Refugee Development Center EIN 26-3936253 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Refugee Development Center FY2021 filing

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Helps refugees and newcomers thrive through education, engagement, and support. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $951K in revenue, $693K in expenses, and $929K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Lansing, MI
Website
refugeedevelopmentcenter.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$951KFY2021
Expenses
$693K
Net assets
$929K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-3936253 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lansing, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps refugees and newcomers thrive through education, engagement, and support.
Leadership
Erika Brown-Binion · Executive Director · $64K
Money in and out
$951K revenue, $693K expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$951K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$693K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$929K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $258K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$951K
FY2021▲ +39%
Expenses
$693K
FY2021▲ +11%
Total assets
$957K
FY2021▲ +38%
Total liabilities
$28K
FY2021▲ +12%
Total revenue
$951K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$693K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$929K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$258K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$957K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $597K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

State of michigan department of human services (school impact grant, youth mentoring grant, and new refugee support services grant) - after-school tutoring, youth groups, parent education, esl, summer camp. Served 1,600 people

$380Kprogram expense
02

Capital area united way, city of lansing, ingham county, jackson national community fund, schultz FOUNDATION/HELLO neighbor, leap (lansing area economic partnership), and anonymous family foundation: various activities all providing education and day programming classes for youth and adult refugees. Served over 2,000 people

$161Kprogram expense
03

State of Michigan Department of Human Services

Digital literacy and learning focused on workforce development and english acquisition. Served 150 people

$55Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRefugee Development Center
EINHdr · item D26-3936253
Principal addressHdr · item CLansing, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jrefugeedevelopmentcenter.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P84)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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
Executive Director
$63,893Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erika Brown-Binion’s $87K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3863 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erika Brown-Binion$86,738$80,973$70,924$63,893$57,704

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 & grants100%$950K
Investment income$672
Other revenue$124
— government grantsLn 1e$617K
Total revenueLn 12$951K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.00
Program services93%$646K
Management & general7%$45K
Fundraising$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$693K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$844K
Total assetsLn 16$957K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$28K
Total net assetsLn 32$929K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $844K · Operating expenses/yr $693K
14.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $646K · Total expenses $693K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $45K · Total expenses $693K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $693K
0.2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $1K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $284K
$0.00 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $950K · Total revenue $951K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $617K · Total revenue $951K
65%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $951K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $672 · Total revenue $951K
+0.07%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $693K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $951K · Prior year $683K
+39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $929K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $951K · Expenses $693K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $957K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $929K · Total assets $957K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $957K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Erika Brown-Binion · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $64K · Total expenses $693K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $555K · Total expenses $693K
80%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.2%
Revenue growth 39%
Accounting fee ratio 1.0%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $25K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,712
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,052
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,655

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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)$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$951K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$683K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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