Connecting Adventures

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dawson Springs, KY EIN: 46-1977511
Religion

Connecting Adventures is a private foundation focused on Religion, based in Dawson Springs, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025.

Connecting Adventures at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$100
-95.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$360
-40.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Connecting Adventures funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Dawson SpgsDawson SpringsMadisonvillePrinceton

How Connecting Adventures gives

  • In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 7 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $5K (2023). In 2023 it made 7 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cynthia Steeley Dawson Spgs, KYTornado Relief Blue Grass Roofing$1,800
Bright Life Farms Princeton, KYDonation and Womens Conference$1,357
Anita Downey Dawson Spgs, KYTornado Relief Construction$622
Dorris Collins Dawson Spgs, KYTornado Relief$500
Kenny Mitchell Dawson Spgs, KYTornado Relief$500
4 H Camp Dawson Spgs, KYJesus Prom Dance Party$360
Eddie Hooper Dawson Spgs, KYTornado Relief$250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025—$100$360————
2024$1,712$2,317$605————
2023$2,297$1,186$5,546$5,3897$4,072—
2022$6,657$3,153$1,284$1,0001$31,261$141
2021$35,146$36,148$2,638$1,0001$1,000—
2020$1,636——————

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Connecting Adventures's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Debbie Scott

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Janice Moore

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Tana Roberters

    Presidnet

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Tana Roberts (2020–2024) — Founder

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Connecting Adventures

What is Connecting Adventures?

Connecting Adventures is a private foundation focused on Religion, based in Dawson Springs, KY.

Where does Connecting Adventures operate?

Connecting Adventures has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is Connecting Adventures's EIN?

Connecting Adventures's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1977511. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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