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Refugee Artisan Initiative

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement (General) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.09M (2023)

Expenses
$1.08M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.85M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$667k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2019 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,094,632
Expenses
$1,075,343
Net Income
$19,289
Net Assets
$1,181,307
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $982,505
89.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $207
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $111,920
10.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $79,421
7.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $494,614
46.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,848,024
Total Liabilities $666,717
Net Assets $1,181,307
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ming Ming Tung Edelman (Executive Director) $79,421 $0 $0
Yumiko Damashek (Board Chair Ex Comm Ch) $0 $0 $0
Heather Bridges (Vice Board Chair Treas) $0 $0 $0
Brittany Mehl (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Hayden Bixby (Governance Comm Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bharathi Jagadeesh (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leang Chung (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elta Ratliff (Develop Comm Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cleo Escarez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maju Qureshi (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shannon Walker (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,578,459
Expenses
$705,931
Net Income
$872,528
Net Assets
$1,162,018
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,576,654
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$5,553
Other Revenue $7,358
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $70,058
9.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $344,116
48.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,902,662
Total Liabilities $740,644
Net Assets $1,162,018
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ming Ming Tung Edelm (Executive Director) $70,058 $0 $0
Yumiko Damashek (Executive Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Heather Bridges (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Brittany Mehl (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Hayden Bixby (Board Development Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kiko Waters (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bharathi Jagadeesh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Leang Chung (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elta Ratliff (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$340,256
Expenses
$346,250
Net Income
-$5,994
Net Assets
$289,490
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $410,232
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $292
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$70,268
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $72,500
20.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $164,296
47.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $308,359
Total Liabilities $18,869
Net Assets $289,490
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ming Ming Tung Edelm (Executive Director) $72,500 $0 $0
Jennifer Porter (President) $3,601 $0 $0
Ting Ting Chan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Hayden Bixby (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kiko Waters (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Yumiko Damashek (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brittany Mehl (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mikaela Kiner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Tice (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Hanna (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$451,910
Expenses
$201,652
Net Income
$250,258
Net Assets
$295,504
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $215,012
47.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $236,898
52.4%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $47,577
23.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $63,180
31.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $303,189
Total Liabilities $7,685
Net Assets $295,504
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ming Ming Tung Edelman (Executive Director) $47,577 $0 $0
Jennifer Porter (President) $0 $0 $0
Ting Ting Chan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Hayden Bixby (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Kiko Waters (Director Ops Mktg) $0 $0 $0
Yumiko Damashek (Director Finance Dev) $0 $0 $0
Brittany Mehl (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$119,840
Expenses
$87,543
Net Income
$32,297
Net Assets
$32,297
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $84,947
70.9%
Program Services $34,143
28.5%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $750
0.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $32,297
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $32,297

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