Our mission is to welcome and partner with people who have sought refuge, employing strengths-based educational approaches and community supports so they may thrive in our shared communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $72K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $457K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$185K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$925K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$925K
FY2021▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$803K
FY2021$925K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$957K
FY2025$980K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Jan 1997.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.4M Management & general 7% · $108K Fundraising 10% · $157K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Exec Dir.
$119,571Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Exec Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Vaudreuil’s $120K as Co-Ed/Secretary is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Vaudreuil$119,746$130,158$125,996$113,920$119,571$109,762
Jane Pak$117,253$127,473$124,135$54,877——

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

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Approximately 550 adults enrolled in our English Language and Literacy Program and Adult Newcomer Community Engagement Program. Our priority student population are adults reading at four English language levels: Literacy, Low Beginner, High Beginner, and Low Intermediate.

$710Kprogram expense
02

Approximately 950 youth enrolled in our Bridge-2-Success Youth Development Program and Youth Newcomer Community Engagement Program and achieved significant outcomes. Average yearly graduation rate for youth who have attended 50+ hours of RIT services, is 80%+, which consistently outperforms California's graduation rate for English…

$646Kprogram expense

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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 · 27 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2024
Burma Family Refugee NetworkCA · FY2024$225,257
Soccer Without BordersMD · FY2024$132,120
Harbor House Ministries INCCA · FY2024$35,000
ArtogetherCA · FY2024$15,950
Afghan Elderly AssociationCA · FY2024$10,700
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,395
Burma Family Refugee NetworkCA · FY2023$157,231
Soccer Without BordersMD · FY2023$86,200
Harbor House Ministries INCCA · FY2023$35,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,869
ArtogetherCA · FY2023$16,315
Burma Family Refugee NetworkCA · FY2022$158,582
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$187K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$157K
Owns and owesPt X
$925K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$768K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$699K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$187K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$739K
SavingsLn 2$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$768K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K
Net assetsLn 32$925K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$638K$768K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K$185K
Net assetsLn 32$803K$925K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$29K$29K
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$148K$89K$19K$40K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$932K$793K$53K$85K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$14K$835$997
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$81K$6K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$89K$80K$4K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$550$550
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$154K$153K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$662$39$623
Office expensesLn 13$27K$19K$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$101K$89K$4K$8K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$227$69
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$150$150
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$300$300
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$2K$793
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$2K$2K$224
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$108K$157K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.1M$3.0M$23K$980K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.8M−$239K$957K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.5M$96K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.1M$175K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.7M$1.6M$123K$925K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.5M$253K$803K 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 $1,744,201 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,634,385$1,555,518
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,951$187,236
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $659$1,447
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,706,995$1,744,201
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$29,345
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,075,504$1,280,899
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,000$550
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $376,243$310,847
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,453,747$1,621,641
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $253,248$122,560
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,744,201 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$699,343
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$856,175
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,555,518
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $187,236$187,236
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,447$1,447
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $187,236 · Excluded from tax $1,447$1,744,201
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,621,641 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $29,345$29,345
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 staffPrograms $89,333 · Management $18,631 · Fundraising $40,345$148,309
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $792,963 · Management $53,221 · Fundraising $85,424$931,608
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,722 · Management $835 · Fundraising $997$15,554
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $81,108 · Management $5,621 · Fundraising $9,212$95,941
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,717 · Management $3,650 · Fundraising $6,120$89,487
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,188$13,188
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $550$550
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $152,642 · Management $1,242$153,884
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39 · Fundraising $623$662
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,016 · Management $3,544 · Fundraising $4,118$26,678
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $88,782 · Management $3,786 · Fundraising $8,139$100,707
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,775 · Management $227 · Fundraising $69$2,071
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $150$150
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $300$300
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,648 · Management $2,285 · Fundraising $793$8,726
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,326 · Management $1,931 · Fundraising $224$4,481
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,356,566 · Management $108,461 · Fundraising $156,614$1,621,641
Part X · Balance sheet $1,110,369 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $615,376$739,039
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,065$28,942
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $142,731$64,557
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $229,604$249,292
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,392$25,839
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,700
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,036,168$1,110,369
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $140,749$185,302
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $233,661$185,302
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $759,007$885,067
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $43,500$40,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $802,507$925,067
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,036,168$1,110,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $925,067 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,744,201
XI-2 Total expenses$1,621,641
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,560
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$802,507
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$925,067

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