2024-11-15T14:04:40-06:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 230 PARK AVE FL 3 NEW YORK NY 101690005 990 2023-01-01 133802711 IMMIGRATION EQUALITY IMMI 2127142904 594 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11238 AARON MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2127142904 2024-11-15 1 0 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 2125511724 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z AARON MORRIS 594 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11238 2163226 0 X IMMIGRATIONEQUALITY.ORG X 1994 NY IMMIGRATION EQUALITY PROMOTES JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND HIV-POSITIVE IMMIGRANTS THROUGH DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND IMPACT LITIGATION. 19 19 0 21 0 0 2607220 2032035 0 0 1076 22640 -7867 13304 2600429 2067979 0 0 0 0 1708100 1825985 0 16900 540864 407542 510843 2115642 2353728 484787 -285749 1785624 1515124 98949 114198 1686675 1400926 X IMMIGRATION EQUALITY IS THE LEADING NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES BOTH DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES AND POLICY ADVOCACY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND HIV-POSITIVE IMMIGRANTS. 0 0 1250269 LEGAL IMMIGRATION EQUALITY PROVIDES DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND HIV-POSITIVE (LGBTQ/H) IMMIGRANTS. WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO MORE THAN 650 LGBTQ/H INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR IN-HOUSE LEGAL TEAM AND NATIONWIDE PRO BONO NETWORK. OUR STAFF ATTORNEYS PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND TRAIN PRO BONO ATTORNEYS ON HOW TO REPRESENT THEIR ASYLUM CLIENTS. OUR LEGAL TEAM ALSO STAFFS A HOTLINE SPECIFICALLY FOR LGBTQ/H ASYLUM SEEKERS DETAINED IN IMMIGRATION JAILS. IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, OUR PARALEGALS AND ATTORNEYS FIELDED ROUGHLY 2,500 CALLS THROUGH THIS HOTLINE, PROVIDING CALLERS WITH RESOURCES, HELPING THEM PLACE THEIR ASYLUM CASES, AND PROVIDING THEM REFERRALS TO ADDITIONAL LEGAL AND/OR SOCIAL SERVICES.TRADITIONAL REFUGEE PROGRAMS OFTEN MISS LGBTQ+ PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. WE CREATE NEW WAYS FOR LGBTQ REFUGEES TO FIND RESETTLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY REFUGEES IN NEED, WE CAREFULLY REVIEW CASES AND PREPARE REFERRALS FOR THE U.S. REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM (USRAP) AND OTHER RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE HELPED DOZENS OF VULNERABLE LGBTQ REFUGEES FROM COUNTRIES INCLUDING AFGHANISTAN, COLOMBIA, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, IRAN, IRAQ, GUINEA, KENYA, RWANDA, SOMALIA, SOUTH SUDAN, SYRIA, AND UGANDA. 315736 OUTREACH THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE THREATS TO LGBTQ AND HIV-POSITIVE PEOPLE'S SAFETY AND EQUALITY, AND HOW THE GOVERNMENT MUST REMEDY THEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM REGULARLY SECURES STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL MEDIA PLACEMENTS ON ITS ISSUES ACROSS PRINT AND DIGITAL MEDIA OUTLETS, TELEVISION, AND RADIO. MORE THAN 20,000 ACTIVISTS, ATTORNEYS, FAITH LEADERS, AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS SUBSCRIBE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EMAILS AND ACTION ALERTS, AND ITS WEBSITE HAS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF UNIQUE VISITORS PER YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS MORE THAN 27,000 FACEBOOK FANS, MORE THAN 17,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS, AND 13,000 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. 1566005 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI KS MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI OH OK X X KENNY COSGROVE COSGROVE ACCOUNTING 8453230659 49 PYNGYP ROAD STONY POINT NY 10980 JESSICA KLEIN CHAIR 3.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN FLIPPEN TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DORIAN NEEDHAM SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN KING DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MOONEY DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERT CHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONE KRAUS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAVIN MANGLANI DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVER ANENE DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANISHA MASSIE DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIMBA MACHONA DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANTI SADTLER CONWAY DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILON RINCON PORTAS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY FEUERSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID FLECHNER DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN BACKMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP MCCARTHY DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNE KANDEL DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY HARDING DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 39.66 0.34 X 153305 0 13185 JENNIFER CARREL PICERNO DEPUTY DIRECTOR 39.00 1.00 X 115627 0 33727 BRIDGET CRAWFORD LEGAL DIRECTOR 39.00 1.00 X 104790 0 33328 JAIME BAYO DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 39.00 1.00 X 129901 0 13729 503623 0 93969 4 0 1 0 0 119 622912 9997 1399007 2032035 22640 22640 105041 622912 95247 