URBAN REFUGEES USA improves the lives of urban refugees & internally displaced persons by providing technical & financial support to refugee led mutual assistance organizations, advocating for their critical role in solving the refugee crisis, and building a global network of refugee led organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 58% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$35K
Spent
$25K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$35K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$26K
FY2022$9K
FY2024$52K
Expenses
$25K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$3K
FY2024$35
Net assets
$24K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$26K
FY2022$32K
FY2024$24K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2018.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $20K Management & general 5% · $1K Fundraising 16% · $4K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers urban refugees and displaced people through support, advocacy, and global networking.

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2 programs · $20K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Urban Refugees developed and runs the Urban Refugees Incubation Program (URIP), an intensive 6-month program that trains the leaders of Refugee Led Organizations (RLOs) in project management, communications, community mobilization, leadership, building partnerships, finance, fund raising, governance and information technology.

$14Kprogram expense
02

In 2020, we began work developing an advocacy training program to be launched in 2021 in Nairobi, Kenya. The objective is to equip the leaders of Refugee Led Organizations with the skills to advocate for their organization and members on the national, regional, and international level by identifying goals, developing strategies…

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$35K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Money outPt IX
$25K
Ln 25
Programscol B$20K
Managementcol C$1K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$35K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$27K$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$14K$24K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$10K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$759$0$102$657
Total functional expensesLn 25$25K$20K$1K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $52K$35$52K$24K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $9K$3K$6K$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 $26K$24K$2K$26K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $35K$25K$10K$24K 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 $34,972 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,774$34,972
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,774$34,972
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,000$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,697$14,727
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,697$24,727
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,923$10,245
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $34,972 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$34,972
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,972
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$34,972
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,727 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,743 · Fundraising $3,202$12,945
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,023$1,023
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $102 · Fundraising $657$759
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,743 · Management $1,125 · Fundraising $3,859$24,727
Part X · Balance sheet $43,135 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,044$36,662
X-4 Accounts receivable$6,473
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,067$43,135
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,023$8,846
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $12,000$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,023$18,846
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,044$23,180
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$1,109
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,044$24,289
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,067$43,135
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,289 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$34,972
XI-2 Total expenses$24,727
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,245
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,044
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,289

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