CONNECT FOUNDATION

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

9605 SCRANTON RD STE 110, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-1767

In care of

% DUANE ROTH

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

JAMES ZANEWICZ, 9605 SCRANTON ROAD 110, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121

Signed the 990

JAMES ZANEWICZ, CEO

Phone

(858) 964-1300

Website

WWW.CONNECT.ORG

Return prepared by

SWENSON ADVISORS LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-3049742 or by the name CONNECT FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

CONNECT IS AN INNOVATION INSTIGATOR ESTABLISHED TO CULTIVATE SAN DIEGO'S LIFE SCIENCE AND TECH COMMUNITIES. A TRUSTED PARTNER FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, WE PROPEL OUR REGION'S ENTREPRENEURS AS THEY CREATE AND SCALE THEIR COMPANIES FROM FIRST-TIME FOUNDERS TO SEASONED EXECUTIVES. WE OPERATE ACROSS DIVERSE INDUSTRY VERTICALS WITH A MINDSET DRIVEN BY INCLUSIVE SOCIAL GOOD MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ACROSS THE ENTIRETY OF THE MEGA-REGION. IN ELEVATING ENTREPRENEURIAL MASTERY SUCH AS PROVIDING ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL, STRATEGIC ADVISING, AND PARTNERING OPPORTUNITIES WE BRING TOGETHER OUR REGION'S CULTURE AND SPIRIT TO IGNITE OUR INNOVATION ECONOMY.

