A Connected Planet
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$1.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$175k
$73k liabilities
Net assets
$102k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
6.4 years on average
Staff
7
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
A Connected Planet's network
5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendeguz Viragh | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Coker PHD | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Joshua Hearne | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Greg Hearne | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rutherford Snyder | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Gaines | Employee | 2025 |
| David Ryan | Employee | since 2024 |
| Edwin Maldonado Vazquez | Employee | since 2023 |
| Guy Hippleheuser | Employee | 2023 |
| Jose Bouloy | Employee | 2024 |
| Sherman Lacoste | Employee | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Hearne | Board Member | 40 | $296k | $38k | |
| David Ryan | Employee | 40 | $165k | $6k | |
| Christopher Gaines | Employee | 40 | $158k | $8k | |
| Edwin Maldonado Vazquez | Employee | 40 | $133k | $6k | |
| Dr Joshua Hearne | Board Member | 10 | $13k | ||
| David Coker PhD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rutherford Snyder | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bendeguz Viragh | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- A Connected Planet
- EIN
- 455473281
- Address
- 7725 Fisher Dr, Falls Church, VA, 22043-1233
- State
- Virginia
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q02 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Greg Hearne (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBendeguz Viragh
≥8years on the filingsDavid Coker PHD
≥8years on the filingsGreg Hearne
≥3years on the filingsDr Joshua Hearne
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $175k
- Total liabilities
- $73k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $102k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1.1m
- Employees
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.1m | $1.1m | Deficit $19k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.