2017-10-03T13:48:35-05:00 2016-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2016-01-01 133782233 IEARN INC IEAR 2128702693 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 TONYA MURO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2128702693 2017-09-27 1 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 38.142.140.186 2017-09-27 08:31:18 ED P 1E93C914C15040D0F9CA6C26F5286852340997B0 83C03BF6C54663E03F04B7D57630FE7ED8D20278 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z TONYA MURO 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 4476657 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. 6 6 18 6 0 0 5358564 4335841 201380 135270 1987 1443 915 4103 5562846 4476657 0 0 0 0 987685 977400 0 0 32418 3695027 3105796 4682712 4083196 880134 393461 6313802 6677061 76724 43947 6237078 6633114 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 3798811 135270 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, RECRUITS NEARLY 900 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 40 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES TO SPEND ONE ACADEMIC YEAR IN THE U.S. LIVING WITH HOST FAMILIES AND ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOLS. WHILE ON PROGRAM, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO LEARN ABOUT AMERICAN SOCIETY AND VALUES, ACQUIRE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND HELP EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT THEIR COUNTRIES AND CULTURES. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES WHILE THEY ARE IN THE U.S., WHICH IS AN EXPERIENCE AND VALUE THAT THEY OFTEN TAKE HOME TO THEIR COUNTRIES. IN 2016, THE YES PROGRAM WORKED TO STRENGTHEN ITS WORLDWIDE ALUMNI NETWORK BY ORGANIZING THE THIRD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LEADER TRAINING HELD IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. THIS EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER 27 YOUTH LEADERS FROM 24 YES COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES TO LEARN LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGAGING ALUMNI IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, IEARN-USA ORGANIZED THE SECOND ANNUAL ONLINE DIGITAL STORYTELLING COURSE WITH 11 PARTICIPANTS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. ALUMNI LEARNED HOW TO USE MULTIMEDIA TO TELL STORIES ABOUT CHALLENGES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA TO CREATE ONLINE CAMPAIGNS. IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND THE ONLINE COURSE, STAFF ORGANIZED FOUR WEBINARS RANGING IN TOPICS FROM CROWDFUNDING TO LEVERAGING SOCIAL MEDIA TO DO SOCIAL GOOD. AS THE YES CONSORTIUM LEAD FOR DIGITAL RESOURCES, IEARN LAUNCHED NEW WEBSITES FOR BOTH THE YES AND YES ABROAD PROGRAMS THIS SEPTEMBER. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE YES TEAM AT IEARN DEVELOPED A SIX MONTH SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR ITS FUNDER, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. THE #WHYHOSTINGMATTERS CAMPAIGN AIMED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE VALUE OF HOSTING EXCHANGE STUDENTS AND TO RECRUIT MORE HOST FAMILIES. NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH (NSLI-Y) IEARN-USA CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM TO MANAGE PROGRAMMING FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE YOUTH PROGRAM (NSLI-Y), AN INITIATIVE FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. NSLI-Y OFFERS MORE THAN 600 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO STUDY ABROAD AND LEARN CRITICAL LANGUAGES (ARABIC, CHINESE, PERSIAN (TAJIKI), HINDI, KOREAN, RUSSIAN AND TURKISH). IN 2016, IEARN-USA ADMINISTERED NSLI-Y PROGRAMMING IN CHINA, INDIA, KOREA, MOROCCO AND TAIWAN, SENDING 119 U.S. STUDENTS ABROAD FOR SUMMER AND YEAR-LONG LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCES.NSLI-Y INTERACTIVE IEARN-USA CONTINUED TO MANAGE THE NSLI-Y INTERACTIVE WEBSITE (HTTP://NSLIY-INTERACTIVE.ORG/) WEBSITE THROUGH ITS SECOND YEAR. THE WEBSITE SHOWCASES LANGUAGE LEARNING AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS AND ALUMNI OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH (NSLI-Y).ADDITIONALLY, IEARN-USA CONTINUED TO ORGANIZE AND FACILITATE LIVE VIRTUAL EVENTS CONNECTING NSLI-Y STUDENTS ABROAD WITH YOUTH, EDUCATORS AND LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE U.S. FOR FURTHER CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND LANGUAGE LEARNING. IN 2016, IEARN-USA ORGANIZED SIX NSLI-Y INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL EVENTS. 3798811 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 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 27 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X TONYA MURO 2128702693 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE SUITE 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 MONA ERAIBA CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HADY AMR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY HEALY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY KRAMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET RIEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE WARNOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONYA MURO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 113838 0 10373 113838 0 10373 1 0 0 0 0 3983398 352443 4335841 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 86000 86000 PARTICIPANT MEMBERSHIP 900099 49270 49270 135270 1443 1443 OTHER REVENUE 900099 4103 4103 4103 4476657 135270 0 5546 132008 69964 44883 17161 668253 565740 95526 6987 8451 6809 1423 219 103499 85287 16248 1964 65189 52010 11297 1882 34868 18015 16853 9265 9265 2905 2905 36165 26514 8351 1300 126896 126896 73570 50618 22952 36749 33667 3082 15852 8725 7127 PROGRAM SUPPORT 1981041 1981041 0 0 TEACHER AND FACILITATOR 535846 535846 0 0 WORKSHOP EXPENSES 184994 184994 0 0 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT EXP 46700 46700 0 0 20945 5985 14960 4083196 3798811 251967 32418 340893 260922 70 70 5882304 6272713 5300 200 1700 57045 83535 86111 6313802 6677061 45772 5958 30952 37989 76724 43947 X 253709 349754 5983369 6283360 6237078 6633114 6313802 6677061 393461 2575 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5554556 4437206 4160912 5358564 4335841 23847079 5554556 4437206 4160912 5358564 4335841 23847079 860099 22986980 3683 2504 4012 1987 1443 13629 10053 7604 8406 915 4103 31081 23891789 855285 0.96210 0.95110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE TO IEARN MEMBER COUNTRIES 37989 37989 4532910 2575 53678 56253 4476657 0 4476657 4136874 53678 53678 4083196 0 4083196 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PHYSICAL EXCHANGE 781850 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PHYSICAL EXCHANGE 837335 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PHYSICAL EXCHANGE 41712 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PHYSICAL EXCHANGE & VIRTUAL EXCHANGE 230090 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PHHYSICAL EXCHANGE 200180 0 0 0 0 0 0 2091167 0 2091167 0 0 0 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 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.