Foundation for Learning Equality Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Most education technology has a strong reliance on internet connectivity for its use. We've pioneered the creation of innovative technologies that ensure learners with limited access to the internet can still be supported by tech-enabled quality learning experiences, particularly when other resources for learning may not be available.our work specifically focuses on kolibri, learning equality's end-to-end ecosystem of adaptable open products and tools designed for offline-first teaching and learning. With kolibri, we're boosting learning outcomes in some of the world's most challenging learning environments, supporting disconnected teachers and learners in refugee camps, rural schools, orphanages, and out-of-school programs. In 2024, learning equality continued to develop kolibri, now available in 31 languages, and used in more than 220 countries and territories, with over 53,000 new known installations in 2024. We developed ai-driven tools to automate curriculum alignment, ensuring that open educational resources are contextualized for local needs.our primary progammatic focus is on the use of edtech to enable project-based learning to develop foundational skills when the internet doesn't exist in low-resource contexts. Our pilot in uganda with out-of-school refugee learners demonstrated promising results. Our new "flying colors" program piloted in uganda successfully enhanced literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional skills among out-of-school refugee and host learners, with dramatic gains made in only 12 weeks. In 2024, we began expanding this program to the public schooling system in uganda, with an eye to building capacity, learning, and scaling the program.we also support implementation of kolibri in a variety of use cases and focus areas. We focus on building skills for employability and on improving learning outcomes in academic areas primarily stem and life skills, such as on a project with the ilo, unicef, and unhcr in uganda. Another focus is on innovative uses of our product, such as with shoulder to shoulder in honduras which has its own curriculum aligned materials in stem and has been a partner in testing the kolibri android app. Lastly, we have a focus on expanding pedagogical practice on blended learning pedagogy in low-resource learning environments, and are currently working on an educator certification program.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.8%; rating input score 94
• Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: $19.98 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -2.7%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.76; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.7%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings