Refushe INC EIN 26-0239864

Refushe INC FY2020 filing

EIN  26-0239864 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Protects and provides resources for refugee children and youth in Kenya.
Leadership
Jailan Adly · Chief Executive Officer · $148K
Money in and out
$2.9M revenue, $2.6M expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency

Protects and provides resources for refugee children and youth in Kenya. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $2.9M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, and $1.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$2.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $304K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2020
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$66K
FY2020
Total revenue
$2.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$304K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Girl's Empowerment Program (gep)

Multi-phase accelerated education and empowerment program that allows participants to access basic education and vocational opportunities, learn about their human rights, and cultivate their leadership skills.

$862Kprogram expense
02

Safe House (sh)

Provides protection and transitional shelter for unaccompanied and separated refugee girls under 18 years old and their children who lack adequate or safe living conditions. On occasion, we also shelter refugee women over 18 and young refugee boys under the age of 9 on a short-term basis with extremely vulnerable security cases.

$284Kprogram expense
03

Case Management Program (cm)

RefuSHE's Case Management Program provides girls with access to psychosocial counselling, medical care, legal aid, and resettlement assistance. The program is designed to build girls' capacity to access services independently so that they know how to access them in the future, understand what to expect, and know how they should be…

$236Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRefushe INC
EINHdr · item D26-0239864
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.refushe.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$147,666Pt VII · Sec A
VP Development
$120,423Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Kenya
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fin. Chair & Treasurer (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helen Altshul’s $141K as Chief Executive Officer (part Year) is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1169 $1–10M international 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jailan Adly$38,396$147,666
Helen Altshul$140,926$115,043
Adele Nandan$120,423
Dina Dukhquan$108,670
Dina Dukhqan$104,989
Doris Nelina$65,235$72,564
Geoffrey Thige$57,791
Helen Ashtul$22,253

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.9M · 98%
Other revenue$48K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$2.9M
Other revenue2%$48K
Investment income$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.09
Program services72%$1.9M
Management & general20%$513K
Fundraising9%$231K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$66K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $2.6M · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $2.6M
5.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.9M · Total expenses $2.6M
72%
Management & General
Management & general $513K · Total expenses $2.6M
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $231K · Total expenses $2.6M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $231K · Solicited contributions $1.3M
$0.18 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.9M · Total revenue $2.9M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.6M · Total revenue $2.9M
55%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $2.9M
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.6M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.9M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.9M · Expenses $2.6M
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.6M · Total assets $1.7M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jailan Adly · Reported title Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $148K · Total expenses $2.6M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.3M · Total expenses $2.6M
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$145K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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