Totals
- Total revenue
- $14,486,544
- Total expenses
- $15,916,416
- Contributions and grants received
- $14,461,670
- Grants paid
- $30,072
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- -$100,104
- Other revenue
- $124,978
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,184,151
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,903,490
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,280,661
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $13,875,372
- Management and general expenses
- $1,341,590
- Fundraising expenses
- $699,454
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $13,875,372
Program services were 87.2% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$949,423
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$335,575
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$13,176,672
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3 · Investment income
total $203,552 · excluded $203,552
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $12,877,452
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $13,181,108
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$303,656
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$303,656 · excluded -$303,656
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$212,153
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$949,423
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$212,153
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: FELLOWSHIP INCOME
total $71,250 · related or exempt $71,250
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11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $53,728 · related or exempt $53,728
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11e · Other revenue, total
$124,978
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $30,072 · program services $30,072
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,561,358 · program services $1,291,838 · management and general $187,574 · fundraising $81,946
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,800,307 · program services $3,935,705 · management and general $612,266 · fundraising $252,336
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $52,487 · program services $47,621 · management and general $1,964 · fundraising $2,902
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $648,428 · program services $577,866 · management and general $37,910 · fundraising $32,652
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $478,607 · program services $433,416 · management and general $19,248 · fundraising $25,943
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $50,133 · management and general $50,133
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,152,757 · program services $1,924,657 · management and general $220,626 · fundraising $7,474
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $19,269 · program services $18,192 · management and general $952 · fundraising $125
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13 · Office expenses
total $44,907 · program services $37,460 · management and general $6,277 · fundraising $1,170
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14 · Information technology
total $113,179 · program services $101,573 · management and general $5,684 · fundraising $5,922
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,400,511 · program services $1,254,466 · management and general $70,015 · fundraising $76,030
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17 · Travel
total $92,445 · program services $76,236 · management and general $5,978 · fundraising $10,231
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $262,380 · program services $135,002 · management and general $14,352 · fundraising $113,026
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $159,473 · program services $134,720 · management and general $16,040 · fundraising $8,713
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23 · Insurance
total $80,568 · program services $73,410 · management and general $3,466 · fundraising $3,692
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24a · Other expenses: AFGHAN PROJECT EXPENSES
total $3,346,351 · program services $3,346,275 · management and general $76
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24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $274,549 · program services $217,933 · management and general $12,794 · fundraising $43,822
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24c · Other expenses: RECRUITING
total $89,030 · program services $82,234 · management and general $6,796
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $80,844 · program services $39,919 · management and general $40,774 · fundraising $151
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24e · All other expenses
total $178,761 · program services $116,777 · management and general $28,665 · fundraising $33,319
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $180,742 · end of year $365,008
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,535,174 · end of year $971,744
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $6,729,165 · end of year $4,380,497
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $58,806 · end of year $27,971
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $121,132 · end of year $176,711
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,667,316
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,424,237
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $209,316 · end of year $243,079
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $8,719,688 · end of year $7,433,839
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $561,298 · end of year $573,126
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $136,594 · end of year $2,012,176
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,568,217 · end of year $937,686
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $527,976 · end of year $1,965,804
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $965,740 · end of year $1,763,819
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $15,403,039 · end of year $11,516,842
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST IS AN INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY AND ACTION ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO ACTUALIZE FREE AND EQUAL SOCIETIES. BECAUSE EVERY PERSON DESERVES TO BE RESPECTED, VALUED, AND INVESTED IN, HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST PROTECTS FREEDOM, AND PROMOTES EQUALITY AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD. TO REACH THAT GOAL, HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST LEADS ACTIONS THAT HOLD OPPRESSORS ACCOUNTABLE, FREE PEOPLE FROM INJUSTICE, AND BUILD INSTITUTIONS THAT ENSURE UNIVERSAL RIGHTS. HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST, WHICH FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS HAS BUILT BIPARTISAN COALITIONS AND WORKED WITH FRONT-LINE ACTIVISTS AND LAWYERS TO TACKLE GLOBAL CHALLENGES, IS BASED IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON D.C., AND LOS ANGELES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO EMPOWER AMERICANS TO WORK FOR JUSTICE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES AND AROUND THE WORLD.
