Quench and Connect
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To improve student achievement at schools in Uganda by providing clean water and educational tools for success.
- Income
- $106,458
- Spending
- $40,084
- Reserves
- 37.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $16,998 spent. Since its inception in 2010, Quench and Connect has provided clean drinking water to high school students in Uganda by constructing borehole water wells directly on school campuses, where 500-1000 students are fetching contaminated water from ponds and streams. After the borehole is drilled, students no longer suffer from water-borne diseases and are healthy and strong to study. The boreholes are drilled to the aquifer so the water can never be contaminated. Simple mechanical design ensures a borehole lifetime of 10-15 years. Wells are drilled by a Ugandan contractor, employing 20-25 local workers, and the costs are modest. After the borehole is in place, student achievement has improved and enrollment at the schools has increased since local parents choose to send their children to a school that has clean water to drink. Access to the clean water has also been made available to hundreds of local villagers. To date, Quench and Connect has provided clean water to 52 schools, including two boreholes drilled in 2025. Each borehole provides clean drinking water for 2,000-3,000 students and their community.
- There were no funds expended in 2024 for this activity. Prior years' accomplishments are described below. In Uganda, at the end of high school training, students take national exams to be ranked for eligibility for university education. Unfortunately, most students who score high cannot afford to attend university. Quench and Connect provides university scholarships to star students who have severe financial need and are promising future leaders, as nominated by their Head Teachers. Scholarships cover all costs for tuition, room and board, school supplies, medical costs and living expenses to one of the 27 major universities in Uganda. As a requirement for scholarship support, after the sponsored student has obtained a university degree, he/she must return to their home high school as a teaching assistant for one term. In this way, the recipient can serve as a role model to motivate future Ugandan students. To date, Quench and Connect has provided scholarships to three top students. The first recipient earned a degree in Development Studies and has been hired by a humanitarian development organization in Uganda. The second recipient graduated with a degree in an Electrical/Computer Engineering program and has been hired by a technology company in Kampala. The third recipient graduated with a degree in Nursing.
- $4,100 spent. In 2025, computers and science teaching tools were provided to St. Denis SS in Rakai District. Prior years' accomplishments are described below. The government of Uganda does not yet provide universal high school secondary education, so nearly two-thirds of the high schools in the country are private schools established by parents and private citizens who recognize the value of secondary education. These schools operate on very small budgets received from modest fees paid by students families. Consequently, the schools have few teaching tools, and students have no textbooks. As another facet of its work, Quench and Connect has followed up with educational assistance. After a school has received a borehole and students are healthy, Quench and Connect has assisted the educational programs at selected schools. Quench and Connects goal is to support the curriculum according to the priorities of the national educational program of the Uganda Ministry of Education. To achieve this goal, following site-visits and discussions with teachers, Quench and Connect has identified donors to provide specific teaching tools needed by the teachers. The need is particularly great for science teaching. To date, teaching tools have been provided to eleven high schools by Quench and Connect donors. In each case, the academic achievement increased at the school. For science teaching, there has been an increase in students interest in science, computer technology, and mathematics after teaching tools like computers, microscopes, chemicals and small laboratory equipment arrived on campus. One of the recipient schools recently ranked sixth in science national exams among 350 schools in one of the strongest districts in the country.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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