Immigration Equality FY2022 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1994Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 13-3802711

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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.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$462K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$462K
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
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 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
$99K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2022▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2022▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +40%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.5M Management & general 8% · $170K Fundraising 20% · $426K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $462K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$146,538Pt VII · Sec A
$110,520Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Director
$105,077Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Director
$100,186Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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

Programs and updates

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

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2 program services account for $1.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Legal services immigration equality provides direct legal services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, (LGBTQ) and hiv-positive immigrants. In 2022, we provided direct legal representation to more than 700 LGBTQ asylum seekers through our in-house legal team and nationwide pro bono network.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Outreach

Immigration equality's outreach efforts serve both to reach LGBTQ and hiv-positive immigrants in need of legal assistance and to educate the public about challenges this population faces. In digital and print media, our legal experts and former clients highlight the importance of the U.S.

$279Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$170K
Fundraisingcol D$426K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$735K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$643K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$422K
SavingsLn 2$674K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$401K$99K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$117K$9K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$975K$31K$229K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$23K$2K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$166K$125K$10K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$119K$90K$7K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K$55
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$3K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$75K$14K$14K$47K
Information technologyLn 14$87K$68K$2K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$27K$689$7K
TravelLn 17$13K$3K$4K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$41K$2K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$272$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$7K$3K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$11K$9K$117
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.5M$170K$426K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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
See the full FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,600,429 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,359 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,663
VIII-1c Fundraising events$642,693
VIII-1e Government grants$734,836
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,224,028
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,607,220
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,076$1,076
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,226−$14,226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$6,791$2,600,429
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,115,642 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,532 · Management $9,449 · Fundraising $31,495$157,476
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $974,758 · Management $31,031 · Fundraising $228,981$1,234,770
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,072 · Management $1,810 · Fundraising $5,729$30,611
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $125,088 · Management $9,790 · Fundraising $30,886$165,764
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $90,052 · Management $7,064 · Fundraising $22,363$119,479
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,697 · Management $55$4,752
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $68,279$68,279
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,277 · Fundraising $14,604$17,881
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,156 · Management $13,652 · Fundraising $47,387$75,195
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $68,226 · Management $1,766 · Fundraising $17,283$87,275
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,559 · Management $689 · Fundraising $6,702$33,950
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,105 · Management $3,583 · Fundraising $6,395$13,083
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $41,419 · Management $2,487 · Fundraising $9,342$53,248
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,271$8,271
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,501 · Management $272 · Fundraising $2,649$13,422
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,890 · Management $3,209 · Fundraising $2,203$12,302
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,684 · Management $9,083 · Fundraising $117$19,884
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,519,016 · Management $170,490 · Fundraising $426,136$2,115,642
Part X · Balance sheet $1,785,624 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $396,113$421,557
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $729,289$674,100
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $409,749$619,775
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,873$19,400
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,370$41,969
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,718$3,447
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,376$5,376
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,602,488$1,785,624
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $122,922$98,949
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $277,678$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $400,600$98,949
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $799,388$1,311,675
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $402,500$375,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,201,888$1,686,675
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,602,488$1,785,624
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,686,675 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,600,429
XI-2 Total expenses$2,115,642
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$484,787
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,201,888
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,686,675

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