2022-11-10T14:33:07-06:00 2021-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2021-01-01 133782233 IEARN INC IEAR 9176944563 1460 BROADWAY 11TH FL NEW YORK NY 10036 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9176944563 2022-11-10 1 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK 999009999 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK 1460 BROADWAY 11TH FL NEW YORK NY 10036 3765489 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 21 10 0 0 2628915 3747212 40069 11125 160 483 880 1579 2670024 3760399 0 0 0 0 1145491 1251558 0 0 27806 1765942 2472233 2911433 3723791 -241409 36608 584867 561888 196624 136955 388243 424933 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 3153154 11125 IEARN GLOBAL PROJECTSIN 2021, 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 OVER 80 PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.IEARN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTIEARN-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 IN INTEGRATING GLOBAL PROJECTS INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. IN 2021, 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 AMBASSADORSIEARN-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) PROGRAMFUNDED 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 TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS. IN MAY-JUNE 2021, IEARN-USA ORGANIZED THE YES STORIES WORKSHOP PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STORY STUDIO FOR 16 ALUMNI FROM 13 COUNTRIES.FROM JUNE 21 TO JULY 2, 2021, IEARN-USA CO-HOSTED YES CONNECTS, A VIRTUAL YES ALUMNI DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE. A TOTAL OF 39 PARTICIPANTS FROM 18 COUNTRIES WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE. FROM SEPTEMBER 23 TO OCTOBER 21, 2021, IEARN-USA IMPLEMENTED THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE WORKSHOP FOR 41 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 NSLI-Y STUDENTS AND ALUMNI. SISTER2SISTERTHE 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. DUE TO LINGERING EFFECTS OF COVID-19, IN 2021 ONLY TWO (2) PAKISTANI SISTER2SISTER FINALISTS TRAVELED TO THE U.S., THE OTHER STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM REMOTELY FROM PAKISTAN.DESIGN SQUAD LATINXFUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, IEARN-USA PARTNERED WITH GBH TO DEVELOP THE DESIGN SQUAD LATINX PROGRAM, A VIRTUAL EXCHANGE FOCUSED ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH BETWEEN STUDENTS IN PUERTO RICO AND STUDENTS IN THE U.S. THE LATINX POPULATION IS DISPROPORTIONATELY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE STEM INDUSTRIES. THIS PROGRAM WILL INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO STEM SUBJECTS/CAREERS IN A FUN AND ENGAGING WAY AND ALLOW THEM TO VISUALIZE THEMSELVES IN A STEM CAREER. DESIGN SQUAD ACTIVITIES EMPOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF ENGINEERING IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. REFRESHED WEEKLY WITH CHALLENGES, VIDEOS, AND ACTIVITIES, THE WEBSITE IS ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES ON THE WEB WHERE KIDS CAN SHARE THEIR ENGINEERING IDEAS WITH OTHER KIDS. PROGRAM PILOT AND IMPLEMENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2022. FHI360 - FY17 ENGLISH ACCESS MICROSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMFUNDED 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 EXCHANGE'S OVERARCHING GOAL WAS TO EQUIP PARTICIPANTS TO TEACH THEIR STUDENTS THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AS DIGITAL LEARNERS, LEADERS, AND CITIZENS. THIS EXCHANGE FOCUSED ON RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY USAGE, CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION, MEDIA LITERACY, CYBERBULLYING PREVENTION, ONLINE SAFETY, DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND DIGITAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE OF A FINAL CULMINATING PROJECT. 3153154 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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 9 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK CA CO CT IL HI KS ME NH NM NJ NY OH OK OR TN RI SC WA X X THE ORGANIZATION 9176944563 1460 BROADWAY 11TH FL 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 JASON VAN HEUKELUM 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 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 165339 0 7159 165339 0 7159 1 0 1 0 0 3670376 76836 3747212 PARTICIPANT MEMBERSHIP 900099 11125 11125 11125 92 92 5481 5090 391 391 391 OTHER INCOME 900099 1579 1579 1579 3760399 11125 0 2062 X 172498 87974 75899 8625 928043 747680 173761 6602 9709 7734 1893 82 50001 38171 11168 662 91307 69375 20675 1257 129248 72898 56350 577696 560487 13709 3500 124790 123065 1608 117 302192 242616 56076 3500 144870 98748 46122 406609 389372 17212 25 19816 8812 11004 6782 6782 WORKSHOP 466920 460668 5685 567 PARTICIPANTS' TUITION 212671 212671 MISCELLANEOUS 80639 26101 51669 2869 3723791 3153154 542831 27806 153471 59846 60196 160284 198786 217983 16900 207 124433 92348 31081 31220 584867 561888 126471 128318 70153 8637 196624 136955 X 378243 424933 10000 0 388243 424933 584867 561888 36608 82 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3360147 447894 2642643 2628915 3747212 12826811 3360147 447894 2642643 2628915 3747212 12826811 12826811 2245 3828 1832 160 92 8157 21340 39403 1377 880 1579 64579 12899547 360200 0.99440 0.99430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 8637 8637 3778775 82 18294 18376 3760399 0 3760399 3742085 18294 18294 3723791 0 3723791 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE 529929 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE 566925 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE 269788 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EXCHANGE 103955 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES VIRTUAL EXCHANGE 41807 0 0 0 0 0 0 1512404 0 1512404 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 151625 0 13714 0 0 0 1430 0 5729 0 172498 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 IEARN-USA'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 IEARN-USA'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 OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 42,236. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13,709. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,500. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,445. COUNTRY COORDINATOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 518,251. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 518,251.