2025-05-13T17:40:25-05:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 230 PARK AVE FL 3 NEW YORK NY 101690005 990 2024-01-01 133802711 IMMIGRATION EQUALITY IMMI 2127142904 594 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11238 AARON MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2127142904 2025-05-13 1 0 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 2125511724 2025-05-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AARON MORRIS 594 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11238 3686608 0 X IMMIGRATIONEQUALITY.ORG X 1994 NY IMMIGRATION EQUALITY PROMOTES JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND HIV-POSITIVE IMMIGRANTS THROUGH DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND IMPACT LITIGATION. 18 18 0 19 0 0 2032035 3520192 0 0 22640 61647 13304 9050 2067979 3590889 0 0 0 0 1825985 2027331 16900 21600 496336 510843 427961 2353728 2476892 -285749 1113997 1515124 2617708 114198 102785 1400926 2514923 X IMMIGRATION EQUALITY IS THE LEADING NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES BOTH DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES AND POLICY ADVOCACY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND HIV-POSITIVE IMMIGRANTS. 0 0 1560821 0 0 LEGAL SERVICES - IMMIGRATION EQUALITY PROVIDES DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND HIV-POSITIVE (LGBTQ/H) IMMIGRANTS. WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO MORE THAN 500 LGBTQ/H INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR IN-HOUSE LEGAL TEAM AND NATIONWIDE PRO BONO NETWORK. OUR STAFF ATTORNEYS PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND TRAIN PRO BONO ATTORNEYS ON HOW TO REPRESENT THEIR ASYLUM CLIENTS. OUR LEGAL TEAM ALSO REPRESENTS LGBTQ/H ASYLUM SEEKERS DETAINED IN IMMIGRATION JAILS, SECURING THEIR RELEASE, REPRESENTING THEM DIRECTLY OR HELPING THEM SECURE LEGAL COUNSEL, AND PROVIDING THEM WITH SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO HELP THEMSELVES.TRADITIONAL REFUGEE PROGRAMS OFTEN MISS LGBTQ/H PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. WE CREATE NEW WAYS FOR LGBTQ/H REFUGEES TO FIND RESETTLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY REFUGEES IN NEED, WE CAREFULLY REVIEW CASES AND PREPARE REFERRALS FOR THE U.S. REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM (USRAP) AND OTHER RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS. SINCE OUR PROGRAM LAUNCHED, WE'VE HELPED LGBTQ/H REFUGEES FROM COUNTRIES INCLUDING AFGHANISTAN, COLOMBIA, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, IRAN, IRAQ, GUINEA, KENYA, RWANDA, SOMALIA, SOUTH SUDAN, SYRIA, AND UGANDA. 251753 0 0 OUTREACH - IMMIGRATION EQUALITY'S COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATION EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY ON LGBTQ/H IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND WHAT THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTERS CAN DO TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE. IMMIGRATION EQUALITY'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SECURES COVERAGE IN HUNDREDS OF OUTLETS EACH YEAR, ACROSS PRINT, DIGITAL, TV, AND RADIO. OUR WEBSITE ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS PER YEAR, AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ARE FOLLOWED BY MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE. ADDITIONALLY, IMMIGRATION EQUALITY'S EMAIL LIST REACHES UP TO 20,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH WEEK. 1000 0 0 POLICY ADVOCACY - IMMIGRATION EQUALITY WORKS TO ADVANCE POLICIES THAT PROTECT LGBTQ/H ASYLUM SEEKERS AND DETAINED INDIVIDUALS. IN MEETINGS, BRIEFINGS, AND HEARINGS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WE EDUCATE DECISION MAKERS ABOUT THE DANGERS THAT LGBTQ/H IMMIGRANTS FACE. OUR CLIENTS, WHO HAVE FACED THESE DANGERS THEMSELVES, SHARE THEIR PERSONAL TESTIMONIES OF DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE. WE LAY BARE THE TOLL OF HARMFUL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, AND WE WORK IN COALITIONS TO PUT FORWARD SOLUTIONS. BY SUBMITTING COMMENTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, CRAFTING AND ENDORSING POLICIES, AND RESPONDING TO ISSUES IN THE PRESS, WE PUSH OUR LEADERS TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE IN THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THAT BENEFITS OUR CONSTITUENTS. 1813574 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI KS MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI OH OK X X KENNY COSGROVE COSGROVE ACCOUNTING 8452133930 11161 E STATE RD 70 STE 110-693 LAKEWOOD RANCH FL 34202 ALAN FLIPPEN BOARD TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALBERT CHEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID FLECHNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MOONEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DORIAN NEEDHAM BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HENRY HARDING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILON RINCON PORTAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA M KLEIN BOARD CHAIR 3.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JORDAN BACKMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONE KRAUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAVIN MANGLANI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVER ANENE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP MCCARTHY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY L FEUERSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANTI SADTLER CONWAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIMBA MACHONA BOARD MEMBER (THRU AUG 2024) 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNE KANDEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANISHA MASSIE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 39.66 0.34 X 154196 0 13999 JAIME BAYO DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 39.00 1.00 X 132550 0 13350 JENNIFER CARREL PICERNO DEPUTY DIRECTOR 39.00 1.00 X 123753 0 32448 BRIDGET CRAWFORD