9794 9794 13 0 13 13 3497 3497 3497 2067979 0 0 35944 166490 123203 11654 31633 1306003 974093 26013 305897 37271 28048 1889 7334 215653 162451 10676 42526 100568 75681 5097 19790 2050 2050 69107 350 68757 16900 16900 1676 1676 15307 7909 7398 23489 11067 611 11811 112591 86981 2408 23202 38085 29422 815 7848 22975 11991 3616 7368 84729 27509 5275 51945 3447 3447 12523 9674 269 2580 BAD DEBT 94419 94419 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 16128 10075 1426 4627 14317 5875 8437 5 2353728 1566005 246859 540864 421557 385467 674100 699661 619775 341956 19400 6842 41969 69646 27612 27612 3447 0 5376 11552 1785624 1515124 98949 84198 30000 98949 114198 X 1311675 843354 375000 557572 1686675 1400926 1785624 1515124 -285749 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2219457 1472535 2285102 2607220 2032035 10616349 2219457 1472535 2285102 2607220 2032035 10616349 1282335 9334014 3051 1168 58 1076 22640 27993 10644342 374574 0.87690 0.88450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 2353727 2353727 267686 66922 0 0 241000 248764 255782 267686 1013232 1519848 60250 62191 63946 66922 253309 379964 27612 27612 0 0 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES STAFFING COST FOR CANADA 100725 1 1 0 0 1 1 100725 0 100725 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE LISTED REGIONS USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. X X X X X X 0 TAKETWO SERVICES 3032 35TH ST ASTORIA NY 11103 GRANT WRITING 0 0 16900 -16900 16900 -16900 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY SAFE HAVEN 589320 530800 58520 59940 SHINE 106304 92112 14192 26550 8757 0 695624 622912 72712 86490 8757 95247 -22535 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AARON MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 151855 0 1450 0 0 0 4574 0 8611 0 166490 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A IMMIGRATION EQUALITY LEASES EMPLOYEES FROM A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION, TRINET. THE EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED COMMON LAW EMPLOYEES OF IMMIGRATION EQUALITY. HOWEVER, TRINET IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD, AND EMPLOYEES GET THEIR W2S FROM TRINET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. IT WAS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT FOR REVIEW. ONCE ALL PARTIES WERE IN AGREEMENT, THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND THEN FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE EXISTENCE OF ANY MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN ANY ENTITY WITH WHICH HE OR SHE KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS OR IS NEGOTIATING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND EMPLOYEE MUST ALSO DISCLOSE ANY FIDUCIARY DUTY TO A PERSON OR ENTITY OTHER THAN THE ORGANIZATION THAT MIGHT JEOPARDIZE THE DIRECTOR'S, OFFICER'S, OR EMPLOYEE'S ABILITY TO EXERCISE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT AND ACT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION TO WHEN HE/SHE JOINS THE ORGANIZATION, EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND EMPLOYEE MUST ANNUALLY REVIEW THE POLICY AND SIGN DOCUMENTATION THAT HE/SHE HAS REVIEWED AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT A DISCLOSED FINANCIAL INTEREST OR FIDUCIARY DUTY CREATES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR HEAR THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER, EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. SUCH PERSON DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER. IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, IT ENSURES THAT THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN FINAL DECISION MAKING WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD MAY CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT IF: (1) THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE IS RECUSED FROM ALL CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION OF THE MATTER; AND (2) THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS: (A) IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTERESTS AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; (B) FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION; AND (C) THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE VIOLATES THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE BOARD, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTERESTS, TAKES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST THE INTERESTED PERSON. SUCH ACTION MAY INCLUDE FORMAL REPRIMAND, CANCELLATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT GENERATING THE CONFLICT, SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT, AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS: THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, EVALUATING PROGRESS ON PAST GOALS AND SETTING NEW PERFORMANCE GOALS; A WRITTEN REPORT IS CREATED AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THIS WRITTEN REPORT, ALONG WITH ITS REVIEW OF PEER AND POSITION-SPECIFIC BENCHMARKING DATA FROM MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT SOURCES, WHEN IT DETERMINES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION; AND THE COMMITTEES KEEP CONTEMPORANEOUS NOTES OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS. THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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