Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by BERKSHIRE IMMIGRANT CENTER INC.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 15 December 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $889,272 changed to $789,918
- Total expenses
- $551,412 changed to $551,236
- Contributions and grants received
- $655,386 changed to $642,189
- Investment income
- $10,802 changed to $16,993
- Other revenue
- $162,106 changed to $69,758
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,256,208 changed to $1,168,630
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $21,869 changed to $21,691
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,234,339 changed to $1,146,939
- Program services expenses
- $409,074 changed to $408,130
- Management and general expenses
- $92,961 changed to $93,726
- Fundraising expenses
- $49,377 changed to $49,380
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $409,074 changed to $408,130
Totals
- Total revenue
- $889,272
- Total expenses
- $551,412
- Contributions and grants received
- $655,386
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $60,978
- Investment income
- $10,802
- Other revenue
- $162,106
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,256,208
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $21,869
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,234,339
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $409,074
- Management and general expenses
- $92,961
- Fundraising expenses
- $49,377
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $409,074
Program services were 74.2% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$655,386
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2a · Program service revenue: IMMIGRATION SERVICES
total $60,978 · related or exempt $60,978
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3 · Investment income
total $10,802 · related or exempt $10,802
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$181,617
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$19,511
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $162,106 · excluded $162,106
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $329,123 · program services $233,677 · management and general $69,116 · fundraising $26,330
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $36,124 · program services $19,146 · management and general $11,921 · fundraising $5,057
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $27,963 · program services $21,532 · management and general $4,474 · fundraising $1,957
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11g · Fees: other
total $56,392 · program services $56,392
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,357 · program services $1,532 · fundraising $825
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,140 · program services $4,302 · management and general $1,304 · fundraising $534
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16 · Occupancy
total $18,725 · program services $12,920 · management and general $4,120 · fundraising $1,685
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17 · Travel
total $342 · program services $342
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,299 · program services $1,299
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23 · Insurance
total $7,890 · program services $5,444 · management and general $1,736 · fundraising $710
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM OPERATING EXPEN
total $28,355 · program services $28,355
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $14,753 · program services $14,753
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24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING
total $12,279 · fundraising $12,279
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24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $9,670 · program services $9,380 · management and general $290
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $378,497 · end of year $444,699
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $474,610 · end of year $15,732
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $91,650 · end of year $41,500
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $654,277
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $100,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $37,278 · end of year $21,869
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $11,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $806,479 · end of year $1,144,339
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $90,000 · end of year $90,000
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
IMMIGRATION SERVICES ARE PERFORMED BY BIC'S CASEWORKERS WHO ARE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PARTIALLY ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVES. OUR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES FURTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL EXEMPT PURPOSES BY PROVIDING LOW-COST LEGAL SERVICES TO MAJORITY LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS. THE BERKSHIRE IMMIGRANT CENTER'S EDUCATION DIRECTOR PROVIDES FREE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CLASSES TO IMMIGRANTS WANTING TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH CAPABILITIES OR PREPARE FOR THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST AND INTERVIEW IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL IMMIGRANTS BY HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX U.S. IMMIGRATION SYSTEM WITH AFFORDABLE LEGAL SERVICES, LOCAL RESOURCES, AND EDUCATION, AND ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY RELATED THERETO; AND TO PROVIDE IMMIGRANTS WITH TOOLS TO HELP THEM OVERCOME FINANCIAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS, WITH THE GOALS OF STRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CREATING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIY FOR ALL, AND ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIEIS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED THERETO.
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SEE SCHEDULE OIMMIGRATION SERVICES: PERFORMED BY BIC'S CASEWORKERS WHO ARE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PARTIALLY ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVES. THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED DURING BUSINESS HOURS, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BETWEEN 9AM AND 4PM AT THE BERKSHIRE IMMIGRANT CENTER'S OFFICES AT 67 EAST ST., PITTSFIELD, MA 01201. OUR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES FURTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL EXEMPT PURPOSES BY PROVIDING LOW-COST LEGAL SERVICES TO MAJORITY LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY IS FUNDED BY FOUNDATION GRANTS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, AND FUNDRAISERS/CAMPAIGNS.U.S. CIVICS CLASSES AND CITIZENSHIP TEST/INTERVIEW PREPARATION:THE BERKSHIRE IMMIGRANT CENTER'S EDUCATION DIRECTOR PROVIDES FREE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CLASSES TO IMMIGRANTS WANTING TO IMPROVE THEIR ENGLISH CAPABILITIES OR PREPARE FOR THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST AND INTERVIEW IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE. THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED DURING BUSINESS HOURS, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BETWEEN 9AM AND 4PM AT THE BERKSHIRE IMMIGRANT CENTER AT 67 EAST ST., PITTSFIELD, MA 01201.THE ACTIVITY FURTHERS CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL EXEMPT PURPOSES BY PROVIDING FREE U.S. CIVICS CLASSES AND CITIZENSHIP TEST/INTERVIEW PREPARATION TO ELIGIBLE IMMIGRANTS. THESE FREE CLASSES ARE FUNDED BY FOUNDATION GRANTS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, AND FUNDRAISERS/CAMPAIGNS.COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, PANELS, AND PRESENTATIONS:BERKSHIRE IMMIGRANT CENTER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THE GREATER COMMUNITY WITH INFORMATION ABOUT IMMIGRATION, RESOURCES, ADVOCACY EFFORTS, LANGUAGE ACCESS, CULTURAL COMPETENCY, AND OTHER TOPICS ON MUTUALLY AGREED UPON DATES/TIMES BETWEEN BERKSHIRE IMMIGRANT CENTER AND ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS, SCHOOL, OR COMMUNITY ENTITY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED AT THE BERKSHIRE IMMIGRANT CENTER AT 67 EAST ST., PITTSFIELD, MA 01201, VIRTUALLY THROUGH AN ONLINE PLATFORM, OR AT ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS, SCHOOL, OR COMMUNITY ENTITY'S SITE. THIS PROGRAM FURTHERS CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL EXEMPT PURPOSES BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, IMMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICIES, IMMIGRATION HISTORY, AND LOCAL RESOURCES FOR THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION. THESE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY FOUNDATION GRANTS, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, AND FUNDRAISERS/CAMPAIGNS.
Expenses $409,074 · Revenue $71,780
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Kate BartonKATE BARTON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joshua HochbergJOSHUA HOCHBERG
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dariana CastroDARIANA CASTRO
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Auric EnchillAURIC ENCHILL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ahmed IsmailAHMED ISMAIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert BogomolnyROBERT BOGOMOLNY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gloria EscobarGLORIA ESCOBAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carole SiegelCAROLE SIEGEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stanley ShapshaySTANLEY SHAPSHAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marianna PoutasseMARIANNA POUTASSE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Roberta McCulloch-DewsROBERTA MCCULLOCH-DEWS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David RussellDAVID RUSSELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joseph ZlatnikJOSEPH ZLATNIK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Melissa CanavanMELISSA CANAVAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $48,061
- From this org
- $48,061
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202541359349313009
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