Asylumworks INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 81-3205931)

Joan Hodges-Wu’s $140K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Joan Hodges-Wu	$139,764	$125,081	$112,078	$96,550	$83,600	—
Joan Hodges-Wu Ma Msw	—	—	—	—	—	$83,600

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

Empowers asylum seekers to rebuild lives through services, education, and support.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Social Services

The Health & Wellness program empowers immigrants and their families to protect and promote their safety, health, and wellness.

$1.7Mprogram expense

02

Employment Services

The Employment and Education program equips work authorized job seekers to prepare for, find, and keep jobs that pay a living wage.

$204Kprogram expense

03

Legal Navigation Services

The LN program assists newcomers on the path to U.S. citizenship through education, limited-scope legal services, and referrals to vetted attorneys.

$131Kprogram expense

Funders

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

Lavin Family Foundation INCFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Grants paid · 14 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2024

Hias INCMD · FY2024$180,478

Imam E Asr Islamic Seminary INCVA · FY2024$101,010

Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,156

William Wendt Center for Loss and HealingDC · FY2024$29,641

Hias INCMD · FY2023$177,730

William Wendt Center for Loss and HealingDC · FY2023$145,731

Imam E Asr Islamic Seminary INCVA · FY2023$103,494

Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,555

Adams Compassionate Healthcare NetworkVA · FY2023$26,848

Imam E Asr Islamic Seminary INCVA · FY2022$53,750

William Wendt Center for Loss and HealingDC · FY2022$38,627

Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,858

Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,259

Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,005

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K

Investment incomeLn 3$19K

Money outPt IX

$2.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.1M

Managementcol C$354K

Fundraisingcol D$90K

Owns and owesPt X

$781K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$263K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K

Investment incomeLn 3$19K

Total revenueLn 12$2.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$51K

SavingsLn 2$104K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$154K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$477K

Other assetsLn 15$158K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$263K

Net assetsLn 32$781K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 527

VolunteersI 614

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$169K	$154K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$420K	$477K
Total assetsLn 16	$775K	$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$266K	$263K
Net assetsLn 32	$509K	$781K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$315K	$315K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$49K	$49K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$140K	$117K	$19K	$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.3M	$1.1M	$175K	$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$83K	$69K	$11K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$128K	$107K	$17K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$91K	$55K	$25K	$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$210K	$165K	$31K	$14K
Office expensesLn 13	$34K	$22K	$11K	$955
Information technologyLn 14	$42K	$30K	$6K	$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$93K	$51K	$41K	$19
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$4K	$1K	$2K	$971
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$156		$156
InsuranceLn 23	$16K		$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.5M	$2.1M	$354K	$90K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$2.8M	$2.5M	$272K	$781K	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.6M	$2.3M	$263K	$509K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.6M	$1.6M	$21K	$246K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.2M	$1.1M	$122K	$224K	990 PDF
FY2021	$862K	$812K	$50K	$103K	990 PDF
FY2020	$552K	$571K	−$18K	$90K	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

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Part I · Summary $2,800,908 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,083,225$2,703,869

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $461,389$77,719

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,740$19,320

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,556,354$2,800,908

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $484,357$364,525

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,249,321$1,672,910

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $559,972$491,017

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,293,650$2,528,452

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $262,704$272,456

Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15

VI-1b Independent voting members14

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 $2,800,908 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$1,798,416

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$905,453

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,703,869

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $77,719$77,719

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,320$19,320

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,719 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,320$2,800,908

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,528,452 across 14 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $315,369$315,369

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $49,156$49,156

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,546 · Management $18,539 · Fundraising $4,679$139,764

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,102,360 · Management $175,353 · Fundraising $44,260$1,321,973

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,379 · Management $11,036 · Fundraising $2,786$83,201

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,712 · Management $16,975 · Fundraising $4,285$127,972

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $54,805 · Management $25,091 · Fundraising $11,479$91,375

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $164,908 · Management $31,252 · Fundraising $14,236$210,396

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,609 · Management $11,446 · Fundraising $955$34,010

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,389 · Management $5,799 · Fundraising $6,194$42,382

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,449 · Management $41,397 · Fundraising $19$92,865

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,439 · Management $1,538 · Fundraising $971$3,948

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $156$156

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,885$15,885

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,084,121 · Management $354,467 · Fundraising $89,864$2,528,452

Part X · Balance sheet $1,044,097 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,459$50,665

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $76,069$103,699

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $74,630$226,221

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,516$28,829

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $420,066$476,673

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $61,400$158,010

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $774,701$1,044,097

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $204,123$101,135

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,944$161,872

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $266,067$263,007

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $453,401$498,758

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $55,233$282,332

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $508,634$781,090

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $774,701$1,044,097

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $781,090 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,800,908

XI-2 Total expenses$2,528,452

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$272,456

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$508,634

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$781,090

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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