Rcusa mobilizes expertise, ideas, and influence to protect the rights of forcibly displaced people and build more welcoming societies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 4% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $706K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$914K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$901K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$223K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$914K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$887K
FY2024$914K
Expenses
$901K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$819K
FY2024$901K
Net assets
$223K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$210K
FY2024$223K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $625K Management & general 29% · $263K Fundraising 1% · $12K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$162,107Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member /Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member / Chair (jan -Nov 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member / Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member / Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (jan -Nov 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Slocum’s $162K as Executive Director is at the 98th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
John Slocum$162,107$153,941

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects refugee rights and builds welcoming societies through expertise and advocacy.

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1 program · $625K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Rcusa strengthens the collective power and effectiveness of its members and partners in delivering responsive, equity-focused policies and programs and driving systemic change. Rcusa carries out this work by providing a number of ongoing platforms for our member organizations to coordinate advocacy, communications, and resettlement…

$625Kprogram 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 · 2 grants · $92K · 2023–2023
Refugee CongressDC · FY2023$35,450

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$914K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$692K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Other incomeLn 4–11$572
Money outPt IX
$901K
Ln 25
Programscol B$625K
Managementcol C$263K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$692K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Investment incomeLn 3$307
Other incomeLn 4–11$572
Total revenueLn 12$914K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$223K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K$223K
Total assetsLn 16$224K$230K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$210K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$130K$48K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$270K$189K$78K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$9K$2K$95
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$10K$2K$114
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$31K$8K$268
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$12K$46K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$7K$506
Information technologyLn 14$17K$1K$16K$31
OccupancyLn 16$36K$29K$7K$243
TravelLn 17$27K$26K$872
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$391$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$180K$173K$6K$641
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$4K$5K$24
Total functional expensesLn 25$901K$625K$263K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $914K$901K$13K$223K 990 PDF
FY2023 $887K$819K$68K$210K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $913,848 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $691,910$692,469
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $194,375$220,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $230$307
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $199$572
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $886,714$913,848
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $91,550$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $494,630$510,395
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$2,025
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,869$378,480
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $819,049$900,900
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $67,665$12,948
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $913,848 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$692,469
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$692,469
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $220,500$220,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $307$307
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $572$572
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $220,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $879$913,848
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $900,900 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $129,770 · Management $48,411 · Fundraising $1,565$179,746
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $189,046 · Management $78,216 · Fundraising $2,399$269,661
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,359 · Management $1,514 · Fundraising $95$10,968
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,553 · Management $1,675 · Fundraising $114$11,342
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,762 · Management $7,648 · Fundraising $268$38,678
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,466$33,466
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,025$2,025
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,737 · Management $45,632 · Fundraising $4,500$61,869
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,364 · Management $6,575 · Fundraising $506$9,445
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,092 · Management $15,691 · Fundraising $31$16,814
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,840 · Management $6,961 · Fundraising $243$36,044
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,664 · Management $872$26,536
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $391 · Management $2,835$3,226
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,640$2,640
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,101 · Management $6,284 · Fundraising $641$180,026
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,605 · Management $4,785 · Fundraising $24$8,414
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $625,284 · Management $263,205 · Fundraising $12,411$900,900
Part X · Balance sheet $230,321 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,167$222,905
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,265$7,416
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $224,357$230,321
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,422$7,438
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,422$7,438
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,654−$137,788
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $177,281$360,671
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $209,935$222,883
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $224,357$230,321
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $222,883 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$913,848
XI-2 Total expenses$900,900
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,948
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$209,935
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$222,883

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