Middle Eastern Immigrant and Refugee Alliance

Tax-deductible

Lincolnwood, IL501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 26-4325931

To foster well-being and self-sufficiency for resettled refugees and immigrants from across the middle east and beyond, and to use our multilingual and multicultural expertise to tailor our services to the unique needs of our clients.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 8 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $582K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$984K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$818K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$332K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$984K
FY2025▲ +19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$381K
FY2021$667K
FY2022$630K
FY2023$783K
FY2024$828K
FY2025$984K
Expenses
$818K
FY2025▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$371K
FY2021$582K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$750K
FY2024$807K
FY2025$818K
Net assets
$332K
FY2025▲ +100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$99K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$166K
FY2025$332K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $644K Management & general 13% · $104K Fundraising 9% · $70K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Presidentboard Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Younberg’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
Laura Younberg$66,000$57,557$56,557

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

Helps resettled refugees and immigrants achieve well-being and self-sufficiency through tailored services.

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1 program service account for $644K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Our goal is to foster well-being and self-sufficiency for resettled refugees and immigrants from across the middle east and beyond, and to use our multilingual and multicultural expertise to tailor our services to the unique needs of our clients whom we serve regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, or family SIZE.OUR…

$644Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$582K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$984K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$984K
Money outPt IX
$818K
Ln 25
Programscol B$644K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$332K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$984K
Government grantsLn 1e$922K
Total revenueLn 12$984K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Other assetsLn 15$551
Total assetsLn 16$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$332K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$10K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$178K$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$166K$332K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$598K$508K$47K$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$19K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$43K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$583$583
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$6K$29K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$29K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$26K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$725$725
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$8K$722$667
Total functional expensesLn 25$818K$644K$104K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $984K$818K$166K$332K 990 PDF
FY2024 $828K$807K$20K$166K 990 PDF
FY2023 $783K$750K$33K$145K 990 PDF
FY2022 $630K$617K$13K$113K 990 PDF
FY2021 $667K$582K$84K$99K 990 PDF
FY2020 $381K$371K$10K$15K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $984,178 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$921,690
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$62,488
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$984,178
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$984,178
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $818,082 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $508,471 · Management $46,550 · Fundraising $42,985$598,006
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,956 · Management $1,735 · Fundraising $1,602$22,293
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,799 · Management $3,918 · Fundraising $3,618$50,335
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $583$583
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,920 · Management $29,277 · Fundraising $16,615$51,812
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,003 · Management $6,352 · Fundraising $2,138$37,493
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,948 · Management $2,376 · Fundraising $2,194$30,518
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,032$5,032
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $725$725
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,007$12,007
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,889 · Management $722 · Fundraising $667$9,278
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $644,018 · Management $104,245 · Fundraising $69,819$818,082
Part X · Balance sheet $347,984 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,498$10,973
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $161,993$336,460
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,264$551
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $177,755$347,984
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,001$16,134
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,001$16,134
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $162,837$331,850
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $165,754$331,850
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $177,755$347,984
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $331,850 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$984,178
XI-2 Total expenses$818,082
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$166,096
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$165,754
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$331,850

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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