Refuge Coffee co. Exists to serve the global community in clarkston, ga by training and employing relocated refugees.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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 deficit $55K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$671K
116% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 116% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
85%
Net assets
−$95K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$843K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$864K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
−$95K
FY2022▼ -391%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$33K
FY2022−$95K
FY2023−$19K
FY2024$45K

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 Aug 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.3M Management & general 14% · $202K Fundraising 1% · $21K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/CEO
$69,506Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kitti Murray’s $63K as Founder/CEO is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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
Walter Anderson————$85,442
Kitti Murray$63,059$60,126$69,506$72,969$50,822

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

Trains and employs refugees in Clarkston, Georgia, serving the global community.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Refuge coffee's goal has been and continues to be to educate and train new, low-income refugees and immigrants arriving in the atlanta community. Training includes both on-the job and weekly classroom hours (with regular checkpoints and evaluations) covering the following: life and work culture in the us and atlanta, english as a second…

$1.3Mprogram 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$30K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$821K
Other incomeLn 4–11$542K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$202K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
−$95K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$671K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$821K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Other incomeLn 4–11$542K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$440K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$671K
Net assetsLn 32−$95K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 6200
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$180K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$446K$440K
Total assetsLn 16$651K$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$619K$671K
Net assetsLn 32$33K−$95K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$52K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$841K$841K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$80K$64K$12K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$188K$145K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$144K$137K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$202K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.2M$61K$45K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$76K−$19K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.4M$1.5M−$127K−$95K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.3M−$263K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $843K$864K−$21K$295K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,363,438 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $715,388$821,194
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $63$28
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $301,375$542,216
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,016,826$1,363,438
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $788,983$999,322
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $490,524$491,490
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,279,507$1,490,812
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$262,681−$127,374
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,363,438 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $530,947 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$821,194
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$821,194
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $28$28
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,269$11,269
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $536,844 · Unrelated business $5,400$1,363,438
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,490,812 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $52,130 · Fundraising $17,377$69,507
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $841,483$841,483
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,697$8,697
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,708 · Management $11,945 · Fundraising $3,982$79,635
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,704$1,704
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,387 · Management $3,387$6,774
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,856 · Management $13,856$27,712
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,424 · Management $2,425$4,849
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,515 · Management $16,516$33,031
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,368$6,368
IX-20 InterestManagement $17,264$17,264
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,300$27,300
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $34,052$34,052
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,628 · Management $43,623$188,251
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $137,009 · Management $7,176$144,185
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,267,079 · Management $202,374 · Fundraising $21,359$1,490,812
Part X · Balance sheet $575,951 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,872$83,798
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,668$3,766
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,487$7,082
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$39,768
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $445,613$439,934
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,678$1,603
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $651,318$575,951
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,717$9,540
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $576,166$651,370
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,834$9,814
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $618,717$670,724
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $31,893−$94,773
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,601−$94,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $651,318$575,951
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$94,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,363,438
XI-2 Total expenses$1,490,812
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$127,374
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,601
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$94,773

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