Nonprofit · EIN 87-1437940
REFUGEE COUNCIL USA
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $913,848 | $900,900 | $12,948 | $230,321 | $7,438 | $222,883 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $886,714 | $819,049 | $67,665 | $224,357 | $14,422 | $209,935 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $692,469
- Program service revenue
- $220,500
- Investment income
- $307
- Other revenue
- $572
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $179,746
- Other salaries and wages
- $269,661
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $510,395
- Professional fundraising fees
- $2,025
- Accounting fees
- $33,466
- Occupancy
- $36,044
- Travel
- $26,536
- Program services (functional)
- $625,284
- Management and general (functional)
- $263,205
- Fundraising (functional)
- $12,411
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $224,357
- Total assets, end of year
- $230,321
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,438
- Net assets, end of year
- $222,883
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$137,788
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $360,671
- Gross receipts
- $913,848
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN SLOCUM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $162,107 | $17,639 |
| HARDY VIEUX | BOARD MEMBER /CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ROEHM | BOARD MEMBER / CHAIR (JAN -NOV 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTYN PECK | BOARD MEMBER / VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOHAMMED NAEEM | BOARD MEMBER / SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH IVORY | BOARD MEMBER / TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ESSEY WORKIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANS VAN DE WEERD | BOARD MEMBER (JAN -NOV 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAOMI STEINBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMAHLI POWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL PERIC | BOARD MEMBEER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EROL KEKIC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REKHA GRENNAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOURENA GBOEAH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAWNYA BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN BEATTIE | BOARD MEMBER (NOV- PRESENT) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARIF ALY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIYA ABDO | BOARD MEMBER (NOV- PRESENT) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN SLOCUM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $153,941 | $33,461 |
| SARAH IVORY | BOARD MEMBER / TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE C BELL | BOARD MEMBER / SECRETARY (JAN -OCT 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MOHAMMED NAEEM | BOARD MEMBER / SECRETARY (NOV -OCT 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE NEZER | BOARD MEMBER / VICE CHAIR (JAN -OCT 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTYN PECK | BOARD MEMBER / VICE CHAIR (NOV -OCT 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ROEHM | BOARD MEMBER / CHAIR (JAN -NOV 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HARDY VIEUX | BOARD MEMBER / CHAIR (DEC 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REKHA GRENNAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANOR ACER | BOARD MEMBER (JAN -OCT 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARIF ALY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAWNYA BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN BUWALDA | BOARD MEMBER (JAN -OCT 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOURENA GBOEAH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EROL KEKIC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL PERI | BOARD MEMBER (NOV -OCT 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMAHLI POWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAOMI STEINBERG | BOARD MEMBER (NOV -OCT 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NGUYEN DINH THANG | BOARD MEMBER (JAN -OCT 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANS VAN DE WEERD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ESSEY WORKIE | BOARD MEMBER (NOV -OCT 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 THOMAS CIR NW STE 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-5802
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN SLOCUM, 1 THOMAS CIRCLE NW 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- JOHN SLOCUM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 573-7346
- Website
- WWW.RCUSA.ORG
- 990-N for 2022 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: John Slocum, 713 S Humphrey Ave, Oak Park IL 60304. Mailing address: 1015 15th Street NW Suite 600, Washington DC 20005. Website: www.rcusa.org
- Return prepared by
- MCDONALD JACOBS PC
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE ORCUSA IS THE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION FOR THE TEN NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES AND MORE THAN THIRTY OTHER NONPROFITS SERVING AND ADVOCATING FOR REFUGEES AND OTHER FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE. RCUSA PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH A PLATFORM FOR COORDINATING ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND RESETTLEMENT OPERATIONS, ARRANGES FOR ITS MEMBERS REGULAR HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND FACILITATES ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE POLICY ARENAS. RCUSA WORKS TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND RESETTLEMENT, ASYLUM, HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION, AND INCLUSION FOR FORCIBLY DISPLACED POPULATIONS; STRENGTHEN THE COLLECTIVE POWER AND EFFECTIVENESS OF RCUSA MEMBERS AND PARTNERS IN DELIVERING RESPONSIVE, EQUITY-FOCUSED POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND DRIVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE; AND ENHANCE THE ROLE OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AS LEADERS, EXPERTS, AND ADVOCATES TO INFLUENCE POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND PERCEPTIONS.
