Iris is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help refugees and other displaces people establish new lives, strengthen hope, dare to dream and contribute to the vitality of communities in connecticut and across the country. We also provide support to americans who are sponsoring refugees for resettlement

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,400 volunteers and 357 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $485K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$389K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $1.4M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $99K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.4M
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.5M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$20.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$20.5M
FY2024▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$15.3M
FY2024$20.5M
Expenses
$20.3M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$16.9M
FY2024$20.3M
Net assets
$5.2M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1944.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $16.7M Management & general 15% · $3.1M Fundraising 2% · $430K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $389K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$185,740Pt VII · Sec A
Accountant
$102,794Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Operations & Budget
$100,385Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret Mitchell Salem$185,740————
Chris George—$122,987$110,042$98,545$102,808
Carol Thomson$102,794————
Amy Henrich$100,385————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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Helps refugees find new homes and rebuild their lives.

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1 program · $16.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Iris is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, strengthen hope, dare to dream, and contribute to the vitality of communities in connecticut and across the country. We also provide support to americans who are sponsoring refugees for resettlement.

$16.7Mprogram expense

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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 3 funders$99K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $11.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,908,804
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,557,256
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,782,321
Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,025
Unitemized GrantFY2020$549,118

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$20.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.7M
Managementcol C$3.1M
Fundraisingcol D$430K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$747K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Total revenueLn 12$20.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K
Other assetsLn 15$993K
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5357
VolunteersI 61,400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$428K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$161K$101K
Total assetsLn 16$8.1M$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$5.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.9M$4.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$301K$100K$177K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.0M$8.6M$1.1M$239K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$425K$365K$48K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$961K$212K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$771K$648K$101K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$91K$91K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$813K$302K$510K
Office expensesLn 13$273K$273K
OccupancyLn 16$362K$169K$193K
TravelLn 17$191K$182K$8K
InterestLn 20$71K$71K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$35K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$102K$102K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$603K$457K$75K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.3M$16.7M$3.1M$430K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $20.5M$20.3M$245K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.3M$16.9M−$1.6M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.8M$8.1M$707K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.9M$4.8M$3.1M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$3.2M−$35K$2.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $20,506,713 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,230,161$20,384,953
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,184$17,745
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39,207$39,044
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,195$64,971
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,306,747$20,506,713
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,327,493$4,908,804
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,305,621$12,703,022
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,227,040$2,650,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,860,154$20,262,087
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,553,407$244,626
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $20,506,713 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $34,218 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,843
VIII-1e Government grants$15,998,028
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,339,082
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$747,249
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,384,953
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,745$17,745
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,044$39,044
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $30,753$30,753
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,745 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $104,015$20,506,713
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,262,087 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,908,804$4,908,804
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,879 · Management $176,575 · Fundraising $24,899$301,353
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,604,585 · Management $1,127,793 · Fundraising $238,513$9,970,891
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $364,787 · Management $47,908 · Fundraising $12,211$424,906
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $961,165 · Management $212,171 · Fundraising $61,990$1,235,326
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $647,720 · Management $101,024 · Fundraising $21,802$770,546
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $90,585$90,585
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,200$60,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $302,234 · Management $510,488$812,722
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $273,277$273,277
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $169,073 · Management $192,636$361,709
IX-17 TravelPrograms $182,477 · Management $8,160$190,637
IX-20 InterestManagement $70,617$70,617
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,933 · Management $24,673$59,606
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $102,461$102,461
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $456,821 · Management $74,915 · Fundraising $70,823$602,559
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $25,888$25,888
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,732,478 · Management $3,099,371 · Fundraising $430,238$20,262,087
Part X · Balance sheet $9,641,488 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $371,900$1,071,096
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $55,797$18,526
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,618,751$5,549,046
X-4 Accounts receivable$11,583
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $141,126$501,177
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $160,541$101,396
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,250,733$1,395,315
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $511,029$993,349
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,109,877$9,641,488
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $939,079$859,902
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $191,456$83,842
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $501,649$975,341
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,245,218$4,427,419
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,524,366$2,100,670
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,340,293$3,113,399
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,864,659$5,214,069
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,109,877$9,641,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,214,069 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,506,713
XI-2 Total expenses$20,262,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$244,626
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,864,659
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$105,627
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$843
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,214,069

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