2024-11-15T17:56:11-07:00 2023-12-31 833547055 Lifeboat Accounting PLLC PO Box 146 Springfield NH 03284 990 2023-01-01 822844735 GREATER PORTLAND IMMIGRANT WELCOME CENTER GREA 2075173401 24 Preble Street 4th Floor Portland ME 04101 Faisal Khan Executive Director 2075173405 2024-11-14 1 1 Amity Ollis P00407296 6033048676 2024-10-30 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Faisal Khan 24 Preble Street 4th Floor Portland ME 04101 1231292 0 X http://www.welcomeimmigrant.org/ X 2016 ME The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center serves as a hub of collaboration that strengthens the immigrant community through language acquisition, economic integration and civic engagement. 12 12 21 12 0 0 673288 1151928 208350 27650 578 12589 34100 39125 916316 1231292 1050 9483 0 0 276385 834274 2750 0 50886 335818 450398 616003 1294155 300313 -62863 801603 1572407 9168 845743 792435 726664 The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center serves as a hub of collaboration that strengthens the immigrant community through language acquisition, economic integration and civic engagement. 0 0 289694 0 109832 Community Integration is a dynamic, adaptive program that seeks to serve the changing needs of the immigrant community. CI is on the ground, out in the community, actively listening to challenges that need resources. CI is hosting Webex Master Calendar Hearings, writing resumes, voter registration drives, and financial wellness classes. Some of our accomplishments include: -Worked to provide 4-week cooking classes for a rotating monthly cohort of 10+ students. -Knocked on over 400 doors during the 2023 election cycle to register citizens to vote. -Facilitate Webex hearings for asylum-pending individuals. The approach is flexible and responsive, tailored to meet the unique needs of each person served. By fostering connections with local organizations and community members, they help newcomers build a strong support network, promoting a sense of belonging and active participation in the community. 260543 0 168042 iEnglish: English proficiency is an essential gateway to economic opportunity for immigrant workers. Yet access to acquiring these skills is persistently limited by a lack of resources and attention. Increasing investment in adult English instruction-through targeted outreach and digital language literacy -will enhance the human capital of immigrants that could lead to enhanced career opportunities and better outcomes for their families. Through the iEnglish Project, we hope to provide regional business leaders with the opportunity to enhance the economic mobility of their current and future workforce by investing in adult English instruction. 433324 9414 359860 Support services, business hub, and Women lead: The organization offers new Mainers support services in many formats. The vision of the Business Hub is as an accelerator for helping immigrant entrepreneurs achieve their business goals and as a critical and respected part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Greater Portland area. Our mission is to help immigrant-owned businesses understand, navigate, and thrive in the Maine business community. We do this by developing four key resource areas: access to capital, training, mentoring, and networking. The Business Hub works one-on-one with 10-15 unique businesses each month to support business plan development, evaluate financing options, identify opportunities for growth, develop financial projections, and more. In Q4, 2023 alone we helped eight businesses apply for grant funding, with six entities receiving that funding, a success rate of 75%. We spend 30+ hours per month working directly with clients on issues impacting their businesses. Women Lead's pilot program consisted of 38 classroom hours of hard work from 11 ambitious and determined women. The women came from Angola, Gabon, Sri Lanka, the DRC, Nigeria, and Uganda, bringing a great diversity of personality, age, professional and educational backgrounds, and career aspirations. Upon completion of the program, each participant has been matched with a volunteer mentor who has experience in the profession they wish to pursue in the US. The program's curriculum was enhanced through collaboration with community organizations that provided instruction on financial literacy, HR perspectives, boundary-setting, digital literacy, resume and cover letter writing, and more. The women also participated in mock interviews and a job fair to practice these valuable networking and job-seeking skills in a supportive environment. While many of the women are still awaiting their work permits, they are collaborating with their mentors to be best prepared for when their employment authorization arrives. This includes getting their foreign credentials evaluated, improving their English proficiency, and participating in relevant training and networking opportunities. In addition to mentorship, the former participants remain connected to their in-house case manager, where they are encouraged to share updates on their progress toward their goals. 0 0 0 983561 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 ME X Faisal Khan 2075173401 24 Preble street 4th Floor Portland ME 04101 Reza Jalil Executive Director End 9/2023 40 0 X 106131 0 0 Brenda Peluso Interim Executive Director Eff 12/23 40 0 X 20277 0 0 Quang Nguyen Board Chair 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Amberlynn Esperanza Board Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Cathy Lee Board Vice-Chair 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Michael Simonds Board Treasurer End 2023 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Roberta March Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Mark Gartside Board Treasurer Eff 2023 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Bob Leger Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Yusuf Yusuf Board Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Suely Simpson Board Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Ike Ndu Board Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Elvice Adji Board Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Eisha Khan Board Member Eff 2023 2 0 X 0 0 0 Josephine Katandula Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 126408 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 282676 869252 0 1151928 English Lab 611710 15150 15150 0 0 Business Hub 611710 12500 12500 0 0 0 0 0 0 27650 12589 12589 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39125 0 0 0 39125 0 39125 0 0 39125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1231292 40239 0 39125 5883 5883 3600 3600 0 106132 53066 53066 648472 554190 58345 35937 24686 23980 706 54984 36353 12387 6244 0 0 12788 12788 66268 23103 43165 8941 5378 3487 76 43237 27107 13890 2240 89321 76061 13260 159555 113965 39201 6389 23569 19559 4010 6041 5043 998 0 23656 23656 17022 12617 4405 0 1294155 983561 259708 50886 706301 1365061 1400 0 137100 0 6930 6930 209511 146195 86972 63316 801603 1572407 9168 44519 0 0 0 801224 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9168 845743 X 729935 726664 62500 0 792435 726664 801603 1572407 -62863 0 0 0 -2908 0 X 0 0 0 X 467254 418853 506698 707966 1151928 3252699 117113 62910 91949 208350 66775 547097 584367 481763 598647 916316 1218703 3799796 3799796 12589 12589 0 0 0 0 12589 12589 584367 481763 598647 916316 1231292 3812385 0.99670 1 0.00330 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85986 85986 0 0 123525 60209 63316 0 0 0 0 63316 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of IRS Form 990 is sent to all board directors by email for their review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy is reviewed by the board of directors once a year during one of the regular board meetings and an annual survey is completed. If a conflict is identified, the board reviews the conflict of interest disclosed by the affected party and determines whether or not the conflict requires a vote relating to the transaction or arrangement. The affected party is to recuse themselves from voting on the potential conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive Committee of the Board is responsible for determining compensation for the executive employees and make recommendations to the Board for final decision. The policy in place requires that determination process includes consideration of appropriate data regarding market comparability, including the most recent available survey of nonprofit salary rates in Maine or similar data. 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.