The Refugee Education Center

Analysis

The Refugee Education Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Refugee Education Center reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.9m, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.5m (+26%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, The Refugee Education Center sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Council ($1.5m), Organization for the Legal Advancement of Raza ($1.5m) and Foundation for Quality Care Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $887k against liabilities of $113k, net assets of $774k. It reported 34 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.