2015-11-13T16:10:40-06:00 2014-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2014-01-01 133782233 IEARN INC IEAR 2128702693 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 EDWIN GRAGERT INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2128702693 2015-11-13 1 MICHAEL WALLACE P00881958 2126972299 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z EDWIN GRAGERT 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 450 NEW YORK NY 10115 6041989 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 19 7 0 0 5592016 5814402 229975 215169 2504 4012 7604 8406 5832099 6041989 0 0 0 0 1098975 1191700 0 0 26469 5873693 6441378 6972668 7633078 -1140569 -1591089 7315707 5441426 360613 80499 6955094 5360927 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 7256080 215169 PHOTOJOURNALISM 2.014: HERITAGE, HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY -87 EDUCATORS AND 300+ STUDENTS FROM 24 SCHOOLS/YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS FROM PAKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN AND THE UNITED STATES EXPLORED FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, JOURNALISM AND THE TOPICS OF FOOD HERITAGE, HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING PHOTOGRAPHY AND JOURNALISM AS CAREER CHOICES.-THROUGH THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS USED PHOTOGRAPHY TO BUILD PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE TIES AND PROMOTE A STABLE, PROSPEROUS AND INTEGRATED REGION AND WORLD.-500 EDUCATORS, YOUTH, SCHOOLS AND PHOTOJOURNALISTS ENGAGED IN DYNAMIC AND MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE THAT LED TO LONG-TERM PERSONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL 'PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE' TIES IN THE REGION AND ACROSS REGIONS.-87 EDUCATORS LAUNCHED PHOTOJOURNALISM EDUCATION PROJECTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AFTER RECEIVING TRAINING, TOOLS AND RESOURCES THROUGH: -TAJIK AND PAKISTANI EDUCATORS' PARTICIPATION IN THREE-DAY FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOPS COVERING SUCH TOPICS AS PHOTOJOURNALISM MEDIA AND ETHICS, PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES, ONLINE COLLABORATION, AND BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS TO THE TOPICS OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS; AND -PARTICIPATION IN A FIVE-WEEK ONLINE COURSE THAT DELVED DEEPER INTO SUCH TOPICS AS PHOTOJOURNALISM MEDIA AND ETHICS, PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES, AND ISSUES SURROUNDING FOOD HERITAGE, HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY AND BROUGHT EDUCATOR PARTICIPANTS FROM PAKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN AND THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER TO BEGIN THEIR ONLINE COLLABORATION. -24 SCHOOLS/YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN PAKISTAN AND TAJIKISTAN RECEIVED MEDIA LABS WITH CUTTING-EDGE TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, NEW MEDIA, JOURNALISM AND CIVIC EDUCATION.-THREE WEBINARS WERE OFFERED TO ALL PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS, WHICH INCLUDED EXPERTS FROM THE FIELDS OF PHOTOJOURNALISM AND FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY AS GUEST SPEAKERS AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO INTERACT IN REAL TIME. -INCLUDING RENOWNED FOOD SUSTAINABILITY EXPERT JOAN GUSSOW: HTTP://JOANSGARDEN.ORG-AS THE PROGRAM PROGRESSED, PARTICIPANTS USED CUTTING-EDGE PHOTOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO CREATE, PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE APPROXIMATELY 2,400 COMPELLING IMAGES TO NATIONAL AND GLOBAL AUDIENCES. -SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE PROGRAM EXPOSED PARTICIPANTS TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, ETHICS, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF JOURNALISM, AS WELL AS, INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND BUILT CONNECTIONS AMONG CLASSROOMS IN PAKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, AND THE UNITED STATES.-APPROXIMATELY 50 STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN GAINED ADDITIONAL SKILLS IN JOURNALISM THROUGH INTERNSHIPS AT LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS.-APPROXIMATELY 300 YOUTH INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF NEW MEDIA AND PHOTOJOURNALISM PRACTICE, GAINING CRITICAL MODERN JOB SKILLS.-PROGRAM FOSTERED PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONNECTIONS AND DIALOGUE AMONG EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH PHYSICAL EXCHANGE AT THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP AND EXHIBITION IN TAJIKISTAN.-PROGRAM FEATURED AND PUBLISHED IMAGES TAKEN BY STUDENT PARTICIPANTS IN A PHOTO BOOK, ON THE WORLD YOUTH NEWS WEBSITE, ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THROUGH LOCAL AND REGIONAL EXHIBITIONS.-PROGRAM WORKED WITH AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR FROM TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM AND RECEIVED AN EVALUATION INDICATING A MARKEDLY POSITIVE AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PARTICIPANTS.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, 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 2014, THE YES PROGRAM WORKED TO STRENGTHEN ITS WORLDWIDE ALUMNI NETWORK BY ORGANIZING THE FIRST ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LEADER TRAINING HELD IN AMMAN, JORDAN. THIS EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER 42 YOUTH LEADERS FROM THE 40 YES COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES TO LEARN LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGAGING ALUMNI IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR, IEARN-USA CONTINUED ORGANIZING DIGITAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOPS, AND HELD ONE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND ANOTHER IN INDIA. ABOUT 25 YOUTH FROM EACH REGION ATTENDED THE WORKSHOPS TO LEARN ABOUT USING MULTIMEDIA TO TELL STORIES ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES AND LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA TO CREATE AWARENESS. IN THE FALL OF 2014, THE YES PROGRAM TEAM AND IEARN-USA INTRODUCED A NEW WORKSHOP CALLED THE TECH INNOVATION CAMP. THE FIRST EVENT WAS ORGANIZED IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN AND THE OTHER WAS HELD IN CAMEROON FOR ALUMNI OF THE AFRICAN REGION. STUDENTS WORKED WITH TRAINERS OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR DAYS TO LEARN HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN THINKING AND HOW TO DEVELOP A LEAN BUSINESS PLAN. PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THEIR SMALL BUSINESS IDEAS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, STAFF ORGANIZED FOUR WEBINARS RANGING IN TOPICS FROM WRITING RESUMES TO ORGANIZING ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. THE YEAR CONCLUDED WITH THE SECOND ANNUAL YES ALUMNI VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED EIGHT ALUMNI PRODUCED FILMS AND WAS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 50 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. CHRIS STEVENS YOUTH NETWORK PROGRAM INVOLVES OVER 470 EDUCATORS AND 11,500 STUDENTS IN COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES IN 2014. DEDICATED TO THE LATE AMBASSADOR CHRISTOPHER STEVENS, THE CHRIS STEVENS YOUTH NETWORK USES INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND NEW MEDIA TO CONNECT CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND THE UNITED STATES. IN 2014, IEARN-USA WORKED WITH MICRO-DOCUMENTARIES TO PRODUCE TWO CLASSROOM-BASED VIDEOS PROFILING PARTICIPANTS AT LINCOLNTON HIGH SCHOOL IN LINCOLNTON, NC AND PATTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IN MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO AND THEIR EXPERIENCES WORKING IN IEARN AND THE CHRIS STEVENS YOUTH NETWORK. IN THE CULMINATION OF THE SECOND YEAR OF THE CSYN PROGRAM, IEARN-USA HOSTED A PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION IN NEW YORK WITH 12 PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. ON HOW GLOBALLY CONNECTED LEARNING IS TRANSFORMING THEIR CLASSROOMS. NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE YOUTH PROGRAM (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), A STATE DEPARTMENT INITIATIVE THAT OFFERS MORE THAN 600 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO STUDY ABROAD AND LEARN CRITICAL LANGUAGES. IN 2014 IEARN ADMINISTERED NSLI-Y PROGRAMMING IN KOREA, MOROCCO, INDIA, CHINA, AND TAIWAN, SENDING 121 U.S. STUDENTS ABROAD FOR SUMMER, SEMESTER, AND YEARLONG LANGUAGE IMMERSION EXPERIENCES. IEARN-USA ALSO DEBUTED A NEW NATIONAL SECURITY LANGUAGE INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH (NSLI-Y)INTERACTIVE WEBSITE, WWW.NSLIY-INTERACTIVE.ORG, WITH MULTIMEDIA STORIES THAT SHARE THE EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS ON THE NSLI-Y PROGRAM WITH YOUTH, EDUCATORS, AND LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE U.S. FOR FURTHER CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND LANGUAGE LEARNING. 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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. 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.