2023-11-13T12:28:23-06:00 2022-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2022-01-01 521224516 REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC REFU 2028280110 1800 M ST NW 405N WASHINGTON DC 20036 JEREMY KONYNDYK PRESIDENT 2028280110 2023-11-13 1 JEREMY KONYNDYK 999009999 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JEREMY KONYNDYK 1800 M ST NW 405N WASHINGTON DC 20036 6057548 0 X WWW.REFUGEESINTERNATIONAL.ORG X 1980 DC ADVOCATE FOR LIFESAVING ASSIST.& PROTECTION FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE AND SOLUTIONS TO DISPLACEMENT CRISES 22 22 38 25 0 0 4655256 3946263 256447 362553 196644 235928 0 0 5108347 4544744 10000 37500 0 0 3020248 3143655 10265 139345 534424 1348669 1568532 4389182 4889032 719165 -344288 7519531 7508050 1460873 2714629 6058658 4793421 X REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ADVOCATES FOR LIFESAVING ASSISTANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND PROTECTION FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE AND PROMOTES SOLUTIONS TO DISPLACEMENT CRISIS. 0 1 2628775 14000 362553 ADVOCACY: MAIN OUTCOMESOVER THE PAST YEAR, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING AS A RESULT OF OUR REPORTING AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS:U.S. LEGISLATION AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATIONIN 2022, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL (RI) CONTINUED TO URGE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO END TITLE 42, THE UNJUSTIFIED COVID-19 RELATED EXPULSION POLICY AT THE BORDER, HIGHLIGHTING ITS HUMAN TOLL ON ASYLUM SEEKERS. RI PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENT ON USAID'S LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT POLICY, STRONGLY ADVOCATING FOR A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN SUPPORT FOR LOCAL CAPACITY INVESTMENT IN HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE ON THIS ISSUE IN ONGOING CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS AND OUTREACH.REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL AND PARTNERS ADVOCATED FOR A PROTECTION-FIRST APPROACH TO MIGRATION AT THE SUMMIT AND FOR THE MEANINGFUL INCLUSION OF AFFECTED PEOPLE, INCLUDING DISPLACED PEOPLE, IN THE AMERICAS AT THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS PROCEEDINGS. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL AND PARTNERS RELEASED A SET OF NINE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE REGIONAL FRAMEWORK AND HOSTED A SIDE EVENT AT THE SUMMIT ON MIGRATION POLICY. CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER AND SENIOR ADVOCATE KAYLY OBER TESTIFIED IN JULY AT A TOM LANTOS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HEARING ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS ARISING FROM THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND MIGRATION. THIS WAS THEIR FIRST-EVER HEARING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS DISPLACEMENT IN CONGRESS.REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ENDORSED THE ETHIOPIA PEACE AND STABILIZATION ACT, WHICH INCLUDED LANGUAGE ON HOLDING THOSE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE CONFLICT, PASSED OUT OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE IN MARCH. ADDITIONALLY, RI SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN COALITION, FOR NEARLY $5 BILLION IN FOOD ASSISTANCE IN THE UKRAINE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL BILL, WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN MAY.THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) PASSED IN DECEMBER AND INCLUDED AMENDED VERSIONS OF THE BURMA ACT AND THE REFUGEE SANITATION FACILITY SAFETY ACT. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ENDORSED BOTH AND CONDUCTED A CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT OF THE BURMA ACT, ALONG WITH OUR ONGOING HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON THE LEGISLATION. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL WORKED WITH REPRESENTATIVE MENG IN THE PREVIOUS CONGRESS ON THE REFUGEE SANITATION FACILITY SAFETY ACT.ON DECEMBER 22, CONGRESS PASSED THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 OMNIBUS PACKAGE. THE PASSAGE OF AN OMNIBUS WAS A KEY OBJECTIVE AND SUCCESS FOR RI'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AS A FULL-YEAR CONTINUING RESOLUTION WOULD HAVE BEEN DETRIMENTAL TO HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMMING. 1502778 23500 STRATEGIC OUTREACH(INCLUDES PUBLIC EDUCATION): REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ENGAGED IN A WIDE RANGE OF STRATEGIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT 2022. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCED 214 RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY PRODUCTS, INCLUDING 26 REPORTS AND BRIEFS, 8 OP-EDS, 32 BLOGS, 47 STATEMENTS, AND 24 ADVOCACY LETTERS. TRAFFIC TO REFUGEE INTERNATIONAL'S WEBSITE GREW BY 13 PERCENT WHEN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ALSO EARNED CONSIDERABLE MEDIA COVERAGE IN 2022, GARNERING HUNDREDS OF MEDIA CITATIONS AND INTERVIEWS ACROSS THE YEAR. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL APPEARED IN NEWS STORIES CARRIED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, WALL STREET JOURNAL, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, USA TODAY, TIME, NEWSWEEK, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, NATIONAL INTEREST, UN DISPATCH, NPR, REUTERS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG, BBC, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, AND NUMEROUS OTHER PRINT, ONLINE, AND BROADCAST NEWS OUTLETS. WIRE SERVICE NEWS STORIES THAT INCLUDED COMMENTS BY REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL STAFF PROVIDED EVEN GREATER REACH, SINCE OTHER NEWS OUTLETS PICKED UP AND FURTHER DISSEMINATED THOSE STORIES TO EVEN WIDER AUDIENCES. IN 2022, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ALSO ACHIEVED GREATER REACH ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS TWITTER, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND LINKEDIN. THE ORGANIZATION'S TWITTER HAS MORE THAN 305,000 FOLLOWERS, AND ITS FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND LINKEDIN AUDIENCES GREW BY A COLLECTIVE 10,000 ADDITIONAL FOLLOWERS OVER THE YEAR. MANY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TWITTER FOLLOWERS HAVE SIZABLE AUDIENCES OF THEIR OWN SOME WITH MORE THAN A MILLION FOLLOWERS FURTHER AMPLIFYING REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL'S MESSAGING THROUGH RETWEETING OF OUR CONTENT. MANY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TWITTER FOLLOWERS HAVE SIZABLE AUDIENCES OF THEIR OWN SOME WITH MORE THAN A MILLION FOLLOWERS FURTHER AMPLIFYING REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL'S MESSAGING THROUGH RETWEETING OF OUR CONTENT. 4131553 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 CA FL IL MD MA NJ NY VA AL AR GA HI KS KY MI MN MS NH NM NC OR PA RI SC TN UT WV WI X X JEREMY KONYNDYK 2028280110 1800 M ST NW 405N WASHINGTON DC 20036 JEFFREY TINDELL CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MAUREEN WHITE CO-CHAIR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 DARYA NASR VICE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VAITHEHI MUTTULINGAM TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG JOHNSTONE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNE LEEDOM-ACKERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOY LIAN ALFERNESS DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BACON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REUBEN BRIGETY DIRECTOR (UNTIL 2/2022) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT DILLON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GALVIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANNE GIMON DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/2022) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAX GREENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SOPHAL EAR DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 ELENA KVOCHKO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FARAH KATHWARI DIRECTOR (UNTIL 5/2022) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA LEE DIRECTOR (FROM 5/2022) 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATI MARTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HM QUEEN NOOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUGUSTIN NTABAGANYIMANA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NINA SAGLIMBENI DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH STERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE VALANOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIA VON LIPSEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AI WEIWEI DIRECTOR (FROM 11/2022) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC P SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT (UNTIL 8/2022) 40.00 X 218666 0 22604 JOSEPH HARDIN LANG VP FOR PROGRAMS & POLICY 40.00 X 184770 0 18026 LISA MARIE CANTU-PARKS VP OF PHILANTHROPY (UNTIL 10/2022) 40.00 X 168789 0 19073 SARAH E SHEFFER VP FORSTRATEGICOUTREACH 40.00 X 154428 0 12198 ELLEN P MCHUGH CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 141030 0 18582 ELIZABETH ANN HOLLINGSWORTH SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND SENIOR 40.00 X 126521 0 11615 ROWENA D AVERIA DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 113617 0 16340 DANIEL P SULLIVAN DIRECTOR FOR AFRICA, ASIA, AND THEMIDDLEEAST 40.00 X 105831 0 14128 1213652 0 132566 8 0 1 0 0 162677 3783586 51630 3946263 CONTRACTS 900099 362553 362553 362553 136517 136517 1612215 1512804 99411 99411 99411 4544744 362553 0 235928 X 20000 20000 17500 17500 798554 718698 39928 39928 1799103 1648138 67766 83199 149572 145874 2378 1320 198188 193816 2912 1460 198238 191030 4197 3011 19060 19060 139345 139345 38377 38377 496031 450341 12163 33527 15804 8955 139 6710 42145 37448 1871 2826 371317 334146 21646 15525 122814 122275 280 259 169108 7868 172 161068 16282 14652 949 681 72963 69712 1893 1358 DUES AND PUBLICATIONS 129896 98361 1187 30348 MISCELLANEOUS 37712 16962 7411 13339 HR GENERAL EXPENSES 24131 24131 EQUIPMENT 10644 9578 621 445 2248 2068 105 75 4889032 4131553 223055 534424 381442 510756 976040 449890 366457 550394 57402 66956 109866 74366 32519 35500 5660440 4790448 45231 1104106 7519531 7508050 202265 272688 68423 195770 1190185 2246171 1460873 2714629 X 5118467 2935975 940191 1857446 6058658 4793421 7519531 7508050 -344288 -920949 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5884166 3456873 3746339 4655256 3946263 21688897 5884166 3456873 3746339 4655256 3946263 21688897 4331968 17356929 111780 119454 101491 145623 136517 614865 22303762 865029 0.77820 0.74610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 325 433 758 4748929 4749687 387484 96871 0 0 362526 353612 369459 387484 1473081 2209622 786 427 647 758 2618 90632 88403 92365 96871 368271 552407 100 623 325 1048 408569 0 -37040 -18443 353086 387102 3098 25369 7000 408569 349718 9398 27986 387102 145751 187503 20169 3705 349718 154246 -4833 3662 145751 0.00000 0.73430 0.26570 0 0 96881 74366 22515 12985 12985 35500 SECURITY DEPOSITS 45231 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 1058875 1104106 ACCRUED PENSION LIABILITY 1076251 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1169920 2246171 X 3749458 -920949 164040 -756909 4506367 38377 38377 4544744 5014695 164040 164040 4850655 38377 38377 4889032 PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE PROGRAMMATIC MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE CORPUS IS REQUIRED TO BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY WITH THE INCOME AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE PURPOSE SPECIFIED BY THE DONOR. PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL, INC. HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 2 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FIELD RESEARCH IN THE REGION 14451 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FIELD RESEARCH IN THE REGION 11212 EUROPE 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FIELD RESEARCH IN THE REGION 24477 NORTH AMERICA 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FIELD RESEARCH IN THE REGION 5729 RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FIELD RESEARCH IN THE REGION 6346 SOUTH AMERICA 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FIELD RESEARCH IN THE REGION 14609 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FIELD RESEARCH IN THE REGION 11385 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 3 0 PROGRAM SERVICES FIELD RESEARCH IN THE REGION 78116 11 0 0 0 11 0 166325 0 166325 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X 0 SARAH B WATKINS 2020 12TH ST NW 309 WASHINGTON DC 20009 WRITE GRANT PROPOSALS AND REPORTS 0 0 14820 -14820 ORR GROUP INC 300 K ST NW 280 WASHINGTON DC 20007 OUTSOURCED DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 0 0 124525 -124525 139345 -139345 1 INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 822167556 501(C)(3) 20000 0 REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 1 0 SUMMER INTERN STIPENDS 5 17500 PART I, LINE 2: RI REQUIRES GRANTEE(S) TO PROVIDE REPORT FOR USE OF GRANT FUND. X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIC P SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT (UNTIL 8/2022) 218666 0 0 0 0 0 8921 0 13683 0 241270 0 0 0 JOSEPH HARDIN LANG VP FOR PROGRAMS & POLICY 184770 0 0 0 0 0 7483 0 10543 0 202796 0 0 0 LISA MARIE CANTU-PARKS VP OF PHILANTHROPY (UNTIL 10/2022) 108248 0 0 0 60541 0 4740 0 14333 0 187862 0 0 0 SARAH E SHEFFER VP FORSTRATEGICOUTREACH 154428 0 0 0 0 0 6212 0 5986 0 166626 0 0 0 ELLEN P MCHUGH CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 141030 0 0 0 0 0 5117 0 13465 0 159612 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A LISA CANTU PARKS RECEIVED $60,541. X 12 51630 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS MERGED WITH THE STRAGETIC OUTREACH PROGRAM IN 2022. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL CONTINUED ITS WORK ON EXPANDING LABOR MARKET ACCESS FOR REFUGEES AND OTHER FORCED MIGRANTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, RI CONTINUES ITS RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY WITH REFUGEE-HOSTING COUNTRIES, INCLUDING COLOMBIA, PERU, ETHIOPIA AND KENYA. RI ALSO CONTINUED ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WORLD BANK AND OTHER FINANCING INSTITUTIONS, FOCUSING ON HOW THEIR RESOURCES AND INFLUENCE COULD IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR DISPLACED PERSONS IN HOST COUNTRIES. WE CARRIED OUT ROUNDTABLES AND CONDUCTED RESEARCH TO FURTHER INFLUENCE THE BANK'S POLICIES AND PROGRAMMING. WE ALSO BEGAN EFFORTS TO HELP REFUGEE LEADERS INTERFACE WITH THE WORLD BANK, PRIMARILY THROUGH ROUNDTABLES AND OTHER MEETINGS. WOMEN AND GIRLS ON THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER IN AUGUST 2022, RI AND SEVERAL PARTNERS RELEASED AN ISSUE BRIEF ENTITLED FUTURES IN THE BALANCE: TAKING ACTION TO ENSURE AFGHAN WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' RIGHTS UNDER TALIBAN RULE. THIS BRIEF OUTLINED SEVEN STEPS FOR CENTERING GENDER EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ALL DIPLOMATIC, DEVELOPMENT, PEACEBUILDING, AND HUMANITARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. RI ALSO ADVOCATED FIERCELY AGAINST THE TALIBAN'S DECISION TO PROHIBIT WOMEN FROM WORKING FOR NGOS IN AFGHANISTAN, ANNOUNCED IN LATE DECEMBER 2022. RI SURVEYED THE HUMANITARIAN LANDSCAPE AND ADVOCATED FOR MORE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION POLICIES BY PUBLISHING THE REPORT, PREPARING FOR THE UNPREDICTABLE: ENSURING THE PROTECTION AND INCLUSION OF REFUGEES FROM UKRAINE IN ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA IN OCTOBER 2022. CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT AS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS GRAPPLE WITH THE REALITY OF CLIMATE DISPLACEMENT, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL WORKED WITH UNICEF AND IOM TO ESTABLISH NEW GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR CHILDREN ON THE MOVE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH WERE RELEASED IN JULY 2022. IN SEPTEMBER 2022, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL LED A LETTER FROM LEADERS OF 14 REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND POLICY ORGANIZATIONS TO THE WHITE HOUSE CALLING ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE RESETTLEMENT PATHWAYS FOR CLIMATE-IMPACTED POPULATIONS IN THE FY2023 PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A AFGHANISTAN A REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL TEAM TRAVELED TO AFGHANISTAN IN JUNE 2022 TO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE ABOUT THE CURRENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. RI PUBLISHED A REPORT, FIT FOR PURPOSE: GETTING HUMANITARIAN AID RIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER THAT PROVIDED AN ASSESSMENT ON A WAY FORWARD. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE AFGHAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH A CONSTITUENT TAKE-ACTION CAMPAIGN TO URGE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO URGENTLY PASS THE AFGHAN ADJUSTMENT ACT, A BILL THAT PROVIDES A PATH TO PERMANENT RESIDENCY FOR THE MORE THAN 70,000 AFGHANS PAROLED INTO THE UNITED STATES IN THE WAKE OF THE U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN IN 2021 THE ROHINGYA CRISIS AND MYANMAR REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL HAS BEEN A LEADING VOICE IN CALLING FOR THE UNITED STATES TO RECOGNIZE THE CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE MYANMAR MILITARY AGAINST THE ROHINGYA PEOPLE AS GENOCIDE AND TO TAKE ACTIONS TOWARD ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSISTANCE TO THE ROHINGYA. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGNED FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE BURMA ACT, WHICH WOULD ENACT STEPS TO HOLD THE MYANMAR MILITARY ACCOUNTABLE AND GET MUCH-NEEDED HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE REGION. IN DECEMBER 2022, CONGRESS INCLUDED LARGE PARTS OF THE BURMA ACT IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022 (NDAA). DEFENDING REFUGEE PROTECTION AND ASYLUM REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL HELPED PREPARE AN AMICUS BRIEF WHOSE ARGUMENT WAS ADOPTED BY THE SUPREME COURT IN ITS JUNE 2022 RULING THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION COULD END THE REMAIN IN MEXICO POLICY. IN EARLY 2022, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHED AN EXTENSIVE REPORT ON THE WAYS THAT THE GREEK GOVERNMENT WAS LIMITING ACCESS TO ASYLUM AND VIOLATING THE RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ITS CAMPS AND RECEPTION FACILITIES. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL CALLED ON THE GREEK GOVERNMENT TO STOP CUTTING OFF AID TO REFUGEES, TO PROVIDE FAIR SCREENINGS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AND TO STOP HINDERING THE LIFE SAVING WORK OF NGOS. LATER IN 2022, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO REDESIGNATE HAITI FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS AND TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HUMANITARIAN PAROLE FOR HAITIANS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A LATIN AMERICA IN LATE 2021, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL AND IRCA CASABIERTAAN LGBTQ+ COSTA RICA-BASED ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SERVICES FOR LGBTQ+ ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEESCONDUCTED MEETINGS WITH OTHER LGBTQ+-LED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION TO DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. IN JANUARY 2022, THE GROUPS CO-PUBLISHED A REPORT HIGHLIGHTING STEPS THE UNITED STATES AND OTHERS CAN TAKE TO INVEST IN THESE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT LOCAL GROUPS. BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE REPORT, THE OFFICE OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOAQUIN CASTRO AND COLLEAGUES REP. DAVID N. CICILLINE AND REP. ALBIO SIRES LED A LETTER IN JULY 2022 TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND USAID URGING THEM TO EXPAND U.S. SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ+ RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA. CASTRO, CICILLINE, AND SIRES ALSO HOSTED A VIRTUAL EVENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES HIGHLIGHTING THE NEEDS OF LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA FEATURING REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL STAFF AND RECOMMENDATIONS. EUROPE THE WAR IN UKRAINE LED TO NUMBERS OF UKRAINIANS FLEEING INTO NEIGHBORING STATES INCLUDING. DAYS AFTER THE WAR BROKE OUT, RI TOOK A WEEK LONG TRIP TO POLAND TO PROVIDE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT GALVANIZE DONOR ENGAGEMENT. RI PUBLISHED ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR REPORTS, CRISIS IN UKRAINE: HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPERATIVES, WHICH DETAILED THE SITUATION AND PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL CARRIED OUT RESEARCH TRAVEL AND ADVOCACY ON SEVERAL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES FACING HUMANITARIAN AND DISPLACEMENT CHALLENGES INCLUDING BURKINA FASO, CHAD, ETHIOPIA, AND SOUTH SUDAN. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE UNPRECEDENTED FOOD AND NUTRITION EMERGENCY FACED BY ALMOST 40 MILLION PEOPLE IN SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA, AND KENYA, DRIVEN BY CONFLICT AND CLIMATE CHANGE. RI'S REPORT WE WERE WARNED: UNLEARNED LESSONS OF FAMINE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA DREW ON LESSONS OF HISTORY TO SUGGEST SOLUTIONS. RI RAISED FURTHER ATTENTION THROUGH PUBLIC EVENTS AND PRESS BRIEFINGS. IN NOWHERE TO RUN: ERITREAN REFUGEES IN TIGRAY, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL DETAILS THE PLIGHT OF ERITREAN REFUGEES IN ETHIOPIA AMID THE COUNTRY'S CIVIL WAR AND RECOMMENDS STEPS THE GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA, UNHCR, THE UNITED STATES, AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES MUST TAKE TO OFFER SAFETY TO THIS POPULATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. SUBSEQUENT TO THE REVIEW, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND D) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. IF AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, AN INTERESTED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE OR SHE LEAVES THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE CHAIR OR PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN, WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS, OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION, IT MAKES ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORDS THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO FILE A DISCLOSURE FORM WITH THE PRESIDENT OF REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL OR HIS DELEGATE AT THE TIME OF EMPLOYMENT. EACH EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO UPDATE SUCH DISCLOSURE FORM AS SOON AS HE OR SHE BECOMES AWARE OF ANY ACTUAL, POTENTIAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICTS. THE PRESIDENT OR HIS DELEGATE PROMPTLY REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES AND DETERMINES WHICH INTERESTS ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE MISSION AND INTERESTS OF REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL AND WHICH, IF ANY, CAN BE RESOLVED. IN GRANTING AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO ENGAGE IN OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, GRANT AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC OR MEDIA CONTACTS RELATED TO THAT ACTIVITY PROVIDED SUCH PUBLIC OR MEDIA CONTACTS DO NOT COMPROMISE THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF INDEPENDENCE, HONESTY, PROPRIETY, OBJECTIVITY AND IMPARTIALITY OF REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL. FAILURE TO MAKE REQUIRED DISCLOSURES OR TO SATISFACTORILY RESOLVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINE, UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. DECISIONS ON DISCIPLINE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PREROGATIVE OF THE PRESIDENT. IN THE CASE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, THE PRESIDENT CONSULTS WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO MAKING THE DECISION. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REQUIREMENT TO CONSULT, THE BOARD'S APPROVAL IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE PRESIDENT TO TERMINATE AN EMPLOYEE AND THE FAILURE BY THE PRESIDENT TO CONSULT WITH THE BOARD DOES NOT PROVIDE GROUNDS FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO CHALLENGE THE TERMINATION. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL MAY DISCIPLINE AN EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY WHEN REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL HAS KNOWLEDGE THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITY PROHIBITED BY THIS POLICY. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL MAY PERMIT REMEDIATION OF A BREACH OF THIS POLICY IF IT DETERMINES, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, THAT REMEDIATION IS WARRANTED UNDER ALL THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND/OR THE ENTIRE BOARD HAS CONTINUALLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. SALARY SURVEYS ARE USED TO SUPPORT ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. ADJUSTMENTS ARE COMMUNICATED WITH THE APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEES VIA A LETTER SIGNED OR APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND FILED IN THE FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENTS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE JULY 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 RI DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE RI WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 450,341. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,163. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 33,527. TOTAL EXPENSES 496,031.