Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1984EIN 91-1393082

Northwest immigrant rights project promotes justice by defending and advancing (see schedule o) the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, and community education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 112 volunteers and 165 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $46K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.2M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% 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
$22.9M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$22.6M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$20.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$22.9M
FY2024▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.8M
FY2021$18.5M
FY2022$17.0M
FY2023$22.2M
FY2024$22.9M
Expenses
$22.6M
FY2024▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.4M
FY2021$14.5M
FY2022$16.9M
FY2023$19.6M
FY2024$22.6M
Net assets
$20.1M
FY2024▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.1M
FY2021$17.1M
FY2022$17.2M
FY2023$19.8M
FY2024$20.1M

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 1992.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $19.2M Management & general 12% · $2.8M Fundraising 3% · $725K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

26 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$201,975Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Director
$163,389Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$149,601Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$145,563Pt VII · Sec A
Directing Attorney
$135,081Pt VII · Sec A
Directing Attorney
$132,282Pt VII · Sec A
Directing Attorney
$129,128Pt VII · Sec A
Grants and Contracts Director
$123,019Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Chavez Sierra$201,975$165,570$129,963——
Jorge L Baron—$92,067$170,743$172,747$179,072
Matthew Adams$163,389————
Matt Adams—$155,495$149,780$143,452$147,448
Mozdeh Oskouian$149,601$134,118$119,180$114,346—
Vanessa Gutierrez$145,563$129,894———
Jennifer Mashek$135,081$127,774———
Mirta Contreras$132,282————

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

Defends and advances immigrant rights through legal services, advocacy, and education.

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3 program services account for $12.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Removal Defense

This program provides representation to individuals whom the government is seeking to "remove" (deport) from the united states, and who are pursuing avenues to contest deportation and achieve legal immigration status in this country (including all of the services listed above).

$5.0Mprogram expense
02

Violence Against Women Act (vawa)

This program assists individuals who are survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, or other serious crimes and are pursuing legal immigration status.

$4.3Mprogram expense
03

Children and Youth Advocacy Program (cyap)

This program serves immigrant children and youth and unaccompanied minors, including many who are survivors of abuse, neglect, abandonment, human trafficking, or other serious crimes and are pursuing legal immigration status.

$3.2Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 19 grants · $2.9M · 2020–2024
Colectiva Legal Del PuebloWA · FY2024$386,082
Manzanita HouseWA · FY2024$264,909
Api ChayaWA · FY2024$89,285
Grant County DBA New HopeFY2024$44,801
Cielo Project at Radio RanchWA · FY2024$34,400
Colectiva Legal Del PuebloWA · FY2023$381,237
Manzanita HouseWA · FY2023$86,606
Api ChayaWA · FY2023$52,710
Colectiva Legal Del PuebloWA · FY2022$395,520
Api ChayaWA · FY2022$108,948
Colectiva Legal Del PuebloWA · FY2021$294,000
Colectiva Legal Del PuebloWA · FY2020$340,296
Colectiva Legal Del PuebloWA · FY2020$12,661
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$22.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$427K
Money outPt IX
$22.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.2M
Managementcol C$2.8M
Fundraisingcol D$725K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.7M
Total assetsLn 16$25.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$750K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$427K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$46K
Total revenueLn 12$22.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
SavingsLn 2$11.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$25.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$20.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5165
VolunteersI 6112
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.8M$13.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$99K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$21.8M$25.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$19.8M$20.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.2M$1.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$547K$474K$56K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.5M$12.5M$1.5M$465K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$367K$320K$36K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$892K$777K$88K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.5M$2.1M$246K$71K
Accounting feesLn 11c$123K$56K$64K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$342K$156K$177K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$311$6K$946
Office expensesLn 13$309K$250K$49K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$791K$252K$58K
TravelLn 17$200K$150K$46K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$28K$2K$196
InsuranceLn 23$66K$42K$18K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$348K$229K$111K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$194K$50K$110K$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.6M$19.2M$2.8M$725K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $22.9M$22.6M$236K$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $22.2M$19.6M$2.6M$19.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.0M$16.9M$72K$17.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $18.5M$14.5M$4.0M$17.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.8M$13.4M$1.4M$13.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $22,876,886 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $23 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$12,551
VIII-1c Fundraising events$750,191
VIII-1e Government grants$16,922,764
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,712,768
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,398,274
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,136,340$1,136,340
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $472,853$472,853
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$46,340−$46,340
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$123,363−$123,363
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $39,099$39,099
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,136,340 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $342,272$22,876,886
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,640,837 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,161,970$1,161,970
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $473,975 · Management $56,010 · Fundraising $17,256$547,241
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,531,056 · Management $1,494,326 · Fundraising $464,744$14,490,126
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $320,086 · Management $36,109 · Fundraising $11,163$367,358
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $776,795 · Management $87,638 · Fundraising $27,092$891,525
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,145,154 · Management $245,856 · Fundraising $71,247$2,462,257
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $56,362 · Management $63,701 · Fundraising $3,273$123,336
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $156,237 · Management $176,583 · Fundraising $9,073$341,893
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $311 · Management $6,260 · Fundraising $946$7,517
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $250,078 · Management $48,751 · Fundraising $9,815$308,644
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $791,164 · Management $251,948 · Fundraising $57,723$1,100,835
IX-17 TravelPrograms $149,964 · Management $45,963 · Fundraising $3,788$199,715
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,694 · Management $2,131 · Fundraising $196$30,021
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,915 · Management $17,935 · Fundraising $6,513$66,363
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $229,379 · Management $110,730 · Fundraising $7,502$347,611
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,301 · Management $109,743 · Fundraising $34,381$194,425
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,162,441 · Management $2,753,684 · Fundraising $724,712$22,640,837
Part X · Balance sheet $25,239,053 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,145,467$2,397,153
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,678,200$11,284,554
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,838,220$7,758,936
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $142,801$135,214
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $116,069$289,656
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $99,239$24,932
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $803,784$3,348,608
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,823,780$25,239,053
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,184,055$1,615,082
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,226$26,967
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $797,619$3,516,176
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,996,900$5,158,225
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,674,195$15,966,463
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,152,685$4,114,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,826,880$20,080,828
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,823,780$25,239,053
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,080,828 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$22,876,886
XI-2 Total expenses$22,640,837
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$236,049
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,826,880
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,899
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,080,828

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