Usahello helps refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants and their receiving communities thrive with free, high quality online information and resources in many languages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $105K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$967K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$950K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$187K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$967K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$860K
FY2021$967K
FY2022$828K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$904K
Expenses
$950K
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$862K
FY2021$950K
FY2022$874K
FY2023$993K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$187K
FY2021▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$856K

From the FY2021 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 Jan 2013.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $877K Management & general 6% · $55K Fundraising 2% · $18K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
US President
$78,254Pt 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
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Ivory’s $104K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Ivory$103,660$89,900$82,800$78,254$78,254
Amer Al Fayadh$33,399$25,442———

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides free, multilingual online resources to help refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants thrive.

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3 programs · $877K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Resources

Usahello's online platform provides translated resources about all aspects of life in america, written in simple language and continually curated to best address newcomers needs. In 2021, 1.7 million people visited usahello's online platforms for trustworthy multilingual information and tools.

$610Kprogram expense
02

Education

Usahello's free self paced multilingual classroom helps students prepare to achieve their goals of obtaining high school equivalency (ged) and us citizenship. In 2021, the online classroom enrolled 27,548 students in ged courses and 10,490 students in the citizenship preparation course.

$159Kprogram expense
03

Community

In 2021 usahello's findhello app connected over 33,000 immigrants and refugees of all backgrounds to 4000+ resources in over 200 communities across the usa.

$109Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$967K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$974K
Investment incomeLn 3$178
Money outPt IX
$950K
Ln 25
Programscol B$877K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$187K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$974K
Government grantsLn 1e$96K
Investment incomeLn 3$178
Total revenueLn 12$967K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$187K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 630
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$165K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$388K$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$324K$187K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$345K$345K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$73K$4K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$282K$257K$14K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$8K$437$351
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$34K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$29K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$150$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$36K$40
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$1K
TravelLn 17$4K$1K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$50K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$4K$10K$758
Total functional expensesLn 25$950K$877K$55K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $904K$1.2M−$308K$856K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$993K$864K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $828K$874K−$46K$301K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $967K$950K$16K$187K 990 PDF
FY2020 $860K$862K−$2K$324K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $966,687 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $856,424$974,375
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $303$178
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,335−$7,866
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $860,062$966,687
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$345,436
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $711,996$441,607
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $149,910$163,274
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $861,906$950,317
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,844$16,370
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $966,687 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$70 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$95,892
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$878,483
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$974,375
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $178$178
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$7,796−$7,796
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$70 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,618$966,687
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $950,317 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $345,436$345,436
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,460 · Management $3,960 · Fundraising $3,182$80,602
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $257,389 · Management $13,874 · Fundraising $11,151$282,414
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,113 · Management $437 · Fundraising $351$8,901
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,285 · Management $1,848 · Fundraising $1,485$37,618
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,230 · Management $1,576 · Fundraising $1,266$32,072
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,288$16,288
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $150 · Management $2,670$2,820
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $35,942 · Fundraising $40$35,982
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,075 · Management $1,229$8,304
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,490 · Management $2,523$4,013
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,463$50,463
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,815$30,815
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,526 · Management $10,305 · Fundraising $758$14,589
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $877,374 · Management $54,710 · Fundraising $18,233$950,317
Part X · Balance sheet $225,782 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $141,301$102,026
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $35,070$6,443
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $369$369
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $164,651$116,944
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $388,426$225,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $64,091$39,012
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,091$39,012
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $274,335−$49,173
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,000$235,943
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $324,335$186,770
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $388,426$225,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $186,770 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$966,687
XI-2 Total expenses$950,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,370
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$324,335
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$153,935
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$186,770

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