2026-01-28T09:17:24-05:00 2025-09-30 861758098 SCHULTHEISS & ASSOCIATES 720 NORLAND AVENUE CHAMBERSBURG PA 17201 990 2024-10-01 455473281 A CONNECTED PLANET ACON 7037901911 7725 FISHER DRIVE FALLS CHURCH VA 22043 GREG HEARNE BOARD MEMBER, CEO 7037901911 2026-01-28 true true MICHAEL L HARGLEROAD P00038835 7172672100 2026-01-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GREG HEARNE 3390 GANDY BLVD N LOT 657 ST PETERSBURG FL 33702 1258284 false X X 2012 VA PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE INFORMATION SHARING, EDUCATION, AND MEDICAL SERVICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 5 3 7 0 0 1094637 1145625 62 605 35000 1094699 1181230 0 0 971876 926030 0 0 141906 186199 1113782 1112229 -19083 69001 172770 175072 139278 72579 33492 102493 X 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. false false 41854 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. 41659 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. 863187 1145625 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. 946700 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 7 true false false false false false false false false X 5 3 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true true false X GREG HEARNE 7037901911 3390 GANDY BLVD N LOT 657 ST PETERSBURG FL 33702 GREG HEARNE BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X X 296286 0 37842 DAVID RYAN EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 165000 0 6300 CHRISTOPHER GAINES EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 157500 0 8269 EDWIN MALDONADO VAZQUEZ EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 133298 0 6300 DR JOSHUA HEARNE BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X X 12500 0 0 DAVID COKER PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTHERFORD SNYDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENDEGUZ VIRAGH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 764584 58711 4 false true false PROGRAM INCOME 1145625 1145625 1145625 9659 9659 68000 77054 -9054 -9054 -9054 RETENTION CREDIT 35000 35000 35000 1181230 1181230 308786 260000 48786 460172 460172 105447 100005 5442 51625 48368 3257 1255 1255 6710 6710 2112 2112 500 500 5899 2950 2949 15966 7983 7983 33040 15000 18040 7445 7445 2538 2538 5932 5932 TRAVEL 34580 17290 17290 AUTO EXPENSE 24777 24777 DONATIONS 19894 19894 SERVICE PROGRAM SUPPORT 12000 12000 13551 13551 1112229 946700 165529 0 35175 17812 87268 115032 46701 4473 50127 42228 200 172770 175072 45715 42579 93563 30000 139278 72579 X 33492 102493 33492 102493 172770 175072 69001 X false false false X 25132 158 25290 750668 856893 868483 1094637 1190284 4760965 750668 882025 868641 1094637 1190284 4786255 4786255 51 33 77 62 9659 9882 51 33 77 62 9659 9882 750719 882058 868718 1094699 1199943 4796137 0.99790 0.99990 0.00000 0.00000 X 46701 4473 42228 42228 LINE OF CREDIT 30000 30000 false false false false false false false false false GREG HEARNE BOARD MEMBER, CEO 296286 37842 334128 DAVID RYAN EMPLOYEE 165000 6300 171300 CHRISTOPHER GAINES EMPLOYEE 157500 8269 165769 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 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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 DR. JOSHUA HEARNE GREG HEARNE CFO CEO GREG IS JOSHUA'S FATHER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CEO 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 CEO FOR REVIEW, AND ANY UPDATES OR CORRECTIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE ACCOUNTANTS FOR REVIEW. A REVISED DRAFT IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE CEO 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. THE CEO TOOK A SIGNIFICANT PAY CUT IN COMPARISON TO HIS PREVIOUS POSITION 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.