2023-10-17T11:10:32-05:00 2022-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS-16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2022-01-01 133782233 IEARN INC IEAR 2128702693 1460 BROADWAY - 11TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2128702693 2023-10-17 1 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK 999009999 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2122682804 2023-09-27 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK 1460 BROADWAY - 11TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036 5068731 0 X WWW.US.IEARN.ORG X 1994 NY THE MISSION OF IEARN-USA IS TO DEVELOP AND EMPOWER AN INCLUSIVE GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WHO BRIDGE CULTURAL DIVIDES AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. 10 10 26 52 0 0 3747212 5057641 11125 9580 483 64 1579 1446 3760399 5068731 0 0 0 0 1251558 1451079 0 0 124333 2472233 3727215 3723791 5178294 36608 -109563 561888 1112293 136955 796678 424933 315615 X THE MISSION OF IEARN-USA IS TO DEVELOP AND EMPOWER AN INCLUSIVE GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WHO BRIDGE CULTURAL DIVIDES AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. 0 0 4348143 9580 IEARN GLOBAL PROJECTS:IN 2022, IEARN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD CONNECTED ONLINE, COLLABORATED ON GLOBAL PROJECTS, AND BUILT FRIENDSHIPS AS THEY ADDRESSED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DESIGNED AND FACILITATED PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.IEARN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:IEARN-USA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PLAY A KEY ROLE IN SUPPORTING EDUCATORS TO BECOME GLOBAL EDUCATION LEADERS. THEY CREATE A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY, PROVIDE SUPPORT, AND GUIDE EDUCATORS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN INTEGRATING GLOBAL PROJECTS INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. IN 2022, IEARN-USA'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDED VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS, TRAINING WEBINARS, AND SHARING DIGITAL RESOURCES TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH HANDS-ON TOOLS AND SKILLS TO EMPOWER THEM TO BUILD LONG-LASTING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS.GLOBAL EDUCATION AMBASSADORS:IEARN-USA'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR U.S. EDUCATORS, NAMED THE GLOBAL EDUCATION AMBASSADORS (GEAS), IS A SELECT GROUP OF VOLUNTEER EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING IEARN'S EFFORTS TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND GLOBAL EDUCATION. THESE AMBASSADORS PROMOTED GLOBAL EDUCATION AND VIRTUAL EXCHANGE, LED ONLINE PROJECTS AND COURSE FACILITATION, AND CREATED EXCHANGE RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.THE KENNEDY-LUGAR YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY (YES) PROGRAM:FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND SPONSORED BY THE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, THE YES PROGRAM IS AN ACADEMIC YEAR EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM COUNTRIES WITH SIGNIFICANT MUSLIM POPULATIONS. THE YES PROGRAM IS MANAGED BY VARIOUS PARTNERS IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. IEARN MANAGES YES PROGRAMMING FOR BANGLADESH, CAMEROON, ISRAEL (ARAB COMMUNITIES), LIBERIA, MALI, PAKISTAN, SIERRA LEONE, AND SURINAME, AND ADVISES AND MANAGES VIRTUAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES, PROGRAM WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND WEBINARS FOR PARTICIPANTS AND ALUMNI.IEARN-USA SUPPORTED AND ENGAGED YES ALUMNI THROUGH TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS. IN JANUARY-MARCH, 2022, IEARN-USA ORGANIZED THE YES VOICES PODCASTING WORKSHOP IN COLLABORATION WITH STORYCENTER FOR 20 ALUMNI FROM 18 COUNTRIES. IN MAY 2022, IEARN-USA PARTNERED WITH YES CONSORTIUM MEMBERS TO IMPLEMENT THE BEYOND YES WORKSHOP IN TANZANIA FOR 28 PARTICIPANTS FROM 15 AFRICAN COUNTRIES. BEYOND YES PROVIDED ALUMNI WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THREE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (QUALITY EDUCATION, CLEAN WATER, AND GENDER EQUALITY) FROM EXPERT GUEST SPEAKERS AND DEVELOP THEIR OWN COMMUNITY PROJECT RELATED TO ONE OF THE SDGS. FROM SEPTEMBER 27 TO OCTOBER 16, IEARN-USA IMPLEMENTED A SECOND ITERATION OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE WORKSHOP FOR 45 YES ALUMNI FROM CAMEROON, LIBERIA, MALI AND SIERRA LEONE.NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH (NSLI-Y):IEARN-USA CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT THE NSLI-Y PROGRAM. NSLI-Y IS A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ELIGIBLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO LEARN LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGES IN SUMMER AND ACADEMIC-YEAR OVERSEAS IMMERSION PROGRAMS.IN 2022, IEARN-USA IMPLEMENTED THREE GRANT CYCLES FOR THE NSLI-Y PROGRAM: 26 STUDENTS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAM FOR 2021-2022 FINISHED THEIR PROGRAMS AND RETURNED TO THE U.S. 126 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OVERSEAS SUMMER PROGRAMS AND 27 STUDENTS BEGAN THEIR ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS FOR 2022-2023. IEARN-USA BEGAN DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM FOR THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR CYCLE.IEARN-USA ALSO MANAGED DEVELOPMENT AND CONTENT PUBLISHING FOR THE NSLI-Y INTERACTIVE WEBSITE (HTTP://NSLIY-INTERACTIVE.ORG), WHICH SHOWCASES LANGUAGE LEARNING AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCES OF NSLIY STUDENTS AND ALUMNI.SISTER2SISTER:THE U.S. SISTER2SISTER EXCHANGE PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 60 PAKISTANI FEMALE STUDENTS (ROUGHLY 20 PER COHORT YEAR) TO ATTEND UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO EMPOWER PAKISTANI FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS TO OVERCOME CULTURAL LIMITATIONS THAT INHIBIT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN PURSUING COMPETITIVE AND LUCRATIVE CAREERS. SISTER2SISTER IS FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND IS ADMINISTERED BY A CONSORTIUM OF PARTNERS, INCLUDING AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, IEARN-PAKISTAN, AND IEARN-USA. IN 2022, 41 PARTICIPANTS TRAVELED TO THE U.S. TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM.DESIGN SQUAD LATINX:FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, IEARN-USA PARTNERED WITH GBH TO DEVELOP THE DESIGN SQUAD LATINX PROGRAM. DESIGN SQUAD LATINX WAS AN ENGINEERING CLUB AND INCLUDED A VARIETY OF ENGINEERING CHALLENGES IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE (PRIMARILY AGES 10-13) TO DISCOVER ENGINEERING AND TO MOTIVATE LATINX YOUTH TO CONSIDER ENGINEERING AS A POSSIBLE CAREER IN THEIR FUTURE. THE PROGRAM WAS TESTED AS A PILOT PROGRAM WITH 3 CLUBS (APPROX. 