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.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K 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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FY2022 · 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
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
$18K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$828K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$874K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$828K
FY2022▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$860K
FY2021$967K
FY2022$828K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$904K
Expenses
$874K
FY2022▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$862K
FY2021$950K
FY2022$874K
FY2023$993K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$301K
FY2022▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$856K

From the FY2022 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

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $790K Management & general 7% · $62K Fundraising 3% · $22K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$82,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (jan-March 2022)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · $570K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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 2022, over 2.39 million people visited usahello's online platforms for trustworthy multilingual information and tools.

$325Kprogram 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 2022, the online classroom enrolled 36,147 students in ged courses and 6,216 students in the citizenship preparation course.

$137Kprogram expense
03

Community

In 2022 usahello's findhello app connected over 59,000 immigrants and refugees of all backgrounds to 5000+ resources in over 200 communities across the usa.

$108Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$828K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$954K
Investment incomeLn 3$212
Money outPt IX
$874K
Ln 25
Programscol B$790K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K
Total assetsLn 16$319K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$954K
Investment incomeLn 3$212
Gains on assetsLn 7−$127K
Total revenueLn 12$828K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$121K
Total assetsLn 16$319K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$301K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K$43K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K$121K
Total assetsLn 16$226K$319K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$187K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$220K$220K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$77K$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$300K$279K$11K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$10K$410$360
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$24K$965$848
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$33K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$1K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$32K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$12K$1K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$33K$4K$726
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$62K$330$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$5K$7K$853
Total functional expensesLn 25$874K$790K$62K$22K

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 Viewing $828K$874K−$46K$301K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $827,597 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $974,375$953,816
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $178−$126,300
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,866$81
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $966,687$827,597
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $345,436$220,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $441,607$455,484
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $163,274$198,562
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $950,317$874,046
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,370−$46,449
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $827,597 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $81 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$953,816
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$953,816
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $212$212
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$126,512−$126,512
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $81 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$126,300$827,597
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $874,046 across 14 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $220,000$220,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,053 · Management $3,059 · Fundraising $2,688$82,800
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $278,939 · Management $11,076 · Fundraising $9,730$299,745
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,324 · Management $410 · Fundraising $360$11,094
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,308 · Management $965 · Fundraising $848$26,121
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,244 · Management $1,320 · Fundraising $1,160$35,724
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,533$19,533
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,475 · Management $2,626 · Fundraising $1,750$5,851
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,947$31,947
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,702$10,702
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,271 · Management $10,863$12,134
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,001 · Management $4,435 · Fundraising $726$38,162
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,247 · Management $330 · Fundraising $4,200$66,777
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,148 · Management $7,455 · Fundraising $853$13,456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $789,659 · Management $62,072 · Fundraising $22,315$874,046
Part X · Balance sheet $318,796 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,026$42,546
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,443$155,180
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $116,944$121,070
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $225,782$318,796
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,012$18,101
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,012$18,101
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$49,173$47,195
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $235,943$253,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $186,770$300,695
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $225,782$318,796
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,695 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$827,597
XI-2 Total expenses$874,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,449
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$186,770
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$160,374
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,695

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