Learnserve International FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 80-0208444Revenue $744K in FY2021

On file with the IRSlearnserve.orgPo Box 42182, 20015-0782 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Feb 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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LearnServe international equips high school students from diverse backgrounds with the entrepreneurial vision, tenacity, confidence and leadership skills needed to tackle social challenges at home and abroad.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$43K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$744K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$488K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$780K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$744K
FY2021▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$677K
FY2021$744K
FY2022$686K
FY2023$718K
FY2024$618K
FY2025$787K
Expenses
$488K
FY2021▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$574K
FY2021$488K
FY2022$644K
FY2023$718K
FY2024$847K
FY2025$678K
Net assets
$780K
FY2021▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$524K
FY2021$780K
FY2022$821K
FY2023$821K
FY2024$540K
FY2025$648K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2009.

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Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $215K Management & general 35% · $172K Fundraising 21% · $100K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$75,342Pt VII · Sec A
$75,342Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott a Rechler’s $73K as CEO is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sabine Keinath—$86,435$78,433$81,171$75,342$67,921
Scott Rechler——$81,000$81,171$75,342$67,921
Scott a Rechler$73,290$69,183————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains students and teachers in social entrepreneurship and global leadership through service trips.

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3 programs · $215K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

LearnServe Fellows Program the 9-month Fellows Program trains students in social entrepreneurship. Students design social ventures social action projects and pitch them to community professionals. Successful proposals may win matching seed grants up to $200 toward implementation.

$93Kprogram expense
02

LearnServe Abroad Program LearnServe had to cancel the Abroad Program in 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic that made international travel impossible. LearnServe shifted to a virtual international exchange program, the Global Summer Fellowship, that was implemented in July 2020.

$71Kprogram expense
03

General Programs includes Seeding Social Innovation, the in-school social entrepreneurship program, and all initiatives to develop new programs. In 2020-21, Seeding Social Innovation reached 15 students from 1 DC area schools or after-school programs.

$51Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $33K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$29,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,950

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$744K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$683K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$46
Money outPt IX
$488K
Ln 25
Programscol B$215K
Managementcol C$172K
Fundraisingcol D$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$780K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$727K
Total assetsLn 16$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$683K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$197K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$46
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$744K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$701K
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$727K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
Net assetsLn 32$780K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$430K$727K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$540K$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$43K
Net assetsLn 32$524K$780K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$76K$44K$40K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$187K$113K$35K$39K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$1K$3K$473
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$17K$5K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K$161
Information technologyLn 14$13K$2K$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$180$700$359
TravelLn 17$561$276$225$60
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$4K$22K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$69$69
Total functional expensesLn 25$488K$215K$172K$100K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $787K$678K$109K$648K 990 PDF
FY2024 $618K$847K−$229K$540K 990 PDF
FY2023 $718K$718K$15$821K 990 PDF
FY2022 $686K$644K$42K$821K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $744K$488K$256K$780K 990 PDF
FY2020 $677K$574K$104K$524K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $744,171 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $665,698$682,582
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,025$65,333
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $82$46
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,388−$3,790
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $677,417$744,171
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $402,525$378,802
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $170,978$109,385
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $573,503$488,187
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,914$255,984
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $744,171 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$197,105
VIII-1e Government grants$10,107
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,370
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,975
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$682,582
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,333$65,333
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $46$46
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$3,790
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,333 · Excluded from tax $46$744,171
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $488,187 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,126 · Management $44,134 · Fundraising $39,591$159,851
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,511 · Management $34,780 · Fundraising $39,314$186,605
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,410 · Management $2,608 · Fundraising $473$4,491
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,869 · Management $5,059 · Fundraising $5,927$27,855
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,152$38,152
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,582 · Management $2,852 · Fundraising $161$5,595
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,791 · Management $11,354$13,145
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $180 · Management $700 · Fundraising $359$1,239
IX-17 TravelPrograms $276 · Management $225 · Fundraising $60$561
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,680$10,680
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,644 · Management $21,800 · Fundraising $14,500$39,944
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $69$69
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $215,389 · Management $172,413 · Fundraising $100,385$488,187
Part X · Balance sheet $823,383 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $404,667$701,488
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,505$25,543
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $57,500$49,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,600$9,399
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,877$24,882
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $4,738$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $39,728$13,071
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $539,615$823,383
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,528$39,305
X-19 Deferred revenue$4,050
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,635$43,355
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $457,567$711,028
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $66,413$69,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $523,980$780,028
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $539,615$823,383
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $780,028 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$744,171
XI-2 Total expenses$488,187
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$255,984
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$523,980
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$64
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$780,028

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