Disability Connections Foundation of Jackson County
Donations deductibleRevenue
$143k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$111k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$2.7m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$2.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.7 years on average
Staff
0
7 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Disability Connections Foundation of Jackson County's network
7 people2 organisationsi7 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda Cavanaugh | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Douglas Barber | Vice Preside | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| George Page | Ex-Officio | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Grose | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Goldstein | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michael Barczak | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Jaska | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Hart | Executive Di | since 2020 |
| Lesia Pikaart | Exec Direc/S | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Hart | Executive Di | 1 | $0 | $86k | $3k |
| Douglas Barber | Vice Preside | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Barczak | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Cavanaugh | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Goldstein | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Grose | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Jaska | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| George Page | Ex-Officio | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Disability Connections Foundation of Jackson County
- EIN
- 383131436
- Address
- 409 Linden Ave, Jackson, MI, 49203-4065
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- To receive and administer funds and other assets for the benefit of disability connections, inc. To carry out its mission of serving children and adults with disabilities in jackson county, and other related purposes. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P110 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1993
- Principal officer
- Jon Hart (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1993
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDouglas Barber
≥8years on the filingsGeorge Page
≥8years on the filingsJames Grose
≥8years on the filingsMichael Jaska
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.7m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $95k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $74k | $88k | Deficit $14k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Disability Connections Inc | Fund operations | $95k |