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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 42,460 | 4,189 | 152,341 | 153,439 | 352,429 | |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 313,616 | 469,353 | 578,224 | 337,751 | 700,323 | 2,399,267 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 313,616 | 511,813 | 582,413 | 490,092 | 853,762 | 2,751,696 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 2,751,696 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 313,616 | 511,813 | 582,413 | 490,092 | 853,762 | 2,751,696 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 41 | 66 | 129 | 236 | ||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 41 | 66 | 129 | 236 | ||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 313,616 | 511,813 | 582,454 | 490,158 | 853,891 | 2,751,932 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | 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. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | APPROXIMATELY 10,000 STUDENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE PART OF THE FIC NETWORK. FIC HOLDS THE RIGHTS TO MORE THAN 50% OF THE NEUTRAL ACADEMIC SCHOOLBOOKS USED IN ALL TYPES OF SCHOOLS IN HAITI, WHICH GIVES THEM SUSTAINABILITY. IN 2017 WE DELIVERED THE CORE APPLICATION, STYLE GUIDE AND STARTED TEACHER TRAINING AT 9 PILOT SCHOOLS IN PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI. DURING THIS PAST YEAR WE CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTED A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPERS. NOW ALL OF THE INITIAL CODING IS DONE BY HAITIAN DEVELOPERS THAT WE HAVE TRAINED. DURING THIS YEAR WE RELEASED THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADE APPLICATIONS WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE GOOGLE PLAY APPLICATION STORE. DURING THE YEAR ACP CONTINUED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND RELEASE FREE APPLICATIONS IN THE GOOGLE PLAY AND APPLE ITUNES STORES. ACP HAS BEEN DEVELOPING TWO TYPES OF EDUCATION-RELATED MOBILE APPLICATIONS. THE FIRST TYPE OF APPLICATIONS IS GENERAL EDUCATION APPS WHICH ARE USED TO TEACH BASIC LETTER, WORD AND NUMBER RECOGNITION. THE SECOND TYPE OF APPLICATION IS MOTHER TONGUE BOOKS APPS. MOTHER TONGUE BOOKS (MTB) IS A PROGRAM STARTED BY THE MATNWA COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER ON THE ISLAND OF LA GONVE, HAITI. THEY WORK WITH HAITIAN CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS TO WRITE AND ILLUSTRATE SHORT STORIES. ACP HAS CONVERTED SEVERAL OF THESE BOOKS INTO STANDALONE MOBILE APPLICATIONS WHICH INCLUDE THE BOOK, AUDIO, STUDENT TESTING AND TEACHER GUIDES. THE APPLICATIONS SUPPORT THE HAITIAN CREOLE, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | PRACTICES' FOR THE USE OF TABLET COMPUTERS AND THE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM IN THE CLASSROOM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WE UPGRADED MORE LCD PROJECTORS TO A NEW HIGH INTENSITY CASIO SYSTEM WHICH USES LASER AND LCD TECHNOLOGY. THE NEW PROJECTORS CAN BE SEEN IN THE OPEN AIR CLASSROOMS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR CURTAINS ON THE SIDES OF THE BUILDING. WE ALSO UPGRADED THE INTERACTIVE STYLUS SYSTEMS USED WITH THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS TO A MUCH MORE 'USER FRIENDLY' MODEL. DURING THIS YEAR ACP ALSO WORKED WITH THE SENA SCHOOL IN PORT AU PRINCE WHICH FOCUSES ON STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 9 AND 14 WHO HAVE NEVER ATTENDED SCHOOL. WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE CHRISTIAN VETERINARIAN MISSION WHO IS PROVIDING TECHNICIAN TRAINING TO LOCAL STUDENTS. IN BOTH THESE CASES WE PROVIDED EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS TRAINING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE POLICY CHANGES REQUIRED TO RELEASE OTHER TYPES OF INFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON METHODOLOGIES TO BOTH COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ON LOCATIONS WHICH WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM MILITARY OPERATIONS IN COMBAT AREAS BECAUSE OF THEIR HUMANITARIAN NATURE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | SHEILA HEARNE, PHD GREG HEARNE PRESIDENT COO MARRIED |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE COO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS NEEDED BY THE ACCOUNTANTS TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. ONCE THE FORM IS COMPLETED, THE ACCOUNTANTS PROVIDE A DRAFT OF THE RETURN TO THE COO FOR REVIEW, AND ANY UPDATES OR CORRECTIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE ACCOUNTANTS FOR REVIEW. A REVISED DRAFT IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE COO FOR REVIEW. ONCE THE REVISED DRAFT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND IS SATISFACTORY, THE REVISED DRAFT IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE EXECUTED A WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE (A) RECEIVED A COPY OF ACP'S BYLAWS, WHICH CONTAIN THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY; (B) READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY; (C) AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND (D) UNDERSTAND THAT ACP IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST BE ENGAGED PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | SALARIES WERE INITIALLY SET BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR THE TYPE OF WORK BEING DONE WITH ADJUSTMENTS WITH CONSIDERATION OF BEING A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. BOTH THE CEO AND COO TOOK SIGNIFICANT PAY CUTS IN COMPARISON TO THEIR PREVIOUS POSITIONS WITH SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES. THE SALARIES WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. IT IS NOW OUR STANDARD PROCESS TO REVIEW AND VOTE ON SALARIES AT OUR ANNUAL BOARD MEETING WHERE THE RESULTS ARE RECORDED IN OUR MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | SALARIES WERE INITIALLY SET BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR THE TYPE OF WORK BEING DONE WITH ADJUSTMENTS WITH CONSIDERATION OF BEING A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | ACP MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMANTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND OTHER ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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