2017-08-02T13:06:03-05:00 2016-12-31 752393478 WHITLEY PENN LLP 8343 DOUGLAS AVENUE STE 400 DALLAS TX 75225 990 2016-01-01 453192080 CONNECTEACH INC CONN 8176758196 115 WILMINGTON COURT SOUTHLAKE TX 76092 BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT 8176758196 2017-08-01 1 CURTIS MAXFIELD P00445178 2143939300 12.0.230.112 2017-08-01 12:42:28 CD P 9E5D8A46726C144028BBD70FF6E9313D71B694C7 7B6441DA580F43833600929B220D26E320F2C4AF 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z BHAVANI V PARPIA 115 WILMINGTON COURT SOUTHLAKE TX 76092 109190 0 X HTTP://CONNECTEACH.ORG X 2011 TX CONNECTEACH IS A NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. WHILE BASIC LITERACY SKILLS FOR ALL CHILDREN ARE CRUCIAL, THEIR TEACHERS MUST HAVE THE TOOLS TO CREATE A STIMULATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT---EVEN IN THE MOST DESPERATELY INADEQUATE SCHOOLS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, CONNECTEACH PROVIDES TRAINING IN EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICES SO THAT TEACHERS CAN CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT TAPS INTO A CHILD'S INNATE CURIOSITY AND PASSION FOR DISCOVERY. CONNECTEACH BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS IN POOR COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE THEN INVITE HIGHLY QUALIFIED EDUCATORS TO WORK WITH US TO DEVELOP THE APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM MODULES AND TO LEAD WORKSHOPS ON EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICES IN THESE UNDERSERVED AREAS. 7 7 2 60 0 0 228528 108448 0 0 0 0 -4348 742 224180 109190 0 0 0 0 71225 104506 0 0 64 33281 57554 104506 162060 119674 -52870 200430 156641 136 9595 200294 147046 X CONNECTEACH BELIEVES THAT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT EMPHASIZE CRITICAL REAL WORLD PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS ARE POWERFUL DRIVERS OF POSITIVE CHANGE. CONNECTEACH IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THESE PROGRAMS TO EMPOWER TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COMMUNITIES, SETTING IN MOTION CYCLES OF POSITIVE CHANGE TO RESOLVE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF POVERTY AND INJUSTICE. 1 0 62529 CONNECTEACH BEGAN ITS SECOND YEAR OF DELL-FUNDED GRANT WITH HOPE FOUNDATION AND AFFILIATED SCHOOLS, PROVIDING ON-SITE AND ONLINE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO 18 SCHOOLS, 10,091 STUDENTS, AND 93 TEACHERS. 21812 CONNECTEACH IS ENTERING ITS FIFTH YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPE FOUNDATION PRIMARY SCHOOL IN CHENNAI, LOCATED IN KANNAGI NAGAR SLUMS. THIS SCHOOL SERVES A COMMUNITY OF ABOUT 16,000 FAMILIES. THEY HAVE OVER 300 STUDENTS FROM LOWER KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE, AND ABOUT 20 TEACHERS. 21812 CONNECTEACH IS ENTERING ITS FIFTH YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH AN URBAN SLUM SCHOOL IN HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, BOTH RUN BY HOPE FOUNDATION, AN NGO. THIS SCHOOL, LOCATED IN HABISGUDA, HYDERABAD SERVES A COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FAMILIES. THE SCHOOL SERVES ABOUT 130 STUDENTS FROM UPPER KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 4TH GRADE WITH 7 TEACHERS. 2908 CONNECTEACH BEGAN ITS SECOND YEAR OF ONLINE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO STUDENTS IN AL AQSA UNIVERSITY IN GAZA, SERVING ABOUT 60 STUDENTS. 21812 CONNECTEACH ENTERED ITS FIRST YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH WALUGOGO TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE IN UGANDA, WORKING WITH 392 TEACHERS IN THE IGANGA DISTRICT. 