2021-08-27T14:53:41-05:00 2019-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2019-01-01 133782233 IEARN INC IEAR 2128702693 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2128702693 2021-08-27 1 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 2747643 0 X WWW.US.IEARN.ORG X 1994 NY IEARN (INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND RESOURCE NETWORK) IS THE U.S. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORLDWIDE IEARN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF IEARN IS TO ASSIST YOUTH (WITH A FOCUS ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AS WELL AS YOUTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS) TO USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO WORK ON PROJECTS DESIGNED TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 7 7 13 7 0 0 447894 2642643 235373 26733 15487 -6758 39403 1377 738157 2663995 0 0 0 0 994377 1018938 0 0 76475 3130997 3094340 4125374 4113278 -3387217 -1449283 2353162 1317758 274524 680372 2078638 637386 X IEARN IS A GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL NETWORK MADE UP OF NATIONAL IEARN ORGANIZATIONS THAT FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INVOLVING TECHNOLOGY-BASED INTERACTION BETWEEN STUDENTS AMONG MEMBER COUNTRIES AS PART OF THE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. EACH NATIONAL IEARN ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS OWN FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENSES. ONLY IN THE REGION OF COUNTRIES WITH SIGNIFICANT MUSLIM POPULATIONS, IEARN USA WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER NATIONAL IEARN ORGANIZATIONS ON A NUMBER OF GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS. THESE COUNTRIES CAN BE DIVIDED INTO AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, AND SOUTH ASIA REGIONS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN THE FORGOING REGIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY PASS THROUGH GRANTS THAT ARE AWARDED TO IEARN USA. 0 0 3735909 26733 IEARN GLOBAL PROJECTSIN 2019, 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 MORE THAN 100 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 2019, IEARN-USA'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDED ONLINE COURSES, VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, AND DIGITAL RESOURCES SHARING TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH HANDS-ON TOOLS AND SKILLS TO EMPOWER THEM TO BUILD LONG-LASTING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS.FROM FEBRUARY TO MAY 2019, IEARN-USA CONDUCTED THE IEARN ONLINE EDUCATOR COURSE, INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE COLLABORATION AND GLOBAL PROJECTS. THE EIGHT-WEEK ONLINE COURSE TAUGHT PARTICIPANTS ABOUT GLOBAL PROJECT-BASED LEARNING WITH IEARN. IT PREPARED THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN A VIRTUAL EXCHANGE PROJECT WITH THEIR CLASS, AND TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER TEACHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH THE COURSE, TEACHERS LEARNED HOW TO INTEGRATE COLLABORATIVE, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INTO THEIR TEACHING PRACTICE WHILE ADDRESSING LOCAL AND/OR NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. PARTICIPANTS ALSO DISCUSSED WAYS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR ONLINE GLOBAL COMMUNICATION AND PROJECT WORK, AND TO EVALUATE THEIR LEARNING.GLOBAL EDUCATION AMBASSADORSIEARN-USA'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR U.S. EDUCATORS, NAMED THE GLOBAL EDUCATION AMBASSADORS (GEAS), ARE A SELECT GROUP OF VOLUNTEER EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING IEARN'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND GLOBAL EDUCATION. THESE AMBASSADORS PROMOTED GLOBAL EDUCATION AND VIRTUAL EXCHANGE, LED ONLINE PROJECTS AND COURSE FACILITATION, CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS, CREATED RESOURCES, AND ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED SPECIAL GLOBAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES AND CONFERENCES 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. IN 2019, YES PROGRAM RECRUITED AND SELECTED 173 STUDENTS FROM THE EIGHT COUNTRIES LISTED ABOVE TO TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES FOR AN EXCHANGE YEAR.IN 2019, THE YES PROGRAM CELEBRATED ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY. AS A PART OF THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, IEARN-USA LEAD AN ONLINE LOGO COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI TO SUBMIT AND VOTE FOR COMMEMORATIVE 15TH ANNIVERSARY YES LOGOS AND CREATED VIDEOS HIGHLIGHTING EACH COUNTRY'S, CULTURE, ALUMNI PROJECTS, AND IMPACT OF THE YES PROGRAM, WHICH WERE FEATURED ON THE YES WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, IEARN-USA ORGANIZED THE YES SDG (UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS) VIRTUAL SUMMIT WHERE FIFTEEN YES ALUMNI FROM NINE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES LEAD ONLINE SESSIONS ABOUT THE VARIOUS SDGS, PROMOTED THE SDG-ALIGNED WORK THEY DO IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, AND SHARE STRATEGIES AND TIPS TO HELP OTHER YES ALUMNI TAKE THEIR PROJECTS FROM PAPER AND PUT IT INTO PRACTICE. IEARN-USA ALSO ORGANIZED THE DIGITAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOP (DSW) IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH IN OCTOBER, WHICH TAUGHT 18 ALUMNI FROM 11 COUNTRIES DIGITAL STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES. IEARN-USA ALSO LED FIVE WEBINARS FOR THE ENTIRE YES ALUMNI COMMUNITY.