Nonprofit · EIN 80-0208444
LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20015
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $786,642 | $677,835 | $108,807 | $693,586 | $45,317 | $648,269 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $618,078 | $846,941 | -$228,863 | $569,477 | $29,373 | $540,104 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $685,414 | $750,394 | -$64,980 | $823,651 | $55,015 | $768,636 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $786,895
- of which government grants
- $103,050
- Program service revenue
- $10,600
- Investment income
- $198
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $181
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$11,051
- Other revenue
- -$11,051
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $116,648
- Other salaries and wages
- $289,985
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $465,484
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $44,790
- Occupancy
- $30,529
- Travel
- $63,771
- Program services (functional)
- $405,291
- Management and general (functional)
- $170,689
- Fundraising (functional)
- $101,855
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $569,477
- Total assets, end of year
- $693,586
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $45,317
- Net assets, end of year
- $648,269
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $321,673
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $326,596
- Gross receipts
- $848,980
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 100
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott A Rechler | CEO Officer | 40 | $73,290 | $14,772 |
| Richardo Neal | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Bennett | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Rocklin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Philip Eliot | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Graf | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Maurice Wilkins | Chairman Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Levine | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Greene-Akers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Akin | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ali Fraenkel | Secretary Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Shakirah Hill Taylor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Selden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Keinath | COO Officer | 40 | $86,435 | $2,593 |
| Scott A Rechler | CEO Officer | 40 | $69,183 | $13,568 |
| Richardo Neal | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Bennett | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Rocklin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Philip Eliot | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Graf | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Maurice Wilkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Levine | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Greene-Akers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gretchen Zucker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chanda Garfield | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ali Fraenkel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shakirah Hill Taylor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Selden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Rechler | CEO Officer | 40 | $63,838 | $28,769 |
| Sabine Keinath | COO Officer | 40 | $78,433 | $2,353 |
| Ricardo Neal | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anna Bennett | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Craig Rocklin | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Philip Eliot | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Graf | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Taylor | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cathy Tinsley | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Maurice Wilkins | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Levine | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Greene-Akers | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gretchen Zucker | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chanda Garfield | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ali Fraenkel | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shakirah Hill Taylor | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Gilman | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Perez | Director/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hugh Riddleberger | Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Kemper | Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Hall | Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 42182, WASHINGTON, DC 20015-0782
- In care of
- % LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Scott A Rechler, P O Box 42182, Washington, DC 20015
- Signed the 990
- Scott A Rechler, Director
- Phone
- (202) 370-1865
- Website
- www.learnserve.org
- Return prepared by
- Bay Business Group LLC
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- LearnServe Fellows Program:The LearnServe Fellows Program is a 7-month program with a mix of weekly in-person and some virtual meetings. Participants identify the global issues they care about, centered around the UN Sustainability Goals. Applying human- and equity-centered design methods, LearnServe Fellows research, ideate, test, design, and launch social ventures addressing their chosen causes. The program culminates in a pitch competition with a chance to qualify for matching seed grants of up to $200. During the financial year ending June 30, 2025, 57 Fellows completed the program inWashington, DC. During the same year, 55 students completed the LearnServe FellowsProgram in Lusaka, Zambia and 20 students completed the program in Bataan, Costa Rica, facilitated by LearnServes partner organizations in each country.Expenses $291,360
- LearnServe Abroad and Incubator:The LearnServe Incubator is a 6-month virtual program that builds on the skills learned during the Fellows Program and brings together young social entrepreneurs from around the world to further develop their social ventures with a focus on human- and equity-centered design, iterative customer discovery, and entrepreneurship skills as well as cross-cultural competencies.In 2024-25, participants from the U.S. and Zambia introduced their ventures to a panel of judges at a virtual pitch competition. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 17 participants completed the virtual Incubator program.LearnServes Global travel capstone program gives participants the opportunity to understand social innovation through a global lens. Typically students from Washington, DC join Zambian peers for 2 weeks of leadership development, cross cultural exchange, and direct service. In 2025, students from Washington, DC were unable to travel but sustained virtual collaboration with peers in Zambia.Expenses $82,165
- Other Programs:General Programs includes Seeding Social Innovation, the in-school social entrepreneurship program, and initiatives to develop new programs and reach new audiences. During fiscal year 2024-25, Seeding Social Innovation was implemented at one school in the Washington, DC area.Expenses $31,766
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 80-0208444
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $693,586
- Income (IRS master file)
- $848,980
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $786,642 | $677,835 | $693,586 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $618,078 | $846,941 | $569,477 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $717,516 | $717,501 | $855,065 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $685,934 | $643,998 | $865,148 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 80-0208444).
Questions about LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL is 80-0208444.
- Is LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Scott A Rechler.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $73,290 (Scott A Rechler, CEO).
- How much revenue does LEARNSERVE INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $786,642, expenses of $677,835 and total assets of $693,586 at year end.
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