2019-09-06T14:45:09-05:00 2017-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2017-01-01 133782233 IEARN INC IEAR 2128702693 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2128702693 2019-08-23 1 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 38.142.140.186 2019-08-23 13:48:28 ED 26493020183180399e93 2018-11-14 P 7EE24DDEAA34AFAE9DF92C3D2672F42BD3DA974D 5113AD6B164773D5121634EC23FD61D36CB6A590 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X STEFANIE ORTIZ-CIDLIK 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 3430632 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. 10 10 16 12 0 0 4335841 3360147 135270 46900 1443 2245 4103 21340 4476657 3430632 0 0 0 0 977400 1256753 0 0 43896 3105796 3259427 4083196 4516180 393461 -1085548 6677061 5645686 43947 92085 6633114 5553601 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 4110929 46900 2017-2018 IEARN PROJECT BOOK IEARN-USA RELEASED THE NEW EDITION OF THE IEARN PROJECT BOOK IN SEPTEMBER 2017, FEATURING MORE THAN 100 K-12 GLOBAL PROJECTS AND EIGHT LEARNING CIRCLES DESIGNED BY 119 PROJECT FACILITATORS IN 40 COUNTRIES. ALL PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED AND FACILITATED BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO FIT THEIR CURRICULUM AND CLASSROOM NEEDS AND SCHEDULES. ALL IEARN PROJECTS ARE ALSO ALIGNED WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, SO STUDENTS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD!NEW IEARN PROJECTS FOR 2017IN 2017, IEARN-USA WELCOMED NEW PROJECTS DESIGNED AND FACILITATORS IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING:INTERNATIONAL FILM CLUBTHIS PROJECT EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY REFLECTING ON THE IMPORTANT THEMES THAT MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES PORTRAY. CLASSES CONNECT WITH A GLOBAL PARTNER TO SELECTS THE SAME FILMS AND THEN ENGAGE STUDENTS IN COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES FOCUSING ON TOPICS RELEVANT TO THE UN SDGS. 360 VR CULTURAL EXCHANGEIN THIS PROJECT, STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD EXCHANGE IMMERSIVE 360 VIRTUAL REALITY IMAGERY OF THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES AS A WAY TO EXCHANGE CULTURE AND CELEBRATE DIVERSITY, USING VR APPS, CAMERAS, AND HEADGEAR. GLOBAL EDUCATION AMBASSADORSIEARN-USA'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR U.S. EDUCATORS, NAMED THE GLOBAL EDUCATION AMBASSADORS (GEA), SUPPORTS TEACHERS IN THEIR GROWTH AS GLOBAL EDUCATORS. GEAS PROMOTES INNOVATIVE GLOBAL EDUCATION BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM THROUGH ONLINE LEARNING BETWEEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY. IEARN-USA GLOBAL EDUCATION AMBASSADORS PLAY A KEY ROLE AS VIRTUAL EXCHANGE PROMOTERS AND MENTORS. THEY NETWORK WITH, SUPPORT, AND GUIDE THESE EDUCATORS IN INTEGRATING VIRTUAL EXCHANGE PROJECTS INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. GEAS BY THE NUMBERS IN 2017:-16 GLOBAL EDUCATION AMBASSADORS IN 13 U.S. STATES-2 GEAS RECEIVED MINI-GRANT AWARDS TO TRAIN 38 NEW U.S. TEACHERS IN IEARN-11 GEAS FACILITATED 14 IEARN PROJECTS AND LEARNING CIRCLES FOR THE NETWORK-4 GEAS FACILITATED ONLINE COURSES TO SUPPORT 95 NEW IEARN-USA MEMBERS-8 GEAS ATTENDED 5 CONFERENCES TO PROMOTE AND RECRUIT FOR IEARN-USAONLINE COURSES AND WORKSHOPS THROUGH THE BRIDGE PROGRAM2017 MARKED THE SECOND YEAR OF IEARN-USA'S BRIDGE PROGRAM (BUILDING RESPECT THROUGH INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE & GLOBAL EDUCATION), FUNDED THROUGH THE ASPEN INSTITUTE'S STEVENS INITIATIVE AS A TRIBUTE TO LATE AMBASSADOR CHRIS STEVENS. THROUGH THE BRIDGE PROGRAM, 208 EDUCATORS FROM TEN COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA), AS WELL AS THE U.S. PARTICIPATED IN IEARN'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND ONLINE COURSES. THESE EDUCATORS CONNECTED MORE THAN 5,540 STUDENTS ON VIRTUAL EXCHANGE PROJECTS THAT ALIGNED WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ALSO ORGANIZED OVER 30 LOCAL AND VIRTUAL PROJECT EXHIBITIONS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. 