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PROTECTING REFUGEESHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST'S REFUGEE REPRESENTATION TEAM PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS BY ASSISTING REFUGEES WHO ARE FLEEING PERSECUTION. WE PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, FREQUENTLY WITH PRO BONO LAWYERS, TO HELP OUR CLIENTS ACCESS LEGAL PROTECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES CONSISTENT WITH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAW. WE ALSO ASSIST OUR CLIENTS IN ACCESSING OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES. WE USE THIS EXPERIENCE TO ADVOCATE FOR LAWS AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT REFUGEES.IN 2022, VOLUNTEER LAWYERS IN THE NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN AREAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 125,000 HOURS OF IN-KIND LEGAL SERVICES. DURING THAT PERIOD, WE REPRESENTED MORE THAN 2,902 PEOPLE FROM 90 COUNTRIES AND WON LEGAL PROTECTION FOR 158 CLIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. WE ALSO CONDUCTED 22 PRO BONO ATTORNEY TRAININGS, EQUIPPING OVER 2,000 ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT ASYLUM CLIENTS.AMONG THE KEY 2022 POLICY ACHIEVEMENTS RESULTING FROM OUR ADVOCACY TO PROTECT REFUGEES WERE THE FOLLOWING: OUR RESEARCH, REPORTING AND ANALYSIS OF THE TITLE 42 POLICY (WHICH USES "PUBLIC HEALTH" AS A PRETEXT TO EVADE REFUGEE LAW AND TURN AWAY REFUGEES WITHOUT ALLOWING THEM TO SEEK ASYLUM) WAS WIDELY CITED BY THE MEDIA AND IN KEY COURT DECISIONS, INCLUDING A DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DC CIRCUIT DIRECTING THAT THE POLICY BE VACATED. OUR DECEMBER 2022 REPORT "TITLE 42: HUMAN RIGHTS STAIN, PUBLIC HEALTH FARCE" TRACKED OVER 13,000 REPORTS OF TORTURE, KIDNAPPING, AND OTHER BRUTAL ATTACKS AGAINST THE VICTIMS OF THE TITLE 42 POLICY SINCE JANUARY 2021. OUR WRITTEN ANALYSIS, COMMENTS, MEDIA WORK AND RELATED ADVOCACY HELPED LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S NEW ASYLUM RULE PROCESS, INCLUDING RESTORED ACCESS TO IMMIGRATION COURT HEARINGS. WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED, ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS, AGAINST SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CODIFY THE TITLE 42 POLICY INTO STATUTE. WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT OF 2022. WE WORKED WITH PARTNERS TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR THE BICAMERAL, BIPARTISAN INTRODUCTION OF THE AFGHAN ADJUSTMENT ACT.DONATED LEGAL AND RELATED EXPENSES: $97,864,095
Expenses $9,062,023
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ACCOUNTABILTYHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST WORKS TO HOLD CORRUPT ACTORS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS AROUND THE WORLD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. KEY 2022 ACHIEVEMENTS RESULTING FROM OUR WORK INCLUDE: SECURED THE PERMANENT REAUTHORIZATION OF THE GLOBAL MAGNITSKY ACT, THE LEGISLATIVE FOUNDATION OF THE PRIMARY U.S. TARGETED SANCTIONS PROGRAM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE AND CORRUPTION. PRODUCED THE FIRST-EVER JOINT REPORT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY COUNTERPARTS IN THE U.K., EUROPEAN UNION, AND CANADA ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EACH JURISDICTION'S MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS PROGRAM. CONDUCTED JOINT ADVOCACY FOR FASTER PROGRESS TOWARD "MULTI-LATERALIZING" THESE SANCTIONS AND ADDRESSING OMISSIONS, SUCH AS ABUSES AGAINST MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE FIRST-EVER USE OF GLOBAL MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS TO ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING ABUSES. PRODUCED A REPORT ON THE OMISSION OF ABUSES AND CORRUPTION BY CERTAIN U.S. SECURITY PARTNERS FROM THE GLOBAL MAGNITSKY PROGRAM. PARTICIPATED IN A NEW INTERNATIONAL EXPERT PANEL ON STATE IMPUNITY AND THE NORTHERN IRELAND CONFLICT. PUBLISHED DOZENS OF POSTS ON THE WORK OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN UKRAINE SINCE RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE FEBRUARY 2022 INVASION.DONATED LEGAL AND RELATED EXPENSES: $63,963
Expenses $1,293,280
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INNOVATION LABTHE HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST'S INNOVATION LAB HARNESSES AI AND DATA-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY TO DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY. IT BUILDS AND RELEASES TECHNOLOGY TOOLS, APPLIES ITS TECH AND INSIGHTS TO DRIVE DIRECT IMPACT, AND EDUCATES AND TRAINS THE BROADER FIELD ON USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO PROTECT RIGHTS. KEY 2022 ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: DEVELOPED A TOOL TO HELP RESEARCHERS, LAWYERS, AND ADVOCATES UNCOVER SYSTEMIC DISPARITIES IN ASYLUM CASE DECISIONS. PILOTED A TOOL INCUBATED BY THE LAB THAT UNCOVERS AND ANALYZES HATE NETWORKS ON YOUTUBE. DESIGNED THE USER INTERFACE AND DEPLOYED A FUNCTIONAL MVP, OUR MACHINE-POWERED TOOL, GLIMPSE, THAT AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS VIOLENT OBJECTS AND ACTIONS IN VIDEO TO ASSIST HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS. DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED AN OCR-POWERED TOOL THAT MAKES IMAGE-BASED TEXT DOCUMENTS SEARCHABLE.
Expenses $1,225,649
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GENERAL ADVOCACY / VFAI / EXTREMISM / COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH
Expenses $2,294,420
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Michael K RozenMICHAEL K ROZEN
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mona SutphenMONA SUTPHEN
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lynda ClarizioLYNDA CLARIZIO
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Elizabeth BowyerELIZABETH BOWYER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
J Adam AbramJ ADAM ABRAM
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Catherine AmirfarCATHERINE AMIRFAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom BernsteinTOM BERNSTEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jay CarneyJAY CARNEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah ClevelandSARAH CLEVELAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donald DonovanDONALD DONOVAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew DontzinMATTHEW DONTZIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mara Frankel WallaceMARA FRANKEL WALLACE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gil HaGIL HA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan HendricksonSUSAN HENDRICKSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ben JealousBEN JEALOUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alencia JohnsonALENCIA JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robbie KarpROBBIE KARP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nat KraemerNAT KRAEMER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bobby MandellBOBBY MANDELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David MatthewsDAVID MATTHEWS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Benedict MorelliBENEDICT MORELLI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hassan MurphyHASSAN MURPHY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Krishna OmkarKRISHNA OMKAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sanja PartaloSANJA PARTALO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carlos PascualCARLOS PASCUAL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nazanin RafsanjaniNAZANIN RAFSANJANI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cindy Simon-SkjodtCINDY SIMON-SKJODT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lev SviridovLEV SVIRIDOV
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William ZabelWILLIAM ZABEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael BreenMICHAEL BREEN
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $391,475
- From this org
- $351,160
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,315
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $311,160
- Bonus
- $40,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,810
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,505
- Filer's total
- $391,475
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Kurt PacquetteKURT PACQUETTE
SR VP, FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $184,290
- From this org
- $169,953
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,337
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $166,953
- Bonus
- $3,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,611
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,726
- Filer's total
- $184,290
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Jennifer MellenJENNIFER MELLEN
SR VP, DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $183,595
- From this org
- $178,101
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,494
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $176,101
- Bonus
- $2,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,343
- Nontaxable benefits
- $151
- Filer's total
- $183,595
-
Eleanor AcerELEANOR ACER
SR. DIR REFUGEE PRO
- Total calculated
- $197,056
- From this org
- $160,190
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,866
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,190
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,712
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,154
- Filer's total
- $197,056
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Kareem ShoraKAREEM SHORA
EXECUTIVE VP, PROGRAM AND POLICY
- Total calculated
- $231,870
- From this org
- $225,315
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,555
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $225,315
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,240
- Nontaxable benefits
- $315
- Filer's total
- $231,870
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Licha M NylendoLICHA M NYLENDO
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $161,365
- From this org
- $157,910
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,455
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $157,910
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,237
- Nontaxable benefits
- $218
- Filer's total
- $161,365
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James B BernfieldJAMES B BERNFIELD
SR VP, MKT & COMM
- Total calculated
- $211,704
- From this org
- $174,186
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,518
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $174,186
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,610
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,908
- Filer's total
- $211,704
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Vinincia Ellington DorseyVININCIA ELLINGTON DORSEY
SR VP, HR & OFFICE
- Total calculated
- $169,988
- From this org
- $140,390
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,598
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $140,390
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,971
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,627
- Filer's total
- $169,988
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Jenna K GilbertJENNA K GILBERT
DIRECTOR, REFUGEE REPRESENTATION
- Total calculated
- $142,529
- From this org
- $128,866
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,663
- Hours/week
- 37.5
-
Quentin HinesQUENTIN HINES
CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $136,929
- From this org
- $127,201
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,728
- Hours/week
- 37.5
-
Perris RichterPERRIS RICHTER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INNOVATION LAB
- Total calculated
- $131,246
- From this org
- $120,093
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,153
- Hours/week
- 37.5
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 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
-
$30,072
GRANT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 22 May 2022
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202323269349300827
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