2025-08-11T09:26:36-04:00 2024-12-31 311211713 CLERGYTECH INC PO BOX 244 BARBOURSVILLE WV 25504 990 2024-01-01 900884958 CONNECTREE CONN 7609642430 12685 POCONO RD APPLE VALLEY CA 92308 CHERYL MARKOWITZ PRESIDENT 7609642430 2025-08-11 true false TIFFANY TATUM P01072107 8006623454 2025-08-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHERYL MARKOWITZ 12685 POCONO RD APPLE VALLEY CA 92308 233490 false X HTTPS://WWW.CONNECTREE.ORG/ X 2012 CA 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. 5 5 2 31 0 269268 233489 0 7 1 0 269275 233490 90385 133083 0 103696 112522 0 25847 54969 29440 249050 275045 20225 -41555 97820 56265 0 97820 56265 X 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. false false 33960 22357 CONNECTREE PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THREE NATIONAL MISSIONARIES IN MEXICO CITY AND ONE IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO, ENABLING THEM TO SHARE THE GOSPEL THROUGH BI-MONTHLY EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, MEDICAL AND DISASTER RELIEF (AS NEEDED), AND OFFERING SUPPORT TO PERSECUTED BELIEVERS. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF CRIME AND PERSECUTION IN THE REGION, THE MISSIONARY IN CHIAPAS HAS SEEN HIS MINISTRY GROW FROM NINE VILLAGES TO FOURTEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHED WITH THE GOSPEL AND RECEIVED BIBLES, AND SEVERAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN BOTH MEXICO CITY AND CHIAPAS HAVE RECEIVED PRACTICAL AID. ADDITIONALLY, WE SENT FUNDS FOR FOOD PACKAGES TO BENEFIT 80 MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN LA LAGUNA, MEXICO CITY, FOR BOTH EASTER AND CHRISTMAS OUTREACHES, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MISSIONARIES IN MEXICO CITY FACED A TRAGIC EVENT WHEN TWO OF THEIR NIECES WERE SHOT DURING A VIOLENT CARJACKING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO SEND FUNDS TO HELP COVER MEDICAL EXPENSES AS THEY TOOK IN THE TWO GIRLS TO LIVE WITH AND CARE FOR THEM. 53213 36962 CONNECTREE PROVIDED FUNDS FOR A NATIONAL MISSIONARYS MINISTRY IN MOLDOVA. HE USES TAEKWONDO INSTRUCTION COMBINED WITH BIBLE STUDY TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL TO YOUTH. AROUND 80 KIDS FROM SEVERAL VILLAGES PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. THE MISSIONARY ALSO ORGANIZES WEEK-LONG SUMMER CHRISTIAN CAMPS FOR 40 ELEMENTARY-AGED STUDENTS AND 40 TEENS, WITH FUNDS RAISED TO SUPPORT THESE CAMPS. AT THE END OF SUMMER, THE MISSIONARY AND HIS TEAM HOSTED A DAY CAMP IN A VILLAGE, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 35 CHILDREN ATTENDED. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THEY HEARD THE GOSPEL THROUGH STORIES AND BIBLE STUDY, PARTICIPATED IN ENGLISH ACTIVITIES, AND ENJOYED FIELD GAMES. SEVERAL OF THE CHILDREN RESPONDED TO THE CALL TO REPENT AND BELIEVE IN JESUS. IN ADDITION, HE CONDUCTS COMMUNITY OUTREACHES AT EASTER AND CHRISTMAS, BRINGING BIBLES, GIFTS, AND GOSPEL PRESENTATIONS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR IN LOCAL VILLAGES. THROUGH THESE OUTREACHES, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PARENTS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE GOSPEL. WE ALSO RAISED FUNDS TO ASSIST THE MISSIONARY WITH SOME MEDICAL EXPENSES AND A NEW MINISTRY VEHICLE. CT HOSTED HIM WHILE HE WAS HERE ON A VISIT TO HIS SUPPORTING CHURCHES IN CALIFORNIA. 95395 73764 CONNECTREE PROVIDED DOMESTIC MEDICAL BENEVOLENCE FOR 2 MISSIONARIES WITH ONGOING COSTLY MEDICAL EXPENSES. THEY TRAIN AND COACH THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHRISTIAN PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN CLOSED COUNTRIES FOR RESILIENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS IN BRINGING THE GOSPEL TO HOSTILE CONTEXTS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING IN HOW TO CROSS CULTURES, LEARN LANGUAGES AND BE PREPARED FOR CRISIS/RISK MANAGEMENT SO THEY CAN EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE INTO UNREACHED OR LEAST-REACHED COUNTRIES AND COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH UNBELIEVERS OVER THE LONG-TERM. ADDITIONALLY, CT PROVIDED A DONATION TO HELP THEM WITH MINISTRY TRAVEL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR, WHICH EXCEEDED EXPECTED COSTS. CONNECTREE ALSO PROVIDED MEDICAL RELIEF FUNDS FOR 2 MISSIONARIES WORKING IN SE ASIA (THEY ARE AMERICAN) FOR SOME UNEXPECTED LARGE MEDICAL BILLS. THESE MISSIONARIES HAVE A BUSINESS AS MISSION WITH AN ECO-TOURISM AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM, BRINGING TEAMS FROM THE STATES WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT VARIOUS VILLAGES, INTERACT WITH THE PEOPLE, AND SHARE THEIR FAITH IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES. THEY WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS PARTICULARLY HOSTILE TO THE GOSPEL. THEY HOPE THESE EXCHANGES HELP THEM FIND A PERSON OF PEACE WHO THEY CAN INVITE TO DO AN EXPLORATORY HOUSEHOLD BIBLE STUDY TO DISCIPLE PEOPLE TOWARD A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. CONNECTREE BLESSED 5 MISSIONARIES WITH GIFTS TO HELP WITH EXPENSES WHILE ON HOME ASSIGNMENT AND ARRANGED GET TOGETHER MEALS WITH THEM AND THEIR LOCAL SUPPORTERS. 24018 MISSIONARY ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZATION CONNECTREE COMES ALONGSIDE CHURCHES TO CONSULT WITH THEM TO HELP IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR MISSIONS PROGRAMS. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THEM CARE FOR AND ENCOURAGE THEIR MISSIONARIES, RAISE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS AWARENESS, PROMOTE MISSIONS MOBILIZATION AND CONNECT THEM WITH OTHER CHURCHES WHO SUPPORT THE SAME MISSIONARIES. CT TAKES MULTI-CHURCH SHORT TERM MISSIONS TRIPS AND HELPS TRAIN AND LEAD SHORT TERM TRIPS FOR CHURCHES AS WELL. CONNECTREE ALSO PROVIDES PERSONAL AND MISSIONS FOCUSED COUNSELING AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO MISSIONARIES AS NEEDED. WE SEEK TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MISSIONARIES EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY AND SPIRITUALLY AS WELL AS PRACTICALLY TALKING THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES FOR MISSIONS, OUTREACHES, MISSIONS LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIFIC ISSUES ON THE FIELD. WE SPEND TIME IN PRAYER WITH THEM AS WELL. WE ALSO MEET WITH THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GOING ON THE MISSION FIELD, GIVING THEM GUIDANCE AND HELPING THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A MISSIONARY. WE ALSO TRAIN SHORT TERM TEAMS IN DEPTH BEFORE GOING ON THE FIELD. 24018 206586 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 2 true false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true false false true true false false CA X DAWN HAMRICK 7609642430 12685 POCONO RD APPLE VALLEY CA 92308 CHERYL MARKOWITZ PRESIDENT 40.00 X 83700 0 0 DAWN HAMRICK SECRETARY/TR 20.00 X 25500 0 0 MONIQUE KOSZTY ASSISTANT SE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK RUSHING BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 FORREST HASKINS VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 109200 false false false X 233489 233489 1 1 233490 1 69100 69100 63983 63983 109200 59145 27300 22755 3322 1333 1227 762 1585 1585 2078 2078 214 214 3958 3958 2064 2064 12504 11488 1016 691 691 1866 1866 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2765 2765 MISSIONARY SUPPORT 633 633 FOOD PANTRY SUPPLIES 510 510 MEALS 394 394 178 140 38 275045 206586 42612 25847 97820 46312 9533 420 420 97820 56265 0 0 X 97820 56265 97820 56265 97820 56265 -41555 X false false X 105966 132029 257514 269268 233489 998266 105966 132029 257514 269268 233489 998266 58884 939382 998266 10 0.94100 0.91210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 420 420 420 true NORTH AMERICA GRANTMAKING CHRISTIAN MISSIONS 22357 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES GRANTS/PROGRAM SERV CHRISTIAN MISSIONS 36962 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GRANTMAKING CHRISTIAN MISSIONS 4664 63983 63983 CHRISTIAN MISSION SUPPORT NORTH AMERICA 1 22357 CHECK AND ZELLE CHRISTIAN MISSION SUPPORT RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 1 36962 WIRE TRANSFER MEDICAL RELIEF EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2 4664 WIRE TRANSFER false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND TO INDIVIDUALS FOR MISSIONS ACTIVITIES AND RELIEF BY REQUIRING EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION AND VERIFICATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: REGULAR QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTING, PICTURES, NEWSLETTERS, VIDEOS,LIVE VIDEO CHECK-INS, AND IN PERSON FIELD VISITS. FUNDING PROVIDED FOR MEDICAL RELIEF REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF PAYMENT TO A MEDICAL PROVIDER OR UNPAID BILL OR OTHER MECHANISMS THAT DO NOT VIOLATE HIPAA. ADDITIONALLY, PROCEDURES REQUIRED BY THE OFAC AND OTHER UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REGULATORY BODIES ARE FOLLOWED TO INSURE COMPLIANCE PRIOR TO ISSUING FUNDS. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 NORTH AMERICA 22,357 0 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 36,962 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 4,664 0 true MEDICAL RELIEF 4 57300 MISSION EXPENSES 2 11800 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND TO INDIVIDUALS FOR MISSIONS ACTIVITIES AND RELIEF BY REQUIRING EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION AND VERIFICATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: REGULAR QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTING, PICTURES, NEWSLETTERS, VIDEOS,LIVE VIDEO CHECK-INS, AND IN PERSON FIELD VISITS. FUNDING PROVIDED FOR MEDICAL RELIEF REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF PAYMENT TO A MEDICAL PROVIDER OR UNPAID BILL OR OTHER MECHANISMS THAT DO NOT VIOLATE HIPAA. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION 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. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 1378 HOURS IN 2024. THEY TOOK PART IN OFFICE WORK, ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAMMING, AND FUNDRAISING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CONNECTREE PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THREE NATIONAL MISSIONARIES IN MEXICO CITY AND ONE IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO, ENABLING THEM TO SHARE THE GOSPEL THROUGH BI-MONTHLY EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, MEDICAL AND DISASTER RELIEF (AS NEEDED), AND OFFERING SUPPORT TO PERSECUTED BELIEVERS. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF CRIME AND PERSECUTION IN THE REGION, THE MISSIONARY IN CHIAPAS HAS SEEN HIS MINISTRY GROW FROM NINE VILLAGES TO FOURTEEN OVER THE PAST YEAR. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHED WITH THE GOSPEL AND RECEIVED BIBLES, AND SEVERAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN BOTH MEXICO CITY AND CHIAPAS HAVE RECEIVED PRACTICAL AID. ADDITIONALLY, WE SENT FUNDS FOR FOOD PACKAGES TO BENEFIT 80 MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN LA LAGUNA, MEXICO CITY, FOR BOTH EASTER AND CHRISTMAS OUTREACHES, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MISSIONARIES IN MEXICO CITY FACED A TRAGIC EVENT WHEN TWO OF THEIR NIECES WERE SHOT DURING A VIOLENT CARJACKING. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO SEND FUNDS TO HELP COVER MEDICAL EXPENSES AS THEY TOOK IN THE TWO GIRLS TO LIVE WITH AND CARE FOR THEM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B CONNECTREE PROVIDED FUNDS FOR A NATIONAL MISSIONARYS MINISTRY IN MOLDOVA. HE USES TAEKWONDO INSTRUCTION COMBINED WITH BIBLE STUDY TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL TO YOUTH. AROUND 80 KIDS FROM SEVERAL VILLAGES PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. THE MISSIONARY ALSO ORGANIZES WEEK-LONG SUMMER CHRISTIAN CAMPS FOR 40 ELEMENTARY-AGED STUDENTS AND 40 TEENS, WITH FUNDS RAISED TO SUPPORT THESE CAMPS. AT THE END OF SUMMER, THE MISSIONARY AND HIS TEAM HOSTED A DAY CAMP IN A VILLAGE, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 35 CHILDREN ATTENDED. