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Helps resettled refugees and immigrants achieve well-being and self-sufficiency through tailored services. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $984K in revenue, $818K in expenses, and $332K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Lincolnwood, IL
Website
www.mirachicago.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$984KFY2025
Expenses
$818K
Net assets
$332K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  26-4325931 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lincolnwood, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps resettled refugees and immigrants achieve well-being and self-sufficiency through tailored services.
Leadership
Zinah Kadhim · Presidentboard Chair
Money in and out
$984K revenue, $818K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$984K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$818K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$332K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $166K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +582% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$984K
FY2025▲ +19%
Expenses
$818K
FY2025▲ +1%
Total assets
$348K
FY2025▲ +75%
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2025▼ -51%
Total revenue
$984K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$818K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$332K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$166K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$348K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMiddle Eastern Immigrant and Refugee Alliance
EINHdr · item D26-4325931
Principal addressHdr · item CLincolnwood, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mirachicago.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $644K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

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…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$984K
— government grantsLn 1e$922K
Total revenueLn 12$984K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.09
Program services79%$644K
Management & general13%$104K
Fundraising9%$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$818K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Total assetsLn 16$348K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$332K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $11K · Operating expenses/yr $818K
0.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $644K · Total expenses $818K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $104K · Total expenses $818K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $70K · Total expenses $818K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $65K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $97K
$0.67 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $984K · Total revenue $984K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $922K · Total revenue $984K
94%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $984K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $984K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $818K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $984K · Prior year $828K
+19%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $381K · FY2024 $984K
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $332K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $984K · Expenses $818K
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $348K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $332K · Total assets $348K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $348K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Zinah Kadhim · Reported title PRESIDENTBOARD CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $818K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $671K · Total expenses $818K
82%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 19%
Accounting fee ratio 0.07%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$582K
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$984K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$828K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$783K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$630K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$667K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$381K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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