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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,939,989
Total expenses
$3,255,645
Contributions and grants received
$2,553,992
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$309,356
Other revenue
$76,641
Total assets, end of year
$5,024,978
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,942,474
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,082,504
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,527,838
Management and general expenses
$367,561
Fundraising expenses
$360,246
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,527,838

Program services were 77.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,553,992

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $173,246 · excluded $173,246

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $149 · excluded $149

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $136,110

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $136,110

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $136,110 · excluded $136,110

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $76,492 · excluded $76,492

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $76,492

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $281,959 · program services $225,567 · management and general $28,196 · fundraising $28,196

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,605,427 · program services $1,284,342 · management and general $160,542 · fundraising $160,543

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $166,016 · program services $132,812 · management and general $16,602 · fundraising $16,602

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $300,366 · program services $240,294 · management and general $30,036 · fundraising $30,036

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $229,637 · program services $183,710 · management and general $22,964 · fundraising $22,963

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36,255 · program services $29,004 · management and general $3,626 · fundraising $3,625

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,278 · management and general $32,278

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $40,800 · fundraising $40,800

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $20,652 · management and general $20,652

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $98,787 · program services $95,314 · management and general $3,473 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $40,016 · program services $40,016

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,178 · program services $11,600 · management and general $2,881 · fundraising $5,697

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $187,144 · program services $153,458 · management and general $16,843 · fundraising $16,843

  • 17 · Travel

    total $83,842 · program services $53,160 · management and general $16,305 · fundraising $14,377

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,928 · program services $4,516 · fundraising $412

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,920 · program services $7,440 · management and general $1,190 · fundraising $1,290

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,579 · program services $7,934 · management and general $1,269 · fundraising $1,376

  • 24a · Other expenses: Communications/Telephone

    total $53,431 · program services $40,074 · management and general $6,412 · fundraising $6,945

  • 24b · Other expenses: Payroll processing

    total $7,892 · program services $6,313 · management and general $789 · fundraising $790

  • 24c · Other expenses: Publications

    total $5,544 · program services $5,544

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $5,222 · program services $2,029 · management and general $1,617 · fundraising $1,576

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,772 · program services $4,711 · management and general $1,886 · fundraising $8,175

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $120 · end of year $108

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $879,191 · end of year $314,716

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,107 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,110 · end of year $16,820

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $142,441

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $118,497

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,216 · end of year $23,944

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,812,101 · end of year $3,157,407

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,676,638 · end of year $1,511,983

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $274,159 · end of year $278,297

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $9,679 · end of year $1,679

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,782,070 · end of year $1,662,498

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,288,118 · end of year $3,008,047

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $74,457 · end of year $74,457

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Research and publication of immigration issues.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT, RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. SINCE OUR FUNDING IN 1985, WE HAVE PURSUED A SINGLE MISSION - PROVIDING IMMIGRATION POLICYMAKERS, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, NEWS MEDIA, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS WITH RELIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, SECURITY, AND FISCAL CONSEQUENCES OF LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES.

  • PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH - THE RESEARCH, WRITING, AND DISSEMINATION OF ARTICLES, BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS, AND BROCHURES DEALING WITH IMMIGRATION ISSUES FROM A SCHOLARLY OR EXPERT PERSPECTIVE.

    Expenses $2,527,838

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Peter Nunez

    Chair & President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • William W Chip

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Dan Vara

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Barnett

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Frank Morris Sr

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jan Ting

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kent E Lundgren

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lt Gen Harry E Soyster

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Phillip Linderman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roy Porter

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Esterhay

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • T Willard Fair

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Krikorian

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $281,958
    From this org
    $225,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,751
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,207
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,115
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,636
    Filer's total
    $281,958

  • Andrew Arthur

    Resident Fellow Law & Policy

    Total calculated
    $262,945
    From this org
    $230,687
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,258
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,087
    Bonus
    $4,600
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,314
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,944
    Filer's total
    $262,945

  • Jon Feere

    Director of Investigations

    Total calculated
    $210,450
    From this org
    $187,870
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,580
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,070
    Bonus
    $3,800
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,809
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,771
    Filer's total
    $210,450

  • Julie Axelrod

    Director Of Litigation

    Total calculated
    $213,773
    From this org
    $199,304
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,469
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,304
    Bonus
    $4,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,935
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,534
    Filer's total
    $213,773

  • Marguerite Telford

    Director of Communications

    Total calculated
    $208,573
    From this org
    $165,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,658
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,515
    Bonus
    $3,400
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,409
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,249
    Filer's total
    $208,573

  • Steven Camarota

    Director Of Research

    Total calculated
    $306,533
    From this org
    $246,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,467
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $241,066
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,063
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,404
    Filer's total
    $306,533

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • Immigration Research Fund

    501(c)(3) · Charitable, Educational, and Scientific Purposes · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Center for Immigration Studies Inc

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202503099349302380

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