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Connections Area Agency On Aging Inc

  • Council Blfs, IA
  • Tax-exempt since Dec. 1980
  • EIN: 42-1146108

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Senior Centers, Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$7.2M (2023)

Expenses
$6.83M (2023)

Total Assets
−$1.79M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$776k (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,198,934
Expenses
$6,832,511
Net Income
$366,423
Net Assets
-$2,569,310
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,373,551
88.5%
Program Services $629,532
8.7%
Investment Income $233
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $195,618
2.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,214,087
32.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets -$1,793,657
Total Liabilities $775,653
Net Assets -$2,569,310
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kelly Butts Elston (Executive Director) $102,918 $0 $0
Ann Wilson (Financial Director) $89,212 $0 $0
Thomas Hoogestraat (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Godden (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kari Livermore (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
George Gillespie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Redmond (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Monson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cathay Pringnitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rick Friday (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cindy Bunten (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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This audit found:
Going concern flag

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,568,873
Expenses
$5,834,236
Net Income
-$265,363
Net Assets
-$1,816,551
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,937,695
88.7%
Program Services $630,961
11.3%
Investment Income $217
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $207,435
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,683,695
28.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets -$414,939
Total Liabilities $1,401,612
Net Assets -$1,816,551
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kelly Butts Elston (Executive Director) $94,413 $0 $25,158
Ann Wilson (Financial Director) $74,346 $0 $13,518
Thomas Hoogestraat (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Godden (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kari Livermore (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
George Gillespie (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Redmond (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Monson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathay Pringnitz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lori Harvey (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 17, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF
This audit found:
Going concern flag

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,188,223
Expenses
$5,493,649
Net Income
-$305,426
Net Assets
-$1,551,188
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,418,798
85.2%
Program Services $768,115
14.8%
Investment Income $1,310
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $216,844
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,821,099
33.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets -$616,380
Total Liabilities $934,808
Net Assets -$1,551,188
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kelly Butts Elston (Executive Director) $94,413 $0 $25,158
Ann Wilson (Financial Director) $74,346 $0 $13,518
Thomas Hoogestraat (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Godden (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kari Livermore (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
George Gillespie (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Redmond (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Monson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathay Pringnitz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lori Harvey (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,255,932
Expenses
$5,545,988
Net Income
-$290,056
Net Assets
-$1,125,593
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,304,555
81.9%
Program Services $948,803
18.1%
Investment Income $2,574
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $180,694
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,607,227
29.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets -$274,460
Total Liabilities $851,133
Net Assets -$1,125,593
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kelly Butts Elston (Executive Director) $85,796 $0 $17,097
Ann Wilson (Director Of Finance) $72,840 $0 $8,379
Thomas Hoogestraat (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Godden (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kari Livermore (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
George Gillespie (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Redmond (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Monson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathay Pringnitz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lori Harvey (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 15, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,163,022
Expenses
$5,636,565
Net Income
-$473,543
Net Assets
-$703,679
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,967,804
76.9%
Program Services $1,193,178
23.1%
Investment Income $2,040
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $101,145
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,811,785
32.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $278,627
Total Liabilities $982,306
Net Assets -$703,679
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kelly Butts Elston (Executive Director) $80,292 $0 $14,644
Thomas Hoogestraat (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Godden (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kari Livermore (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
George Gillespie (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Redmond (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Monson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathay Pringnitz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lori Harvey (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML
Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,047,913
Expenses
$6,498,555
Net Income
$549,358
Net Assets
-$130,236
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,318,714
61.3%
Program Services $2,728,133
38.7%
Investment Income $1,066
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $180,313
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,227,218
34.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $927,065
Total Liabilities $1,057,301
Net Assets -$130,236
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Morrsion (Ceo) $107,740 $0 $17,656
Kelly Butts Elston (Ceo) $60,423 $0 $13,431
Thomas Hoogestraat (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Godden (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kari Livermore (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
George Gillespie (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Warren Woods (Director) $0 $0 $0
Barb Redmond (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cathay Pringnitz (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2018

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,242,244
Expenses
$7,145,803
Net Income
$96,441
Net Assets
-$423,286
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,431,026
88.8%
Program Services $810,615
11.2%
Investment Income $603
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $120,688
1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,706,291
37.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $739,112
Total Liabilities $1,162,398
Net Assets -$423,286
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Morrsion (Executive Director) $104,057 $0 $16,631
Gary Fredericksen (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Godden (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kari Livermore (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom Hoogestraat (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Warren Woods (Member) $0 $0 $0
George Gillespie (Member) $0 $0 $0
Barb Redmond (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathay Pringitz (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2017

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,619,633
Expenses
$7,535,869
Net Income
$83,764
Net Assets
-$479,210
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,822,511
89.5%
Program Services $792,075
10.4%
Investment Income $741
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,306
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $126,296
1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,942,688
39.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $663,167
Total Liabilities $1,142,377
Net Assets -$479,210
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Morrsion (Executive Director) $90,424 $0 $14,464
Gary Fredericksen (Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Twombly (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Lorraine Davis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Tom Hoogestraat (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Godden (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ike Rayford (Member) $0 $0 $0
Karl Mccarty (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cathay Pringitz (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dick Sievers (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 16, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,500,679
Expenses
$7,173,613
Net Income
$327,066
Net Assets
-$494,061
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,604,208
88.0%
Program Services $888,857
11.9%
Investment Income $842
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,772
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $104,698
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,707,545
37.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $741,173
Total Liabilities $1,235,234
Net Assets -$494,061
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara Morrsion (Executive Director) $92,236 $0 $13,417
Terry Amburn (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Twombly (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lorraine Davis (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gary Fredericksen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Godden (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ike Rayford (Member) $0 $0 $0
Karl Mccarty (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mike Donlin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Christina Hankins (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,382,557
Expenses
$3,377,871
Net Income
$4,686
Net Assets
$216,139
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,069,551
90.7%
Program Services $312,386
9.2%
Investment Income $620
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $103,686
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,064,214
31.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $624,041
Total Liabilities $407,902
Net Assets $216,139

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990
Filed on June 27, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,221,831
Expenses
$3,235,871
Net Income
-$14,040
Net Assets
$211,453
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,929,225
90.9%
Program Services $291,885
9.1%
Investment Income $721
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $87,970
2.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,042,008
32.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $619,938
Total Liabilities $408,485
Net Assets $211,453

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,309,978
Expenses
$3,322,336
Net Income
-$12,358
Net Assets
$225,493
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,031,404
91.6%
Program Services $279,827
8.5%
Investment Income $904
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$2,157
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,907
2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,032,190
31.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $563,260
Total Liabilities $337,767
Net Assets $225,493

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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