Connected-Conectando Educacion EIN 46-3546942 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Improves education access, quality, and relevance for rural Central American youth. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $353K in revenue, $238K in expenses, and $1.1M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Santa Cruz, CA
Website
ww.connectedfellows.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$353KFY2021
Expenses
$238K
Net assets
$1.1M
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-3546942 Public foundation / grantmaker Santa Cruz, CA Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves education access, quality, and relevance for rural Central American youth.
Leadership
Isa Laporte · CEO · $67K
Money in and out
$353K revenue, $238K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Grants paid & assets · FY2021
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$238K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $116K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
53.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+33%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$353K
FY2021▲ +694%
Expenses
$238K
FY2021▲ +29%
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +22%
Total liabilities
$501
FY2021▼ -91%
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$238K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$116K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $191K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CConnected-Conectando Educacion
EINHdr · item D46-3546942
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Cruz, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jww.connectedfellows.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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 1263 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$320K · 91%
Investment income$33K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$320K
Investment income9%$33K
— government grantsLn 1e$9K
Total revenueLn 12$353K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.10
Program services80%$191K
Management & general9%$22K
Fundraising10%$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$501
Total net assetsLn 32$1.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $879K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $238K · Less non-cash grants $40K · Cash operating expenses/yr $197K
53.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $191K · Total expenses $238K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $22K · Total expenses $238K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $25K · Total expenses $238K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $23K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $163K
$0.14 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $320K · Total revenue $353K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants $9K · Total revenue $353K
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $353K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $33K · Total revenue $353K
+9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $238K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $353K · Prior year $45K
+694%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $353K · Expenses $238K
+33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.1M · Total assets $1.1M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $818K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
77%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Isa Laporte · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $238K
28%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $144K · Total expenses $238K
60%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 694%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$341K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$238K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$239K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$159K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$353K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$45K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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