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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 16 7 0 0 5814402 5358564 215169 201380 4012 1987 8406 915 6041989 5562846 0 0 0 0 1191700 987685 0 0 29470 6441378 3695027 7633078 4682712 -1591089 880134 5441426 6313802 80499 76724 5360927 6237078 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 4318216 201380 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 FOR 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 2015, IEARN-USA ADMINISTERED NSLI-Y PROGRAMMING IN KOREA, MOROCCO, INDIA, CHINA, AND TAIWAN, SENDING 119 U.S. STUDENTS ABROAD FOR SUMMER AND YEAR-LONG LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL IMMERSION EXPERIENCES.IEARN-USA CONTINUED TO MANAGE THE NSLI-Y INTERACTIVE WEBSITE (HTTP://NSLIY-INTERACTIVE.ORG/), WHICH SHOWCASES LANGUAGE LEARNING AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS AND ALUMNI OF THE NSLI-Y PROGRAM. AS PART OF NSLI-Y INTERACTIVE, IEARN-USA ORGANIZED SIX INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL EVENTS CONNECTING STUDENTS ABROAD WITH YOUTH, EDUCATORS AND LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE U.S. YOUTH EXCHANGE AND STUDY (YES) PROGRAMTHE 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, IN AN ACADEMIC YEAR EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM COUNTRIES WITH SIGNIFICANT MUSLIM POPULATIONS. IEARN MANAGES YES PROGRAMMING IN BANGLADESH, CAMEROON, ISRAEL, LIBERIA, MALI, PAKISTAN, SIERRA LEONE, AND SURINAME, AND ALSO ADVISES AND MANAGES VIRTUAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES, PROGRAM WEBSITES, AND THE #WHYHOSTINGMATTERS SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.IN 2015, IEARN-USA COLLABORATED WITH AMIDEAST TO ORGANIZE A YESTALKS EVENT IN TUNIS, TUNISIA ALONGSIDE THE SECOND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LEADER TRAINING. SIMILAR TO A TEDX EVENT, 11 ALUMNI WERE SELECTED TO SHARE THEIR STORIES ABOUT BEING A GLOBAL CITIZEN. IEARN-USA ALSO ORGANIZED THE FIRST ONLINE DIGITAL STORYTELLING COURSE WITH 25 PARTICIPANTS FROM SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN WHICH YES ALUMNI LEARNED HOW TO USE MULTIMEDIA TO TELL STORIES ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES AND LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA TO CREATE ONLINE CAMPAIGNS. MOROCCO-USA YOUTH MEDIA EXCHANGE PROGRAMIEARN-USA, MEARN, DREAMYARD, AND DIGITAL YOUTH NETWORK IMPLEMENTED THE MOROCCO-USA YOUTH MEDIA EXCHANGE PROGRAM, A PILOT PROGRAM THROUGH THE NEW J. CHRISTOPHER STEVENS VIRTUAL EXCHANGE INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER, 2015. THE THEMATIC MEDIA PROGRAM BROUGHT TOGETHER YOUTH FROM SIX SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. AND FIVE SCHOOLS IN MOROCCO FOR ONLINE MEDIA PROJECT COLLABORATIONS ON THE COLLABORATION CENTRE AND AN IN PERSON DIGITAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOP IN- WASHINGTON, D.C.AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM, IEARN SUPPORTED 20 STUDENTS AND FOUR TEACHERS FROM MOROCCO AND 12 STUDENTS AND FOUR TEACHERS FROM THE UNITED STATES WITH TRAINING, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO LAUNCH AND INTEGRATE DIGITAL STORYTELLING, VIRTUAL EXCHANGE EDUCATION PROJECTS INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS; AND PROVIDED 14 SCHOOLS WITH CUTTING-EDGE CROSS-CULTURAL CLASSROOM RESOURCES FOR ENGAGING WITH CLASSES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH MEDIA PROJECTS.ADOBE YOUTH VOICESIN 2015, IEARN-USA ENTERED ITS TENTH YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP IN THE ADOBE YOUTH VOICES PROGRAM, THE ADOBE FOUNDATION'S GLOBAL PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVE THAT EMPOWERS YOUTH WORLDWIDE TO COMMENT ON THEIR WORLD USING MULTIMEDIA AND DIGITAL TOOLS TO COMMUNICATE AND SHARE THEIR IDEAS, DEMONSTRATE THEIR POTENTIAL, AND TAKE ACTION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO HOSTING NATIONAL ADOBE YOUTH VOICES EXHIBITION EVENTS IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, IEARN HOSTED A GLOBAL IEARN ADOBE YOUTH VOICES MEDIA FESTIVAL AT THE 2015 IEARN CONFERENCE AND YOUTH SUMMIT IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL.IN 2015, IEARN PROVIDED 20 MINI-GRANTS TO PROJECT FACILITATORS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION PROJECTS AND EXHIBITIONS IN 12 COUNTRIES INCLUDING UGANDA, ROMANIA, LITHUANIA, MOLDOVA, CAMEROON, UKRAINE, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, TUNISIA, INDIA, BELARUS, AND RUSSIA. 4318216 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 24 0 16 1 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 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 MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP BERKOWITZ MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY HEALY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY KRAMER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET RIEL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE WARNOCK MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA JOBSON THRU 102115 CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.00 X 80245 0 4359 DANIEL ROSENBLUM THRU 7315 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 95923 0 10951 EDWIN GRAGERT INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 30900 0 0 207068 0 15310 0 0 0 0 0 5041143 317421 5358564 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 172800 172800 PARTICIPANT MEMBERSHIP 900099 28580 28580 201380 1987 1987 OTHER REVENUE 900099 915 915 915 5562846 201380 0 2902 222378 143078 79300 598838 485639 96505 16694 9850 7521 2097 232 95225 75997 16966 2262 61394 47206 12916 1272 36413 29330 7083 35503 17550 17953 4508 4508 41824 30132 10692 1000 173654 173654 71789 39708 32081 76152 60768 15384 3502 3502 19266 11858 7408 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2287393 2287393 0 0 TEACHER AND FACILITATOR 513470 513470 0 0 WORKSHOP EXPENSES 339361 339361 0 0 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT EXP 52990 52990 0 0 39202 2561 36641 4682712 4318216 335026 29470 310499 340893 43480 70 4921935 5882304 7260 5300 76282 1700 81970 83535 5441426 6313802 48945 45772 31554 30952 80499 76724 X 187969 253709 5172958 5983369 5360927 6237078 5441426 6313802 880134 -3983 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5114460 5554556 4437206 4160912 5358564 24625698 5114460 5554556 4437206 4160912 5358564 24625698 1139045 23486653 243 3683 2504 4012 1987 12429 29415 10053 7604 8406 915 56393 24694520 824000 0.95110 0.94320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DUE TO IEARN MEMBER COUNTRIES 30952 30952 5587810 -3983 28947 24964 5562846 0 5562846 4711659 28947 28947 4682712 0 4682712 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CULTURAL EXCHANGE 736613 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CULTURAL EXCHANGE 36245 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CULTURAL & VIRTUAL EXCHANGE 260112 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CULTURAL EXCHANGE 227998 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CULTURAL EXCHANGE 827775 0 0 0 0 0 0 2088743 0 2088743 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 AND MAKES IT AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. 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