Our mission is to provide opportunities for refugees to rebuild their lives after suffering persecution, so that they become productive, contributing members of the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$13K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$166K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$954K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2022▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2022▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$954K
FY2022▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$755K
FY2021$790K
FY2022$954K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$870K

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 May 1983.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.9M Management & general 13% · $314K Fundraising 4% · $103K

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; $13K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$12,514Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marina Peshterianu$82,425$75,679—$69,357
Noah McBrayer Jones$55,542$54,050——
Stephanie Livigni——$12,514—

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

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 15aNo

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Helps refugees rebuild lives and contribute to their new communities.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The organization welcomes refugees and special immigrant visa holders (siv) upon their arrival in east tennessee and facilitates their path to accelerated self-sufficiecy through case management, providing basic needs (furnished housing, food, access to healthcare), cultural orientation, job readiness and placement, school enrollment…

$1.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100
Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.9M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,223,397
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,223,397
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,312,006
Unitemized GrantFY2022$519,270
Unitemized GrantFY2021$434,651
Unitemized GrantFY2020$202,226

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$314K
Fundraisingcol D$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$954K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$412K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$201K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$401K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$412K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$105K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K
Net assetsLn 32$954K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 683
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$540K$412K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K$105K
Total assetsLn 16$945K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K$166K
Net assetsLn 32$790K$954K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$519K$519K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$10K$2K$601
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$937K$201K$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$70K$15K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$43K$9K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$212K$166K$36K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$57K$45K$10K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$125K$98K$21K$6K
TravelLn 17$41K$32K$7K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$527$151
InsuranceLn 23$20K$15K$3K$937
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.9M$314K$103K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.0M$3.0M$33K$870K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$3.6M−$246K$708K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.5M$2.4M$164K$954K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.8M$37K$790K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.3M$218K$755K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,519,409 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,835,371$2,519,409
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,835,371$2,519,409
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $434,651$519,270
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $932,180$1,351,554
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $432,034$484,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,798,865$2,355,726
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,506$163,683
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,519,409 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,936,265
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$583,144
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$200,829
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,519,409
VIII-12 Total revenue$2,519,409
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,355,726 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $519,270$519,270
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,812 · Management $2,101 · Fundraising $601$12,514
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $937,159 · Management $200,674 · Fundraising $57,370$1,195,203
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,192 · Management $15,030 · Fundraising $4,297$89,519
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,591 · Management $9,120 · Fundraising $2,607$54,318
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,538$10,538
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $166,325 · Management $35,616 · Fundraising $10,181$212,122
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,810 · Management $9,595 · Fundraising $2,743$57,148
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $97,928 · Management $20,969 · Fundraising $5,995$124,892
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,332 · Management $6,923 · Fundraising $1,979$41,234
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,463 · Management $527 · Fundraising $151$3,141
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,307 · Management $3,278 · Fundraising $937$19,522
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $16,305$16,305
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,938,189 · Management $314,371 · Fundraising $103,166$2,355,726
Part X · Balance sheet $1,119,822 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $529,380$401,238
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,057$11,057
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $355,399$578,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,843$21,015
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,010$104,645
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,367$3,367
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $945,056$1,119,822
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,534$27,717
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $53,118$21,342
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $44,325$117,002
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,977$166,061
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $613,471$757,626
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $176,608$196,135
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $790,079$953,761
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $945,056$1,119,822
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $953,761 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,519,409
XI-2 Total expenses$2,355,726
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$163,683
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$790,079
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$953,761

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