Prepared for Shirish Dayal & Tarsadia Foundation

Unleashing Human Potential,
One Student at a Time

Since 2008, Learn To Be has delivered nearly half a million hours of free 1-on-1 tutoring to students who can't afford it. Tarsadia's partnership helped make that possible. Here's where we are, and where we're going.

Updated May 2026 · All data verified from production database

Your Legacy

What Tarsadia's Investment Built

Between 2021 and 2023, the Tarsadia Foundation invested $75,000 per year in Learn To Be. $225,000 total across three consecutive grants. That investment arrived at a critical inflection point and helped fuel extraordinary growth.

$225K
Total Tarsadia Investment
$75K/yr for 2021, 2022, 2023
2,545%
Hours Growth During Partnership
18,629 hrs (2020) → 112,509 hrs (2025)
$6.33
Cost Per Hour of Tutoring
Among the lowest in the sector
18,994
Students Served Since 2021
Unique students with sessions

Hours Tutored by Year: The Growth You Helped Ignite

2,161
2019
18,629
2020
47,497
2021 💰
51,464
2022 💰
63,706
2023 💰
103,134
2024
112,509
2025

💰 = Tarsadia grant year · All hours verified from LTB production database

The Transformation

What's Changed Since Tarsadia Last Invested

The LTB you supported in 2023 was already making catalytic change. The LTB of 2026 has fundamentally leveled up with technology, curriculum, and infrastructure that didn't exist before.

🕐 LTB in 2023

  • 63,706 hours tutored that year
  • No proprietary curriculum. Tutors used external resources
  • No AI integration
  • No learning platform
  • Manual session tracking and verification
  • Limited data on student mastery
  • Grant writing handled ad-hoc

🚀 LTB in 2026

  • 112,509 hours in 2025 alone (+77% vs 2023)
  • LTB Academy: 34 courses, 3,466 lessons, 36,000 problems across Math, Reading & Writing (K-8)
  • AI-powered tutoring integrated into sessions: voice chat, adaptive practice, story generation
  • Mastery-based learning with spaced repetition (FSRS) and competency tracking
  • Automated session verification using Zoom/Meet participant data
  • Student progress dashboards with real-time analytics
  • Full-time partnerships lead (Annie!) focused on donor relationships and strategy
Where We Are Today

Breaking Cycles of Poverty Through Education

LTB delivers free, 1-on-1 online tutoring to students whose families can't afford it. Every number below represents a real child whose trajectory changed because someone showed up for them.

0
Hours of Free Tutoring
All-time, since 2008
0
Students Served
Distinct students with sessions
0
Volunteer Tutors
Who have completed sessions
0
Tutoring Sessions
All-time completed

Active Right Now

11,191
Active Tutoring Connections
2,381
Monthly Active Students
3-month average
1,757
Monthly Active Tutors
3-month average
42%
Students Unable to Pay
Self-reported at application

LTB Academy: Our Learning Platform

Launched March 2026, LTB Academy is a proprietary learning platform with mastery-based progression, AI tutoring, and spaced repetition, purpose-built for the students we serve.

34
Published Courses
Math, Reading, Writing (K–8)
7,760
Active Learners
On the platform
1.2M+
Practice Problems Solved
Since March 2026 launch
36,000
Problems in Library
Across 3,466 lessons
Adaptive AI Tutor Voice Chat Spaced Repetition (FSRS) Mastery Tracking Story Generation Math Fluency Reading Comprehension Writing Curriculum

All figures queried from LTB production database · May 18, 2026

What Your Investment Would Do

The Right Investment Makes LTB the Most Impactful 1:1 Tutoring Organization in the Country

We're at an inflection point. The platform is built. The curriculum exists. The tutors are trained. What we need now is fuel to scale what's already working and reach every student who needs us.

📊 What $75K Does

  • 11,850 hours of free 1:1 tutoring delivered
  • ~1,200 students served for a full year
  • That's an entire mid-sized school getting weekly tutoring
  • At $6.33/hour, among the most cost-effective in the sector
  • Every dollar goes further because our tutors are volunteers

🚀 What a Multi-Year Partnership Unlocks

  • Scale LTB Academy to 20,000+ active learners
  • Expand AI tutoring to provide 24/7 homework help between sessions
  • Build the largest mastery-tracking dataset in free tutoring
  • Publish longitudinal impact research on 1:1 tutoring outcomes
  • Reach 200,000+ hours/year, doubling current capacity
  • Become the proof point that free, high-quality tutoring scales

Why LTB Is the Right Partner for Tarsadia

🌍 Inclusive Mobility

42% of our students' families can't afford any tutoring. We remove the financial barrier entirely. No student's zip code determines their academic fate.

🧠 Human Transformation

Our intergenerational tutoring program pairs retired adults (50+) with students, transforming both the learner and the tutor. Education as a vehicle for purpose and connection.

📈 Catalytic Impact

52× growth since 2019. $6.33 per hour. 16,000+ volunteer tutors. We've built the infrastructure. Every incremental dollar goes directly to student impact.

🤝 Trust-Based Collaboration

Tarsadia values multi-year, unrestricted partnerships. We welcome that approach. Long-term support lets us invest in technology and curriculum that compounds over time.

Let's Continue the Journey

Ready to Create
Catalytic Change Together?

Your past investment helped us grow from 18,000 to 112,000 hours. Imagine what a renewed partnership could do with a learning platform, AI integration, and a team ready to scale.

Let's Talk Visit learntobe.org →

Annie Maurer, Director of Partnerships · annie.maurer@learntobe.org
Neeraj Kapoor, Executive Director · neeraj@learntobe.org