2025-06-11T08:06:37-05:00 2024-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS-16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2024-01-01 133782233 IEARN INC IEAR 2128702693 1460 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10036 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9176944563 2025-06-11 1 0 MARQUS WHITE P00053187 2126857000 2025-06-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK 1460 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10036 5094726 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. 8 8 22 21 0 0 4757702 5083090 5910 4010 162 4154 2 3472 4763776 5094726 728999 859826 0 0 1245062 1364502 0 0 86553 2677685 2841093 4651746 5065421 112030 29305 1842446 1435377 1414801 978427 427645 456950 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 4327052 859826 4010 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.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN 2024, IEARN-USA IMPLEMENTED THREE GRANT CYCLES FOR THE NSLI-Y PROGRAM:- 27 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAM FOR 2023-2024.- 85 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OVERSEAS SUMMER PROGRAMS IN 2024 AND 27 STUDENTS BEGAN THEIR ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS FOR 2024-2025.- IEARN-USA BEGAN DEVELOPING THE SUMMER AND ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAM FOR 2025-2026. 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.THE KENNEDY-LUGAR YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY (YES) PROGRAM:SPONSORED BY THE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, US DEPARTMENT OF STATE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE US AND PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES THROUGH PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE DIPLOMACY. THE YES PROGRAM IS AN ACADEMIC YEAR EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. IEARN MANAGES RECRUITMENT, ON-PROGRAM-SUPPORT AND ALUMNI PROGRAMMING FOR BANGLADESH, CAMEROON, ISRAEL (ARAB COMMUNITIES), LIBERIA, MALI, PAKISTAN, SIERRA LEONE, AND SURINAME.STEVENS INITIATIVE - STORY TELLING:STORYTELLING FOR CHANGE IS IMPLEMENTED BY IEARN-USA AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE J. CHRISTOPHER STEVENS VIRTUAL EXCHANGE INITIATIVE (JCSVEI). JCSVEI IS A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE ASPEN INSTITUTE. THE PROGRAM FACILITATES CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH FROM ALGERIA, TUNISIA, AND THE UNITED STATES, FOCUSING ON DIGITAL STORYTELLING TO FOSTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.IN 2024, IEARN-USA SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED TWO COHORTS OF THE STORYTELLING FOR CHANGE PROGRAM. EACH COHORT INCLUDED A STRUCTURED CURRICULUM THAT GUIDED PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE PRINCIPLES OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING, MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION, AND CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION. THE PROGRAM WAS DELIVERED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL SESSIONS. A TOTAL OF 683 PARTICIPANTS WERE ENGAGED ACROSS THE TWO COHORTS. THE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC BREAKDOWN IS AS FOLLOWS:1) ALGERIA - 1592) TUNISIA - 2313) UNITED STATES - 293STEVENS INITIATIVE - COMPAEROS DE CLASE GLOBALES:IEARN-USA'S COMPAEROS DE CLASE GLOBALES IS A GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVE FEATURING MULTI-ROUND VIRTUAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, GUATEMALA, AND MEXICO. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF SEVERAL 9-10 WEEK PROJECTS, OFFERING STUDENTS IN SPANISH-SPEAKING K-12 CLASSROOMS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE REAL-WORLD ISSUES AND CONSIDER WHAT IT MEANS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD. THE PROJECTS ARE BASED ON THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) AND ARE DESIGNED FOR INTEGRATION INTO SOCIAL STUDIES, CREATIVE AND LANGUAGE ARTS, OR STEM CURRICULA.IN 2024, IEARN-USA SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED TWO COMPAEROS DE CLASE GLOBALES PROGRAM COHORTS. THE PROGRAM WAS DELIVERED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL SESSIONS. A TOTAL OF 584 PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM ACROSS THE TWO COHORTS. IN GUATEMALA, 10 CLASSES WITH A TOTAL OF 261 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. IN MEXICO, 4 CLASSES WITH A TOTAL OF 140 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. IN THE UNITED STATES, 14 CLASSES WITH A TOTAL OF 183 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. 4327052 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 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 13 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 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 SARAH OWO-OYEKAN 2128702693 1460 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10036 ALESSIA FALSARONE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON VAN HEUKELUM TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET RIEL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HADY AMR 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 NIKHIL VAISH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE WARNOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 IVIE SERIOUX BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 10/24 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 193551 0 1860 SARAH OWO-OYEKAN FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 94796 0 11298 288347 0 13158 3 0 1 0 0 4778285 304805 5083090 PARTICIPANT MEMBERSHIP 900099 4010 4010 4010 4154 4154 OTHER INCOME 900099 3472 3472 3472 5094726 4010 0 7626 X 859826 859826 312704 127615 152934 32155 806834 660406 146428 151237 115655 31157 4425 93727 66651 24378 2698 325 325 134067 134067 814698 778573 4625 31500 128727 91541 33481 3705 303554 215864 78952 8738 115750 82312 30106 3332 821570 812883 8687 13647 7297 6350 WORKSHOPS 508755 508104 651 5065421 4327052 651816 86553 70033 371729 306798 401854 1108119 410765 331399 240357 26097 10672 1842446 1435377 278932 160328 1135869 818099 1414801 978427 X 427645 456950 427645 456950 1842446 1435377 29305 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2628915 37478212 5057641 4757702 5083090 55005560 2628915 37478212 5057641 4757702 5083090 55005560 55005560 160 92 64 162 4154 4632 880 1579 1446 164 3472 7541 55017733 379700 0.99980 0.99990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 5094726 0 5094726 0 5094726 5065421 0 5065421 0 5065421 PART X, LINE 2: IEARN, INC. 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THE NSLI Y PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND PER THE OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES, "IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS ON BOTH SUMMER AND ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS WITH STIPENDS TO COVER INCIDENTALS OR LIVING EXPENSES FOR WHICH THE IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATION HAS NOT PAID. STIPENDS MUST BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS ON A CONSISTENT, REGULAR BASIS." X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 193551 0 0 0 0 0 1430 0 430 0 195411 0 0 0 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 590,172. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 590,172. ONLINE COURSE FACILITATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,120. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 24,120. MEDIA & DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,025. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 25,275. MISC. CONTRACTORS & CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 51,606. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 600. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 31,500. TOTAL EXPENSES 83,706. IEARN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 91,425. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 91,425.