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Connectree

EIN 90-0884958 · Apple Valley, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceFair66 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CONNECTREE'S VISION IS TO HELP MISSIONARIES HAVE THE CARE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED, FINANCIALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY, TO CARRY OUT THE MINISTRY THAT GOD HAS CALLED THEM TO DO. OUR 5 DISTINCTIVES ARE: MISSIONARY CARE, EVANGELISM, SUPPORT FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH, MISSIONS MOBILIZATION & TRIPS AND RELIEF/MEDICAL WORK.

Income
$342,808
Spending
$290,548
Spent on programs
67%
Reserves
4.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
2
Volunteers
21
Highest pay
$80,600, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 47% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    67% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (5)
  1. $113,973 spent. MISSIONARY CARE-CONNECTREE SUPPORTS TWO MISSIONARIES FACING SIGNIFICANT ONGOING HEALTH EXPENSES. THESE ARE LEADERS WHO ARE EQUIPPING HUNDREDS OF CHRISTIAN PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE EFFECTIVELY IN CLOSED AND HOSTILE REGIONS. WE PROVIDE MEDICAL BENEVOLENCE AND COVER UNEXPECTED TRAVEL AND MINISTRY COSTS THAT EXCEEDED THEIR BUDGET, ENSURING THEIR WORK CONTINUED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. CONNECTREE ALSO PROVIDED A WEEK-LONG SABBATICAL FOR FOUR MISSIONARIES FROM MEXICO, OFFERING REST AND RENEWAL AFTER YEARS OF HARDSHIP, INCLUDING FAMILY TRAUMA, SERIOUS HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND ONGOING CARTEL ACTIVITY IN CHIAPAS. IN ADDITION, CONNECTREE BLESSED FIVE MISSIONARIES DURING THEIR HOME ASSIGNMENTS WITH FINANCIAL GIFTS AND HOSTED MEALS THAT FOSTERED ENCOURAGEMENT, CONNECTION, AND STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THEIR SUPPORTERS. MISSIONARY CARE-CONNECTREE SUPPORTS TWO MISSIONARIES FACING SIGNIFICANT ONGOING HEALTH EXPENSES. THESE ARE LEADERS WHO ARE EQUIPPING HUNDREDS OF CHRISTIAN PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE EFFECTIVELY IN CLOSED AND HOSTILE REGIONS. WE PROVIDE MEDICAL BENEVOLENCE AND COVER UNEXPECTED TRAVEL AND MINISTRY COSTS THAT EXCEEDED THEIR BUDGET, ENSURING THEIR WORK CONTINUED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. CONNECTREE ALSO PROVIDED A WEEK-LONG SABBATICAL FOR FOUR MISSIONARIES FROM MEXICO, OFFERING REST AND RENEWAL AFTER YEARS OF HARDSHIP, INCLUDING FAMILY TRAUMA, SERIOUS HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND ONGOING CARTEL ACTIVITY IN CHIAPAS. IN ADDITION, CONNECTREE BLESSED FIVE MISSIONARIES DURING THEIR HOME ASSIGNMENTS WITH FINANCIAL GIFTS AND HOSTED MEALS THAT FOSTERED ENCOURAGEMENT, CONNECTION, AND STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THEIR SUPPORTERS.
  2. $32,856 spent. MEXICO PROGRAM-CONNECTREE SUPPORTS 4 MISSIONARIES IN MEXICO CITY AND CHIAPAS AS THEY SHARE THE GOSPEL THROUGH REGULAR OUTREACHES, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, MEDICAL AND DISASTER RELIEF, AND CARE FOR PERSECUTED BELIEVERS. THEIR IMPACT IS GROWING, WITH MINISTRY IN CHIAPAS EXPANDING FROM NINE TO FIFTEEN VILLAGES IN TWO YEARS AND REACHING HUNDREDS WITH BOTH SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, CONNECTREE HELPED PROVIDE FOOD PACKAGES FOR OVER 80 FAMILIES A MONTH IN LA LAGUNA, SPONSORED SPECIAL HOLIDAY OUTREACHES, MET URGENT PERSONAL NEEDS, FULLY FUNDED MUCH NEEDED CATARACT SURGERY AND RELATED EXPENSES FOR A PASTOR IN CHIAPAS, AND OFFERED CRITICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER MISSIONARIES FACING UNEXPECTED HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES.
