02
JARED OSTERMILLER Director1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT ERICKSON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $7K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEGHAN ANDERSON Chairman40 $7,085$0$0 $7,0852
DALE ANDERSON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
COLETTE CHRISTOPHERSON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
CHELSI FREDRICKSON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MEGHAN ANDERSON Chairman40 $0-- $02
DALE ANDERSON Director1 $0-- $01
COLETTE CHRISTOPHERSON Director1 $0-- $01
CHELSI FREDRICKSON Director1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$344,455$326,379 $52,298$52,298 $19,007$325,448 $52,3200-
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,864$147,720 $45,337$34,222 -$178,864 ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$397,204$428,778 $10,341-$6,521 $7,777$389,427 $68,4670-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$420,731$436,026 $30,427$25,053 $211$420,520 $65,4000-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$220,869$198,599 $40,348$40,348 $9,528$211,341 $00-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,639$58,359 $18,078$18,078 $28,189$34,450 ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $16 in all, tax years 2023 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTING HEARTS INC” 2023 1$16 2023$16
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $326,379 spent · pay $144,839 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $69,053$69,053-- 21.2%
Advertising and promotion $66,233$66,233-- 20.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $52,320$52,320-- 16.0%
Payroll taxes $20,773$20,773-- 6.4%
Occupancy $18,164-$18,164- 5.6%
Other (as described)FOSTER PARENT SUPPORT $17,304$17,304-- 5.3%
Insurance $14,900$14,900-- 4.6%
Other (as described)BIRTH PARENT EXPENSES $14,628$14,628-- 4.5%
Office expenses $13,381$13,381-- 4.1%
All other expenses $12,275$10,428$1,847- 3.8%
Fees: other services $9,524$9,524-- 2.9%
Other (as described)QUICKBOOKS PAYMENT FEES $5,900$5,900-- 1.8%
Other (as described)DUES $5,303$5,303-- 1.6%
Travel $2,874$2,874-- 0.9%
Pension plan contributions $2,693$2,693-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $1,054$1,054-- 0.3%
Total$326,379100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $147,720 spent · pay $59,662 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $68,321 46.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $59,662 40.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,410 7.7%
Fees to independent contractors $7,933 5.4%
Printing, publications, postage $394 0.3%
Total$147,720100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $428,778 spent · pay $258,051 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $160,944$160,944-- 37.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $68,467$68,467-- 16.0%
Advertising and promotion $67,295$67,295-- 15.7%
Payroll taxes $23,209$23,209-- 5.4%
Office expenses $21,372$21,372-- 5.0%
Occupancy $16,470$16,470-- 3.8%
Insurance $15,696$15,696-- 3.7%
Fees: legal $10,532$10,532-- 2.5%
Travel $8,489$8,489-- 2.0%
All other expenses $6,184$6,127$57- 1.4%
Other (as described)FEES $5,977$5,977-- 1.4%
Other employee benefits $5,431$5,431-- 1.3%
Other (as described)BIRTH PARENT EXPENSES $5,089$5,089-- 1.2%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $4,297$4,297-- 1.0%
Other (as described)LICENSE $3,676$3,676-- 0.9%
Fees: other services $3,613$3,613-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,037$2,037-- 0.5%
Total$428,778100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $436,026 spent · pay $208,869 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $124,666$124,666-- 28.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $65,400$65,400-- 15.0%
Advertising and promotion $55,189$55,189-- 12.7%
Other (as described)BIRTH PARENT EXPENSES $43,003$43,003-- 9.9%
Fees: other services $38,108$38,108-- 8.7%
Office expenses $28,716$28,716-- 6.6%
Payroll taxes $16,129$16,129-- 3.7%
Occupancy $15,225$15,225-- 3.5%
Other (as described)LICENSE $13,901$13,901-- 3.2%
Other (as described)FEES $10,158$10,158-- 2.3%
Insurance $10,002$10,002-- 2.3%
All other expenses $5,653$5,653-- 1.3%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $4,189$4,189-- 1.0%
Travel $3,013$3,013-- 0.7%
Other employee benefits $2,674$2,674-- 0.6%
Total$436,026100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $198,599 spent · pay $41,252 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $45,949$43,451$2,498- 23.1%
Other (as described)BIRTH PARENT EXPENSES $30,639$30,639-- 15.4%
Other salaries and wages $25,439$25,439-- 12.8%
Insurance $22,215$22,215-- 11.2%
Advertising and promotion $21,562-$21,562- 10.9%
Office expenses $11,703$11,703-- 5.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $10,629$10,629-- 5.4%
Payroll taxes $8,305$8,305-- 4.2%
Pay: disqualified persons $7,508$7,508-- 3.8%
Other (as described)FEES $4,171$1,411$2,760- 2.1%
Occupancy $3,880-$3,880- 2.0%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $3,248-$3,248- 1.6%
All other expenses $3,040$2,770$270- 1.5%
Fees: accounting $196$196-- 0.1%
Travel $115$115-- 0.1%
Total$198,599100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $58,359 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $39,639 67.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,526 31.7%
Printing, publications, postage $194 0.3%
Total$58,359100%

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