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What it reported doing in 2025

GUATEMALA:1.We trained, mentored, and supported 69 (17 new and 52 existing) community-identified education leaders in rural Guatemala.2.More than 4,200 rural students from 17 schools serving 123 communities benefited from computer labs, classrooms equipped with audiovisual resources, access to open educational resources, resource centers for students with disabilities, technology skills training for both teachers and students, safe after-school learning spaces, and additional resources.3.We identified and selected 17 new Fellows for the 2026 cohort.4.We refined our Mission, Vision, and Theory of Change to emphasize local educators as drivers of real system change; a shift grounded in lived experience and proven impact. Our Fellows demonstrated this ownership by mobilizing 70% of project costs from their communities, reflecting a genuine belief and engagement. They raised more than $118,614 in local in-kind contributions (not including services, food, transportation, labor, and volunteer time) from their communities to support their educational projects.5.A major milestone was the consolidation of the Women's Leadership Council, composed of five Indigenous Fellow educators. The Council co-designed and began implementing a gender equity curriculum now integrated across the Fellows program, reinforcing more inclusive and supportive learning environments.6.With the support of our Board, the staff and trusted partners, ConnectED Fellows completed a deep organizational reflection process and developed its Strategic Plan 20262028. This milestone reflects growing institutional strength, clarity, and long-term direction.7.ConnectED forged new partnerships with World Connect/Guate Conecta, Nuya/MilMilagros, San Andrs Semetabaj and Mataquescuintla Municipalities and the Ministry of Educations district representatives, Tierra Nueva.6.We continued to grow our Board of Directors in the USA, our ConnectED team in Guatemala, and legally registered ConnectED as a nonprofit in Guatemala (Asociacin ConnectED Guatemala).

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -13.9%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 19.7%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -11.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings