Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition
Also known as Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition reported $17.3 million in revenue and $13.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.85 went to program services, $12.18 to management and general costs and $4.97 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 60.8% of the total. Government grants made up 9.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $162,168 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 195% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$51.54 $9.0M
- Government grants$9.09 $1.6M
- Program service revenue$38.91 $6.8M
- Investment income$0.46 $80,800
Other revenue was negative: −$40,213. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.9% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 60.8% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 9.1% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 39.0% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $162,168 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.24% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 14 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.4 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDetained adult program: the detained adult program provides client-centered legal representation and trauma-sensitive support to adults detained by the government
Detained children program: through free legal counsel, educational materials, and social services, our children's program works with immigrant children detained by the office of refugee resettlement (orr) at juvenile facilities in washington, dc, maryland, and virginia
Immigration impact lab: the immigration impact lab responds to the failings of the immigration system by strategically appealing cases, developing impact litigation, and launching advocacy efforts to transform the system and establish new legal precedents for immigrants nationwide
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $149,077 | $0 | $13,091 | $162,168 |
| DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,499 | $0 | $8,030 | $154,529 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $149,138 | $0 | $532 | $149,670 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $126,669 | $0 | $14,886 | $141,555 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,878 | $0 | $14,886 | $140,764 |
| DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $126,973 | $0 | $12,391 | $139,364 |
14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $162K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5144
- Volunteers Part I, line 6302
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition totaling $360K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition spent in 2025, $82.85 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition reported that 82.9% of its $13.0 million in expenses went to program services, 12.2% to management and general and 5.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $162,168, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition get its money?
Of $17.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 60.8% came from contributions and grants (including 9.1% from government grants) and 39.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-2141497 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612579349301311 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502189349301720 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433179349304408 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333149349303223 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233159349302588 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122929349301627 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022669349300527 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-2141497: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.