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Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services
Also known as Raices
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services reported $39.2 million in revenue and $37.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $79.96 went to program services, $14.80 to management and general costs and $5.24 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 47.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $451,384 (CEO/PRESIDENT). 31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 8% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $38MFor context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.0% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.8% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.2% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.13 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 39.2% | 94.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 47.2% | 0.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $451,384 | $321,771 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.20% | 1.81% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 31 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.9 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 6 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseLegal and social services: raices provides trauma-informed, culturally-competent legal support to immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking people and families, with a focus on removal defense for those who have a pathway to lawful relief in the U.S. In 2024, raices served nearly 5,000 released and detained clients from over 65 countries of birth, averaging more than two case processes per client, and specialized in expedited removal legal services in response to rapidly changing border policies and internal enforcement measures
Refugee client services: as part of a national refugee aid network, raices facilitates pathways for individual and family self-sufficiency in texas through reception and placement, matching grant, cash and medical assistance, preferred communities, employment services, social adjustment services, refugee health promotion, and pc gaps programming initiatives. Throughout the 2024 calendar year, raices accelerated support of eligible clients in accordance with federal mandates, serving nearly 3,300 community members as they put down roots in the U.S
Rights advocacy: raices legal advocacy and strategic litigation initiatives defend access to asylum nationally and mitigate the harms of detention conditions on immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking people and families in federal government custody. Programming leverages client education, the courts, and the power of public action to preserve the human and legal rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, as well as international and federal law. In 2024, raices addressed harms incurred by clients through wrongful imprisonment, family separation, and asylum bans, and prepared for anticipated…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO/PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $432,185 | $0 | $19,199 | $451,384 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFI Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $333,337 | $0 | $16,800 | $350,137 |
| CFO/COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $293,726 | $0 | $21,627 | $315,353 |
| CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFF Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $239,985 | $0 | $17,240 | $257,225 |
| CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,229 | $0 | $12,691 | $160,920 |
| LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $145,982 | $0 | $12,638 | $158,620 |
| LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,480 | $0 | $16,450 | $154,930 |
| MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,502 | $0 | $12,124 | $146,626 |
31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b6 · 6 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 11aNo
- 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 4No
- 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 5411
- Volunteers Part I, line 664
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| M&R STRATEGIC SERVICES INC Marketing services | $130,732 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services totaling $444K 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 Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services spent in 2024, $79.96 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services reported that 80.0% of its $37.5 million in expenses went to program services, 14.8% to management and general and 5.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $451,384, for the role of CEO/PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services get its money?
Of $39.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 39.2% came from contributions and grants and 47.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-2436920 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533169349303878 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403209349304430 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202403449349300640 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202403449349301020 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143169349302494 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023189349300807 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-2436920: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.