11633 CONNECTEACH PARTNERED WITH NAVAJO PREP SCHOOL AND SMU TO HOST A CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AS A HUMAN RIGHT, FOCUSING ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, AT THE NAVAJO SCHOOL IN FARMINGTON, NM. 2908 CONNECTEACH WORKED WITH STUDENTS IN OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS TO COMPILE A POETRY ANTHOLOGY. THIS WORK WAS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION. 39261 145414 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X BHAVANI V PARPIA 8176758196 115 WILMINGTON COURT SOUTHLAKE TX 76092 BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 35450 0 0 IJAZ PARPIA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BOWDEN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 BHAVNA VASHISHT VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN PHILLIPS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARINDA HOLLAR BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 TRICIA MEDRANO BRIDGES BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 35450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108448 108448 742 0 742 742 109190 742 0 0 35450 35450 45008 45008 24048 24048 2052 2052 8814 8814 299 235 64 4651 3764 887 4176 2977 1199 8716 8716 25353 25353 3456 3456 BANK AND FINANCIAL SERV 37 37 162060 145414 16582 64 193196 152863 14428 10650 7234 3778 0 200430 156641 136 9595 136 9595 X 128082 115353 72212 31693 200294 147046 200430 156641 -52870 -378 0 X 0 0 0 X 21260 74486 53562 228528 108448 486284 21260 74486 53562 228528 108448 486284 361505 124779 140 140 486424 9118 0.25650 X NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE INDICATED AT LINE 14 IS LESS THAN 33 1/3 PERCENT, CONNECTEACH, INC. SHOULD QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER THE FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 1.170A-9(E)(3) OF THE REGULATIONS.THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC SUPPORT NORMALLY RECEIVED BY CONNECTEACH IS WELL IN EXCESS OF 10 PERCENT OF ITS TOTAL SUPPORT NORMALLY RECEIVED. CONNECTEACH'S TOTAL SUPPORT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM SEVERAL PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. THIS SUPPORT IS NOT COUNTED IN ITS ENTIRETY IN THE NUMERATOR OF THE PUBLIC SUPPORT CALCULATION, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MEET THE 33 1/3 PERCENT PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST.CONNECTEACH HAS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS. CONNECTEACH'S LEADERSHIP ACTIVELY PURSUES NEW AND INNOVATIVE MEANS OF RAISING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. CONNECTEACH ALSO REGULARLY APPLIES FOR GRANTS FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.CONNECTEACH MAINTAINS DEFINITIVE PROGRAMS TO ACCOMPLISH ITS CHARITABLE WORK OF PROVIDING TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND MATERIALS TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE WORLD'S POOREST COMMUNITIES. CONNECTEACH PARTNERS WITH OTHER VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR OVER 450 TEACHERS AND OVER 4,800 STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS FROM SEVERAL COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES SUCH AS INDIA, GAZA, AND UGANDA. CONNECTEACH PROVIDES SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN THE KINDERGARTEN LEVEL THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. THE COMPOSITION OF CONNECTEACH'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND LEADERSHIP IS REPRESENTATIVE OF BROAD PUBLIC INTERESTS. IN ADDITION TO HAVING DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND LEADERSHIP ALSO HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AS EDUCATORS BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 14428 10650 3778 3778 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 CONNECTEACH BEGAIN ITS FIRST YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH WALUGOGO TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE IN UGANDA, WORKING WITH 392 TEACHERS IN THE IGANGA DISTRICT. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH NAVAJO PREP SCHOOL AND SMU TO HOST A CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION AS A HUMAN RIGHT, FOCUSING ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, AT THE NAVAJO SCHOOL IN FARMINGTON, NM. FINALLY, CONNECTEACH BEGAN WORKING WITH STUDENTS IN PARTNER SCHOOLS TO COMPILE A POETRY ANTHOLOGY. THIS WORK WAS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BHAVANI PARPIA, PRESIDENT, AND IJAZ PARPIA, SECRETARY, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIALS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.