Refugee & Immigrant Self-Empowerment Inc

Analysis

Refugee & Immigrant Self-Empowerment Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Syracuse, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 September 2023, Refugee & Immigrant Self-Empowerment Inc reported income of $4.3m and spending of $3.6m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $898k to $4.3m (+378%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Refugee & Immigrant Self-Empowerment Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raam Raj Foundation ($4.3m), International Partnership Ministries Inc ($4.3m) and International Childrens Care Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $188k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 71 employees.