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Refugee Language Project FY2022 filing

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Helps refugees confidently interact with the world, fostering flourishing and honoring God. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $479K in revenue, $439K in expenses, and $195K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Amarillo, TX
Website
www.refugeelanguage.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2022)
Revenue
$479KFY2022
Expenses
$439K
Net assets
$195K
People
6
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  83-1205519 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Amarillo, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps refugees confidently interact with the world, fostering flourishing and honoring God.
Leadership
Ryan Pennington · President/Executive Director · $84K
Money in and out
$479K revenue, $439K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$479K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$439K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$195K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $40K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$479K
FY2022▲ +82%
Expenses
$439K
FY2022▲ +171%
Total assets
$202K
FY2022▲ +28%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2022▲ +139%
Total revenue
$479K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$439K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$195K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$40K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$202K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRefugee Language Project
EINHdr · item D83-1205519
Principal addressHdr · item CAmarillo, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.refugeelanguage.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P84)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Director
$84,138Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Marketing Director
$17,819Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Pennington’s $94K as President/Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ryan Pennington$94,032$89,612$84,138$48,385
Crystal Pennington$35,555$26,129$17,819$5,730

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $223K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Translation Services. Refugee Language Project offered interpreting services for 244 appointments in 13 languages during 2022. Program expenses included wages for the language services coordinator and contract translators.

$80Kprogram expense
02

Community Programs. Refugee Language Project operated a multi-cultural community center (the PLACE) that met the social service needs of recently arrived refugees. The PLACE saw 4,576 adult visitors and 1,693 child visitors during the year.

$79Kprogram expense
03

Mentorship Program. Refugee Language Project oversaw 71 mentorships through 60 volunteers impacting 176 people from 17 ethnic groups. Mentors spent 3,000 hours in face to face meetings with their mentees.

$64Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$476K · 99%
Program service revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$476K
Program service revenue1%$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$214K
Total revenueLn 12$479K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.01
Program services76%$335K
Management & general22%$97K
Fundraising1%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$439K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$184K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$195K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $184K · Operating expenses/yr $439K
5.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $335K · Total expenses $439K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $97K · Total expenses $439K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $439K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $263K
$0.03 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $476K · Total revenue $479K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $214K · Total revenue $479K
45%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3K · Total revenue $479K
0.6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $479K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3K · Total expenses $439K
0.6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $479K · Prior year $263K
+82%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $195K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $479K · Expenses $439K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $202K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $195K · Total assets $202K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $202K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ryan Pennington · Reported title President/Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $439K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $299K · Total expenses $439K
68%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 82%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$230K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$610K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$456K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$479K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$263K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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