Fostering Connections Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$208k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$178k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$212k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$212k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
6.2 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
Fostering Connections Inc's network
4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
4 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; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Brown | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jay Lotterer | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lacy Nickelson | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ruthie Muller | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Brown | Treasurer | 2025 |
| Blake Butler | Chairperson | 2025 |
| John Kuefler | Company secretary | 2025 |
| Kelli McKnight | Chairperson | 2025 |
| Lacy Nickelson | President | since 2018 |
| Michelle Coulter Morrell | Chairperson | 2025 |
| Ruthie Muller | Vice President | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacy Nickelson | President | 20 | $0 | ||
| Adam Brown | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ruthie Muller | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Kuefler | Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| Blake Butler | Chairperson | 0 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Coulter Morrell | Chairperson | 0 | $0 | ||
| Kelli McKnight | Chairperson | 0 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Fostering Connections Inc
- EIN
- 831345974
- Address
- 1902 Colonial Dr, Pittsburg, KS, 66762-3514
- State
- Kansas
- Mission
- Provide toys, clothes, gifts, and supplies for children in foster care. As well as support the foster parents with respite and services. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P31 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJay Lotterer
≥6years on the filingsLacy Nickelson
≥6years on the filingsRuthie Muller
≥3years on the filingsAdam Brown
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $212k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $212k
- Contributions and grants received
- $208k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 1