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Nonprofit · EIN 26-3748676

ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION

Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413

Financials

$962K$1.6M2023$1.5M$1.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2025990$1,549,987$1,606,943-$56,956$338,122$698,850-$360,728
March 31, 2024990$962,323$1,558,671-$596,348$317,981$616,700-$298,719
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,498,274
Program service revenue
$48,432
Investment income
-$854
Net gain from sales of assets
-$857
Other revenue
$4,135

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$352,112
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$187,931
Other salaries and wages
$355,016
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$701,010
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$9,301
Accounting fees
$36,000
Occupancy
$2,727
Travel
$58,083
Program services (functional)
$1,194,765
Management and general (functional)
$182,903
Fundraising (functional)
$229,275

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$317,981
Total assets, end of year
$338,122
Total liabilities, end of year
$698,850
Net assets, end of year
-$360,728
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$360,728
Gross receipts
$1,550,844
Employees
5
Volunteers
16
Year formed
2008
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MARK WHITECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
0.5$0$250,478$37,335
STEPHAN ROTHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$172,378$0$22,688
RAJIV DESAICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ELODIE SAMPEREVICE CHAIR, (UNTIL 01/27/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
NICKI HANGSLEBENVICE CHAIR, (FROM 01/27/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ARJUN NAGARKATTITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PERRY WITKINSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ENRIQUE TORRE MOLINADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MARK WHITECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
0.5$0$241,477$34,827
STEPHAN ROTHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$167,433$0$21,713
RAJIV DESAICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ELODIE SAMPEREVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ARJUN NAGARKATTITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PERRY WITKINSECRETARY, (FROM 3/8/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ARI BILICISECRETARY, (UNTIL 3/8/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ENRIQUE TORRE MOLINADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KRISHNA OMKARDIRECTOR, (UNTIL 3/8/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NICKI HANGSLEBENDIRECTOR, (FROM 7/19/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1325 QUINCY ST NE STE A1, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413-1540
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
STEPHAN ROTH, 1325 QUINCY STREET NE A1, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413
Signed the 990
STEPHAN ROTH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(612) 677-2390
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

ORAM PROTECTS AND EMPOWERS LGBTIQ ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES GLOBALLY, CREATING SUSTAINABILITY AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. ORAM IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL NGOS TO ASSIST PEOPLE FLEEING PERSECUTION BASED ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND/OR GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION AND HAS SINCE BECOME A THOUGHT LEADER IN LGBTIQ MIGRATION.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ORAM'S PROGRAMS FALL UNDER THREE MAIN PILLARS: PROTECTION, EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY. UNDER EMPOWERMENT, ORAM PROVIDES SKILLS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING SESSIONS TO LGBTIQ ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN GERMANY, KENYA AND MEXICO. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY BUSINESS SKILLS TRAININGS AND MENTORSHIPS, AS WELL AS SEED-FUNDING TO HELP START OR GROW SMALL-SCALE BUSINESSES. ORAM ALSO HELPS CONNECT LGBTIQ INDIVIDUALS TO EXISTING BUSINESSES. THESE EFFORTS HELP FOSTER GREATER SELF-RELIANCE THROUGH INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES. ORAM ALSO SUPPORT LGBTIQ REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS WITH CAPACITY STRENGTHENING, TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR ACTIVITIES OF DIRECT SERVICE PROVISION. UNDER PROTECTION, ORAM PROVIDES SHORT-TERM HOUSING IN GERMANY, KENYA AND MEXICO. ORAM ALSO PROVIDES CASH ASSISTANCE WHEN POSSIBLE, TO THOSE WHO ARE EXCEPTIONALLY VULNERABLE. LASTLY, UNDER OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, ORAM PROVIDES INCLUSION TRAINING SESSIONS TO A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS WORKING WITH REFUGEES AND IN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR. ORAM ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH, ISSUES PUBLICATIONS AND TRAINING TOOLS, AND THROUGH CAMPAIGNS AND IN-PERSON EVENTS RAISES THE AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES AND NEEDS OF LGBTIQ REFUGEES GLOBALLY.
    Expenses $1,194,765 · grants $352,112 · revenue $48,432

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026Not on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
26-3748676
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2008
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$338,122
Income (IRS master file)
$1,550,844

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2025$1,549,987$1,606,943$338,122XML
990March 2024$962,323$1,558,671$317,981XML
990March 2023$1,143,351$618,440$708,110IRS
990March 2022$637,128$517,912$180,249IRS
990March 2021–––IRS
990March 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-3748676).

Questions about ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION

What is the EIN of ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION is 26-3748676.
Is ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
Are donations to ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names STEPHAN ROTH.
Who are the officers and directors of ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does ORAM - ORGANIZATION FOR REFUGE ASYLUM & MIGRATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,549,987, expenses of $1,606,943 and total assets of $338,122 at year end.

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