2017 IEARN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND YOUTH SUMMIT IEARN CELEBRATED ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND YOUTH SUMMIT THIS YEAR FROM JULY 17 - 22, 2017 IN MARRAKECH, MOROCCO. THE CONVENING BROUGHT TOGETHER ABOUT 210 EDUCATORS AND 90 YOUTH FROM 43 COUNTRIES TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, CELEBRATE PROJECT SUCCESSES, AND PLAN NEW ACTIVITIES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.EDUCATORS CONNECTED THROUGH 65 WORKSHOPS, SESSIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND 14 SESSIONS AS PART OF THE YOUTH SUMMIT. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED SESSIONS ABOUT IEARN PROJECTS SUCH AS STAYING HEALTHY, GIRL RISING, MACHINTO: HIROSHIMA FOR PEACE, AND HIP HOP ON THE SPOT. PRESENTERS ALSO ORGANIZED INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS ON USING ICT THROUGH TOPICS SUCH AS INTEGRATING VIDEO INTO PROJECT WORK, USING VIDEOCONFERENCING, DOCUMENTARIES, AND PHOTOJOURNALISM. 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 IN 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 2017, IEARN-USA'S YES TEAM COORDINATED PROGRAMS FOR NEARLY 200 STUDENTS, AS WELL AS HOSTED FIVE WEBINARS TO HELP YES STUDENTS AND ALUMNI GAIN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS, LEARN HOW TO CONDUCT LOCAL SERVICE PROJECTS, AND ENGAGE WITH THE GLOBAL ALUMNI NETWORK. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE IEARN TEAM ORGANIZED AND CONDUCTED TWO IN-PERSON ALUMNI WORKSHOPS; THE SDG 2030 SUMMIT FOR WEST AFRICA BROUGHT FOURTEEN YES ALUMNI FROM SEVEN COUNTRIES TOGETHER IN DECEMBER TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE WAYS TO WORK TOWARDS THE UNITED NATIONS' SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, AND THE FOURTH ANNUAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LEADER TRAINING BROUGHT ALUMNI LEADERS FROM SIX COUNTRIES TO MOROCCO TO STRENGTHEN THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN JULY.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, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. NSLI-Y PROVIDES FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN CRITICAL LANGUAGES ABROAD. IN 2017, IEARN-USA FACILITATED SUMMER AND ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS FOR 121 STUDENTS TO STUDY ABROAD IN CHINA, 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 2017, 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 DIVERSITY IN MOROCCO, TO RUSSIAN LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES, TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERISM IN INDIA. SUMMER SISTERSIN THE SUMMER OF 2017, 20 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. 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, THE SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, AND IEARN-USA. LEARN MORE AT HTTP://IEARNPK.ORG/SS/SS.HTM. LONGVIEW FOUNDATIONTHE TEACHERS' GUIDE TO GLOBAL COLLABORATION IS NOW LIVE AT WWW.GLOBALEDGUIDE.ORG. FUNDED BY THE LONGVIEW FOUNDATION, THIS ONLINE GUIDE IS A COLLECTION OF RESOURCES, PROJECTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR GLOBAL COLLABORATION. 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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. 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 XI AND SCHEDULES A, B AND D THAT CONFORM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPLETED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT.