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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,496,427
Total expenses
$7,024,248
Contributions and grants received
$6,496,427
Grants paid
$4,558,687
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,856,323
Total liabilities, end of year
$691,136
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,165,187
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,125,760
Management and general expenses
$753,037
Fundraising expenses
$145,451
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,125,760

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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $580,138

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,916,289

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $4,558,687 · program services $4,558,687

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $201,209 · program services $135,137 · management and general $51,406 · fundraising $14,666

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,387,899 · program services $932,143 · management and general $354,591 · fundraising $101,165

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $40,160 · program services $26,972 · management and general $10,261 · fundraising $2,927

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $135,053 · program services $90,704 · management and general $34,504 · fundraising $9,845

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $122,679 · program services $82,394 · management and general $31,343 · fundraising $8,942

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $64,248 · management and general $64,248

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $97,205 · program services $83,962 · management and general $13,243

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,159 · management and general $1,409 · fundraising $750

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,066 · program services $7,085 · management and general $7,837 · fundraising $1,144

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $173,903 · program services $79,972 · management and general $93,931

  • 17 · Travel

    total $117,561 · program services $74,071 · management and general $37,595 · fundraising $5,895

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $66,917 · program services $49,599 · management and general $17,214 · fundraising $104

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,709 · management and general $8,709

  • 24a · Other expenses: FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT

    total $18,383 · program services $1,326 · management and general $17,057

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $13,410 · program services $3,708 · management and general $9,689 · fundraising $13

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,103,968 · end of year $3,979,170

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $100

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,055 · end of year $25,177

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,636,452 · end of year $1,851,876

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,288 · end of year $15,568

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $63,179 · end of year $675,568

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,693,008 · end of year $5,165,187

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NRC USA'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE RAISING MONEY FOR THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL'S OVERSEAS PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF CONFLICT AFFECTED REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN POLICY ADVICE TO THE ADMINISTRATION, CONGRESS AND PEER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. NRC USA IS ALSO A RESOURCE TO UNIVERSITIES, THINK TANKS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON REFUGEE ISSUES AND SEEKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH U.S. BASED INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AS WELL AS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • YOUTH, LIVELIHOOD AND EDUCATIONTHE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL RECEIVED FUND ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORTING YOUTH LIVELIHOODS, CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND ACCELERATED EDUCATION. ALL IN THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATION IN EMERGENCIES AND FOR PEOPLE FORCIBLY DISPLACED.

    Expenses $2,346,710 · Grants $2,346,710

  • COUNTRY BASED HUMANITARIANTHE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL RECEIVED FUNDS FOR THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO SPECIFIC COUNTRIES. THIS ASSISTANCE INCLUDES ACCESS TO WATER, THE PROVISION OF FOOD, LIVELIHOOD, AND BASIC RELIEF ITEMS, EDUCATION, LEGAL AID, AND INFORMATION ON ACCESS TO SERVICES AND SHELTER. THESE COUNTRY SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS BY THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL SEEK TO SAVE LIVES, PROMOTE DIGNITY, AND SUPPORT ACCESS TO BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS AND LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS. FUNDS WERE RECEIVED FROM A VARIETY OF FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS.

    Expenses $1,983,440 · Grants $1,983,440

  • ACCESS NEGOTIATION: BUILDING ON A MULTI-YEAR GRANT AWARDED BY USAID, OFFICE OF US FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (NOW THE BUREAU OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE) STARTING ON OCTOBER 1, 2019, NRC USA TOOK ON PHASE III OF THIS GRANT, WHICH FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING FIELD LEVEL CAPACITY ON HUMANITARIAN ACCESS AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING BOTH FIELD WORKERS AND CRITICAL DECISION-MAKERS TO IMPROVE PRESENCE AND PROGRAMMING IN COMPLEX OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THREE COMPONENTS: 1) ACCESS TRAINING TO FRONTLINE HUMANITARIANS AND MEMBER-STATE REPRESENTATIVES AT CAPITAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL2) AN ADVANCE E-LEARNING PROGRAM ON HUMANITARIAN ACCESS3) EVIDENCE GATHERING AND INFORMATION SHARING THROUGH FIELD RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICE AND KEY OPERATIONAL ISSUES, SUCH AS THE COST OF OPERATING IN HARD-TO-REACH AREAS AND RESPONDING IN COUNTRIES WITH ASSERTIVE GOVERNMENTS.

    Expenses $800,290

  • ADVOCACY

    Expenses $162,771

  • PROGRAM SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE

    Expenses $358,366

  • HUMANITARIAN ACCESS IN HARD TO REACH AREAS

    Expenses $3,003

  • TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

    Expenses $206,073 · Grants $206,073

  • OTHER PROJECTS

    Expenses $242,643

  • COVID-19 RELIEF

    Expenses $22,464 · Grants $22,464

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mia Haugen

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Brian Komar

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark C Storella

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amit Pradhan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carla Koppell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ger Duany

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Camilla Waszink

    BOARD MEMBER/NRC PNP DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Kluge

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessy Tolkan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bernice Romero

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $201,209
    From this org
    $181,993
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,216
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,993
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,356
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,860
    Filer's total
    $201,209

  • Jochen Riegg

    GLOBAL LEAD FOR HARD TO REACH/HUMANITARIAN ACCESS

    Total calculated
    $118,653
    From this org
    $117,888
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $765
    Hours/week
    40

  • Manreet Neetu Kaur Mahil

    GLOBAL PLATFORM COORDINATION LEAD

    Total calculated
    $134,598
    From this org
    $104,227
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,371
    Hours/week
    40

  • Nina Vandraas Eberhart

    OPERATIONS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH

    Total calculated
    $127,105
    From this org
    $104,197
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,908
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bernadette Michaud

    GRANT FINANCE ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $118,874
    From this org
    $101,906
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,968
    Hours/week
    40

  • Aaron Roth Gershowitz

    SR. INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $122,911
    From this org
    $101,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,661
    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. 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 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432829349300608

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