LEGAL DIRECTOR 39.00 1.00 X 112358 0 32098 KRISTEN THOMPSON COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 39.00 1.00 X 100551 0 3008 623408 0 94903 5 0 1 0 0 596649 2923543 4060 3520192 61647 61647 101925 596649 95719 6206 6206 2844 2844 2844 3590889 0 0 70697 168195 126554 16937 24704 1446903 1146904 21058 278941 39792 31783 1991 6018 265742 212256 13297 40189 106699 85224 5339 16136 73313 73313 21600 21600 10884 10884 18860 7334 11526 37592 18440 1006 18146 104075 84397 1462 18216 24281 19691 340 4250 13572 3233 6553 3786 74786 22967 4345 47474 14012 11363 197 2452 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 20933 10643 7396 2894 35653 21901 13748 4 2476892 1813574 166982 496336 385467 636849 699661 1594887 341956 271075 6842 7442 69646 107455 27612 27612 0 0 11552 0 1515124 2617708 84198 102785 30000 0 114198 102785 X 843354 2498256 557572 16667 1400926 2514923 1515124 2617708 1113997 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1472535 2285102 2607220 2032035 3520192 11917084 1472535 2285102 2607220 2032035 3520192 11917084 2678671 9238413 1168 58 1076 22640 61647 86589 12003673 421819 0.76960 0.87690 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 2476892 2476892 273845 68461 0 0 248764 255782 267686 273845 1046077 1569116 62191 63946 66922 68461 261520 392280 27612 27612 0 0 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES STAFFING COST FOR CANADA 162785 1 2 0 0 1 2 162785 0 162785 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR EXPENDITURES IN THE LISTED REGIONS USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. X X X X X 0 TAKETWO SERVICES 3032 35TH ST ASTORIA NY 11103 GRANT WRITING 0 0 21600 -21600 21600 -21600 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY SAFE HAVEN 580074 510378 69696 63450 SHINE 118500 86271 32229 9274 22995 698574 596649 101925 72724 22995 95719 6206 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AARON MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 153496 0 700 0 0 0 4651 0 9348 0 168195 0 0 0 JENNIFER CARREL PICERNO DEPUTY DIRECTOR 123753 0 0 0 0 0 4128 0 28320 0 156201 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A IMMIGRATION EQUALITY LEASES EMPLOYEES FROM A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION, TRINET. THE EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED COMMON LAW EMPLOYEES OF IMMIGRATION EQUALITY. HOWEVER, TRINET IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD, AND EMPLOYEES GET THEIR W2S FROM TRINET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. IT WAS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT FOR REVIEW. ONCE ALL PARTIES WERE IN AGREEMENT, THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND THEN FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE EXISTENCE OF ANY MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN ANY ENTITY WITH WHICH HE OR SHE KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS OR IS NEGOTIATING A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND EMPLOYEE MUST ALSO DISCLOSE ANY FIDUCIARY DUTY TO A PERSON OR ENTITY OTHER THAN THE ORGANIZATION THAT MIGHT JEOPARDIZE THE DIRECTOR'S, OFFICER'S, OR EMPLOYEE'S ABILITY TO EXERCISE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT AND ACT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION TO WHEN HE/SHE JOINS THE ORGANIZATION, EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND EMPLOYEE MUST ANNUALLY REVIEW THE POLICY AND SIGN DOCUMENTATION THAT HE/SHE HAS REVIEWED AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. THE BOARD DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT A DISCLOSED FINANCIAL INTEREST OR FIDUCIARY DUTY CREATES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR HEAR THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER, EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. SUCH PERSON DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER. IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, IT ENSURES THAT THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN FINAL DECISION MAKING WITH REGARD TO THE TRANSACTION. THE BOARD MAY CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT IF: (1) THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE IS RECUSED FROM ALL CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION OF THE MATTER; AND (2) THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS: (A) IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTERESTS AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; (B) FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION; AND (C) THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE VIOLATES THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE BOARD, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTERESTS, TAKES APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST THE INTERESTED PERSON. SUCH ACTION MAY INCLUDE FORMAL REPRIMAND, CANCELLATION OF THE TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT GENERATING THE CONFLICT, SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT, AND/OR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS: THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, EVALUATING PROGRESS ON PAST GOALS AND SETTING NEW PERFORMANCE GOALS; A WRITTEN REPORT IS CREATED AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THIS WRITTEN REPORT, ALONG WITH ITS REVIEW OF PEER AND POSITION-SPECIFIC BENCHMARKING DATA FROM MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT SOURCES, WHEN IT DETERMINES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION; AND THE COMMITTEES KEEP CONTEMPORANEOUS NOTES OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS. THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IMMIGRATION EQUALITY ACTION FUND INC 549 DEAN STREET BROOKLYN NY 11238 270888049 TO SUPPLEMENT THE LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS OF IMMIGRATION EQUALITY DE 501 (C) (4) IMMIGRATION EQUALITY 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 IMMIGRATION EQUALITY ACTION FUND C 174349 FAIR MARKET VALUE