Ashas Refuge EIN 45-2620705

Ashas Refuge

EIN  45-2620705 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Memphis, TN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps refugees successfully resettle in the Memphis, TN area.
Leadership
Jamie K Jones · Founder and Board President · $46K
Money in and out
$372K revenue, $323K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Helps refugees successfully resettle in the Memphis, TN area. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $372K in revenue, $323K in expenses, and $91K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$372K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$323K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$91K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +150% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +339% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$372K
FY2025▼ -1.0%
Expenses
$323K
FY2025▼ -19%
Total assets
$103K
FY2025▲ +118%
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2025▲ +94%
Total revenue
$372K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$323K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$91K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$103K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $277K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

General Refugee / Asylee Assistance, Family Services and Immigration Support: Ashas Refuge provided trauma-informed family services and immigration navigation to displaced individuals and families.

$276Kprogram expense
02

Next Generation Youth and Young Adult Program

Ashas Refuge provided educational mentoring and support to youth and young adults working toward high school completion, college readiness, and employment. Services included assistance with enrollment in online and partner high school diploma programs, provision of supplies, technology orientation, connections to tutors and mentors, and…

$1Kprogram expense
03

Apprenticeship and Job Skills Training Program

Ashas Refuge provided job-skills training and paid apprenticeship opportunities for displaced individuals pursuing employment and career pathways. Apprentices received hands-on training, mentorship, and work experience in areas such as immigration services, community outreach, administration, office and reception skills, data entry…

$1program expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAshas Refuge
EINHdr · item D45-2620705
Principal addressHdr · item CMemphis, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jashasrefuge.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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
Founder and Board President
$46,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vicepresident and Executivedirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamie K Jones’s $46K as Founder and Board President is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamie Jones$5,250$47,187$43,833$44,000
Jamie K Jones$46,500$42,000

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 & grants$185K · 50%
Program service revenue$186K · 50%
Contributions & grants50%$185K
Program service revenue50%$186K
Investment income$11
Other revenue$936
Total revenueLn 12$372K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.03
Program services86%$277K
Management & general11%$37K
Fundraising3%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$323K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$81K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$91K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $81K · Operating expenses/yr $323K
3.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $277K · Total expenses $323K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $37K · Total expenses $323K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $323K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $250K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $185K · Total revenue $372K
50%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $372K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $186K · Total revenue $372K
50%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11 · Total revenue $372K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $186K · Total expenses $323K
58%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $372K · Prior year $376K
-1.0%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $193K · FY2025 $372K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $91K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $372K · Expenses $323K
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $103K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $91K · Total assets $103K
88%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $103K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jamie K Jones · Reported title Founder and Board President · Highest reported compensation $46K · Total expenses $323K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $153K · Total expenses $323K
47%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth -1.0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$29K
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $33K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,700
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,436
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,350
Unitemized GrantFY2022$566
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,770
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,666
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,053
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,269
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,110

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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)$372K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$376K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$292K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$253K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$287K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$193K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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