Nonprofit · EIN 86-2352927
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90026
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $722,858 | $615,475 | $107,383 | $247,319 | $73,433 | $173,886 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $547,653 | $516,245 | $31,408 | $74,739 | $8,236 | $66,503 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $509,349 | $502,233 | $7,116 | $37,523 | $2,428 | $35,095 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $286,227
- Program service revenue
- $435,279
- Investment income
- $1,352
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $143,692
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $152,450
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $625
- Accounting fees
- $7,046
- Travel
- $274,919
- Program services (functional)
- $477,256
- Management and general (functional)
- $103,033
- Fundraising (functional)
- $35,186
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $74,739
- Total assets, end of year
- $247,319
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $73,433
- Net assets, end of year
- $173,886
- Gross receipts
- $722,858
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2021
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL WEHRENFENNIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $110,000 | $33,692 |
| DULCIE KUGELMAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROSTEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ANSARI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA LESSOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRE SCHMITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUDI BERKELHAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SNOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE AZAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL WEHRENFENNIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $109,999 | $18,876 |
| DULCIE KUGELMAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROSTEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ANSARI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA LESSOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRE SCHMITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUDI BERKELHAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SNOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE AZAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY KUGELMAN | CHAIRMAN (UNTIL 01/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL WEHRENFENNIG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $114,500 | $9,657 |
| LARY KUGELMAN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROSTEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ANSARI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AL BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DULCIE KUGELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA LESSOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NOUR MALAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUDI BERKELHAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SNOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE AZAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1312 1I2 MONTANA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026-3477
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DANIEL WEHRENFENNIG, 1312-1/2 MONTANA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026
- Signed the 990
- DANIEL WEHRENFENNIG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (323) 238-2325
- Website
- WWW.CIELGLOBAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EVERGREEN ALLIANCE
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 86-2352927 or by the name CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND IMMERSIVE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED REGIONS, CIEL INSPIRES CRITICAL THINKING AND CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT TO COUNTER DIVISION AND POLARIZATION.
Program accomplishments
- CIEL'S UNIQUE HOLISTIC LEARNING MODEL COMBINES EXTENSIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY PRE-TRAVEL SCHOLARLY EDUCATION WITH ON-THE-GROUND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED REGIONS GUIDED BY INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCHOLARS AND LOCAL EXPERTS. BY ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS DIRECTLY IN CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE, DAILY CRITICAL REFLECTION, AND THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF HOLDING DIFFICULT CONVERSATION ACROSS DIVIDES, PARTICIPANTS ARE EMPOWERED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED. IN 2025, CIEL CONDUCTED TRIPS FOR STUDENT DELEGATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO NORTHERN IRELAND, THE BALKANS, AND VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA.Expenses $477,256 · revenue $435,279
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-2352927
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $247,319
- Income (IRS master file)
- $722,858
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $722,858 | $615,475 | $247,319 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $547,653 | $516,245 | $74,739 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $509,349 | $502,233 | $37,523 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $467,159 | $473,277 | $33,041 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 86-2352927).
Questions about CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC is 86-2352927.
- Is CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC 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 CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DANIEL WEHRENFENNIG.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,000 (DANIEL WEHRENFENNIG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $722,858, expenses of $615,475 and total assets of $247,319 at year end.
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