Nonprofit · EIN 20-8241793
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, MS 39701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,340,363 | $1,372,638 | -$32,275 | $509,598 | $7,575 | $502,023 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,067,828 | $1,170,634 | -$102,806 | $535,574 | $1,276 | $534,298 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $898,402 | $994,072 | -$95,670 | $592,329 | $0 | $592,329 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,293,283
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $47,080
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,207,101
- Other salaries and wages
- $25,215
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $25,215
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,736
- Accounting fees
- $17,757
- Travel
- $72,273
- Program services (functional)
- $1,279,374
- Management and general (functional)
- $90,164
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,100
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $535,574
- Total assets, end of year
- $509,598
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,575
- Net assets, end of year
- $502,023
- Publicly traded securities
- $285,495
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $252,769
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $249,254
- Gross receipts
- $1,340,363
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- MS
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR JOHN BOSWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLEN B PUCKETT III | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| A B PUCKETT IV | SEC/TREAS & Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LU MCCRARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA PUCKETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| KALEN STANTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR JOHN BOSWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLEN B PUCKETT III | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| A B PUCKETT IV | SEC/TREAS & Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LU MCCRARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA PUCKETT | VICE PRES & Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| KALEN STANTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN B PUCKETT III | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| A B PUCKETT IV | SEC/TREAS & Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LU MCCRARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA PUCKETT | VICE PRES & Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| KALEN STANTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 70 BRICKERTON ST, COLUMBUS, MS 39701-3636
- In care of
- % ALLEN PUCKETT
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ALLEN B PUCKETT III, 424 TAYLOR THURSTON ROAD, COLUMBUS, MS 39701
- Signed the 990
- A B PUCKETT IV, SEC/TREAS & DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (662) 574-3112
- Return prepared by
- WATKINS WARD AND STAFFORD PLLC
Mission
TO PROVIDE A MEANS THROUGH WHICH AID MAY BE GIVEN TO THOSE IN NEED, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. GLOBAL CONNECTIONS ADDRESSES SOCIAL INJUSTICE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE ORPHAN, WIDOW, POOR AND OPPRESSED WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AND LEARN FROM THE WORLD'S MARGINALIZED PEOPLE.
Program accomplishments
- LIMURU CHILDREN'S CENTRE (LCC): MAINTAIN BABY HOME SECTION THAT HOUSES UP TO 12 ABANDONED INFANTS WAITING FOR ADOPTION. ADOPTIONS ARE ONGOING AND THE BABY HOME IS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ACCEPT NEW INFANTS AS OTHERS ARE ADOPTED. PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CHILDREN FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE. THE GODPARENT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HOUSE, FEED, AND EDUCATE THE 60 CHILDREN IN THE FULL LEGAL CUSTODY OF THE LCC. THE LCC PROVIDES A HOME WITH PARENTS, TUTORING, EDUCATION, COUNSELING, MEDICAL CARE, AND ALL OTHER RELATED NEEDS. THE LCC OPERATES TWO PRESCHOOLS PROVIDING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL AND BEYOND. THE LCC ALSO OPERATES THE LIFE HOUSE WHICH IS A TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM FOR LCC TEENAGERS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR TRADE SCHOOL AND INTO INDEPENDENT ADULTHOOD.Expenses $1,153,470 · grants $1,153,470
- FEEDING PROGRAMS: PAT'S FEEDING PROGRAM IS ORGANIZED BY PAT DIXSON, A BRITISH NATIVE OF KENYA. SHE OPERATES A BI-MONTHLY FEEDING PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY AND SINGLE WOMEN WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE. DURING THE WINTER, SHE PROVIDES BLANKETS AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. THIS PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 500 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES. THE KATANA FEEDING PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE MEAL WEEKLY TO AN AVERGE OF 60 CHILDREN PER WEEK. IT IS OVERSEEN BY EVANS KATANA, A KENYAN PASTOR AND BIBLE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR. DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS (TWICE EACH YEAR), PASTOR KATANA ALSO PROVIDES A RETREAT/CAMP FOR THE CHILDREN WHICH EMPHASIZES LEARNING SKILLS, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND PERSONAL WELLNESS.Expenses $53,631 · grants $53,631
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR CHILD SPONSORSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN IN AFRICA, AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT FURTHER THE GLOBAL CONNECTIONS MISSION.Expenses $72,273
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-8241793
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $509,598
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,340,363
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,340,363 | $1,372,638 | $509,598 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,067,828 | $1,170,634 | $535,574 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $898,402 | $994,072 | $592,329 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $854,343 | $888,867 | $687,999 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-8241793).
Questions about GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
- What is the EIN of GLOBAL CONNECTIONS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GLOBAL CONNECTIONS is 20-8241793.
- Is GLOBAL CONNECTIONS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to GLOBAL CONNECTIONS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GLOBAL CONNECTIONS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GLOBAL CONNECTIONS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GLOBAL CONNECTIONS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GLOBAL CONNECTIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ALLEN B PUCKETT III.
- Who are the officers and directors of GLOBAL CONNECTIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GLOBAL CONNECTIONS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,340,363, expenses of $1,372,638 and total assets of $509,598 at year end.
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