CONNECTEACH

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2018 · Form 990EZ · revenue $30K · expenses $43K · assets $72K

EIN
45-3192080
Address
115 WILMINGTON CT, SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-8494
Website
HTTP://WWW.CONNECTEACH.ORG
NTEE code
Q30 International Development (International, Foreign Affairs and National Security) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
women: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2012 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Bhavani Parpia (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Bhavani V Parpia FOUNDER2012-2018 $0$60,450 1
Amy Merk (former) PROGRAM DIRECTOR2013-2014 $26,094$26,094 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jennifer Bowden BOARD MEMBER2012-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Karen Phillips BOARD MEMBER2016-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Ijaz Parpia SECRETARY2012-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Bhavna Vashisht VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER2012-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Ann Stevenson PRESIDENT2017-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Marinda Hollar (former) BOARD MEMBER2016 0 $0 reported 1
Tricia Medrano Bridges (former) BOARD MEMBER2012-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Rick Halperin (former) BOARD MEMBER2012-2015 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BHAVANI V PARPIA FOUNDER40 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER BOWDEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
KAREN PHILLIPS BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
IJAZ PARPIA SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
BHAVNA VASHISHT VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
ANN STEVENSON PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $22K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT40 $22,500-$0 $22,5001
JENNIFER BOWDEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
KAREN PHILLIPS BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
ANN STEVENSON BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
IJAZ PARPIA SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
BHAVNA VASHISHT VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $35K · 2 employees · 60 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT40 $35,450$0$0 $35,4501
IJAZ PARPIA SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER BOWDEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
BHAVNA VASHISHT VICE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN PHILLIPS BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
MARINDA HOLLAR BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
TRICIA MEDRANO BRIDGES BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $2K · 2 employees · 74 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT40 $2,500$0$0 $2,5001
IJAZ PARPIA SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER BOWDEN VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BHAVNA VASHISHT TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
RICK HALPERIN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
TRICIA MEDRANO BRIDGES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY MERK PROGRAM DIRECTOR2 $26,094-$0 $26,0941
BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
IJAZ PARPIA SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER BOWDEN VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BHAVNA VASHISHT TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RICK HALPERIN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
TRICIA MEDRANO BRIDGES BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
IJAZ PARPIA SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER BOWDEN VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BHAVNA VASHISHT TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RICK HALPERIN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
TRICIA MEDRANO BRIDGES BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
AMY MERK PROGRAM DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT25 $0-$0 $01
IJAZ PARPIA SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER BOWDEN VICE-PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
BHAVNA VASHISHT TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
RICK HALPERIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
TRICIA MEDRANO BRIDGES BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,059$43,463 $71,984$71,961 $30,059- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,395$103,076 $85,516$85,365 $40,787- ---
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,190$162,060 $156,641$147,046 $108,448$0 $35,450260
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$224,180$104,506 $200,430$200,294 $228,528$0 $2,500274
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,702$49,038 $80,620$80,620 $53,562- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,953$17,627 $75,956$75,956 $74,486- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,043$6,436 $19,630$19,630 $21,260- ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $125,745 in all, tax years 2012 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
SIDHU-SINGH FAMILY FOUNDATION $90,0003 $25,0002016 2012-2013, 2016 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTEACH”
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GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC $17,3661 $17,3662017 2017 Public charity Exact
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $8,0001 $8,0002018 2018 DAF sponsor Exact
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DEENA JO HEIDE-DIESSLIN FOUNDATION $6,0001 $6,0002017 2017 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Connecteach”
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INTUIT FOUNDATION $2,6002 $1,6002016 2014, 2016 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTEACH”
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $1,5001 $1,5002016 2016 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $2544 $342023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTEACH”
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ABBVIE FOUNDATION $251 $252018 2018 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTEACH”
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2018 · Form 990EZ · $43,463 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,060 66.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,421 28.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,967 4.5%
Printing, publications, postage $15 0.0%
Total$43,463100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $103,076 spent · pay $63,396 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $63,396 61.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,078 22.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,035 13.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,850 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $717 0.7%
Total$103,076100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $162,060 spent · pay $104,506 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $45,008$45,008-- 27.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $35,450$35,450-- 21.9%
Travel $25,353$25,353-- 15.6%
Payroll taxes $24,048$24,048-- 14.8%
Fees: other services $8,814$8,814-- 5.4%
Occupancy $8,716-$8,716- 5.4%
Office expenses $4,651$3,764$887- 2.9%
Information technology $4,176$2,977$1,199- 2.6%
Depreciation and depletion $3,456-$3,456- 2.1%
Fees: accounting $2,052-$2,052- 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $299-$235$64 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK AND FINANCIAL SERV $37-$37- 0.0%
Total$162,060100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $104,506 spent · pay $71,225 · grants $0 · events $6,225
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $50,800$50,800-- 48.6%
Payroll taxes $17,925$17,925-- 17.2%
Travel $12,979$12,979-- 12.4%
Fees: other services $4,475$4,475-- 4.3%
Occupancy $4,024-$4,024- 3.9%
Information technology $3,555$2,929$626- 3.4%
Depreciation and depletion $2,764-$2,764- 2.6%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE $2,508-$2,508- 2.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $2,500$2,500-- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $1,320-$1,320- 1.3%
Office expenses $806-$806- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $479--$479 0.5%
Other (as described)BANK AND FINANCIAL SERV $371-$371- 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $1,000$6,225reported apart
Total$104,506100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $49,038 spent · pay $26,094 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $26,094 53.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,745 32.1%
Fees to independent contractors $4,736 9.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,779 3.6%
Printing, publications, postage $684 1.4%
Total$49,038100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $17,627 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $533
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,487 70.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,651 15.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,938 11.0%
Printing, publications, postage $551 3.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$533reported apart
Total$17,627100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $6,436 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $287
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,208 80.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,150 17.9%
Printing, publications, postage $78 1.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$287reported apart
Total$6,436100%

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