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 2019, IEARN-USA IMPLEMENTED SUMMER AND ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS FOR 142 STUDENTS TO STUDY ABROAD IN INDIA, KOREA, MOROCCO AND TAIWAN. IEARN-USA ALSO MANAGED THE NSLI-Y INTERACTIVE WEBSITE (HTTP://NSLIY-INTERACTIVE.ORG/), WHICH SHOWCASES LANGUAGE LEARNING AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCES OF NSLI-Y STUDENTS AND ALUMNI. IN 2019, IEARN ORGANIZED SIX VIRTUAL-INTERACTIVE EVENTS THAT CONNECTED NSLI-Y STUDENTS ABROAD WITH YOUTH, EDUCATORS AND LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE U.S. FOR FURTHER CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND LANGUAGE LEARNING. THIS YEAR, THE EVENTS FOCUSED ON TOPICS RANGING FROM CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-GROWTH IN MOLDOVA, TO LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES, TO CITIZEN AMBASSADORSHIP.SUMMER SISTERSIN THE SUMMER OF 2019, 22 GIFTED AND DYNAMIC PAKISTANI HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FROM LOW TO MIDDLE INCOME BACKGROUNDS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAMS AT PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING HARVARD, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, BROWN UNIVERSITY AND BABSON COLLEGE. THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 2013, AND IS PART OF THE "LET GIRLS LEARN" INITIATIVE, WHICH 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. LEARN MORE AT HTTP://IEARNPK.ORG/SS/SS.HTM.UPON THEIR RETURN, THE GIRLS STAY ENGAGED AS ALUMNI. IN ADDITION TO ORGANIZING LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THEY ARE ALSO OFTEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS. FOR EXAMPLE, ALUMNI HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO REPRESENT PAKISTAN AT THE GLOBAL YOUTH AMBASSADOR SUMMIT AND THE EVEREST INTERNATIONAL MODEL UN IN NEPAL. DESIGN SQUAD GLOBAL INVENTING GREEN INDIA CLUBSIN JULY 2019, IEARN INDIA LAUNCHED THE DSG INVENTING GREEN CLUBS IN PUNE AND MUMBAI. DESIGN SQUAD GLOBAL EMPOWERS 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. AT DESIGN SQUAD GLOBAL'S ONLINE HUB, KIDS CAN SHARE THEIR ENGINEERING IDEAS AND SKETCHES WITH OTHER KIDS, PLAY GAMES (LIKE THE FLOOD PREVENTION SIMULATION "DON'T FLOOD THE FIDGITS!"), AND TAKE ON GLOBAL CHALLENGES (INVENTING A WAY TO USE LESS WATER). 3735909 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY X X THE ORGANIZATION 2128702693 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE SUITE 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 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 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 GEORGE WARNOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 115598 0 4671 ED GRAGERT INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-3-11-2019 40.00 X 11500 0 0 127098 0 4671 1 0 0 0 0 2562630 80013 2642643 PARTICIPANT MEMBERSHIP 900099 25930 25930 ONLINE TRAINING COURSE 900099 803 803 26733 1832 1832 75058 83648 -8590 -8590 -8590 OTHER INCOME 900099 1377 1377 1377 2663995 26733 0 -5381 X 131769 73048 22640 36081 723281 604477 90221 28583 20987 16658 2768 1561 77604 62734 10151 4719 65297 51827 8612 4858 516 516 83151 44694 38457 559250 549417 9833 127604 124778 2218 608 180188 180188 141285 91256 50029 1112150 1109644 2441 65 27903 14439 13464 11926 11425 501 WORKSHOP 402042 396042 6000 PARTICIPANTS' TUITION 376861 376861 MISCELLANEOUS 41464 28421 13043 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 30000 30000 4113278 3735909 300894 76475 193662 795115 2076151 453393 1622 1001 21875 42308 59852 25941 2353162 1317758 224084 90251 50440 590121 274524 680372 X 421336 275592 1657302 361794 2078638 637386 2353162 1317758 -1449283 8031 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5358564 4335841 3360147 447894 2642643 16145089 5358564 4335841 3360147 447894 2642643 16145089 16145089 1987 1443 2245 3828 1832 11335 915 4103 21340 39403 1377 67138 16223562 645656 0.99520 0.98230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE TO IEARN MEMBER COUNTRIES 64244 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 525877 590121 2728757 8031 56731 64762 2663995 0 2663995 4170009 56731 56731 4113278 0 4113278 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PHYSICAL EXCHANGE & VIRTUAL EXCHANGE 717450 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PHYSICAL EXCHANGE & VIRTUAL EXCHANGE 886637 SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PHYSICAL EXCHANGE & VIRTUAL EXCHANGE 41765 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PHYSICAL EXCHANGE & VIRTUAL EXCHANGE 203679 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PHYSICAL EXCHANGE & VIRTUAL EXCHANGE 246948 0 5 0 0 0 5 2096479 0 2096479 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 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 MAINTAINS AN INTERNAL REVIEW PROCESS FOR EACH OF THE EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SUCH A REVIEW CONSISTS OF PEER REVIEW AND FEEDBACK, AS WELL AS SUPERVISORY EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK. ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE BASED ON THE RESULT OF SUCH PROCESS. 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 CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,714. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,833. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,547. COUNTY COORDINATOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 543,703. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 543,703. AMENDED RETURN FORM 990, PAGE 1, SECTION B THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED AN AMENDED RETURN DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE COMPLETION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. THE AMENDED RETURN CONTAINS CHANGES TO PARTS I THROUGH XII AND SCHEDULES A, B, D, F, AND O THAT CONFORM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLETED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT.