To improve access, quality and relevance of education for youth in rural central america.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$132K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $108K a year · 47% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$132K
to officers and key staff · 55% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 55% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $818K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$501
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$353K
+694% vs prior year
Spent
$238K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$353K
FY2021▲ +694%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$45K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$238K
FY2025$341K
Expenses
$238K
FY2021▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$414K
FY2025$389K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$864K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$719K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$397K
FY2025$326K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $191K Management & general 9% · $22K Fundraising 10% · $25K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $132K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$67,294Pt VII · Sec A
$58,397Pt VII · Sec A
$5,900Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Isa Laporte’s $77K as CEO is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Isa Laporte$76,709$74,475$72,227$66,950$67,294—
Amy Sooni Gillett——$47,397$74,919$58,397$48,590
Amy Gillet—$24,640————
Scott Pullizzi————$5,900—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves education access, quality, and relevance for rural Central American youth.

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1 program · $191K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Guatemala

Trained, mentored, and supported 10 local education leaders (Fellows) in rural Guatemala. ConnectED Fellows designed and implemented education projects that benefit more than 1200 rural students across 18 communities through access to technology, digital literacy and open education resources, libraries, school lunch programs, and…

$191Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$353K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$191K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$320K
Government grantsLn 1e$9K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$353K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$61K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$818K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$172
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6294
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$61K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$846K$818K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$860$172
Total assetsLn 16$870K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$501
Net assetsLn 32$864K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$92K$16K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$579$656
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$744$842
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$1K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$789$894
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K$175$85
Advertising and promotionLn 12$575$575
Office expensesLn 13$151$129$12$10
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$183$207
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$147$167
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$49$49
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$688$468$103$117
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$66K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$826$585$174$67
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$191K$22K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $341K$389K−$47K$326K 990 PDF
FY2024 $238K$414K−$176K$397K 990 PDF
FY2023 $239K$435K−$195K$554K 990 PDF
FY2022 $159K$365K−$205K$719K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $353K$238K$116K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $45K$183K−$139K$864K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $353,451 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,376$320,229
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,154$33,222
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $44,530$353,451
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,420$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $109,525$143,645
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $70,529$93,951
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $183,474$237,596
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$138,944$115,855
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $353,451 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,641
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$307,115
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40,355
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$320,229
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,222$33,222
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $33,222$353,451
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $237,596 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,666 · Management $15,769 · Fundraising $17,872$125,307
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,625 · Management $579 · Fundraising $656$3,860
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,371 · Management $744 · Fundraising $842$4,957
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,474 · Management $1,428 · Fundraising $1,619$9,521
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,577 · Management $789 · Fundraising $894$5,260
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,094 · Management $175 · Fundraising $85$8,354
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $575$575
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $129 · Management $12 · Fundraising $10$151
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,090 · Management $183 · Fundraising $207$2,480
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,500 · Management $147 · Fundraising $167$5,814
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $49$49
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $468 · Management $103 · Fundraising $117$688
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,805 · Management $1,851 · Fundraising $2,098$69,754
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $585 · Management $174 · Fundraising $67$826
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $190,959 · Management $22,003 · Fundraising $24,634$237,596
Part X · Balance sheet $1,061,664 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,179$59,840
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $606$1,177
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$180,543
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $648$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $591$1,952
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $860$172
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $836,985$817,980
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $8,800$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $869,669$1,061,664
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,820$501
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,362$501
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $864,307$1,061,163
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $864,307$1,061,163
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $869,669$1,061,664
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,061,163 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$353,451
XI-2 Total expenses$237,596
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,855
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$864,307
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$81,001
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,061,163

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