Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1993.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
13 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deanne Purdue-Olson | $101,554 | — | — | — |
| Annie Purdue-Olson | — | $89,166 | — | — |
| Wendy Meyering | $86,150 | — | — | — |
| Rebekah Phillips | $84,251 | — | — | — |
| Michael Bergman | — | — | $53,724 | $63,114 |
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.
See Arrive Ministries executive salaries →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
Welcomes and transforms refugees and immigrants in Minnesota.
Questions for Arrive Ministries
Your first name shows with your question. Arrive Ministries answers here, for everyone.
Community Outreachrefugee Life Ministries (rlm)
This program has individuals, families, and teams from local churches that commit to walking alongside refugees and asylum seekers for one year. Teams and individuals provide friendship, mentoring, and practical assistance to these families as they adjust to life in the U.S., get better jobs and move beyond loss and dislocation.
Ongoing Servicesimmigration Legal Services Consortium
Arrive ministries is part of a 6-ORGANIZATION consortium under contract with the state of minnesota. Led by the minnesota council of churches, the consortium is charged with helping refugees, asylees, special immigrant visa holders, and others, to apply for green cards, us citizenship, and work authorization.
Refugee Arrivalsrefugee Reception and Placement (r&p)
Through the R&P program, the organization provided up to 90-DAY case management to 126 refugees who arrived in MN during fy 2020 (april 2020 to march 2021). Numbers have been impact by the lowering of the refugee ceiling set by the executive branch and several executive orders impacting the usrap (united states refugee admission…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported 2 findings: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $752K | $927K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $15K | $12K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $820K | $983K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $112K | $85K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $708K | $897K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $58K | $58K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $102K | $31K | $43K | $28K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $696K | $562K | $116K | $18K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $37K | $27K | $7K | $2K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $31K | $23K | $6K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $52K | $38K | $10K | $3K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $5K | $4K | $1K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $10K | $7K | $2K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $19K | $14K | $5K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $46K | $19K | $18K | $9K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $829 | $622 | $207 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $10K | $8K | $1K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $10K | $9K | $537 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $14K | $13K | $2K | |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $199K | $78K | $114K | $7K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $3K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $17K | $14K | $3K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2K | $2K | $13 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.3M | $911K | $331K | $69K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025 | $5.3M | $4.4M | $884K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2024 | $3.6M | $3.7M | −$113K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2023 | $2.2M | $2.6M | −$324K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 | $2.6M | $2.0M | $607K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 31, 2022 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $190K | $897K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,499,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,499,841 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,310,322 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $982,692 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $897,400 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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