Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services

Analysis

Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 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, Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services reported income of $32.6m and spending of $35.2m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $42.5m to $32.6m (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Make the Road New York ($31.8m), Protect Democracy Project ($33.1m) and T I M E Organization Inc ($31.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19.3m. At year end it held assets of $43.9m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $41.1m. It reported 385 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.