PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES (EIN 20-1118762)
Tax period: 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed: 2011-05-16
IRS object ID: 201101369349305620
Schema version: 2009v1.7
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-05-16T14:51:50-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CREESE SMITH & CO LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8150 PERRY HWY STE 105	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	152375232	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201118762	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	PACO	NameControl
Phone	4126216151	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4401 BUTLER STREET	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	15201	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ARLENE BAIR	Name
Title	CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	4126216151	Phone
Date Signed	2011-05-16	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JAMES R HUNE	Name
Phone	4126359088	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-05-16	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1571552	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.PACONNECTINGCOMMUNITIES.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Activity Or Mission Description	PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES IS AN ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS AND ELDERLY PERSONS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO GIVE THESE PERSONS TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO FUNCTION AT SCHOOL, WORK, AND IN THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, AND TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH AND FITNESS CLASSES AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES. MANY PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS EXPERIENCE FAILURE AT SCHOOL, WORK, OR WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ACQUIRED THE BASIC LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES' PROGRAMS WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SKILLS AND SELF ESTEEM WHICH WILL ENHANCE SUCCESS AT SCHOOL, WORK, AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	7	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	93	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	25	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Current Year	154389	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	1416450	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	713	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1571552	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	1050402	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	1806	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expenses Current Year	340749	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1391151	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	180401	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	492175	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	796102	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	164825	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	288351	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	327350	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	507751	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES IS AN ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS AND ELDERLY PERSONS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO GIVE THESE PERSONS TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO FUNCTION AT SCHOOL, WORK, AND IN THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, AND TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH AND FITNESS CLASSES AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES. MANY PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS EXPERIENCE FAILURE AT SCHOOL, WORK, OR WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ACQUIRED THE BASIC LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES' PROGRAMS WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SKILLS AND SELF ESTEEM WHICH WILL ENHANCE SUCCESS AT SCHOOL, WORK, AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	243390	Expense
Revenue	301188	Revenue
Description	THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES FOUR DAY CENTERS THROUGHOUT ALLEGHENY COUNTY THAT OPERATE DAY PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WITH TRAINING IN VOCATIONAL SKILLS, REMEDIAL EDUCATION AND/OR SOCIALIZATION.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	837621	Expense
Revenue	106214	Revenue
Description	THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS MONTHLY DANCES/SPECIAL EVENTS FOR PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO PROMOTE SOCIALIZATION AND INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	164887	Expense
Revenue	936934	Revenue
Description	THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZES EVENING ENRICHMENT CLASSES THAT TEACH PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ACADEMIC OR LIFE SKILLS.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	111259	Expense
Revenue	224346	Revenue
Description	THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A HOME AND COMMUNITY HABILITATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COMPANIONS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIALS NEEDS. THIS EXPERIENCE ENHANCES THE LIFE AND SOCIAL SKILLS TO INTEGRATE THESE INDIVIDUALS INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANZIATION RECEIVED GRANTS TO FACILITATE PROGRAMS THAT WILL EDUCATE WOMEN OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIALS NEEDS ON BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND HEALTH ISSUES AS WELLS AS ANTI-VICTIMIZATION AND SAFETY.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	111259	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	224346	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	1357157	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	true	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	false	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	1	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	93	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	7	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ARLENE S BAIR	NamePerson
Telephone Number	4124410575	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	600 CLAY STREET	AddressLine1
City	PITTSBURGH	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	15215	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
WENDY JANKOWSKI
PRESIDENT	2.00	X	8263	0	0
KATHERINE M GRUSCH
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0
MR DEGELMAN
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
DON FAULKNER
MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	8263	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	154389	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	154389	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
HABILITATION	938895	938895
DAY PROGRAMS	301188	301188
EVENTS	106215	106215
CLASSES	46803	46803
BEAVER PROGRAM	23349	23349

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1416450	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	713	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	713	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1571552	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1417163	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	958281	Total
Program Services	937242	ProgramServices
Management And General	21039	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	92121	Total
Program Services	89965	ProgramServices
Management And General	2156	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53858	Total
Program Services	53806	ProgramServices
Fundraising	52	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	44	Total
Program Services	44	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1890	Total
Program Services	1039	ProgramServices
Management And General	851	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
MATERIALS & SUPPLIES	131752	130685	113	954
RENT	50903	50903
PROFESSIONAL FEES	28376	21621	6755
INSURANCE	20613	19339	1274
TELEPHONE	9968	9968

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43345	Total
Program Services	42545	ProgramServices
Fundraising	800	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1391151	Total
Program Services	1357157	ProgramServices
Management And General	32188	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1806	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51440	BOY
EOY	365778	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	126063	BOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	268024	BOY
EOY	413536	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	41509	BOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2392	BOY
EOY	1125	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	20727	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	5372	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2747	BOY
EOY	15355	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	308	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	492175	BOY
EOY	796102	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9998	BOY
EOY	15493	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3981	BOY
EOY	5791	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6093	BOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	144753	BOY
EOY	267067	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	164825	BOY
EOY	288351	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	300666	BOY
EOY	493525	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	26684	BOY
EOY	14226	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	327350	BOY
EOY	507751	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	492175	BOY
EOY	796102	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	119775	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	118020	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	205290	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	109762	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	154389	CurrentTaxYear
Total	707236	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	402964	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	338360	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	379030	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	774181	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1416450	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3310985	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	522739	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	456380	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	584320	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	883943	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1570839	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4018221	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	4018221	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	910	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	777	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	898	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	999	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	713	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4297	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	910	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	777	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	898	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	999	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	713	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4297	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	523649	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	457157	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	585218	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	884942	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1571552	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4022518	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99890	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.99860	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ACCRUED PAYROLL EXPENSES	Description
Amount	$267,067	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	267067	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	1571552	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	1391151	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	180401	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	180401	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1571552	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	1571552	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	1571552	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1391151	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	1391151	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	1391151	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES IS AN ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS AND ELDERLY PERSONS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO GIVE THESE PERSONS TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO FUNCTION AT SCHOOL, WORK, AND IN THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, AND TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH AND FITNESS CLASSES AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES. MANY PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS EXPERIENCE FAILURE AT SCHOOL, WORK, OR WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ACQUIRED THE BASIC LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. PA CONNECTING COMMUNITIES' PROGRAMS WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SKILLS AND SELF ESTEEM WHICH WILL ENHANCE SUCCESS AT SCHOOL, WORK, AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A HOME AND COMMUNITY HABILITATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COMPANIONS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIALS NEEDS. THIS EXPERIENCE ENHANCES THE LIFE AND SOCIAL SKILLS TO INTEGRATE THESE INDIVIDUALS INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANZIATION RECEIVED GRANTS TO FACILITATE PROGRAMS THAT WILL EDUCATE WOMEN OF DISABILITIES AND SPECIALS NEEDS ON BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND HEALTH ISSUES AS WELLS AS ANTI-VICTIMIZATION AND SAFETY.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11	NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH ITS ANNUAL EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	ANNUALLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES THE CEO AND CFO OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD EVALUATES THE GOALS SET IN THE PRIOR YEAR'S EVALUATIONS AND COMPARES THEM TO THE ANNUAL RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PERSONAL ACTION PLAN DEVELOPED BY ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND THEIR SALARIES AND JOB CRITERIA MUST FIT WITHIN THE PLAN'S BOUNDARIES. THESE EVALUATIONS TAKE PLACE DURING BOARD MEETINGS AND ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC