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US nonprofit · EIN 463479313 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 463479313) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2017.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

True Believers Community Connections

Donations deductible
Revenue
$544k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$368k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$219k
$185k liabilities
Net assets
$34k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.8y av
Staff
14
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
John Paul Parks
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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True Believers Community Connections' network

8 peoplei8 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

8 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John Paul Parks ChairBoard Chairman2022
4 yrs
Bettie CollumBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Dr Blessing BamiroBoard Treasurer2023
3 yrs
Dr Francis MorkehBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Dr Lacretia BernstenBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Dr Winnie William HallBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Jerry Collum SR (also filed as Jerry Collum)Board Member2022
4 yrs
John TribbleBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dr Carol Y CollumExecutive Director and Board Membsince 2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dr Carol Y CollumExecutive Director and Board Memb40$157k
John Paul ParksBoard Chairman1$0
Dr Blessing BamiroBoard Treasurer1$0
Bettie CollumBoard Member1$0
Jerry Collum SrBoard Member1$0
Dr Francis MorkehBoard Member1$0
John TribbleBoard Member1$0
Dr Winnie William HallBoard Member1$0
Dr Lacretia BernstenBoard Member1$0
Bettie CollumBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
True Believers Community Connections
EIN
463479313
Address
459 W 79th St, Chicago, IL, 60620-1104
State
Illinois
Mission
Established to empower underserved, improverished, and underrepresented individuals and families. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B99 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Dr Carol Y Collum (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsJohn Paul Parks
≥4years on the filingsBettie Collum
≥4years on the filingsJerry Collum SR
≥3years on the filingsDr Blessing Bamiro

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$219k
Total liabilities
$185k
Net assets or fund balances
$34k
Contributions and grants received
$544k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
14

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$709k$727kDeficit $18k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.