Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$93,978

Total expenses

$101,216

Contributions and grants received

$53,978

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$39,005

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

— not reported

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

$995

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$9,715

Total liabilities, end of year

— not reported

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$9,715

Program service expenses (Part III)

$101,216

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Drivers Education for Immigrants (DEFI), is life skill program that we offer to immigrants and refugees. In partnership with Iowas Department of Transportation we offer the classroom knowledge and proctor the DOT knowledge test at our site. When they pass at our site we provide them with a receipt to show the DOT and they receive their permit. If they choose to continue with us we also teach them on how to drive on the roads. Participants have shared increase in employment mobility, and decrease in medical appointments.

  Expenses $50,608 · Grants $46,989

• Bridging the Gap is our resource directory service. In this program, a bilingual caseworker helps individuals create a care plan that is tailored to the clients needs. Once the client has identified three major goal areas, the caseworker then connects the client to those resources. These resources include but are not limited to housing, employment, childcare, and more. This program has allowed us to serve over 380 immigrant households.

  Expenses $10,122 · Grants $9,398

• Grow Pamoja, is 3 years urban garden initiative in partnership with Iowa Valley RCD. The funding was provided from the USDA to help address BIPOC communities. With our grassroots connection we have been able serve 13 immigrants. Two of the immigrants now have access to more land acre that they are farming on. In 2024 we will be working with 3 farmers on how to put together a business plan. The participants have visited the USDA sites. They continue to donate their food to local pantries and have been able to sell some of their produce at the Downtowns Cedar Rapids Famers Markets.

  Expenses $40,486 · Grants $37,591

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2023

Filed

4 March 2024

IRS schema version

2023v4.0

Source object

202440649349201319

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