Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$4,702,272

Total expenses

$9,342,055

Contributions and grants received

$4,383,453

Grants paid

$4,666,137

Program service revenue

$1,005

Investment income

$260,642

Other revenue

$57,172

Total assets, end of year

$11,834,319

Total liabilities, end of year

$191,255

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$11,643,064

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$8,090,771

Management and general expenses

$854,907

Fundraising expenses

$396,377

Program service expenses (Part III)

$8,090,771

Program services were 86.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• RESOURCING REFUGEE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE: THE RESOURCING REFUGEE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE, CONVENED BY ASYLUM ACCESS, AIMS TO TRANSFER POWER, OWNERSHIP AND RESOURCES WHERE THEY BELONG: WITH REFUGEES THEMSELVES. BY ESTABLISHING THE FIRST GRANTMAKING FUND MANAGED BY AND FOR REFUGEES, OUR INITIATIVE WILL HELP UNLOCK $40 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS TO SCALE THEIR OPERATIONS AND PURSUE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND FOOD SECURITY.

  Expenses $4,273,252 · Grants $3,189,282

• ASYLUM ACCESS MEXICO: ASYLUM ACCESS MEXICO (AAMX) IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF LEGAL SERVICES TO FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES IN MEXICO. WE REACH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR DIRECT LEGAL, OUTREACH, AND INTEGRATION SERVICES IN SIX DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THIS ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY THE MOST MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, THEIR NEEDS, AND PRIORITIES AT KEY POINTS ALONG THE MIGRATION ROUTES. OUR LEGAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORS HELP FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE ASYLUM PROCESS AND ACCESS THEIR RIGHTS TO EMPLOYMENT, HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION, AND THEIR RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM DETENTION. AAMX ALSO HAS STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH VARIOUS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. WE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN COORDINATION MECHANISMS WITH AUTHORITIES. WE HAVE THE REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND KNOW-HOW TO ELABORATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GOOD PRACTICES, AND TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES TO MODERNIZE AND UPDATE THE PROCESSES AND PROTOCOLS OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN MATTERS OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FOR FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $1,245,764 · Grants $975,619

• GLOBAL SYSTEMS CHANGE: ASYLUM ACCESS WORKS TO TRANSFORM THE GLOBAL SYSTEM OF DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE SO IT PRIORITIZES THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND RECOGNIZES THEIR POWER. WE ADVOCATE FOR THESE CHANGES BY BUILDING AND SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIPS THAT HELP TRANSFORM THE REFUGEE RESPONSE SECTOR INTO ONE THAT IS TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, EQUITABLE AND THAT ULTIMATELY LEADS TO GREATER RESPECT, PROTECTION, AND PROMOTION OF REFUGEES' HUMAN RIGHTS. WE WORK TOGETHER TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS, INCLUDING REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD AS WE: (1) ENGAGE WITH POWERFUL PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS UNHCR, WORLD BANK AND GOVERNMENTS WITH GLOBAL INFLUENCE TO MAKE THEM MORE INCLUSIVE AND PRIORITIZE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAWS AND PRACTICES IN REFUGEE HOSTING COUNTRIES, (2) CATALYZE CAMPAIGNS TOWARDS GREATER EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE REFUGEE RESPONSE SECTOR, (3) PARTNER WITH LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS IN STRATEGIC COUNTRIES FOR CAPACITY BRIDGING INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE PURSUIT OF REFUGEE HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE GROUND, AND (4) DEMAND AND SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS IN DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE DECISION-MAKING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION.

  Expenses $1,048,318 · Grants $69,476

• MEXICO - HOSPITALITY ROUTE: OUR HOSPITALITY ROUTE CREATES PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO BRING DOWN THE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT THE LOCAL INTEGRATION OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN MEXICO. IT ALSO FACILITATES HUMAN CONNECTIONS THAT SUPPORT FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO WORK, STUDY, DISCOVER THEIR PASSIONS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES. THE HOSPITALITY ROUTE TEAM ALSO WORKS TO GUARANTEE REFUGEES' ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, CONTINUATION OR VALIDATION OF EDUCATIONAL DEGREES, AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.

  Expenses $76,818

• ASYLUM ACCESS MALAYSIA: ASYLUM ACCESS MALAYSIA'S REFUGEE LEGAL AID PROGRAM ASSISTS FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE UNHCR REFUGEE STATUS DETERMINATION PROCESS (RSD), THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR CHANCES OF LIVING SAFELY AND MOVING FREELY IN MALAYSIA. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, WE OFFER KNOW-YOUR-OPTIONS WORKSHOPS TO PROVIDE BASIC LEGAL AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION TO HELP REFUGEES NAVIGATE THE RSD PROCESS AND AVAIL THEMSELVES OF OTHER LEGAL PROTECTIONS THAT MAY PREVENT DETENTION AND HELP THEM ADJUST TO LIFE IN MALAYSIA. WE ALSO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO WORK RIGHTS EVEN IN THE MIDST OF A DIFFICULT LEGAL ENVIRONMENT. WE ADDRESS UNFAIR WORK PRACTICES THROUGH MEDIATION WITH EMPLOYERS AND FILING CASES WITH THE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL COURTS.

  Expenses $571,441 · Grants $431,760

• ASYLUM ACCESS THAILAND: ASYLUM ACCESS THAILAND IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING FRIENDLY, EFFECTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO THE VARIOUS FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE IN THAILAND. WE HELP FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX ASYLUM PROCESS AND CONNECT THEM TO FURTHER ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL PARTNERS. OUR TEAM ALSO SUPPORTS FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE WITH TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO START THEIR OWN INITIATIVES TO BENEFIT AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ASYLUM ACCESS THAILAND ALSO WORKS IN CLOSE COALITION WITH OTHER THAI AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, WE COLLECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES IN THAI LAW AND POLICY THAT WILL ALLOW FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LIVE OPENLY, MOVE FREELY, REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $875,178 · Revenue $1,005

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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.

• ASYLUM ACCESS BERHAD

  501(C)(3) · DIRECT LEGAL AID AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT · MY · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by ASYLUM ACCESS

• ASYLUM ACCESS MEXICO

  501(C)(3) · DIRECT LEGAL AID AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT · MX · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by ASYLUM ACCESS

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

16 December 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202433519349300318

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