2025-11-14T09:22:04-06:00 2024-12-31 930900579 MCDONALD JACOBS PC 121 SW SALMON ST STE 1100 PORTLAND OR 97204 990 2024-01-01 871437940 REFUGEE COUNCIL USA REFU 2025737346 1 THOMAS CIRCLE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOHN SLOCUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025737346 2025-11-14 1 1 SANG AHN P00540880 5032270581 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X JOHN SLOCUM 1 THOMAS CIRCLE NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 913848 0 X WWW.RCUSA.ORG X 2022 DC RCUSA MOBILIZES EXPERTISE, IDEAS, AND INFLUENCE TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND BUILD MORE WELCOMING SOCIETIES. 15 15 6 20 0 0 691910 692469 194375 220500 230 307 199 572 886714 913848 91550 10000 0 0 494630 510395 0 2025 12411 232869 378480 819049 900900 67665 12948 224357 230321 14422 7438 209935 222883 X SEE SCHEDULE ORCUSA IS THE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION FOR THE TEN NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES AND MORE THAN THIRTY OTHER NONPROFITS SERVING AND ADVOCATING FOR REFUGEES AND OTHER FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE. RCUSA PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH A PLATFORM FOR COORDINATING ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND RESETTLEMENT OPERATIONS, ARRANGES FOR ITS MEMBERS REGULAR HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND FACILITATES ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE POLICY ARENAS. RCUSA WORKS TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND RESETTLEMENT, ASYLUM, HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION, AND INCLUSION FOR FORCIBLY DISPLACED POPULATIONS; STRENGTHEN THE COLLECTIVE POWER AND EFFECTIVENESS OF RCUSA MEMBERS AND PARTNERS IN DELIVERING RESPONSIVE, EQUITY-FOCUSED POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND DRIVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE; AND ENHANCE THE ROLE OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AS LEADERS, EXPERTS, AND ADVOCATES TO INFLUENCE POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND PERCEPTIONS. 0 0 625284 10000 220500 RCUSA STRENGTHENS THE COLLECTIVE POWER AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS IN DELIVERING RESPONSIVE, EQUITY-FOCUSED POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND DRIVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE. RCUSA CARRIES OUT THIS WORK BY PROVIDING A NUMBER OF ONGOING PLATFORMS FOR OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TO COORDINATE ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND RESETTLEMENT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THROUGH CONVENING OF MONTHLY OR BIWEEKLY MEETINGS OF MEMBER-LED, STAFF FACILITATED COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS. RCUSA ALSO FACILITATES PERIODIC IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH US GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND HOSTS RCUSA POLICY CENTER WEBINARS ON KEY TOPICS OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERSHIP. TO BE CONTINUTED ON SCHEDULE OIN EARLY 2024, THROUGH OUR INTERACTION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, RCUSA HELPED UNLOCK $82 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR REFUGEE HOUSING. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, RCUSA ADVOCATES FOR MEASURES TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND RESETTLEMENT, ASYLUM, HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION, AND INCLUSION FOR FORCIBLY DISPLACED POPULATIONS. A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS WORK IS OUR ANNUAL NATIONAL ADVOCACY DAYS EVENT, RCUSA BRINGS CONSTITUENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO WASHINGTON DC TO SPEAK TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFFS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REFUGEE PROTECTION AND THE VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF RESETTLED REFUGEES, ASYLEES, AND OTHER FORMERLY DISPLACED PERSONS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY. IN MAY 2024, RCUSA'S NATIONAL ADVOCACY DAYS DREW SOME 300 CONSTITUENT-ADVOCATES FROM 35 STATES, ABOUT HALF OF THEM WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF FORCED DISPLACEMENT, TO MEETINGS WITH 147 CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES. DURING ADVOCACY DAYS, MORE THAN 100 FORMERLY DISPLACED PERSONS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A DAY-LONG REFUGEE LEADERSHIP TRAINING EVENT. RCUSA IS A FOUNDING PARTNER IN THE US REFUGEE ADVISORY BOARD, A PIONEERING NON-GOVERNMENT BODY THAT CHANNELS THE PARTICIPATION OF FORMERLY DISPLACED PEOPLE INTO US GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS TO RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE POLICY BODIES, THUS PROVIDING A MECHANISM TO ENSURE THERE IS MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT BY REFUGEES IN POLICIES AFFECTING THEM. RCUSA IS ALSO WORKING TO IMPROVE THE MEASURES USED TO GAUGE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES INTO LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE US, SO THAT THE WAY INTEGRATION IS MEASURED BETTER CAPTURES THE RANGE OF INTERESTS, NEEDS, PRIORITIES, AND EXPERIENCES OF REFUGEES THEMSELVES. RCUSA HELPS REPRESENT THE REFUGEE-SERVING CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNITY IN GLOBAL REFUGEE POLICY FORUMS. RCUSA ASSEMBLED AND LED US CIVIL-SOCIETY DELEGATIONS TO THE FEBRUARY 2024 WORKING GROUP ON RESETTLEMENT MEETING (HELD IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA), AND THE JUNE 2024 CONSULTATIONS ON RESETTLEMENT AND COMPLEMENTARY PATHWAYS (HOSTED BY UNHCR IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND). RCUSA PARTICIPATED (ALONGSIDE COUNTERPART CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND) IN THE LAUNCH OF A NEW INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING PLATFORM FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PRACTITIONERS, THE INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE INTEGRATION AND SETTLEMENT EXCHANGE (IRISE). RCUSA FURTHER SERVED ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN 2024 BY ORGANIZING TWO PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION DOCUMENTS TO HELP GUIDE REFUGEE ADVOCACY APPROACHES IN THE EVENT OF EITHER A BIDEN OR TRUMP ELECTORAL VICTORY IN THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION. 625284 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X JOHN SLOCUM 2025737346 1 THOMAS CIRCLE NW STE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOHN SLOCUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 162107 0 17639 HARDY VIEUX BOARD MEMBER /CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT ROEHM BOARD MEMBER / CHAIR (JAN -NOV 2024) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTYN PECK BOARD MEMBER / VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MOHAMMED NAEEM BOARD MEMBER / SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 SARAH IVORY BOARD MEMBER / TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ESSEY WORKIE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANS VAN DE WEERD BOARD MEMBER (JAN -NOV 2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAOMI STEINBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMAHLI POWELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL PERIC BOARD MEMBEER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EROL KEKIC BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REKHA GRENNAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOURENA GBOEAH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAWNYA BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN BEATTIE BOARD MEMBER (NOV- PRESENT) 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARIF ALY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIYA ABDO BOARD MEMBER (NOV- PRESENT) 1.00 X 0 0 0 162107 0 17639 1 0 1 0 0 692469 692469 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 220500 220500 220500 307 307 MISC. INCOME 900099 572 572 572 913848 220500 0 879 10000 10000 179746 129770 48411 1565 269661 189046 78216 2399 10968 9359 1514 95 11342 9553 1675 114 38678 30762 7648 268 33466 33466 2025 2025 61869 11737 45632 4500 9445 2364 6575 506 16814 1092 15691 31 36044 28840 6961 243 26536 25664 872 3226 391 2835 2640 2640 EVENT EXPENSES 155959 155959 MEMBERSHIPS AND DUES 21016 15195 5185 636 BOARD AND STAFF DEVELOP 3051 1947 1099 5 8414 3605 4785 24 900900 625284 263205 12411 170167 222905 33572 17353 3265 7416 224357 230321 14422 7438 14422 7438 X 32654 -137788 177281 360671 209935 222883 224357 230321 12948 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 691910 692469 1384379 691910 692469 1384379 770179 614200 230 307 537 572 572 199 199 1385687 414875 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 199. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 918848 5000 5000 913848 0 913848 905900 5000 5000 900900 0 900900 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC TOPIC 740 ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS OF THIS TOPIC. 1 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE GRANTS MADE WERE SUBAWARDS UNDER GRANTS FROM A FOUNDATION DONOR, AND SPECIFIED IN THE GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT. GRANTS WERE MADE TO SUB AWARDEES ON THE BASIS OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN SLOCUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 162107 0 0 0 0 0 8138 0 9501 0 179746 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, EACH OF WHICH IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS A 501(C)(3) OR FISCALLY SPONSORED ENTITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ALL BUT 3 OF OUR MEMBERS ARE CONSIDERED "FULL MEMBERS AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE OTHER 3 MEMBERS ARE "PARTICIPATING MEMBERS AND DO NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION RETAINS A SECURE ONLINE FOLDER THAT INCLUDES KEY GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING MINUTES OF MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER WILL REVIEW WITH FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW IT AT THE NEXT QUARTERLY MEETING FOLLOWING ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND W-2 STAFF, EACH OF WHICH SUBMITS A FORM THAT IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD IN CASE OF THE NEED FOR A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. THE BOARD THEN MAKES THAT DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELIBERATES AND DECIDES ON THE COMPENSATION LEVEL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EACH DECEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.