55 STUDENTS) IN EARLY 2022 IN PUERTO RICO. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION TOOK PLACE IN FALL 2022 WITH 44 CLUBS IN PUERTO RICO (APPROXIMATELY 650 STUDENTS) AND THE US (APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS). IEARN-USA ALSO WORKED WITH 4 CLUBS (4 LEADERS AND APPROXIMATELY 65 TEACHERS) IN PUERTO RICO TO CREATE A VIRTUAL EXCHANGE PILOT ON THE IEARN COLLABORATION CENTRE.FHI360 - ENGLISH ACCESS MICROSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:FUNDED BY THE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS (ECA) OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND ADMINISTERED BY FHI360, THE DEVELOPING DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP EXCHANGE WAS A 10-WEEK VIRTUAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP FOR 40 NON-NATIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATORS INCLUDING ACCESS TEACHERS AND OTHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. THE SECOND ITERATION OF THIS EXCHANGE EQUIPPED PARTICIPANTS TO TEACH THEIR STUDENTS THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AS GLOBAL DIGITAL CITIZENS. THE EXCHANGE FOCUSED ON CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION, DIGITAL SECURITY, DIGITAL ETIQUETTE, MEDIA LITERACY, CYBERBULLYING PREVENTION, DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND DIGITAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDED THE PROGRAM BY SUBMITTING A FINAL PROJECT AND DEMONSTRATED WAYS TO SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGHOUT THE EXCHANGE. 4348143 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY AL AK CA CO CT IL HI KS ME NH NM NJ NY OH OK OR TN RI SC WA X X THE ORGANIZATION 2128702693 1460 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10036 HADY AMR CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALESSIA FALSARONE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET RIEL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HISHAM ANWAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONA ERAIBA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY KRAMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARUN KUMAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 IVIE SERIOUX BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE WARNOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON VAN HEUKELUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 184396 0 2792 SARAH OWO-OYEKAN FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 102885 0 21470 287281 0 24262 2 0 1 0 0 4627949 429692 5057641 PARTICIPANT MEMBERSHIP 900099 9580 9580 9580 64 64 OTHER INCOME 900099 1446 1446 1446 5068731 9580 0 1510 X 174304 78437 47062 48805 1000927 725261 253939 21727 181132 123870 46391 10871 94716 64773 24259 5684 12229 12229 140902 140902 165272 111204 47068 7000 583482 583482 107502 73517 27533 6452 251720 172142 64471 15107 144747 98987 37073 8687 1015075 1013636 1439 17075 13623 3452 PARTICIPANTS STIPENDS 767374 767374 WORKSHOPS 521837 521837 5178294 4348143 705818 124333 59846 400634 160284 351692 217983 154965 207 92348 174023 31220 30979 561888 1112293 128318 96928 699750 8637 0 136955 796678 X 424933 315615 424933 315615 561888 1112293 -109563 245 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 447894 2642643 2628915 37478212 5057641 48255305 447894 2642643 2628915 37478212 5057641 48255305 48255305 3828 1832 160 92 64 5976 39403 1377 880 1579 1446 44685 48305966 369780 0.99900 0.99440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 5068976 245 245 5068731 0 5068731 5178294 0 5178294 0 5178294 PART X, LINE 2: IEARN, INC. DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR PERIODS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE 62791 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE 10530 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE 184380 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE 36462 SOUTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE 5900 0 0 0 0 0 0 300063 0 300063 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 184396 0 0 0 0 0 1430 0 1362 0 187188 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 NEW BYLAWS WERE ADOPTED IN 2022. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE WAS THE ADOPTION OF TERM LIMITS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 AND MAKES IT AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY. IEARN USA RECRUITS EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY ACCORDING TO THIS GUIDELINE AND MAKES EACH POTENTIAL MEMBER AWARE OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT ALL TIMES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IEARNUSA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SECURED AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT WHO PROVIDED MARKET COMPENSATION DATA AND A RECOMMENDED SALARY RANGE. THE BOARD REVIEWED, APPROVED, AND SET THE COMPENSATION LEVEL FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (HIRED 3/19). AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT WAS SECURED BY IEARNUSA'S BOARD TO FACILITATE AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDED FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A MERIT INCREASE AND ANNUAL BONUS. IN APRIL 2020, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET WITH AND CONDUCTED THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 IEARN USA PUBLISHES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN IEARN USA'S ANNUAL REPORT, AND DETAILED STATEMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G COUNTRY COORDINATOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 583,482. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 583,482.