Hias Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HIAS IS THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH NONPROFIT THAT STANDS FOR A WORLD IN WHICH FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE FIND WELCOME, SAFETY, AND OPPORTUNITY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE PEOPLE SEEKING SAFETY AND SO FEW PLACES WILLING TO PROTECT AND WELCOME THEM. OVER 120 MILLION PEOPLE ARE FORCIBLY DISPLACED IN THE WORLD TODAY. FOR OVER 100 YEARS, HIAS HAS BEEN THERE FOR REFUGEES WHEN AND WHERE THEY NEED HELP MOST. WE ARE A JEWISH HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY, PROVIDING VITAL SERVICES TO REFUGEES AND VULNERABLE MIGRANTS SO THEY CAN REBUILD THEIR LIVES. IN 2025, OUR COUNTRY PORTFOLIO CHANGED FROM 25 COUNTRIES AT THE START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR TO 12 BY YEAR-END.
- Income
- $107.6 million
- Spending
- $113.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 66%
- Employees
- 283
- Volunteers
- 304
- Highest pay
- $387,883, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 53% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2523 of 24 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $68.5 million spent. U.S. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THROUGH HIAS' NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT AND INTEGRATION WORK IN THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS ITS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES, HIAS HELPS FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE UNITED STATES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THROUGH OUR NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT NETWORK OF 30 AFFILIATES, HIAS PROVIDED CLIENTS WITH NEW PROGRAMMING AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR FULL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE UNITED STATES. HIAS' ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH BY SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING CLIENTS THROUGH EARLY EMPLOYMENT OR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENHANCING THEIR FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. HIAS WORKS WITH CLIENTS, NOT ONLY TO GAIN NEW SKILLS FOR OPTIMAL EMPLOYMENT AND A CHANGING WORKFORCE, BUT ALSO TO BUILD THEIR FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, SAVINGS, AND ASSETS --SUCH AS FOR PURCHASING A VEHICLE OR HOME, STARTING A BUSINESS, OR SAVING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. ACROSS A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES, HIAS PARTNERS WORK WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL EMPLOYERS TO INTEGRATE REFUGEES INTO THE WORKFORCE AND PROVIDE TRAINING FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND UPWARD MOBILITY. OUR NETWORK OF AFFILIATES ALSO WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO HELP REFUGEES LAUNCH OR EXPAND SMALL BUSINESSES, ACCESS CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND DEVELOP ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. IN ADDITION TO ECONOMIC INCLUSION, HIAS' SOCIAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS HELP REFUGEES ACCESS CRITICAL SERVICES AND SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE INTO THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR CULTURE AND IDENTITY. HIAS WORKS WITH CLIENTS TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING, BUILD SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS, AND ADJUST TO DAILY LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY AS THEY BEGIN TO HEAL FROM THE TRAUMA OF DISPLACEMENT.HIAS' US-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES TEAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, COMPLEMENTARY SUPPORT TO LEGAL CLIENTS. THIS INCLUDES CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, A ROBUST VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND OUR ONGOING ASYLEE OUTREACH PROJECT. HIAS OFFERS PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS THROUGH OUR DIRECT IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM IN NEW YORK AND SILVER SPRING, AS WELL AS THROUGH AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF OVER 2,000 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS NATIONWIDE. THIS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HELPS CLIENTS, NOT ONLY NAVIGATE THE COMPLICATIONS AND DIFFICULTIES OF LONG LEGAL PROCESSES, BUT ALSO IN ADJUSTING TO LIFE IN A NEW COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, HIAS' US LEGAL PROGRAMS SERVED 1433 INDIVIDUALS. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND LEAD THE JEWISH MOVEMENT FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS. WE EDUCATE, ORGANIZE, AND MOBILIZE AMERICAN JEWS TO PUT THEIR VALUES INTO ACTION AND ADVOCATE FOR REFUGEES IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY. WE FUEL THE JEWISH RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS BY EQUIPPING CLERGY, LEADERSHIP, CONGREGATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS AND IDEAS TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS LOCALLY AND HOLD ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. STATEWIDE COALITIONS AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS FUEL HIAS' WORK AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL ACROSS THE NATION. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AND WITH THE FOCUSED WORK OF OUR ESTABLISHED REGIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, HIAS ENGAGES WITH A BROAD RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO EDUCATE COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE ISSUES FACING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND MOBILIZE SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THEIR RIGHTS.
- $20.4 million spent. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: HIAS DELIVERS CRITICAL SERVICES TO FORCIBLY DISPLACED POPULATIONS THAT PROVIDE RELIEF FROM CRISIS, AND SUPPORT THEM IN REBUILDING THEIR LIVES WITH DIGNITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AS A RESULT OF THEIR EXPERIENCES - FROM UPROOTING THEIR LIVES TO SURVIVING OR WITNESSING VIOLENCE - MANY REFUGEES NEED URGENT SERVICES AS WELL AS LONG-TERM SUPPORT IN ORDER TO GAIN GREATER STABILITY AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES.HIAS PARTNERS CLOSELY WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP, LIKE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, AS WELL AS REFUGEE AGENCIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS. OUR WELL-ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS ENABLE US TO SHARE OUR EXPERTISE, ACHIEVE OUR ADVOCACY OBJECTIVES, AND MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT. LEGAL STATUS IS CRITICAL FOR REFUGEES. WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS, REFUGEES ARE FORCED TO LIVE ON THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY, LACKING HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, DIGNIFIED WORK, OR SAFE SHELTER - SOMETIMES FOR GENERATIONS. IN RESPONSE TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SUDANESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE FLED TO EASTERN CHAD, HIAS HAS EMPLOYED A MULTIFACETED APPROACH CENTERED ON RISK MITIGATION, RESPONSIVE ACTION, AND PROACTIVE PREVENTION TO COMBAT SEX-BASED VIOLENCE. WITHIN THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR, OVER 13,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH ENCOURAGING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR HEALING AND MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT (MHPSS) SERVICES SUCH AS COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY TRAINING ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, HIAS DELIVERED CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES AND ORGANIZED AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS. HIAS HAS DIRECTLY ASSISTED OVER 43,000 CHILDREN THROUGH THIS WORK. MOREOVER, HIAS HAS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY REACHED OVER 33,000 PEOPLE IN CHAD WITH CASH-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND CASH AND VOUCHER ASSISTANCE GIVING BENEFICIARIES THE FLEXIBILITY TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL ECONOMIES. EXAMPLES OF HIAS' IMPACT IN THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR: - HIAS REACHED NEARLY 567,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF DIRECT SERVICES TO NEARLY 320,000 INDIVIDUALS. - HIAS' MHPSS REACHED OVER 73,000 PEOPLE BOTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY. - HIAS' PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS REACHED OVER 80,000 PEOPLE BOTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY. - HIAS REACHED OVER 81,000 PEOPLE WITH LEGAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES GLOBALLY. - IN 2025 CALENDAR YEAR, HIAS PROVIDED CASH AND VOUCHER ASSISTANCE TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE, REACHING OVER 54,000 PEOPLE GLOBALLY.- IN 2025, HIAS PROVIDED RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT RESETTLING 2,213 REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES. - IN CHAD, HIAS ADMINISTERED SERVICES TO OVER 257,700 PEOPLE FLEEING VIOLENCE IN SUDAN AND OTHER CONFLICT AREAS. HIAS STAFF CONDUCTED PROTECTION ACTIVITIES ADDRESSING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS REACHING OVER 20,400 PEOPLE IN DISPLACED COMMUNITIES.- IN ISRAEL, HIAS IS ONE OF THE LEADING LEGAL AID PROVIDERS FOR DISPLACED PERSONS, WHERE THEY SERVED OVER 1,100 DISPLACED PERSONS DIRECTLY THROUGH LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION INCLUDING PALESTINIANS AND OTHER REFUGEES FACING THE THREAT OF DEPORTATION IN THE WAKE OF THE ONGOING CONFLICT AND IN THE CONTEXT OF WAR. - IN KENYA, HIAS SERVED OVER 900 PEOPLE DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES TO BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MHPSS SUPPORT. - IN VENEZUELA, HIAS MET THE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE NEEDS OF OVER 4,200 DISPLACED PEOPLE AND HOST POPULATIONS. - IN MEXICO, HIAS SUPPORTED OVER 1,000 WITH MHPSS; AND PROVIDED OVER 3,500 WITH SERVICES TO PREVENT SEX-BASED VIOLENCE AND MITIGATE ITS IMPACT. - IN ECUADOR, HIAS' ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS REACHED OVER 1,100 PEOPLE DIRECTLY THROUGH ITS FLAGSHIP GRADUATION MODEL APPROACH. OVER 19,600 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED THROUGH CASH AND VOUCHER ASSISTANCE TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.- IN COSTA RICA, HIAS SUPPORTED NEARLY 6,700 INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY THROUGH LEGAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS. - IN PANAMA, OVER 23,000 PEOPLE WERE REACHED WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OVER 3,700 PEOPLE RECEIVING LEGAL ASSISTANCE. - IN COLOMBIA, HIAS SERVED OVER 36,700 PEOPLE WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SHELTER, FOOD, PREVENTION OF SEX-BASED VIOLENCE, AND MHPSS. - HIAS SERVED OVER 32,300 PEOPLE FLEEING VIOLENCE IN UKRAINE, AND MOLDOVA.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1954.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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