Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$4,046,616

Total expenses

$3,446,503

Contributions and grants received

$3,837,389

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$163,915

Investment income

$45,312

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$2,721,836

Total liabilities, end of year

$502,220

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,219,616

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,446,503

Management and general expenses

$0

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,446,503

Program services were 100.0% 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 · 2022

• RIVA AMERICORPS (FORMERLY RISE AMERICORPS) IS AN IOWA-BASED NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM THAT STRENGTHENS THE ECONOMIC CAPACITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF IMMIGRANTS THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE. RIVA AMERICORPS ADDRESSES BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND ADVANCEMENT FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS. BARRIERS MAY INCLUDE LITERACY (E.G. DIGITAL, TECH, READING), LANGUAGE, LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH HIRING PROCESSES (E.G. APPLICATIONS, COVER LETTER, INTERVIEWS), LACK OF NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AMONG OTHERS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS ASSIST COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH WORKFORCE READINESS EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES SO INDIVIDUALS CAN DEVELOP SKILLS, GAIN CONFIDENCE AND BECOME ASSETS IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THOSE FACING SIMILAR HURDLES TO OPPORTUNITY AND STABILITY. RIVA AMERICORPS ALSO HELPS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN CHRONIC WORK SHORTAGES ACROSS THE STATE AND AN UNTAPPED WEALTH OF TALENT IN THE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $1,067,526 · Grants $1,067,526

• EMBARC PROGRAMS SERVE DIVERSE ETHNIC GROUPS FROM BURMA TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL LINGUISTIC AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO IOWA REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFIC AREAS INCLUDE (1) EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT: OVER 460 SERVICE PARTICIPANTS, 250 PARENT EDUCATION LEARNING CIRCLES, 85 CHILDREN REGISTERED FOR PRESCHOOL, AND EIGHT RESOURCE VIDEOS IN 5+ LANGUAGES; (2) CRISIS ADVOCACY AND REFERRAL SERVICES: 99% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR IN CASE MANAGEMENT, CLIENTS SERVICE HOURS AND THE HEALTHY-MIND COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUP, EXTENSIVE STAFF TRAINING AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY; 28 CLIENTS HAVE RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT NAVIGATION SUPPORT AND INCREASED WAGES; (3) ESL CITIZENSHIP CLASS: 83 STUDENTS ENROLL THE CLASS AND COMPLETED 35 CITIZENS APPLICATION.

  Expenses $792,113 · Grants $792,113

• THE HEALTH EQUITY CAMPAIGN EMPHASIZES BUILDING THE POWER OF PEOPLE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO DEMAND AND WIN HEALTH SYSTEM POLICY CHANGE AND ADDRESS BARRIERS TO CARE FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE KEY AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE CAMPAIGN ARE VACCINE UPTAKE, MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, MEDICAID AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.BY ORGANIZING WITH AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH AND FORGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A NETWORK OF DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, SEVERAL COALITIONS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY BEEN FORMED TO REACH MULTIPLE POPULATIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT GREATLY FROM ADVOCACY AND INCREASED ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES. FORGED AT THE OUTSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THESE COALITIONS HAVE HOSTED CLINICS, EXPANDED VACCINATION OPPORTUNITIES, DISSEMINATED AT-HOME TESTING KITS, PROVIDED TRAINING, CURATED A LIBRARY OF MULTILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTED LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.

  Expenses $605,645 · Grants $605,645

• OTHER COSTS RELATED TO ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND PURPOSE.

  Expenses $981,219 · Grants $1,129,962 · Revenue $406,058

As filed on the 2022 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

8 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202303189349316360

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