Totals
- Total revenue
- $609,707
- Total expenses
- $477,994
- Contributions and grants received
- $613,557
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,561
- Investment income
- $5,467
- Other revenue
- -$13,878
- Total assets, end of year
- $274,761
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $274,761
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $297,464
- Management and general expenses
- $160,361
- Fundraising expenses
- $20,169
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $297,464
Program services were 62.2% 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.
-
1a · Federated campaigns
$54,788
-
1b · Membership dues
$0
-
1c · Fundraising events
$34,209
-
1d · Related organizations
$0
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$94,448
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$430,112
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,700
-
2a · Program service revenue: Storybook Sales
total $3,141 · related or exempt $3,141 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
2b · Program service revenue: Translation Services
total $1,420 · related or exempt $1,420 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
3 · Investment income
total $5,467 · related or exempt $5,467 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$7,135
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$34,209
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$21,013
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$13,878 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$13,878
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $138,054 · program services $76,983 · management and general $57,563 · fundraising $3,508
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $168,127 · program services $111,127 · management and general $53,000 · fundraising $4,000
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $27,473 · program services $10,994 · management and general $16,479
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $21,383 · program services $13,863 · management and general $6,946 · fundraising $574
-
11g · Fees: other
total $29,427 · program services $29,427
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $12,087 · fundraising $12,087
-
13 · Office expenses
total $33,002 · program services $23,774 · management and general $9,228
-
14 · Information technology
total $10,852 · program services $5,024 · management and general $5,828
-
16 · Occupancy
total $28,846 · program services $23,447 · management and general $5,399
-
17 · Travel
total $1,083 · program services $876 · management and general $207
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $751 · program services $710 · management and general $41
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,301 · program services $1,239 · management and general $62
-
23 · Insurance
total $5,608 · management and general $5,608
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $73,124 · end of year $179,919
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $75,000 · end of year $76,849
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,550 · end of year $2,710
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$16,584
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,301
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $15,283
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $10,626
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $134,652 · end of year $115,556
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,396 · end of year $159,205
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Refugee Language Project uses language as a doorway to welcome displaced people for the flourishing of the community and the glory of God. We welcome refugees through programs that overcome language barriers and honor cultural diversity.
-
Literacy. Refugee Language Project provided a bi-weekly daytime ESL program, a bi-weekly evening ESL program, and a once weekly adult literacy program to 100 participants from 19 language groups via 198 hours of instruction. Expenses included wages for a language services coordinator, instructors, and childcare, in addition to program materials and occupancy expenses.
Expenses $126,792
-
Culture. Refugee Language Project published 2 bilingual storybooks telling the life stories of Amarillo's refugees. Additionally, Refugee Language Project provided 3 culture trainings to 3 local entities. Program expenses included wages for the executive director, marketing director, contract artists and translators, and printing costs.
Expenses $69,997
-
Translation. Refugee Language Project offered interpreting services for 143 appointments in 17 languages during 2024. Program expenses included wages for the language services coordinator and contract translators.
Expenses $55,752 · Revenue $1,420
-
Welcome. Refugee Language Project engaged with local area churches to equip them to better serve refugees. Refugee Language Project held 3 trainings serving 20 volunteers from local churches. Additionally, Refugee Language Project completed 8 speaking engagements at 8 local churches. Program expenses included wages for the church engagement coordinator, food, print materials, and contract translators.
Expenses $28,335
-
Community Programs. Refugee Language Project operated a multi-cultural community center (The PLACE) that met the social service needs of recently arrived refugees. The PLACE saw 10,685 adult and child visitors during 2024. Additionally, Refugee Language Project conducted community table lunches to participants in our programs. Program expenses included occupancy expenses, food, and program materials.
Expenses $16,588
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Ryan Pennington
President/Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $123,571
- From this org
- $94,032
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,539
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Crystal Pennington
Secretary/Marketing Director
- Total calculated
- $35,555
- From this org
- $35,555
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
-
Barry Wilson
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
David Ritchie
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Zoy Langford
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Andrew Hay
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Doyle Corder
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202532819349301953
Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.
The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.