2025-11-07T11:42:26-06:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 475342860 NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA NORW 4253146125 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1103 WASHINGTON DC 20036 BERNICE ROMERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4253146125 2025-11-07 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BERNICE ROMERO 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1103 WASHINGTON DC 20036 6639823 0 X WWW.NRCUSA.ORG X 2015 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 8 8 23 8 0 0 6496427 6639823 0 0 0 0 0 0 6496427 6639823 4558687 4839130 0 0 1887000 2430846 0 0 147354 578561 503289 7024248 7773265 -527821 -1133442 5856323 5689684 691136 1657939 5165187 4031745 X THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA (NRC USA) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WAS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN OCTOBER 2015 AND COMMENCED OPERATIONS DURING 2016. NRC USA WAS ESTABLISHED WITH TWO PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: RAISING MONEY FOR THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL'S (NRC'S) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF CONFLICT-AFFECTED REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN POLICY AND TECHNICAL ADVICE TO THE ADMINISTRATION, US CONGRESS, AND PEER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. NRC USA IS ALSO A RESOURCE TO UNIVERSITIES, THINK TANKS, AND THE PUBLIC ON HUMANITARIAN ISSUES AND SEEKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH US BASED INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND CORPORATIONS. 0 0 3403920 3403920 YOUTH, LIVELIHOOD AND EDUCATIONTHE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA RECEIVED FUNDS TO SUPPORT NRC'S IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS AND CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TWO-GENERATION YOUTH LIVELIHOODS, ECONOMIC INCLUSION, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AND QUALITY EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY CONTEXTS. 1501614 1260379 COUNTRY BASED HUMANITARIANTHE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA RECEIVED FUNDS FOR THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO SPECIFIC COUNTRIES. THIS ASSISTANCE INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF FOOD, WATER, BASIC RELIEF ITEMS, EDUCATION, LEGAL AID, AND SHELTER. THESE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS BY THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL SEEK TO SAVE LIVES, PROMOTE DIGNITY, AND IMPROVE THE WELLBEING OF REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS, AND HOST COMMUNITIES. FUNDS WERE RECEIVED FROM A VARIETY OF FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS. 885792 PROGRAM SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE: THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA ASSISTS THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL'S FIELD PROGRAMS IN APPLYING FOR CRITICAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT. NRC USA STAFF ALSO SUPPORT IN ENSURING COMPLIANCE, FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REPORTING, AND ADVISE ON PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE US GOVERNMENT AND US-BASED FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATE DONORS. 344318 ACCESS NEGOTIATION 288532 HUMANITARIAN ACCESS IN HARD TO REACH AREAS 231858 174831 TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION 205344 ADVOCACY 69532 GLOBAL PROTECTION 41688 OTHER PROJECTS 1181272 174831 6972598 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI HI X X HANNAH GRIERSON 4253146125 1808 16TH ST N UNIT 4 ARLINGTON VA 22209 MIA HAUGEN CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN KOMAR VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK C STORELLA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GER DUANY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMILLA WASZINK BOARD MEMBER/NRC PNP DIR. 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMIT PRADHAN BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 12/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLA KOPPELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN KLUGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSY TOLKAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNICE ROMERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 191648 0 20485 NEIL C JEBB PROJECT MANAGER 40.00 X 111271 0 24069 JOCHEN RIEGG GLBL. LEAD FOR HARD TO REACH H.ACCESS 40.00 X 125268 0 764 THEODOSIA PAPAZIS GLBL. HUMANITARIAN. ACCESS ADVISOR 40.00 X 111078 0 14347 ASSIA BELGUEDJ H. ACCESS SNR PROJ. AND GRANTS MNGR. 40.00 X 118032 0 5455 657297 0 65120 10 0 1 0 0 344317 6295506 6639823 6639823 0 0 0 4839130 4839130 212132 166468 33536 12128 1836307 1441016 290302 104989 53527 42005 8462 3060 182822 143467 28902 10453 146058 114617 23090 8351 83667 83667 45029 15720 29309 2356 2285 71 27044 8897 17569 578 140607 138686 1921 77991 57484 12828 7679 22975 4228 18708 39 22730 394 22336 BAD DEBTS 49521 49521 FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT 18024 252 17772 OTHER EXPENSES 13345 234 13105 6 7773265 6972598 653313 147354 3979170 5124011 100 25177 25299 1851876 540374 5856323 5689684 15568 8253 675568 1649686 691136 1657939 X 5165187 4031745 5165187 4031745 5856323 5689684 -1133442 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2488831 2192600 8786662 6496427 6639823 26604343 2488831 2192600 8786662 6496427 6639823 26604343 13102061 13502282 26604343 0.50750 0.51090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 SECURITY DEPOSITS 11951 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 528423 540374 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 584202 DUE TO NRC OSLO 1065484 1649686 6740394 100571 100571 6639823 0 6639823 7873836 100571 100571 7773265 0 7773265 1 EUROPE 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENT LOCATED IN THE REGION 4839130 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAVEL BY STAFF TO NAIROBI FOR TRAINING 2147 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAVEL BY STAFF TO EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS FOR TRAINING, SEMINARS AND SYMPOSIUMS 13366 0 0 0 0 0 0 4854643 0 4854643 EUROPE FUNDS FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE 4839130 COMBINATION OF CASH, WIRE, CHECK 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: FUNDS EARMARKED BY DONORS FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRY OR THEMATIC PROGRAMS ARE RESTRICTED IN USE ACCORDING TO THE DONOR DESIGNATION. THESE FUND PROGRAMS THAT ARE IMPLEMENTED AND MONITORED BY NRC'S TEAM AT COUNTRY-LEVEL AND/OR THEMATIC STAFF. UPDATES AND REPORTS ARE PROVIDED TO NRC USA AS REQUESTED AND REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE NEEDS OF DONORS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BERNICE ROMERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 191648 0 0 0 0 0 7748 0 12737 0 212133 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 NRC USA RECEIVES FUNDS FOR THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. THIS ASSISTANCE INCLUDES ACCESS TO WATER, THE PROVISION OF FOOD, LIVELIHOOD AND BASIC RELIEF ITEMS, EDUCATION, LEGAL AID, AND INFORMATION ON ACCESS TO SERVICES AND SHELTER. THESE SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENTS BY THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL SEEK TO SAVE LIVES, PROMOTE DIGNITY, AND SUPPORT ACCESS TO BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS AND LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE. FUNDS ARE RECEIVED FROM A VARIETY OF FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS, AS WELL AS THE US GOVERNMENT. NRC USA'S ADVOCACY PROMOTES US POLICIES THAT ASSIST AND PROTECT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE POLICY WORK AND FIELD EXPERTISE OF NRC USA AND NRC STAFF HAVE ESTABLISHED NRC USA AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE WITHIN THE HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY. THEY SERVE REGULARLY AS PANELISTS AT LEADING INSTITUTIONS AND AS POLICY EXPERTS, SPEAKING TO US POLICY AND ITS IMPACT ON REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE. NRC USA'S ADVOCACY IS ROOTED IN THE HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES OF HUMANITY, IMPARTIALITY, NEUTRALITY AND INDEPENDENCE. NRC USA ALSO HOUSES STAFF FOCUSED ON THREE THEMATIC AREAS: HUMANITARIAN ACCESS TO AND FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN HARD-TO-REACH ENVIRONMENTS, COMMUNITY-BASED PROTECTION, AND CASH ASSISTANCE FOR REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: THE NRC MEMBER AND INDEPENDENT MEMBERS. (A) NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL (INCORPORATED IN OSLO, NORWAY) IS THE NRC MEMBER. THE NRC MEMBER MAY ACT THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR OR THE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE. (B) THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS ARE THE SAME INDIVIDUALS AS THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. ANY PERSON WHO ACCEPTS ELECTION AS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO THESE BYLAWS AUTOMATICALLY, AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ACTION OR WRITING, (A) BECOMES AND REMAINS AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION FOR AS LONG AS HE OR SHE REMAINS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION, AND (B) CEASES TO BE AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER AT THE TIME HE OR SHE CEASES TO BE AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE NRC MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A MINORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. HOWEVER, THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS APPOINT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S HEAD OF OPERATIONS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER HAS A CONFLICT, HE OR SHE BRINGS IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT. THE CONFLICTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM DELIBERATING OR VOTING ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ALL COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS AND INCREASES ARE SET BY THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL, AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION. THE PAY STRUCTURE IS BASED ON CURRENT SALARY COMPARIBILITY DATA FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE LAST REVIEW, FINALIZATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2024. SALARY UPDATES FOR NRC USA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF ARE PRESENTED TO THE NRC USA BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ONLINE VIA WWW.NRCUSA.ORG