Conexus
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Conexus meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
“to eliminate poor vision as a barrier to a child's success in school and in life.”
Year, State Incorporated:
2014, VA
Conexus reports it provides high-tech vision screenings to students in Virginia. The organization states it helps identify poor vision in nearly 50 different school divisions, which can have a positive impact on a student’s success in the classroom. Conexus also provides eye exams and glasses through its Mobile Vision Clinic, directly to students at no cost to the student or family. In 2022, the organization reported it screened 84,036 children, referred 30,405 children for additional care, and dispensed 4,890 pairs of glasses.
For the year ended June 30, 2023, Conexus's program expenses were:
| Program services | $2,242,523 |
| Total Program Expenses | $2,242,523 |
Chief Executive
Timothy Gresham, President and Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*
$214,001
Chair of the Board
Thomas Shockley
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
President and Owner, Technology Leasing Concepts
Board Size
14
Paid Staff Size
18
*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Radio, Television
Fundraising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,489,660, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Conexus's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Program service income | $1,114,043 |
| In-kind contributions | $905,344 |
| Contributions | $476,209 |
| Special events, net | $108,107 |
| Interest income | $8,784 |
| Total Income | $2,612,487 |
Programs: 91% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 6%
| Total Income | $2,612,487 |
| Total expenses: | $2,474,313 |
| Program expenses | $2,242,523 |
| Fundraising expenses | $93,070 |
| Administrative expenses | $138,720 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $138,174 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $2,027,141 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $2,165,315 |
| Total Liabilities | $134,186 |
| Total Assets | $2,299,501 |
Note: According to Conexus' audited financial statements for the uear ended June 30, 2023, the organization received in-kind contributions of $905,344, in the form of eyeglass frames and lab production.
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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance