A Connected Planet
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF A CONNECTED PLANET (ACP) IS TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE INFORMATION SHARING AND TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 7
- Highest pay
- $334,128, board member
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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)
- $41,854 spent. THIS YEAR, ACP LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE AIMED AT ENHANCING EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND LITERACY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, MARKING A SHIFT FROM OUR PREVIOUS FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH A FUND THAT CONTRIBUTES TO EXISTING, SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES. THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, WE PROVIDED FINANCIAL BACKING TO FIVE DISTINCT PROGRAMS. FOR INSTANCE, ACP SUPPORTED MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SARASOTA, FL, BY DONATING TO THEIR ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL FOR READING. THE FUNDING WAS USED TO ACQUIRE FAIR SUPPLIES, AND WE ALSO DONATED 300 "TRADING" TICKETS TO COMMEND DESERVING SIXTH GRADERS FOR THEIR READING ACHIEVEMENTS BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. PROCEEDS FROM THE FESTIVAL WERE ALLOCATED TO PURCHASING PRIZES, ENCOURAGING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONTINUE ENGAGING WITH THE I-READY READING PROGRAM, WHICH FOSTERS FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS. THE RESULTS WERE IMPRESSIVE, WITH TEACHERS REPORTING AN 11% INCREASE IN LITERACY DURING THAT QUARTER. ADDITIONALLY, ACP CONTRIBUTED TO THE RISE FOUNDATION INC. FOR THEIR GOAL CARD PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OF MEMPHIS, TN, IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMICS, ATTENDANCE, AND BEHAVIOR THROUGH AN INCENTIVE-BASED APPROACH. THIS PROGRAM ALSO EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS. WE ALSO DONATED TO THE MONTESSORI GLOBAL GROWTH FUND FOR THEIR TRAIN A TEACHER, EQUIP A CLASSROOM, TEACH A CHILD INITIATIVE. THEY SUPPORT GRASSROOTS, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EDUCATION EFFORTS IN UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS BOTH IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY BY PROVIDING SMALL GRANTS FOR TEACHER TRAINING, CLASSROOM MATERIALS, AND VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INCLUDING SANITATION FACILITIES. MOREOVER, ACP DONATED TO COMFORT CASES, WHICH OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUTH IN OR AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE; TO THE ST. PETERSBURG CATHOLIC DIOCESE FOR PROVIDING BOOKS TO THE CHILDREN OF MIGRANT WORKERS; AND TO THE BREAKTHROUGH LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION FOR THEIR ASCENT BOOT CAMP, WHICH EMPOWERS YOUTH FROM HIGH-CRIME COMMUNITIES WITH ESSENTIAL DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS, FOCUSING ON DIGITAL COLLABORATION, DESIGN, AND BASIC WEB DEVELOPMENT. THIS YEAR, ACP LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE AIMED AT ENHANCING EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND LITERACY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, MARKING A SHIFT FROM OUR PREVIOUS FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH A FUND THAT CONTRIBUTES TO EXISTING, SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES. THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, WE PROVIDED FINANCIAL BACKING TO FIVE DISTINCT PROGRAMS. FOR INSTANCE, ACP SUPPORTED MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SARASOTA, FL, BY DONATING TO THEIR ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL FOR READING. THE FUNDING WAS USED TO ACQUIRE FAIR SUPPLIES, AND WE ALSO DONATED 300 "TRADING" TICKETS TO COMMEND DESERVING SIXTH GRADERS FOR THEIR READING ACHIEVEMENTS BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. PROCEEDS FROM THE FESTIVAL WERE ALLOCATED TO PURCHASING PRIZES, ENCOURAGING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONTINUE ENGAGING WITH THE I-READY READING PROGRAM, WHICH FOSTERS FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY SKILLS. THE RESULTS WERE IMPRESSIVE, WITH TEACHERS REPORTING AN 11% INCREASE IN LITERACY DURING THAT QUARTER. ADDITIONALLY, ACP CONTRIBUTED TO THE RISE FOUNDATION INC. FOR THEIR GOAL CARD PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS OF MEMPHIS, TN, IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMICS, ATTENDANCE, AND BEHAVIOR THROUGH AN INCENTIVE-BASED APPROACH. THIS PROGRAM ALSO EQUIPS PARTICIPANTS WITH FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS. WE ALSO DONATED TO THE MONTESSORI GLOBAL GROWTH FUND FOR THEIR TRAIN A TEACHER, EQUIP A CLASSROOM, TEACH A CHILD INITIATIVE. THEY SUPPORT GRASSROOTS, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EDUCATION EFFORTS IN UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS BOTH IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY BY PROVIDING SMALL GRANTS FOR TEACHER TRAINING, CLASSROOM MATERIALS, AND VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INCLUDING SANITATION FACILITIES. MOREOVER, ACP DONATED TO COMFORT CASES, WHICH OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUTH IN OR AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE; TO THE ST. PETERSBURG CATHOLIC DIOCESE FOR PROVIDING BOOKS TO THE CHILDREN OF MIGRANT WORKERS; AND TO THE BREAKTHROUGH LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION FOR THEIR ASCENT BOOT CAMP, WHICH EMPOWERS YOUTH FROM HIGH-CRIME COMMUNITIES WITH ESSENTIAL DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS, FOCUSING ON DIGITAL COLLABORATION, DESIGN, AND BASIC WEB DEVELOPMENT.
