2023-10-11T14:51:15-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 831205519 REFUGEE LANGUAGE PROJECT REFU 8065535160 3107 Plains Blvd Ste 200 Amarillo TX 79102 Barry Wilson Treasurer 8066810664 2023-10-11 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Ryan Pennington 3107 Plains Blvd Ste 200 Amarillo TX 79102 478786 0 X www.refugeelanguage.org X 2018 TX Refugee Language Project exists so that individuals from refugee communities in the Amarillo area are increasingly flourishing as they confidently interact with the world around them, enabling them to honor God with their lives. 6 4 10 150 0 0 263483 476145 0 2641 0 0 0 0 263483 478786 0 0 0 0 109570 299279 0 0 6519 52320 139534 161890 438813 101593 39973 158153 201791 2633 6298 155520 195493 Refugee Language Project exists so that individuals from refugee communities in the Amarillo area are increasingly flourishing as they confidently interact with the world around them, enabling them to honor God with their lives. 0 0 80396 0 0 Translation Services. Refugee Language Project offered interpreting services for 244 appointments in 13 languages during 2022. Program expenses included wages for the language services coordinator and contract translators. 78780 0 0 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 4,576 adult visitors and 1,693 child visitors during the year. Additionally, through our Table Talk gatherings, Refugee Language Project conducted 33 potluck dinners serving 600 adult and 260 child participants. Finally, Refugee Language Project engaged with local area churches to equip them to better serve refugees. Program expenses included wages for hosts, coordinators and instructors, in addition to rent, utilities, maintenance, food, and program materials. 63710 0 0 Mentorship Program. Refugee Language Project oversaw 71 mentorships through 60 volunteers impacting 176 people from 17 ethnic groups. Mentors spent 3,000 hours in face to face meetings with their mentees. These one-on-one mentorships focused on language and culture education, life skills development, leadership development, and social services assistance. Program expenses included wages for a mentorship coordinator, program materials, and supplies. 59752 0 0 Literacy Program. Refugee Language Project provided a bi-weekly ESL program to 80 students from 15 language groups via 130 hours of instruction. Expenses included wages for a language services coordinator, instructors, and childcare, in addition to program materials and occupancy expenses. 52588 0 2641 Heritage Language Project. Refugee Language Project published two storybooks telling the life stories of Amarillo's refugees and brought three additional stories near to publication. An additional 14 reading primers in two languages were printed and distributed. Program expenses included wages for a language services coordinator, program expenses, and contract translators. 112340 0 2641 335226 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X X Ryan Pennington 8065535160 3107 Plains Blvd Ste 200 Amarillo TX 79102 Ryan Pennington President/Executive Director 50 0 X X 84138 0 20878 Crystal Pennington Secretary/Marketing Director 20 0 X X 17819 0 0 Barry Wilson Treasurer 2 0 X X 0 0 0 David Ritchie Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Zoy Langford Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 Michael Alexander Director 2 0 X 0 0 0 101957 0 20878 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214004 262141 0 476145 Storybook Sales 511130 2641 2641 0 0 0 0 0 0 2641 0 0 0 0 0 0 478786 2641 0 0 X 108818 51418 54371 3029 143672 137712 5960 29347 19076 10271 17442 12876 4334 232 54424 54424 0 0 3258 3258 33345 28290 5055 7595 3995 3600 31201 24873 6328 2123 2123 3067 439 2628 4521 4521 438813 335226 97068 6519 158153 183950 17841 158153 201791 2633 6298 2633 6298 X 108819 166930 46701 28563 155520 195493 158153 201791 39973 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 0 2000 59500 263483 476145 801128 0 2000 59500 263483 476145 801128 7977 793151 801128 2641 X Schedule A, Part I, Line 12 Program Service Revenue received in 2022 of $2,641 related to sales of storybooks published through our Heritage Language Project. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Ryan Pennington - Board President Crystal Pennington - Board Member Family Relationship Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Each board member reviews the 990 at the board meeting held prior to the filing each year. Each board member has the opportunity to ask questions or raise any concerns. Approval is granted by the board prior to the filing of this document. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy is reviewed and attested to by each board member annually. Each board member discloses any potential conflicts of interest at that time. Throughout the year, enforcement is monitored by the Executive Director and Treasurer of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 There is an annual review of the Executive Director and key employees by the compensation committee in which recommended compensation is determined. The compensation committee then brings those recommendations to the general board of directors for discussion and ratification, noting persons with a conflict of interest are not involved in the discussion or vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Form 990 is available to anyone at the Refugee Language Project website (www.refugeelanguage.org). Financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Payments to contract translators.