Capi usa's mission is to guide refugees and immigrants in the journey toward self-determination and social equality.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 313 volunteers and 52 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $764K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $245K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$737K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.6M
+91% vs prior year
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$7.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.6M
FY2024▲ +91%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$9.6M
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$5.8M
Net assets
$7.2M
FY2024▲ +112%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$7.2M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1982.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $4.3M Management & general 18% · $1.1M Fundraising 7% · $404K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,679Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Niedermeyer’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ekta Prakash——$127,634$117,063$115,137
Mary Niedermeyer$100,679————
Mary Neidermeyer—$96,663———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Guides refugees and immigrants toward self-determination and social equality.

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3 programs · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Economic EmpowermentIn 2024, CAPI served 1,146 unduplicated individuals through jobs and training programming, financial and homeownership services, and free tax services. Highlights included: Career Plans 402 MFIP and Career Pathways participants completed a work readiness assessment and developed a Career Plan.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Basic NeedsIn 2024, CAPI's Basic Needs programming served approximately 7,196 unduplicated individuals across 3 program areas. Key outputs and outcomes of this unit's programs included: Food Shelf & Nutrition Services CAPI's client choice food shelf served 1,876 households and 5,628 individuals in 2024, gearing up and transitioning to a…

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

In 2024, the Refugee Services Department served 231 unduplicated individuals across 5 program areas. Key outputs and outcomes of this unit's programs included:Afghan Housing Stability Program In 2024, 48 families in unstable housing situations were provided holistic case management services to help them decrease living expenses, increase…

$791Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 37 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Believe in What's PossibleFY2024$15,000
Sewa-Aifw INCMN · FY2024$12,000
One FamilyMN · FY2024$12,000
Community Integration CenterMN · FY2023$26,511
Yoga SanctuaryMN · FY2023$19,320
One FamilyMN · FY2023$8,000
Social Good Fund INCCA · FY2023$7,500
Community Integration CenterMN · FY2022$105,946
Independent School District 281FY2022$43,915
Tutapona INCWI · FY2022$31,372
One FamilyMN · FY2022$16,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$404K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$737K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$233K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Total revenueLn 12$9.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$680K
SavingsLn 2$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$737K
Net assetsLn 32$7.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 552
VolunteersI 6313
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$822K$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$7.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$781K$737K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$7.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$186K$186K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$109K$15K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.2M$297K$182K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$30K$4K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$334K$275K$36K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$259K$214K$28K$17K
Management feesLn 11a$244K$244K
Legal feesLn 11b$789$789
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$507K$106K$274K$127K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K$194$282
Office expensesLn 13$94K$33K$51K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$40K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$200K$174K$25K$491
TravelLn 17$24K$23K$874$48
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$87K$75K$7K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$904K$829K$50K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$4K$5K$359
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$4.3M$1.1M$404K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $9.6M$5.8M$3.8M$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.0M$5.7M−$691K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.2M$5.6M−$423K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.6M$3.9M$731K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$3.8M$396K$3.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,570,236 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,940,840$9,402,139
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$26,254
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,641$79,746
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,899$62,097
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,000,380$9,570,236
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $187,104$186,057
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,546,968$3,436,215
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $30,826$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,926,889$2,141,276
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,691,787$5,763,548
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$691,407$3,806,688
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,570,236 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$88,485
VIII-1e Government grants$3,104,244
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,209,410
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$232,765
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,402,139
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,254$26,254
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $79,746$79,746
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $62,097$62,097
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,254 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $141,843$9,570,236
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,763,548 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $186,057$186,057
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,237 · Management $14,708 · Fundraising $9,071$133,016
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,193,754 · Management $297,247 · Fundraising $181,829$2,672,830
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,190 · Management $3,985 · Fundraising $2,522$36,697
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $275,134 · Management $36,313 · Fundraising $22,981$334,428
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $213,952 · Management $28,192 · Fundraising $17,100$259,244
IX-11a Management feesManagement $243,640$243,640
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $789$789
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,600$19,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $105,828 · Management $274,045 · Fundraising $126,943$506,816
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,525 · Management $194 · Fundraising $282$8,001
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,855 · Management $50,504 · Fundraising $10,311$93,670
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $39,557 · Management $3,209 · Fundraising $1,987$44,753
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $174,376 · Management $24,908 · Fundraising $491$199,775
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,804 · Management $874 · Fundraising $48$23,726
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $74,736 · Management $7,120 · Fundraising $4,698$86,554
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $829,090 · Management $49,976 · Fundraising $25,181$904,247
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,891 · Management $5,455 · Fundraising $359$9,705
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,298,986 · Management $1,060,759 · Fundraising $403,803$5,763,548
Part X · Balance sheet $7,933,942 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $672,618$680,398
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $149,175$3,721,118
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $222,774$134,111
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $415,289$628,257
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,646$9,089
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,650,144$2,758,303
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,932$2,666
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,170,578$7,933,942
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $208,890$232,771
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,608$1,245
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,932$2,666
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $780,723$737,399
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,574,024$4,447,279
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $815,831$2,749,264
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,389,855$7,196,543
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,170,578$7,933,942
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,196,543 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,570,236
XI-2 Total expenses$5,763,548
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,806,688
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,389,855
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,196,543

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