Program accomplishments
- RCUSA STRENGTHENS THE COLLECTIVE POWER AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS IN DELIVERING RESPONSIVE, EQUITY-FOCUSED POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND DRIVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE. RCUSA CARRIES OUT THIS WORK BY PROVIDING A NUMBER OF ONGOING PLATFORMS FOR OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TO COORDINATE ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND RESETTLEMENT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THROUGH CONVENING OF MONTHLY OR BIWEEKLY MEETINGS OF MEMBER-LED, STAFF FACILITATED COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS. RCUSA ALSO FACILITATES PERIODIC IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH US GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND HOSTS RCUSA POLICY CENTER WEBINARS ON KEY TOPICS OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERSHIP. TO BE CONTINUTED ON SCHEDULE OIN EARLY 2024, THROUGH OUR INTERACTION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, RCUSA HELPED UNLOCK $82 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR REFUGEE HOUSING. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, RCUSA ADVOCATES FOR MEASURES TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND RESETTLEMENT, ASYLUM, HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION, AND INCLUSION FOR FORCIBLY DISPLACED POPULATIONS. A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS WORK IS OUR ANNUAL NATIONAL ADVOCACY DAYS EVENT, RCUSA BRINGS CONSTITUENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO WASHINGTON DC TO SPEAK TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFFS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REFUGEE PROTECTION AND THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF RESETTLED REFUGEES, ASYLEES, AND OTHER FORMERLY DISPLACED PERSONS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY. IN MAY 2024, RCUSA'S NATIONAL ADVOCACY DAYS DREW SOME 300 CONSTITUENT-ADVOCATES FROM 35 STATES, ABOUT HALF OF THEM WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF FORCED DISPLACEMENT, TO MEETINGS WITH 147 CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES. DURING ADVOCACY DAYS, MORE THAN 100 FORMERLY DISPLACED PERSONS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A DAY-LONG REFUGEE LEADERSHIP TRAINING EVENT. RCUSA IS A FOUNDING PARTNER IN THE US REFUGEE ADVISORY BOARD, A PIONEERING NON-GOVERNMENT BODY THAT CHANNELS THE PARTICIPATION OF FORMERLY DISPLACED PEOPLE INTO US GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE POLICY BODIES, THUS PROVIDING A MECHANISM TO ENSURE THERE IS MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT BY REFUGEES IN POLICIES AFFECTING THEM. RCUSA IS ALSO WORKING TO IMPROVE THE MEASURES USED TO GAUGE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES INTO LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE US, SO THAT THE WAY INTEGRATION IS MEASURED BETTER CAPTURES THE RANGE OF INTERESTS, NEEDS, PRIORITIES, AND EXPERIENCES OF REFUGEES THEMSELVES. RCUSA HELPS REPRESENT THE REFUGEE-SERVING CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY IN GLOBAL REFUGEE POLICY FORUMS. RCUSA ASSEMBLED AND LED US CIVIL-SOCIETY DELEGATIONS TO THE FEBRUARY 2024 WORKING GROUP ON RESETTLEMENT MEETING (HELD IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA), AND THE JUNE 2024 CONSULTATIONS ON RESETTLEMENT AND COMPLEMENTARY PATHWAYS (HOSTED BY UNHCR IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND). RCUSA PARTICIPATED (ALONGSIDE COUNTERPART CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND) IN THE LAUNCH OF A NEW INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING PLATFORM FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PRACTITIONERS, THE INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE INTEGRATION AND SETTLEMENT EXCHANGE (IRISE). RCUSA FURTHER SERVED ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN 2024 BY ORGANIZING TWO PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION DOCUMENTS TO HELP GUIDE REFUGEE ADVOCACY APPROACHES IN THE EVENT OF EITHER A BIDEN OR TRUMP ELECTORAL VICTORY IN THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION.Expenses $625,284 · grants $10,000 · revenue $220,500
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 87-1437940
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P84)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $230,321
- Income (IRS master file)
- $913,848
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $913,848 | $900,900 | $230,321 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $886,714 | $819,049 | $224,357 | XML |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: John Slocum Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 87-1437940).
Questions about REFUGEE COUNCIL USA
- What is the EIN of REFUGEE COUNCIL USA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REFUGEE COUNCIL USA is 87-1437940.
- Is REFUGEE COUNCIL USA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to REFUGEE COUNCIL USA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does REFUGEE COUNCIL USA 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 REFUGEE COUNCIL USA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did REFUGEE COUNCIL USA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of REFUGEE COUNCIL USA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOHN SLOCUM.
- Who are the officers and directors of REFUGEE COUNCIL USA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $162,107 (JOHN SLOCUM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does REFUGEE COUNCIL USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $913,848, expenses of $900,900 and total assets of $230,321 at year end.
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