- $41,659 spent. ACP HAS REMAINED DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING ITS LIBRARY OF FREE MOBILE APPLICATIONS, AVAILABLE ON BOTH THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE AND APPLE APP STORE. THESE APPS INCLUDE GENERAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY APPLICATIONS, DESIGNED TO HELP USERS DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN LETTER, WORD, AND NUMBER RECOGNITION, SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR HAITIAN CREOLE SPEAKERS. ANOTHER CATEGORY FEATURES AUDIOBOOK APPLICATIONS, ADAPTED FROM PHYSICAL BOOKS CREATED THROUGH THE MOTHER TONGUE BOOKS (MTB) INITIATIVE BY THE MATNWA COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER ON LA GONVE ISLAND, HAITI, AND OFFERING MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT IN HAITIAN CREOLE, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH. ADDITIONALLY, ACP HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE "DUCATION DE QUALIT POUR TOUS" (EDUQUAT) SERIES OF MATHEMATICS AND FRENCH-LANGUAGE ARTS APPLICATIONS. THESE WERE ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED THROUGH A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB) AND LES FRRES DE L'INSTRUCTION CHRTIENNE (FIC) IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI, IN PREVIOUS YEARS. ACP HAS REMAINED DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING ITS LIBRARY OF FREE MOBILE APPLICATIONS, AVAILABLE ON BOTH THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE AND APPLE APP STORE. THESE APPS INCLUDE GENERAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY APPLICATIONS, DESIGNED TO HELP USERS DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN LETTER, WORD, AND NUMBER RECOGNITION, SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR HAITIAN CREOLE SPEAKERS. ANOTHER CATEGORY FEATURES AUDIOBOOK APPLICATIONS, ADAPTED FROM PHYSICAL BOOKS CREATED THROUGH THE MOTHER TONGUE BOOKS (MTB) INITIATIVE BY THE MATNWA COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER ON LA GONVE ISLAND, HAITI, AND OFFERING MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT IN HAITIAN CREOLE, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH. ADDITIONALLY, ACP HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE "DUCATION DE QUALIT POUR TOUS" (EDUQUAT) SERIES OF MATHEMATICS AND FRENCH-LANGUAGE ARTS APPLICATIONS. THESE WERE ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED THROUGH A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB) AND LES FRRES DE L'INSTRUCTION CHRTIENNE (FIC) IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI, IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
- $863,187 spent. ACP CONTINUED PROVIDING POLICY AND PLANNING SUPPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND (USCENTCOM) IN THE AREAS OF INFORMATION SHARING AND DISSEMINATION THROUGH THE USE OF CLOUD-BASED PLATFORMS. ACP PROVIDES AN UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION SHARING (UIS) LIAISON OFFICER TO VARIOUS NATIONAL LEVEL AGENCIES IN THE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND ADVISORS AT USCENTCOM HEADQUARTERS IN TAMPA, FL. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THEIR WORK THIS YEAR FOCUSED ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF A NEW CLOUD-BASED INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEMS TO ENABLE COMPLIANCE WITH NEW FEDERAL LAWS ON INFORMATION SHARING. ACP ALSO PROVIDED TRAINING ON EXISTING INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEMS TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (KSA), THE UNITED ARAB EMIGRANTS (UAE), QATAR AND BAHRAIN.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 September 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 June 2014.
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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