2024-10-24T12:49:01-05:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 521224516 REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC REFU 2028280110 1800 M ST NW 405N WASHINGTON DC 20036 JEREMY KONYNDYK PRESIDENT 2028280110 2024-10-24 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JEREMY KONYNDYK 1800 M ST NW 405N WASHINGTON DC 20036 6072378 0 X WWW.REFUGEESINTERNATIONAL.ORG X 1980 DC ADVOCATE FOR LIFESAVING ASSIST.& PROTECTION FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE AND SOLUTIONS TO DISPLACEMENT CRISES 19 19 33 24 0 0 3946263 4320114 362553 231913 235928 120054 0 222137 4544744 4894218 37500 318500 0 0 3143655 3073201 139345 136343 433303 1568532 1623793 4889032 5151837 -344288 -257619 7508050 7410833 2714629 2564673 4793421 4846160 X REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ADVOCATES FOR LIFESAVING ASSISTANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND PROTECTION FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE AND PROMOTES SOLUTIONS TO DISPLACEMENT CRISIS. 0 0 3215706 103500 231913 ADVOCACY:MAIN OUTCOMES:OVER THE PAST YEAR REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING AS A RESULT OF OUR REPORTING AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS:IN 2023 REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL CONTINUED TO URGE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO IMPROVE THE U.S. PAROLE POLICY. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS IN AUGUST, DHS ANNOUNCED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HAITI AND CUBA FAMILY UNIFICATION PROGRAMS IN LINE WITH CHANGES REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDED. ADDITIONALLY, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ENGAGED WITH SENIOR BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS FOLLOWING THE OUTBREAK OF WAR IN SUDAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO ADVOCATE FOR CONTINUED LIFE SAVING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.IN 2023, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL WAS PROUD TO WELCOME ITS FIRST-EVER COHORT OF SIX REFUGEE FELLOWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND CAPABILITIES IN GLOBAL ADVOCACY AND HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF FORCED DISPLACEMENT. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL HELPED DRIVE TANGIBLE PROGRESS ON LOCALIZATION OF HUMANITARIAN AID IN UKRAINE AND UNLOCKED TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR LOCAL PARTNERS WITH THE FORMATION OF THE UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN ALLIANCE, A NEW NETWORK OF MAJOR UKRAINIAN NGOS THAT LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER. 1006764 215000 STRATEGIC OUTREACH (INCLUDES PUBLIC EDUCATION):REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL ENGAGED IN A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT 2023. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCED 184 RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY PRODUCTS, INCLUDING 24 REPORTS AND BRIEFS, 22 OP-EDS, 24 COMMENTARIES, 75 STATEMENTS, AND 20 ADVOCACY LETTERS. TRAFFIC TO REFUGEE INTERNATIONAL'S WEBSITE REMAINED HIGH WITH OVER 271,000 USERS VISITING OUR WEBSITE. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ALSO GREW, HAVING GAINED OVER 1,200 FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM AND OVER 11,000 ON LINKEDIN SEEING OUR FOLLOWING INCREASE BY OVER 16% ON LINKEDIN. REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL HAS ALSO EARNED CONSIDERABLE MEDIA COVERAGE IN 2023, GARNERING HUNDREDS OF MEDIA CITATIONS AND INTERVIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL APPEARED IN NEWS STORIES CARRIED OUT BY USA TODAY, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW HUMANITARIAN, BBC WORLD NEWS, CNN, NEW ARAB, THE TIMES OF ISRAEL, NEW YORK TIMES, REUTERS, VOICE OF AMERICA, MSNBC, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, NEWSWEEK, AL JAZEERA ENGLISH, THE GUARDIAN, FRANCE24, POLITICO, DEVEX, THE DAILY MAIL UK AND THE HILL AMONG OTHERS 4222470 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 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 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DARYA NASR VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VAITHEHI MUTTILINGAM TREASURER, (UNTIL 04/2023) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG JOHNSTONE TREASURER/FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SOPHAL EAR PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOY LIAN ALFERNESS GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BACON NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUGUSTIN NTABAGANYIMANA PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA SAGLIMBENI INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR, (UNTIL 04/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH STERN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE LEEDOM-ACKERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT DILLON DIRECTOR, (UNTIL 04/2023) 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GALVIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE-MARIE GREY DIRECTOR, (FROM 05/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAX GREENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELENA KVOCHKO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM MALINOWSKI DIRECTOR, (FROM 05/2023) 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 GEORGE VALANOS DIRECTOR, (UNTIL 10/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIA VON LIPSEY DIRECTOR, (UNTIL 04/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 AI WEIWEI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY M KONYNDYK PRESIDENT 40.00 X 294870 0 20060 JOSEPH HARDIN LANG VP FOR PROGRAMS & POLICY 40.00 X 183682 0 21531 SARAH E SHEFFER VP FOR STRATEGIC OUTREACH 40.00 X 154228 0 14885 ELLEN P MCHUGH CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 183548 0 24892 KATE BRICK DIR. 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THE CORPUS IS REQUIRED TO BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY WITH THE INCOME AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE PURPOSE SPECIFIED BY THE DONOR. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES SHOWN AS EXPENSE 110,730. ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES SHOWN AS EXPENSE 110,730. ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B. 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WORLD RELIEF CORPORATION 7 EAST BALTIMORE STREET BALTIMORE MD 21202 236393344 501(C)(3) 40000 0 SUPPORTING WORLD RELIEF TO ADVANCE A NORTH CAROLINA STATE POLICY AGENDA THAT AIMS TO ADVANCE THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FORCIBLY DISPLACED THE CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE 2356 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST 430 ST PAUL MN 55114 134080201 501(C)(3) 40000 0 SUPPORTING CVT TO ADVANCE A STATE POLICY AGENDA THAT AIMS TO ADVANCE THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FORCIBLY DISPLACED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. CHURCH WORLD SERVICE 475 RIVERSIDE DR SUITE 700 NEW YORK NY 10115 363383933 501(C)(3) 40000 0 SUPPORTING STATE CWS TO ADVANCE A STATE POLICY AGENDA THAT AIMS TO ADVANCE THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FORCIBLY DISPLACED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. VIBRANT OHIO 1415 E DUBLIN-GRANDVILLE RD SUITE 100 COLUMBUS OH 43229 871016463 501(C)(3) 40000 0 SUPPORTING VIBRANT OHIO TO ADVANCE A STATE POLICY AGENDA THAT AIMS TO ADVANCE THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FORCIBLY DISPLACED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. REFUGEE CONGRESS 1310 L ST NW 450 WASHINGTON DC 20005 861189798 501(C)(3) 15000 0 REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 6 0 SUMMER INTERN STIPENDS 4 14000 REFUGEES FELLOWS STIPENDS 7 69500 PART I, LINE 2: RI REQUIRES GRANTEE(S) TO PROVIDE REPORT FOR USE OF GRANT FUND. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JEREMY M KONYNDYK PRESIDENT 294870 0 0 0 0 0 5506 0 14554 0 314930 0 0 0 ELLEN P MCHUGH CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 183548 0 0 0 0 0 7483 0 17409 0 208440 0 0 0 JOSEPH HARDIN LANG VP FOR PROGRAMS & POLICY 183682 0 0 0 0 0 7483 0 14048 0 205213 0 0 0 SARAH E SHEFFER VP FOR STRATEGIC OUTREACH 154228 0 0 0 0 0 6212 0 8673 0 169113 0 0 0 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 434,900. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 130,564. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 565,464.