Fort Worth Connect
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Fort Worth Connect is to foster a learning environment which focuses on personal growth and leadership development of local citizens and leaders.
- Income
- $112,127
- Spending
- $95,299
- Reserves
- 2.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $26,350, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $43,943 spent. Program: Lets Connect: Gun Violence & Career Development High School Students is a collaboration of local organizations focused on creating a holistic approach to providing support for individuals and families to address the rise in gun violence and youth involved shootings. Targeted zip codes are 76104 76105 76112 and 76119 the outcomes were increased sense of belonging leadership skills purpose self-confidence self-identity and confidence and concept. Which gave the teens future envisioning through boosting skill development and exposure to opportunities for career and business pursuits. These students learned Leadership skills empowering them with career development skills to keep a job and reduced economic incentives criminal activity. The financial support received in 2024 made it possible for 30 high school students at a cost of $1,465 each to have access to much needed resources.
- $51,286 spent. Akachi Adventures program for Middle School students focused on bonding and conflict resolution through Sport Fishing Kayaking and Water Safety activities serving underprivileged communities with a history of conflict. The program based at Akachi Ranch aimed to develop outdoor skills promote cooperation and provide real-world service opportunities with support from Fort Worth I.S.D. Cook Childrens Hospital Sigma Organization 4H and Unity Healing Camps. Fort Worth Connect in collaboration with Akachi Ranch provides resources and tools that promote healthy lifestyle changes and boost self-esteem through a tailored curriculum offered by licensed counselors and social workers worked with 30 middle schoolers with traumatic experiences domestic violence car wreck victims children of incarcerated parents loss of family member to build resilience within their personal lives.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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