INSPIRATION CONNECTION MINISTRIES

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2018 · Form 990 · revenue $26K · expenses $61K · assets $1.8M

Also known as
Inspiration Connection Ministries
EIN
46-2876397
Address
9635 SOUTHERN PINE BLVD STE 154, CHARLOTTE, NC 28273-5564
Website
www.DRMarieCGladden.com
NTEE code
X21
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2014 (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
Church
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Mission

Teach, disciple, and inspire people to connect to the life of Christ by empowering their faith.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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
Dr Marie Gladden Presdent/CEO2014-2018 30 $0 reported 1

People by year

2018 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Marie Gladden Presdent/CEO30 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR MARIE GLADDEN Presdent/CEO30 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR MARIE GLADDEN Presdent/CEO30 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR MARIE GLADDEN Presdent/CEO30 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARIE GLADDEN President/CEO20 $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
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,847$61,474 $1,788,741$1,788,741 $1,000$0 $005
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$596,092$226,661 $1,824,368$1,824,368 $572,060$0 -05
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,096,561$262,215 $1,454,937$1,454,937 $1,095,653$0 -010
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$680,208$28,236 $620,591$620,591 $680,000$0 -010
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,245$1,895 $0$350 $2,245$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,103,048 in all, tax years 2016 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2017 2$1,102,950 2017$201,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “INSPIRATION CONNECTION MINISTRIES” 2020-2023 4$98 2023$30
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$199,95010 32016–2023 WADE MORRIS MINISTRIES INC; CULTIVATION MINISTRIES LTD; S A L T MINISTRIES INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$174,40014 42014–2024 DON COBBLE MINISTRIES INC; XYZ IN CHRIST MINISTRIES INC; COMISSION MINISTRY; EPHESIANS 4 12 MINISTRIES INC
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$20,0001 12011–2011 SHILOH CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES INC
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INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$10,0001 12020–2020 REDEMPTION CHAPEL MINISTRIES
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$6,1001 12022–2022 R O C K MINISTRIES
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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.

2018 · Form 990 · $61,474 spent · pay $0 · grants $38,530 · events $13,311
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $29,030$29,030-- 47.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $13,311$0$13,311$0 21.7%
Grants to US individuals $9,500$9,500-- 15.5%
Office expenses $3,773$0$3,773$0 6.1%
Travel $2,696$2,696$0$0 4.4%
Other (as described)Meals $1,375$0$1,375$0 2.2%
Fees: accounting $1,000$0$1,000$0 1.6%
Other (as described)Entertainment $467$467$0$0 0.8%
Other (as described)Healthcare $322$0$322$0 0.5%
Total$61,474100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $226,661 spent · pay $0 · grants $177,300 · events $210
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $102,800$102,800-- 45.4%
Grants to US individuals $74,500$74,500-- 32.9%
Fees: professional fundraisers $22,500--$22,500 9.9%
Fees: management $11,238$11,238$0$0 5.0%
Information technology $5,630$0$5,630$0 2.5%
Office expenses $4,007$1,625$2,382$0 1.8%
Other (as described)Meals $1,528$0$1,528$0 0.7%
Fees: accounting $1,000$0$1,000$0 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $956$956$0$0 0.4%
Occupancy $761$0$761$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Entertainment $659$659$0$0 0.3%
Travel $627$627$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)Healthcare $245$0$245$0 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $210$0$210$0 0.1%
Total$226,661100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $262,215 spent · pay $0 · grants $227,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $227,500$227,500-- 86.8%
Fees: professional fundraisers $20,000--$20,000 7.6%
Fees: management $7,322$0$7,322$0 2.8%
Office expenses $3,370$0$3,370$0 1.3%
Other (as described)Entertainment $1,513$1,513$0$0 0.6%
Travel $1,139$29$1,110$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Meals $927$927$0$0 0.4%
Fees: accounting $425$0$425$0 0.2%
Other (as described)Healthcare $19$19$0$0 0.0%
Total$262,215100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $28,236 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $390
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $20,000$20,000-- 70.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,000$5,000-- 17.7%
Advertising and promotion $1,236$0$0$1,236 4.4%
Other (as described)Education expenses $780$0$780$0 2.8%
Other (as described)Ministry Donations $650$325$0$325 2.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $390$0$0$390 1.4%
Travel $168$0$168$0 0.6%
Office expenses $12$0$12$0 0.0%
Total$28,236100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $1,895 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,745 92.1%
Printing, publications, postage $150 7.9%
Total$1,895100%

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