RefugeeConnect's mission is to connect people forced to flee their country to escape persecution or war with resources to rebuild their lives as United States citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 54% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 54% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $318K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$244K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$221K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$163K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$244K
FY2021▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$184K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$271K
FY2025$657K
Expenses
$221K
FY2021▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$287K
FY2025$512K
Net assets
$163K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$122K
FY2023$105K
FY2025$228K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $154K Management & general 23% · $50K Fundraising 8% · $17K

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; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,692Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$47,250Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Burgoyne’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 65th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristin Burgoyne$74,808$72,692$44,423
Megan Iverson$47,664$47,250$45,315
Koffi Ayitsewou$29,615——
Murielle Kalenga$29,615——
Emefa Wozufia$10,769——

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 15aNo

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3 programs · $154K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Community Navigator -- This program has navigators create connections with families, interview families to assess needs, and assist in reducing feelings of isolation during COVID-19. Based on a family's identified needs, staff and volunteers research resources a family can access and connect them to services, which also includes academic…

$73Kprogram expense
02

Other programs -- including our new Health Navigator program, an urban agriculture grant, mentorship and volunteer programs, and providing scholarships to refugee students.

$40Kprogram expense
03

Refugee School Impact RSI -- This program assisted newly arrived school-age refugee children in Ohio to improve their academic performance and social adjustment in school.

$40Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $38K · 2022–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,176
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,980
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,628
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$244K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$163K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Government grantsLn 1e$37K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$244K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$786
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$163K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Total assetsLn 16$141K$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$990$2K
Net assetsLn 32$140K$163K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$163K$114K$33K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$2K$952
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$146$146
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$801$801
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$17K$17K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$4K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$154K$50K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $657K$512K$145K$228K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $271K$287K−$17K$105K 990 PDF
FY2022 $290K$331K−$41K$122K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $244K$221K$23K$163K 990 PDF
FY2020 $184K$145K$39K$140K 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 $243,779 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $184,017$243,779
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $184,017$243,779
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,286$176,129
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,991$39,988
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $144,777$221,117
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,240$22,662
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 $243,779 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$36,867
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$206,912
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$243,779
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$243,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,117 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,875 · Management $32,536 · Fundraising $16,268$162,679
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,930$3,930
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,664 · Management $1,904 · Fundraising $952$9,520
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $146$146
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $801$801
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,281$17,281
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,239$3,239
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $6,200$6,200
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,448$6,448
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,925 · Management $1,948$5,873
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,994 · Management $49,903 · Fundraising $17,220$221,117
Part X · Balance sheet $164,862 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,949$145,688
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$18,388
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,076$786
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $141,025$164,862
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $990$2,165
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $990$2,165
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $103,604$84,697
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $36,431$78,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $140,035$162,697
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $141,025$164,862
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $162,697 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$243,779
XI-2 Total expenses$221,117
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,662
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$140,035
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$162,697

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