2026-09-01T14:12:28-05:00 2025-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2025-01-01 475342860 NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA NORW 4253146125 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1103 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JOCHEN RIEGG ACTING DIRECTOR 4253146125 2026-09-01 1 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2025 JOCHEN RIEGG 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1103 WASHINGTON DC 20036 4329057 0 X WWW.NRCUSA.ORG X 2015 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 5 4 16 7 0 0 6639823 4282036 0 0 0 0 0 47021 6639823 4329057 4839130 4335914 0 0 2430846 1759083 0 0 123919 503289 428072 7773265 6523069 -1133442 -2194012 5689684 2322496 1657939 484763 4031745 1837733 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 2953856 2953856 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. 887345 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. 689846 689846 TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONTHE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA RECEIVED FUNDS TO SUPPORT NRC'S IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES TO IMPROVE THE SPEED AND QUALITY OF NRC'S ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS AND DELIVER PRINCIPLED LIFESAVING ASSISTANCE. 490955 490955 COUNTRY BASED HUMANITARIAN 201257 201257 EDUCATION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT 182812 ADVOCACY 133544 HUMANITARIAN ACCESS IN HARD TO REACH AREAS 59632 ACCESS NEGOTIATION 1068200 692212 5599247 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 3 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 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 VA WV WI HI ND X X HANNAH GRIERSON 4253146125 1025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 1103 WASHINGTON DC 20036 MIA HAUGEN CHAIRMAN (UNTIL 05/2025) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CARLA KOPPELL CHAIRMAN (FROM 05/2025) 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 (UNTIL 12/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMILLA WASZINK BOARD MEMBER/NRC PNP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN KLUGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSY TOLKAN BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 06/2025) 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNICE ROMERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 195375 0 18861 JOCHEN RIEGG GLBL. LEAD HUMANITARIAN ACCESS 40.00 X 120468 0 14152 AARON GERSHOWITZ SR. INST. PARTNERSHIP ADVISER 40.00 X 114681 0 15774 NATHAN STEVENS GLBL. LEAD CASH & MARKET SYSTEMS 40.00 X 120396 0 4816 LEA KRIVCHENIA GLBL. LEAD PROTECTION FROM VIOLENCE 40.00 X 108277 0 13095 DHABIE BROWN - SR US ADV & POL. ADV. (UNTIL 11/2025) 40.00 X 106584 0 14462 765781 0 81160 6 0 1 0 0 57069 4224967 4282036 RECOVERY OF PROV. LOSS 900099 47021 47021 47021 4329057 0 0 47021 4335914 4335914 214236 49274 160677 4285 1260497 861920 315014 83563 37016 26162 8313 2541 143503 93693 40749 9061 103831 64676 32917 6238 115406 115406 72769 66570 6199 441 36 405 16968 6001 9498 1469 149803 72943 60575 16285 29109 20942 8383 -216 8136 8136 8836 8836 OTHER EXPENSES 13691 13691 FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT 12913 1152 11473 288 6523069 5599247 799903 123919 5124011 1859301 25299 28631 540374 434564 5689684 2322496 8253 14804 1649686 469959 1657939 484763 X 4031745 1837733 4031745 1837733 5689684 2322496 -2194012 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2192600 8786662 6496427 6639823 4282036 28397548 2192600 8786662 6496427 6639823 4282036 28397548 14316758 14080790 47021 47021 28444569 0.49500 0.50750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 SECURITY DEPOSITS 11951 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 411489 DUE FROM NRC OSLO 11124 434564 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 469959 469959 4357330 28273 28273 4329057 0 4329057 6551342 28273 28273 6523069 0 6523069 1 EUROPE 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENT LOCATED IN THE REGION 4440339 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES TRAVEL TO OSLO FOR CONFERENCE 2240 0 0 0 0 0 0 4442579 0 4442579 EUROPE FUNDS FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO CONFLICT-AFFECTED AND DISPLACED PERSONS. 4440339 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BERNICE ROMERO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 195375 0 0 0 0 0 7903 0 10958 0 214236 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A DHABIE BROWN RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $4,228. 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 COMPARABILITY 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