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THEY HEARD THE GOSPEL THROUGH STORIES AND BIBLE STUDY, PARTICIPATED IN ENGLISH ACTIVITIES, AND ENJOYED FIELD GAMES. SEVERAL OF THE CHILDREN RESPONDED TO THE CALL TO REPENT AND BELIEVE IN JESUS. IN ADDITION, HE CONDUCTS COMMUNITY OUTREACHES AT EASTER AND CHRISTMAS, BRINGING BIBLES, GIFTS, AND GOSPEL PRESENTATIONS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR IN LOCAL VILLAGES. THROUGH THESE OUTREACHES, HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PARENTS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE GOSPEL. WE ALSO RAISED FUNDS TO ASSIST THE MISSIONARY WITH SOME MEDICAL EXPENSES AND A NEW MINISTRY VEHICLE. CT HOSTED HIM WHILE HE WAS HERE ON A VISIT TO HIS SUPPORTING CHURCHES IN CALIFORNIA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C CONNECTREE PROVIDED DOMESTIC MEDICAL BENEVOLENCE FOR 2 MISSIONARIES WITH ONGOING COSTLY MEDICAL EXPENSES. THEY TRAIN AND COACH THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHRISTIAN PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN CLOSED COUNTRIES FOR RESILIENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS IN BRINGING THE GOSPEL TO HOSTILE CONTEXTS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED TRAINING IN HOW TO CROSS CULTURES, LEARN LANGUAGES AND BE PREPARED FOR CRISIS/RISK MANAGEMENT SO THEY CAN EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE INTO UNREACHED OR LEAST-REACHED COUNTRIES AND COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH UNBELIEVERS OVER THE LONG-TERM. ADDITIONALLY, CT PROVIDED A DONATION TO HELP THEM WITH MINISTRY TRAVEL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR, WHICH EXCEEDED EXPECTED COSTS. CONNECTREE ALSO PROVIDED MEDICAL RELIEF FUNDS FOR 2 MISSIONARIES WORKING IN SE ASIA (THEY ARE AMERICAN) FOR SOME UNEXPECTED LARGE MEDICAL BILLS. THESE MISSIONARIES HAVE A BUSINESS AS MISSION WITH AN ECO-TOURISM AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM, BRINGING TEAMS FROM THE STATES WHO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT VARIOUS VILLAGES, INTERACT WITH THE PEOPLE, AND SHARE THEIR FAITH IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES. THEY WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS PARTICULARLY HOSTILE TO THE GOSPEL. THEY HOPE THESE EXCHANGES HELP THEM FIND A PERSON OF PEACE WHO THEY CAN INVITE TO DO AN EXPLORATORY HOUSEHOLD BIBLE STUDY TO DISCIPLE PEOPLE TOWARD A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST. CONNECTREE BLESSED 5 MISSIONARIES WITH GIFTS TO HELP WITH EXPENSES WHILE ON HOME ASSIGNMENT AND ARRANGED GET TOGETHER MEALS WITH THEM AND THEIR LOCAL SUPPORTERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D MISSIONARY ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZATION CONNECTREE COMES ALONGSIDE CHURCHES TO CONSULT WITH THEM TO HELP IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR MISSIONS PROGRAMS. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THEM CARE FOR AND ENCOURAGE THEIR MISSIONARIES, RAISE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS AWARENESS, PROMOTE MISSIONS MOBILIZATION AND CONNECT THEM WITH OTHER CHURCHES WHO SUPPORT THE SAME MISSIONARIES. CT TAKES MULTI-CHURCH SHORT TERM MISSIONS TRIPS AND HELPS TRAIN AND LEAD SHORT TERM TRIPS FOR CHURCHES AS WELL. CONNECTREE ALSO PROVIDES PERSONAL AND MISSIONS FOCUSED COUNSELING AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO MISSIONARIES AS NEEDED. WE SEEK TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MISSIONARIES EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY AND SPIRITUALLY AS WELL AS PRACTICALLY TALKING THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES FOR MISSIONS, OUTREACHES, MISSIONS LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIFIC ISSUES ON THE FIELD. WE SPEND TIME IN PRAYER WITH THEM AS WELL. WE ALSO MEET WITH THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GOING ON THE MISSION FIELD, GIVING THEM GUIDANCE AND HELPING THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A MISSIONARY. WE ALSO TRAIN SHORT TERM TEAMS IN DEPTH BEFORE GOING ON THE FIELD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM. THE FORM IS PREPARED BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT AND THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY/TREASURER PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR IN NATURE OF SIZE AND FINANCE WAS RESEARCHED, PRESENTED AND CONSIDERED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND ELECTRONICALLY WHEN ACCEPTABLE.