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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by REFUGEE LANGUAGE PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$478,786
Total expenses
$438,813
Contributions and grants received
$476,145
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,641
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$201,791
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,298
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$195,493
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$335,226
Management and general expenses
$97,068
Fundraising expenses
$6,519
Program service expenses (Part III)
$335,226

Program services were 76.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $214,004

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $262,141

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Storybook Sales

    total $2,641 · related or exempt $2,641 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $108,818 · program services $51,418 · management and general $54,371 · fundraising $3,029

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $143,672 · program services $137,712 · management and general $5,960

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,347 · program services $19,076 · management and general $10,271

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $17,442 · program services $12,876 · management and general $4,334 · fundraising $232

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54,424 · program services $54,424 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,258 · fundraising $3,258

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,345 · program services $28,290 · management and general $5,055

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,595 · program services $3,995 · management and general $3,600

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,201 · program services $24,873 · management and general $6,328

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,123 · program services $2,123

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,067 · program services $439 · management and general $2,628

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,521 · management and general $4,521

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $158,153 · end of year $183,950

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $17,841

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,633 · end of year $6,298

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $108,819 · end of year $166,930

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $46,701 · end of year $28,563

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Refugee Language Project exists so that individuals from refugee communities in the Amarillo area are increasingly flourishing as they confidently interact with the world around them, enabling them to honor God with their lives.

  • Translation Services. Refugee Language Project offered interpreting services for 244 appointments in 13 languages during 2022. Program expenses included wages for the language services coordinator and contract translators.

    Expenses $80,396

  • Community Programs. Refugee Language Project operated a multi-cultural community center (the PLACE) that met the social service needs of recently arrived refugees. The PLACE saw 4,576 adult visitors and 1,693 child visitors during the year. Additionally, through our Table Talk gatherings, Refugee Language Project conducted 33 potluck dinners serving 600 adult and 260 child participants. Finally, Refugee Language Project engaged with local area churches to equip them to better serve refugees. Program expenses included wages for hosts, coordinators and instructors, in addition to rent, utilities, maintenance, food, and program materials.

    Expenses $78,780

  • Mentorship Program. Refugee Language Project oversaw 71 mentorships through 60 volunteers impacting 176 people from 17 ethnic groups. Mentors spent 3,000 hours in face to face meetings with their mentees. These one-on-one mentorships focused on language and culture education, life skills development, leadership development, and social services assistance. Program expenses included wages for a mentorship coordinator, program materials, and supplies.

    Expenses $63,710

  • Literacy Program. Refugee Language Project provided a bi-weekly ESL program to 80 students from 15 language groups via 130 hours of instruction. Expenses included wages for a language services coordinator, instructors, and childcare, in addition to program materials and occupancy expenses.

    Expenses $59,752

  • Heritage Language Project. Refugee Language Project published two storybooks telling the life stories of Amarillo's refugees and brought three additional stories near to publication. An additional 14 reading primers in two languages were printed and distributed. Program expenses included wages for a language services coordinator, program expenses, and contract translators.

    Expenses $52,588 · Revenue $2,641

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ryan Pennington

    President/Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $105,016
    From this org
    $84,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,878
    Hours/week
    50
  • Crystal Pennington

    Secretary/Marketing Director

    Total calculated
    $17,819
    From this org
    $17,819
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Barry Wilson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Ritchie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Zoy Langford

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Alexander

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2022
Filed
11 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342849349301969

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