Immigration Equality promotes justice and Equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-positive immigrants through direct legal services, policy advocacy, and impact litigation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 22 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $257K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$529K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $263K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1995.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.7M Management & general 7% · $176K Fundraising 22% · $531K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $529K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$157,496Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$135,293Pt VII · Sec A
$118,238Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Law and Policy
$117,902Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Morris’s $157K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aaron Morris$157,496$154,196$153,305$146,538$144,692$128,320
Jaime Bayo$135,293$132,550$129,901———
Jennifer Carrel Picerno$118,238$123,753$115,627$110,520$117,382$100,427
Bridget Crawford$117,902$112,358$104,790$105,077$105,281—
Sidney Jackson————$108,399$103,607
Kristen Thompson—$100,551—$100,186——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive immigrants through legal services and policy change.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Legal Services

Immigration equality provides direct legal services and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and hiv-positive (LGBTQ/H) immigrants. We currently provide legal representation to more than 500 LGBTQ/H individuals through our in-house legal team and nationwide pro bono network.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Outreach

Immigration equality's communications and education efforts focus on the discriminatory impact of immigration law and policy on LGBTQ/H immigrants and their families and what the organization's supporters can do to effect positive change.

$204Kprogram expense
03

Policy Advocacy

Immigration equality works to advance policies that protect LGBTQ/H asylum seekers and detained individuals. In meetings, briefings, and hearings in washington, D.C., we educate decision makers about the dangers that LGBTQ/H immigrants face.

$14program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$263K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$531K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$83K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$586K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$503K
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 618
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K$104K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$176K$132K$14K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.1M$38K$277K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$29K$2K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$180K$138K$9K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$127K$98K$7K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$75K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$63K$3K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$4K$4$5K
Office expensesLn 13$57K$31K$4K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$128K$83K$2K$44K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$13K$317$2K
TravelLn 17$14K$3K$8K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$5K$2K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$16K$385$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$9K$11K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.7M$176K$531K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.6M$2.4M$160K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$2.5M$1.1M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.4M−$286K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.1M$485K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.0M$406K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.8M−$336K$796K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $2,553,307 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,520,192$2,455,490
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $61,647$91,713
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,050$6,104
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,590,889$2,553,307
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,027,331$1,898,522
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $21,600$24,200
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $427,961$470,986
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,476,892$2,393,708
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,113,997$159,599
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,553,307 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$586,374
VIII-1e Government grants$82,972
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,786,144
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,455,490
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $91,713$91,713
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,000−$2,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,104$8,104
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $97,817$2,553,307
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,393,708 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $132,151 · Management $14,096 · Fundraising $29,954$176,201
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,063,551 · Management $37,538 · Fundraising $277,111$1,378,200
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,632 · Management $1,849 · Fundraising $6,695$37,176
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $138,373 · Management $9,251 · Fundraising $32,304$179,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,531 · Management $6,757 · Fundraising $22,729$127,017
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $75,265$75,265
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $24,200$24,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $63,021 · Management $2,877 · Fundraising $9,680$75,578
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,389 · Management $4 · Fundraising $4,650$9,043
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,404 · Management $3,557 · Fundraising $22,502$57,463
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $82,719 · Management $1,914 · Fundraising $43,858$128,491
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,837 · Management $317 · Fundraising $2,387$15,541
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,104 · Management $8,265 · Fundraising $2,942$14,311
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,889 · Management $2,092 · Fundraising $2,756$9,737
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,584 · Management $385 · Fundraising $2,898$18,867
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,008 · Management $11,483 · Fundraising $46,199$66,690
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,687,193 · Management $175,650 · Fundraising $530,865$2,393,708
Part X · Balance sheet $2,778,792 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $636,849$502,876
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,594,887$1,976,097
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $271,075$183,314
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,171$17,983
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $107,455$57,709
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,271$40,813
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,617,708$2,778,792
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,285$69,270
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,500$35,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $102,785$104,270
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,498,256$2,520,478
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,667$154,044
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,514,923$2,674,522
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,617,708$2,778,792
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,674,522 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,553,307
XI-2 Total expenses$2,393,708
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$159,599
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,514,923
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,674,522

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