2025-11-14T14:51:55-06:00 2024-12-31 420794029 DENMAN CPA LLP 1601 22ND STREET SUITE 400 WEST DES MOINES IA 502661453 990 2024-01-01 461017191 REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT VOICES IN ACTION REFU 5155121881 1111 9TH STREET SUITE 220 DES MOINES IA 503142527 HENNY OHR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5155121881 2025-11-14 1 0 THOMAS O WELCHANS P01333675 5152258400 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RIVA HENNY OHR 4801 FRANKLIN AVE 1159 DES MOINES IA 50310 2313841 0 X HTTPS://WWW.RIVAIOWA.ORG/ X 2012 IA OUR MISSION IS TO HELP REFUGEES EXPAND THEIR WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, COLLABORATIVE ACTION, ADVOCACY, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 4 4 103 91 0 0 2686636 2227418 162314 58000 54566 28423 500 0 2904016 2313841 588148 762593 0 0 1851903 1504667 0 0 34133 816764 743496 3256815 3010756 -352799 -696915 2181940 1519333 214436 198965 1967504 1320368 X OUR MISSION IS TO HELP REFUGEES EXPAND THEIR WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 0 0 1187219 81613 RIVA AMERICORPS (FORMERLY RISE AMERICORPS) IS AN IOWA-BASED NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS THE ECONOMIC CAPACITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE. RIVA AMERICORPS ADDRESSES BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND ADVANCEMENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. BARRIERS MAY INCLUDE LITERACY (E.G. DIGITAL, TECH, READING), LANGUAGE, LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH HIRING PROCESSES (E.G. APPLICATIONS, COVER LETTER, INTERVIEWS), LACK OF NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AMONG OTHERS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS ASSIST COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH WORKFORCE READINESS EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES SO INDIVIDUALS CAN DEVELOP SKILLS, GAIN CONFIDENCE AND BECOME ASSETS IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THOSE FACING SIMILAR HURDLES TO OPPORTUNITY AND STABILITY. RIVA AMERICORPS ALSO HELPS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN CHRONIC WORK SHORTAGES ACROSS THE STATE AND AN UNTAPPED WEALTH OF TALENT IN THE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. 1243645 225633 THE HEALTH EQUITY CAMPAIGN EMPHASIZES BUILDING THE VOICES OF PEOPLE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO CARE. THE KEY AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE CAMPAIGN ARE MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, MEDICAID AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT BY ORGANIZING WITH AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH AND FORGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A NETWORK OF DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, SEVERAL COALITIONS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY BEEN FORMED TO REACH MULTIPLE POPULATIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT GREATLY FROM ADVOCACY AND INCREASED ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES. FORGED AT THE OUTSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THESE COALITIONS HAVE HOSTED CLINICS, EXPANDED INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19, DISSEMINATED AT-HOME TESTING KITS, PROVIDED TRAINING, CURATED A LIBRARY OF MULTILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTED LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. 455347 455347 EMBARC PROGRAMS SERVE DIVERSE ETHNIC GROUPS FROM BURMA TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL LINGUISTIC AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO IOWA REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFIC AREAS INCLUDE (1) EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT; (2) CRISIS ADVOCACY AND REFERRAL SERVICES; MANY CLIENTS ALSO RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT NAVIGATION SUPPORT AND INCREASED WAGES; AND (3) ESL CITIZENSHIP CLASSES TO ASSIST WITH CITIZEN APPLICATIONS. 455347 455347 2886211 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 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 1 38 0 1 103 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X HENNY OHR 5155121881 1111 9TH STREET SUITE 220 DES MOINES IA 503142527 ALLYSON VUKOVICH PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN THOMPSON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMELIA LOBO TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STOYAN TCHAPRAZOV DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENNY OHR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 104840 0 27713 104840 0 27713 1 0 0 0 0 1959364 268054 2227418 HOST SITE 541900 57500 57500 INTERPRETING 541900 500 500 58000 28423 28423 2313841 58000 0 28423 X 762593 762593 104839 101650 1941 1248 1170233 1134630 21671 13932 14986 14423 348 215 112859 108622 2621 1616 101750 97930 2363 1457 58675 52807 4694 1174 2237 2237 408601 367741 32688 8172 857 857 37487 33738 2999 750 31316 28184 2505 627 32625 29363 2610 652 24239 21815 1939 485 SUPPLIES 53404 48064 4272 1068 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 46725 42053 3738 934 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 31540 28386 2523 631 STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND T 9713 8742 777 194 6077 5470 486 121 3010756 2886211 90412 34133 215197 270171 354968 665764 174 3596 185402 162016 56011 23386 1548169 554801 7421 1615 2181940 1519333 85056 80517 71561 0 57819 118448 214436 198965 X 0 0 0 0 1967504 1320368 1967504 1320368 2181940 1519333 -696915 49215 565 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3544592 3069015 3594246 2686636 2227418 15121907 3544592 3069015 3594246 2686636 2227418 15121907 15121907 45312 54627 23201 123140 15245047 384229 0.99190 0.99340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 185402 162016 23386 23386 TD AMERITRADE 554801 F 554801 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 4730 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 113718 118448 X 2361384 49215 565 49780 2311604 2237 2237 2313841 3008519 0 3008519 2237 2237 3010756 PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) FOR AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR MATERIAL TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAX AUTHORITIES, HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2022. 0 ETHNIC MINORITIES OF BURMA ADVOCACY & RESOURCE CENTER 4801 FRANKLIN AVE SUITE 101 DES MOINES IA 50310 934694070 3 455347 0 SERVE REFUGEES & IMMIGRANTS THROUGHOUT IOWA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B OFFICERS/BOARD MEMBERS WILL REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO SIGNING AND MAILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT AGREEING TO ABIDE BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SECTION WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 COPY OF THE 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES AND CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 367,741. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 32,688. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,172. TOTAL EXPENSES 408,601. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.