  3. $23,644 spent. MISSIONS MOBILIZATION-CONNECTREE WALKS CLOSELY WITH MISSIONARIES BY PROVIDING PERSONALIZED, MISSION-FOCUSED COUNSELING AND ENCOURAGEMENT THAT CARES FOR THE WHOLE PERSONEMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PRACTICALLYWHILE HELPING THEM NAVIGATE CHALLENGES, MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND THE UNIQUE PRESSURES OF LIFE ON THE FIELD, ALL ROOTED IN PRAYER TOGETHER, INVITING GODS WISDOM, STRENGTH AND DIRECTION INTO EVERY SITUATION. AT THE SAME TIME, WE GUIDE AND SUPPORT THOSE SENSING A CALL TO MISSIONS THROUGH DISCERNMENT, PREPARATION, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. CONNECTREE LEADERSHIP SPOKE AT A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TO OVER 100 STUDENTS CALLING THEM TO BE INVOLVED IN THE GREAT COMMISSION IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND ON THE MISSION FIELD. WE UNITE CHURCHES THROUGH MULTI-CHURCH SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIPS THAT OFFER TRAINING, LEADERSHIP, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN GODS GLOBAL WORK. CONNECTREE FACILITATED 4 MISSION TRIPS TO MEXICO CITY, CHIAPAS, MX, GUATEMALA AND MOLDOVA IN 2025. OVERALL, IN 2025 CONNECTREE SERVED AND CARED FOR 21 MISSIONARIES REPRESENTING 12 COUNTRIES, OVER 4 CONTINENTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,700 PEOPLE REACHED WITH THE GOSPEL, DISCIPLED AND TRAINED. MISSIONS MOBILIZATION-CONNECTREE WALKS CLOSELY WITH MISSIONARIES BY PROVIDING PERSONALIZED, MISSION-FOCUSED COUNSELING AND ENCOURAGEMENT THAT CARES FOR THE WHOLE PERSONEMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PRACTICALLYWHILE HELPING THEM NAVIGATE CHALLENGES, MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND THE UNIQUE PRESSURES OF LIFE ON THE FIELD, ALL ROOTED IN PRAYER TOGETHER, INVITING GODS WISDOM, STRENGTH AND DIRECTION INTO EVERY SITUATION. AT THE SAME TIME, WE GUIDE AND SUPPORT THOSE SENSING A CALL TO MISSIONS THROUGH DISCERNMENT, PREPARATION, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. CONNECTREE LEADERSHIP SPOKE AT A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TO OVER 100 STUDENTS CALLING THEM TO BE INVOLVED IN THE GREAT COMMISSION IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND ON THE MISSION FIELD. WE UNITE CHURCHES THROUGH MULTI-CHURCH SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIPS THAT OFFER TRAINING, LEADERSHIP, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN GODS GLOBAL WORK. CONNECTREE FACILITATED 4 MISSION TRIPS TO MEXICO CITY, CHIAPAS, MX, GUATEMALA AND MOLDOVA IN 2025. OVERALL, IN 2025 CONNECTREE SERVED AND CARED FOR 21 MISSIONARIES REPRESENTING 12 COUNTRIES, OVER 4 CONTINENTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,700 PEOPLE REACHED WITH THE GOSPEL, DISCIPLED AND TRAINED.
  4. $25,406 spent. MISSIONARY ADVOCACY-CONNECTREE PARTNERS WITH CHURCHES AND MISSIONS ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN AND ELEVATE THEIR MISSIONS EFFORTS THROUGH PERSONALIZED, PRACTICAL SUPPORTHELPING THEM CARE FOR MISSIONARIES SPIRITUALLY, RELATIONALLY, AND STRATEGICALLY FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. AT THE SAME TIME, WE CULTIVATE A DEEPER MISSIONS VISION BY RAISING AWARENESS OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES, INSPIRING PEOPLE TO STEP INTO GODS CALL, AND EQUIPPING THEM FOR MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT, WHILE ALSO CONNECTING LIKE-MINDED CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE, SHARE RESOURCES, AND ADVANCE THE GOSPEL TOGETHER. MOLDOVA MINISTRY-CONNECTREE SUPPORTS A NATIONAL MISSIONARY IN MOLDOVA WHO IS REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH TAEKWONDO-BASED DISCIPLESHIP AND BIBLE STUDY, IMPACTING AROUND 80 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM MULTIPLE VILLAGES AND EXPANDING HIS MINISTRY THROUGH TWO WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS SERVING 30 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND 30 TEENS, AS WELL AS A WEEK-LONG VILLAGE DAY CAMP FOR ABOUT 50 CHILDREN WHERE MANY RESPONDED TO THE GOSPEL. HIS OUTREACH ALSO EXTENDS INTO SCHOOLS AND HOMES DURING EASTER AND CHRISTMAS, SHARING CHRIST AND GIFTING BIBLES, TOYS AND CANDY TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND FAMILIESREACHING HUNDREDS WITH BOTH THE MESSAGE AND LOVE OF CHRIST.
  5. MISSIONARY ADVOCACY-CONNECTREE PARTNERS WITH CHURCHES AND MISSIONS ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN AND ELEVATE THEIR MISSIONS EFFORTS THROUGH PERSONALIZED, PRACTICAL SUPPORTHELPING THEM CARE FOR MISSIONARIES SPIRITUALLY, RELATIONALLY, AND STRATEGICALLY FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. AT THE SAME TIME, WE CULTIVATE A DEEPER MISSIONS VISION BY RAISING AWARENESS OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES, INSPIRING PEOPLE TO STEP INTO GODS CALL, AND EQUIPPING THEM FOR MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT, WHILE ALSO CONNECTING LIKE-MINDED CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE, SHARE RESOURCES, AND ADVANCE THE GOSPEL TOGETHER. MOLDOVA MINISTRY-CONNECTREE SUPPORTS A NATIONAL MISSIONARY IN MOLDOVA WHO IS REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH TAEKWONDO-BASED DISCIPLESHIP AND BIBLE STUDY, IMPACTING AROUND 80 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM MULTIPLE VILLAGES AND EXPANDING HIS MINISTRY THROUGH TWO WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS SERVING 30 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND 30 TEENS, AS WELL AS A WEEK-LONG VILLAGE DAY CAMP FOR ABOUT 50 CHILDREN WHERE MANY RESPONDED TO THE GOSPEL. HIS OUTREACH ALSO EXTENDS INTO SCHOOLS AND HOMES DURING EASTER AND CHRISTMAS, SHARING CHRIST AND GIFTING BIBLES, TOYS AND CANDY TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND FAMILIESREACHING HUNDREDS WITH BOTH THE MESSAGE AND LOVE OF CHRIST.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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