2025-11-13T13:42:18-08:00 2024-12-31 770096938 Walters & Kondrasheff CPAs 4 Carbonero Way Suite A Scotts Valley CA 95066 990 2024-01-01 463546942 CONNECTEDCONECTANDO EDUCACION CONN 8312913867 PO BOX 7483 SANTA CRUZ CA 95061 ISA LAPORTE CEO 2025-11-13 true true Krystal Weaver P01960640 8314298617 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ISA LAPORTE PO BOX 7483 SANTA CRUZ CA 950617483 321131 false X WW.CONNECTEDFELLOWS.ORG X 2013 CA TO IMPROVE ACCESS, QUALITY AND RELEVANCE OF EDUCATION FOR YOUTH IN RURAL CENTRAL AMERICA. 7 7 2 432 0 189731 184382 0 49565 53551 0 239296 237933 0 0 141295 136549 0 65368 293388 277783 434683 414332 -195387 -176399 559902 417058 6188 20432 553714 396626 TO IMPROVE ACCESS, QUALITY AND RELEVANCE OF EDUCATION FOR YOUTH IN RURAL CENTRAL AMERICA. false false 319525 GUATEMALA:1.We trained, mentored, and supported 52 (17 new and 35 existing) community-identified education leaders in rural Guatemala.2.More than 3,874 rural students from 57 communities benefited from computer labs, classrooms equipped with audiovisual resources, access to open educational resources, resource centers for students with disabilities, technology skills training for both teachers and students, safe after-school learning spaces, and additional resources.3.We identified and selected 17 new Fellows for the 2025 cohort.4.We refined our Mission, Vision, and Theory of Change to emphasize local educators as drivers of real system change; a shift grounded in lived experience and proven impact. Our Fellows demonstrated this ownership by mobilizing 5070% of project costs from their communities, reflecting a genuine belief and engagement. They raised more than $107,000 in local in-kind contributions (not including services, food, transportation, labor, and volunteer time) from their communities to support their educational projects.5.ConnectED forged new partnerships with Universidad del Valle de Guatemala/Explorax, Project Alianza/ANGO, GLXi, Global School Leaders, GFC/RECARGA Initiative. 6.We continued to grow our Board of Directors in the USA, our ConnectED team in Guatemala, and legally registered ConnectED as a nonprofit in Guatemala (Asociacin ConnectED Guatemala). 319525 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true true false CA X AMY SOONI GILLETT 8312913867 PO BOX 7483 SANTA CRUZ CA 950617483 ISA LAPORTE CEO 25.00 0.00 X 74475 0 0 AMY GILLET SENIOR ADVISOR 28.00 0.00 X 24640 0 0 NICK WEDERMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CALLY HOUCK Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNA ENDRIS Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANYA SPEAR President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERTO MATUS Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT PULLIZZI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 OMI CHANDIRAMANI Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 99115 0 false false false 0 184382 107160 184382 0 14684 14684 0 0 0 122065 83198 38867 38867 38867 0 0 0 0 237933 38867 14684 X 0 0 0 0 99115 59748 14054 25313 0 19167 13221 1524 4422 2234 1765 67 402 7975 6296 241 1438 8058 6366 242 1450 0 2639 2085 79 475 6727 1345 4709 673 0 0 0 45399 22299 23100 0 1166 1160 1 5 5452 5452 0 0 12532 11053 247 1232 0 0 0 0 0 0 IN-KIND SUPPLIES 107160 107160 FELLOWS PROJECTS 55673 55673 GENERAL MANAGEMENT 12385 9749 393 2243 MONITORING AND EVALUATION CONS 12107 9565 363 2179 16543 6588 7519 2436 414332 319525 29439 65368 28917 28233 1178 1179 101778 2264 0 0 0 0 0 1276 421 12932 12932 0 426753 384961 0 0 0 0 559902 417058 2372 20172 3816 260 6188 20432 X 319060 161972 234654 234654 553714 396626 559902 417058 -176399 14460 4851 X false false false X 17376 60229 151426 189731 184382 603144 0 0 17376 60229 151426 189731 184382 603144 0 603144 21071 33222 7895 49506 53551 165245 0 0 768389 0.78490 0.75890 X Part I: Additional Information The organization received an unusual grant in the amount of $260,000 during 2021 and excluded this amount from Schedule A, Part II, Line 1. Part I, Line 12f: Supported Org Not Named in Organizing Documents RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12932 12932 Isa LaPorte Visa 260 260 IN-KIND 107160 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization e-mailed a copy of Form 990 and accompanying schedules to all Board members for their review prior to filing the return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Potential conflicts of interest were reviewed at our annual Board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a ConnectED has a compensation policy that is utitlized for all employee hires and annual reviews. It includes a compensation committee that utilize the following main elements when considering compensation for a new or existing employee: (a) review of other 990s and nonprofit entties working with relevent structure (similar budget, staff size, regional location, etc) (b) use of compensation committee that utilizes feedback from current employees, board members, advisory board and partner organizations (c) reference of relevant compensation surveys or studies (d) a written employment contract and (e) final approval by the board and/or compensation committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b ConnectED has a compensation policy that is utitlized for all employee hires and annual reviews. It includes a compensation committee that utilize the following main elements when considering compensation for a new or existing employee: (a) review of other 990s and nonprofit entties working with relevent structure (similar budget, staff size, regional location, etc) (b) use of compensation committee that utilizes feedback from current employees, board members, advisory board and partner organizations (c) reference of relevant compensation surveys or studies (d) a written employment contract and (e) final approval by the board and/or compensation committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, statements are available to the public upon request.