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DEAF REFUGEE ADVOCACY INC

EIN 86-1231101 ROCHESTER, NY

Revenue 2025
$610,961
Expenses 2025
$560,610

Program services were 69.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P87
Classification
1200
Street
260 E MAIN ST STE 3500

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

We recognize that deaf refugees, asylum-seekers, immigrants, and those from US territories have unique needs that are best served and assisted by the members of the general deaf community. (Continued on Sch O)Our mission is to: 1. Provide direct services (education and case management services),2. Promote advocacy and full language access for this population, and3. Provide outreach services (collaboration, consultation, and education) to existing community service organizations and agencies.We aim to support them as they strive to be self-sustaining neighbors while still retaining their own cultural heritage, identity, language, and religion. Furthermore, we wish to ensure their inclusion into our Deaf community and into general society.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Help resettled Deaf people become independent and adjusted to life in USA.

  • We provide comprehensive support to the Deaf community, including Deaf refugees, immigrants, and asylees through three areas:Education - Our experienced instructors offer group and individual instruction tailored for adult learners. From ASL and English literacy to financial skills and citizenship preparation, our curriculum builds the knowledge you need to thrive in the United States. Instruction is available at DRA, at your home, or at a location convenient for you.(Continued on Schedule O)Case Management - Our caseworkers connect you to essential resources while providing ongoing advocacy and support. We assist with health benefits, housing, employment, legal services, and immigration processes, working in partnership with other service providers to create comprehensive plans built around your individual circumstances and goals. Outreach and Consultation - We partner with organizations, companies, and agencies to strengthen their capacity to serve deaf clients effectively. Through consultation, training, and workshops, we help build a more equitable community where deaf individuals have full access to resources and opportunities. In 2025, the number of individuals served was 121.This program is primarily supported by contributions.

    Expenses $387,075 · Revenue $28,805

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Donna Nelson-Barrett

    Vice President (Thru 7/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Karen Beiter

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Cathie Armstrong

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4

  • Steve Lovi

    President and Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brooke Erickson

    Secretary (Thru 1/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ray Kenney

    Board Member (Thru 2/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Diana Pryntz

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $89,768
    From this org
    $89,768
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $610,961
    Expenses
    $560,610
    Contributions
    $581,959
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $465,755
    Expenses
    $461,846
    Contributions
    $455,862
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $297,454
    Expenses
    $326,970
    Contributions
    $296,658
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2020 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $1,702
    Expenses
    $1,335
    Assets (EOY)
    $25,660

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2022

Tax period
1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Principal officer
Karen Beiter
Mailing address
PO Box 10335Rochester NY 14610
Website
https://deafrefugeeadvocacy.org/

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.