Program accomplishments

• INNOVATION DAY (FIVE.TEN.THIRTY) WAS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF THE INNOVATION COMMUNITY IN SANDIEGO HISTORY. CONNECT GATHERED 200 VCS, ANGEL INVESTORS, CEOS, CTOS, DEI LEADERS,NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS, AND 160+ TECH AND LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES, DRIVING INNOVATION ACROSSSAN DIEGO TO CONTINUE COLLECTIVE MOMENTUM FORWARD TO SCALING UP A MORE ROBUST AND MOREINCLUSIVE ECONOMY ACROSS THE MEGAREGION. OVER 3,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS INAUGURAL EVENT. THEGOALS OF 5.10.30 ARE TO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT, TO GENERATE INTEREST OUTSIDE OF SANDIEGO AND ATTRACT MORE TALENT TO SAN DIEGO;
  Expenses $867,507 · revenue $545,440
• LIFE SCIENCE LUMINARY DINNER, AN ANNUAL DINNER OF KEY PLAYERS IN THE SAN DIEGO LIFE SCIENCE COMMUNITY, TRADITIONALLY HOSTED AT THE HOME OF A SUCCESSFUL LIFE SCIENCE ENTREPRENEUR THAT MADE GREAT STRIDES IN THE LIFE SCIENCE COMMUNITY IN THE PAST YEAR. THE DINNER BRINGS IN ONLY THE TOP INNOVATORS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, NETWORK, AND CELEBRATE THE SAN DIEGO LIFE SCIENCE COMMUNITY
  Expenses $258,601 · revenue $12,133
• COOL COMPANIESCOOL COMPANIES PRIVATE EVENT, AN ANNUAL PROGRAM WHERE CONNECT SELECTS THE TOP CENTURE CAPITAL-READY TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES TO BE NAMED A "COOL COMPANY". ALL THE COMPANIES' CEOS MEET INVESTORS IN A PRIVATE INVITE-ONLY EVENT WITH THE INTENTION OF SECURING FUNDING FOR THEIR COMPANY;COOL COMPANIES PUBLIC EVENT, AN ANNUAL GATHERING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY TO MEET AND LEARN ABOUT EACH COOL COMPANY, AS WELL AS NETWORK, MAKE RELATIONSHIPS, AND CELEBRATE THE NEW COOL COMPANIES;VC ROAD TRIP, DURING DAY 2 OF THE COOL COMPANIES PRIVATE EVENT, VENTURE CAPITALISTS FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY EMBARK ON AN OUTING, TYPICALLY SAILING, AND ARE GIVEN A TOUR OF SAN DIEGO. THE PURPOSE OF THE DAY LEARN ABOUT SAN DIEGO AND TO GROW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OUT-OF-TOWN VENTURE CAPITALISTS AND THE SAN DIEGO INNOVATION COMMUNITY.
  Expenses $207,336 · revenue $60,000
• SPRINGBOARD, A BUSINESS CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN WHICH BUSINESS ADVISORS PROVIDEMENTORSHIP TO NEW TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WHO THEN PRESENT TO A PANEL OF INDUSTRY VETERANS,INVESTORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS;FRAMEWORKS WORKSHOPS, HALF-DAY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE ANOVERVIEW OF BUSINESS BASICS THROUGH 'FUNDAMENTALS': A VOCABULARY, FOUNDATION AND 'FRAMEWORK' INWHICH BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CAN BE BUILT AROUND, AND 'ADVANCED WORKSHOPS': A FOCUSED ANDDETAILED LOOK AT SPECIALIZED AND INDUSTRY SPECIFIC TOPICS CUSTOMIZED TO FIT THE NEEDS OF A START-UPCOMPANY;CONNECT INNOVATION REPORT, A REGIONAL QUARTERLY INDEX WHICH TRACKS THE HEALTH OF THE SANDIEGO INNOVATION ECONOMY BY COMPARING DATA YEAR TO YEAR AND QUARTER TO QUARTER, PROVIDING ACOMPARISON ACROSS TECH INDUSTRY CLUSTERS TO SELECTED REGIONS AND MONITORING AVAILABILITY OF VARIOUSTYPES OF CAPITAL. THE DATA HELPS POLICYMAKERS AND TRADE ORGANIZATIONS PLAN AND ADVOCATEEFFECTIVELY FOR INNOVATION ECONOMY INCLUDING AVAILABILITY OF VISAS AND WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR TALENT INHIGH GROWTH CLUSTERS, BUILDING AN ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT, ALLOCATION OF GRANTFUNDING, REFORM OF THE PATENT SYSTEM AND ZONING;SPRINGBOARD IMPACT REPORT, PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANIES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THESPRINGBOARD ACCELERATOR PROGRAM SINCE 2005 TO FOLLOW-UP ON THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS;VENTURE SUMMIT, A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE CONNECTING SAN DIEGO'S COMPANIES TO INVESTORS FROM ALLOVER THE COUNTRY. DAY 1 FOCUSES ON SAN DIEGO LIFE-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN MULTIPLETRACKS, PITCHING TO INVESTORS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THE INVESTORS AND KEY PLAYERS FROM THE SANDIEGO INNOVATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATE IN A NETWORKING EVENT FOCUSED ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPSAND ELEVATING THE SAN DIEGO ECOSYSTEM. DAY 2 BRINGS IN UP-AND-COMING VENTURE CAPITALISTS FROMALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO GIVE EDUCATIONAL TALKS;SUMMER SOCIAL, AN ANNUAL GATHERING OF SAN DIEGO ENTREPRENEURS, INNOVATORS, INVESTORS, CEOS,AND SERVICE PROVIDERS GETTING TOGETHER TO NETWORK, MAKE RELATIONSHIPS, AND CELEBRATE THEINNOVATION COMMUNITY OF SAN DIEGO. THE PROGRAM WILL RESUMED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024;CONNECT SBDC, A PROGRAM THAT MATCHES EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES WITH GENERALIST MENTORS TOANSWER QUESTIONS RANGING FROM IDEAS, BUSINESS PLANS, MARKETING, AND MORE;VC ROAD TRIP, DURING DAY 2 OF THE COOL COMPANIES PRIVATE EVENT, VENTURE CAPITALISTS FROM ALLAROUND THE COUNTRY EMBARK ON AN OUTING, TYPICALLY SAILING, AND ARE GIVEN A TOUR OF SAN DIEGO. THEPURPOSE OF THE DAY IS TO LEARN ABOUT SAN DIEGO AND TO GROW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OUT-OF-TOWNVENTURE CAPITALISTS AND THE SAN DIEGO INNOVATION COMMUNITY.
  Expenses $1,333,206 · revenue $275,828

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

20-3049742

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2006

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Education (B90)

Assets (IRS master file)

$2,228,305

Income (IRS master file)

$3,094,359

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3049742).

Questions about CONNECT FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of CONNECT FOUNDATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of CONNECT FOUNDATION is 20-3049742.

Is CONNECT FOUNDATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.

Are donations to CONNECT FOUNDATION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does CONNECT FOUNDATION file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of CONNECT FOUNDATION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did CONNECT FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of CONNECT FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JAMES ZANEWICZ.

Who are the officers and directors of CONNECT FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 122 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $215,590 (MIKE KRENN, CEO).

How much revenue does CONNECT FOUNDATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,094,359, expenses of $3,111,063 and total assets of $2,228,305 at year end.

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