New York · Nonprofit
IEARN INC
IEARN INC (New York) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,676,156 to it, the largest being THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC ($901,972). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.1M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $2.7M
- Net assets
- $457k
What Iearn Inc does
Mission
The mission of iearn-usa is to develop and empower an inclusive global community of students and educators who bridge cultural divides and work together to make a meaningful difference in the world.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
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 2025, iearn-usa implemented three grant cycles for the nsli-y program:- 27 students participated in the academic year program for 2024-2025.- 87 students participated in overseas summer programs in 2025 and 18 students began their academic year programs for 2026-2026. Iearn-usa also managed development and content publishing for the nsli-y interactive website (http://nsliy-interactive.org), which showcases language learning and cross-cultural experiences of nsliy students and alumni.
$2,020,406 spentof which $635,508 as grants$2,125 earned by the program61% of program spendingThe kennedy-lugar youth exchange and study (yes) program:sponsored by the bureau of educational and cultural affairs, us department of state. The goal of the program is to increase mutual understanding between the us and participating countries through people-to-people diplomacy. The yes program is an academic year exchange program for secondary school students from countries around the world. Iearn manages recruitment, on-program-support and alumni programming for bangladesh, cameroon, israel (arab communities), liberia, mali, pakistan, sierra leone, and suriname. Iearn- usa recruited 154 students for the yes program for the academic year 2025-2026 from bangladesh, cameroon, liberia, israel (arab communities), mali, pakistan, sierra leone, and suriname.iearn-usa also continued implementing alumni activities with former yes students who returned to their home countries and undertook community activities drawing from their experiences in the usa.
$761,865 spent23% of program spendingStorytelling for change is implemented by iearn-usa and is supported by the j. Christopher stevens virtual exchange initiative (jcsvei). Jcsvei is a u.s. Department of state's bureau of educational and cultural affairs program administered by the aspen institute. The program facilitates cross-cultural exchange among high school-aged youth from algeria, tunisia, and the united states, focusing on digital storytelling to foster mutual understanding and global citizenship.in 2025, iearn-usa successfully implemented two cohorts of the storytelling for change program. Each cohort included a structured curriculum that guided participants through the principles of digital storytelling, multimedia production, and cross-cultural collaboration. The program was delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous virtual sessions. A total of 683 participants were engaged across the two cohorts. The country-specific breakdown is as follows:- algeria - 159- tunisia - 231- united states - 293
$535,178 spent16% of program spendingIearn-usa's compaeros de clase globales is a grant-funded initiative featuring multi-round virtual exchange programs between the united states, guatemala, and mexico. The program consists of several 9-10 week projects, offering students in spanish-speaking k-12 classrooms the opportunity to explore real-world issues and consider what it means to make a positive impact on the world. The projects are based on the un sustainable development goals (sdgs) and are designed for integration into social studies, creative and language arts, or stem curricula.in 2025, iearn-usa successfully implemented two compaeros de clase globales program cohorts. The program was delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous virtual sessions. A total of 584 participants successfully completed the program across the two cohorts. In guatemala, 10 classes with a total of 261 students completed the program. In mexico, 4 classes with a total of 140 students completed the program. In the united states, 14 classes with a total of 183 students completed the program.
$8,478 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,325,927.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $5.6M to $2.4M (−58%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 96% · 2018 40% · 2019 96% · 2020 95% · 2021 98% · 2022 91% · 2023 95% · 2024 94%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of IEARN INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Stefanie Ortiz-Cidlik
Executive director
Board chair
Alessia Falsarone
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $125k → $1.1M.
1 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of IEARN INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
IEARN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 34% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
95% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund IEARN INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 81% · 2018 81% · 2019 88% · 2020 48% · 2021 51% · 2022 38% · 2023 59% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
67% of IEARN INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 70% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
IEARN INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $441 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
IEARN INC's funding base is broadening — from 4 funders to 7 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,607 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding IEARN INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $15k on record.
- DEDICATED$15k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like IEARN INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 20 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for IEARN INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds IEARN INC?
- IEARN INC (New York) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,676,156 to it, the largest being THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC ($901,972). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does IEARN INC have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $2,676,156 in grants to IEARN INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of IEARN INC?
- THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC is the largest funder on record, with $901,972 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like IEARN INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 10 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing