2025-11-15T09:50:10-06:00 2024-12-31 910870697 AIKEN & SANDERS INC PS 324 S MAIN ST UNIT A MONTESANO WA 985634502 990 2024-01-01 823191942 JEFFERSON COUNTY IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ADVOCATES JEFF 3607742232 PO BOX 647 PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368 JEAN WALAT BOARD CO-CHAIR 3607742232 2025-11-15 0 NIKOLE WELLS CPA P01409848 3605333370 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEAN WALAT 811 E STREET PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368 267034 0 X WWW.JCIRA.ORG X 2017 WA THE MISSION OF JCIRA IS TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, GIVING PRIORITY TO THOSE WHO LIVE OR WORK ON THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA AND IMMIGRANT DETAINEES WITHIN WASHINGTON STATE, THROUGH ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES, STANDING WITNESS, FAMILY SUPPORT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL IMMIGRATION ISSUES. 9 9 0 25 0 0 271020 267034 0 0 0 0 0 0 271020 267034 65475 65217 0 0 0 0 0 0 8017 132822 160348 198297 225565 72723 41469 239690 280569 0 0 239690 280569 X THE MISSION OF JCIRA IS TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, GIVING PRIORITY TO THOSE WHO LIVE OR WORK ON THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA AND IMMIGRANT DETAINEES WITHIN WASHINGTON STATE, THROUGH ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES, STANDING WITNESS, FAMILY SUPPORT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY FOR LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL IMMIGRATION ISSUES. 0 0 54817 54817 0 THROUGH THE JCIRA LEGAL DEFENSE AND FAMILY SUPPORT FUND (JCIRA FUND), JCIRA WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SMALL GRANTS RANGING FROM $500 - $1000 TO 108 IMMIGRANT INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WHOSE MEMBERS LIVE OR RESIDE IN JEFFERSON OR CLALLAM COUNTIES, WA, OR WHO ARE DETAINEES IN THE NORTHWEST DETENTION CENTER IN TACOMA. RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY THE JCIRA FUND COMMITTEE UPON COMPLETING AN APPLICATION FORM. GRANTS ARE FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, LEGAL IMMIGRATION FEES, AND OTHER EMERGENT HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. 8200 8200 JCIRA PARTICIPATED IN A FEDERAL PROGRAM TO SPONSOR AN AFGHAN FAMILY, IN WHICH THE HUSBAND HAD WORKED WITH US FORCES. FUNDS WERE USED FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, CAR, LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, MOVING COSTS AND OTHER EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SETTLEMENT INTO THE COMMUNITY. 77591 TWO PART-TIME CONTRACTORS: ONE ENABLES US TO ASSIST IMMIGRANTS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ACCESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUCH AS PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES, LOW-INCOME HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE SECOND PART-TIME CONTRACTOR DOES CLIENT INTAKE AND SUPPORTS THE WORK OF A LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KITSAP IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE CENTER IN BREMERTON WA, A US DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECOGNIZED PROVIDER OF IMMIGRATION-RELATED LEGAL ASSISTANCE. 52888 2200 GRANT FOR LEGAL AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FOR A FAMILY OF 2 SPECIAL NEEDS ASYLUM SEEKERS RESIDING IN OUR COMMUNITY.GRANTS WERE MADE TO OTHER IMMIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK WHICH ADVANCES OUR MISSION.YOUTH PROGRAMS INCLUDED PAYING FEES FOR VARIOUS LOCAL YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS FOR ABOUT 20 IMMIGRANT CHILDREN, FEES FOR ABOUT 15 HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENTS TO BECOME CERTIFIED AS BILINGUAL, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMMIGRANT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC, SPORTS AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.JCIRA RENTS SPACE IN A CHURCH FOR THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES (ARS), WHO ARE CREDENTIALED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ASSIST IMMIGRANTS WITH THEIR CASES, TO MEET WITH THEIR CLIENTS. THE AR'S ARE CERTIFIED THROUGH KITSAP IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE CENTER IN BREMERTON WA.OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES: ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASS, OPEN TO ALL IMMIGRANTS FREE OF CHARGE. EXPENSES ARE TEACHER AND MATERIALS. MISCELLANEOUS; PROGRAM CONFERENCE, PROGRAM ADVERTISING, PROGRAM TRAVEL,OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 52888 2200 193496 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X JEAN WALAT 3607742232 811 E STREET PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368 X JEAN WALAT BOARD MEMBER AND CO-CHAIR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN HOLT BOARD MEMBER AND VICE CHAIR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIA COCHRANE BOARD MEMBER AND MEETING SCRIBE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERTA LINDEMAN BOARD MEMBER 15.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS ORSORIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIANA SIXTOS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCISCA RAMIREZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN AVILA TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LEEANN MCMILLEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LIBBY PALMER EMERITUS 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 267034 267034 267034 0 0 0 X 2200 2200 63017 63017 77591 62073 11639 3879 3169 2535 475 159 1020 816 153 51 31763 25411 4764 1588 614 491 92 31 1250 1000 188 62 CREDIT CARD EXPENSES 13738 10990 2061 687 ESL PROGRAM 9620 7696 1443 481 BOARD DIVERSITY STIPEND 7540 6032 1131 377 STAFF SUPPORT 4907 3926 736 245 9136 7309 1370 457 225565 193496 24052 8017 236690 277514 3000 3000 55 239690 280569 0 0 X 239690 280569 239690 280569 239690 280569 41469 -590 X 0 0 0 X 222997 98014 204831 271020 267034 1063896 222997 98014 204831 271020 267034 1063896 150000 150000 0 150000 150000 913896 222997 98014 204831 271020 267034 1063896 0.85900 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 LEGAL/FAMILY FUND 108 54817 SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM 3 8200 PART I, LINE 2: THE JCIRA LEGAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT FUND MAKES FINANCIAL GRANTS, TYPICALLY $500- 1000 PER APPLICANT PER YEAR FOR EXPENSES INCLUDING FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, IMMIGRATION-RELATED LEGAL APPLICATION FEES, CAR REPAIR, MEDICAL AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. APPLICANTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FUND IF THEY LIVE OR WORK IN JEFFERSON OR CLALLAM COUNTIES, WA, OR IF THEY OR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE DETAINED AT THE NORTHWEST DETENTION CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT DETAINEES IN TACOMA, WA. APPLICANTS ARE INTERVIEWED BY PHONE OR IN PERSON AND FILL OUT AN APPLICATION WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED/DENIED BY THE "JCIRA FUND COMMITTEE". ONCE THE MONEY HAS BEEN RECEIVED, JCIRA MAY CONTACT THE RECIPIENT TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT ABOUT HOW THE MONEY WAS BENEFICIAL TO THEIR FAMILY, WHILE STRIVING TO BE NON-INTRUSIVE INTO THE PERSONAL LIVES OF RECIPIENTS. IN FISCAL 2024, WE AWARDED VARIOUS GRANTS TO 108 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES. THE JCIRA DOES NOT PROVIDE GRANTS IN EXCESS OF $1000 TO ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY VIA THE JCIRA FUND. ITEM ON SCHEDULE I, PART III, LINE 1 WAS A SEPARATE, ONE TIME GRANTS AS PART OF OUR REFUGEE/ASYLUM SPONOSHIP PROGRAM, APPROVED BY THE JCIRA BOARD AND NOT PART OF THE JCIRA FUND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A JCIRA AWARDS "MEMBERSHIP STATUS" TO ANYONE WHO HAS MADE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ANY SIZE SINCE THE PREVIOUS BOARD ELECTION, OR ANYONE INVOLVED WITH JCIRA WHO REQUESTS FROM THE BOARD A WAIVER OF THE CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT. THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS HAVE ONLY ONE BENEFIT/RESPONSIBILITY: TO VOTE IN THE ANNUAL DECEMBER ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS. MEMBERS HAVE NO OTHER ROLE IN GOVERNANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SEE EXPLANATION FOR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WERE GIVEN A PERSONAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND ATTACHMENTS AND ASKED TO REVIEW AND REPORT ANY ERRORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND DISCUSSED AS NECESSARY AT BOARD AND PUBLIC MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTREACH COORDINATOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 35,683. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,691. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,230. TOTAL EXPENSES 44,604. MCC ADMINISTRATOR 2: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,390. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,948. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,649. TOTAL EXPENSES 32,987.