Worcester Refugee Assistance Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WRAP IS A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO ASSISTING REFUGEES AND RESETTLED MIGRANTS ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE SELF-RELIANCE THROUGH MENTORING, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS COLLABORATIVELY TO COMPLEMENT AND AUGMENT THE EFFORTS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ASSISTING REFUGEES AND RESETTLED MIGRANTS IN WORCESTER.
- Income
- $124,595
- Spending
- $85,286
- Reserves
- 12.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 32% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $58,772 spent. OUR PROGRAM SERVES REFUGEES LIVING IN WORCESTER IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAPACITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND MENTORING PROGRAMS, FOR ALL REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PEOPLES IN THE WORCESTER AREA. IN ADDITION, COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ON AN AD-HOC BASIS TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF REFUGEES. THE CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE CENTERED AROUND WEEKLY PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES VARIOUS STEM ACTIVITIES, EXPERIMENTS, ART PROJECTS, AND MORE TO ENCOURAGE SOCIABILITY AND ACADEMIC CURIOSITY WITHIN THE GROUPS. IN HOPES TO SPARK NEW INTERESTS AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS, BOTH GROUPS TAKE FIELD TRIPS TO LOCAL MUSEUMS, TOWER HILL BOTANICAL GARDEN, LOCAL BEACHES AND PARKS, AND MORE.THE WEEKLY MONDAY NIGHT EDUCATION PROGRAMS WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH MASS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SHREWSBURY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, CLARK UNIVERSITY, HOLY CROSS UNIVERSITY AND UMASS CHAN MEDICAL STUDENTS TO PROVIDE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES, SCHOOL TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP. THE MENTORING PROGRAMS WORK WITH UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL AND GRADUATE STUDENTS TO PROVIDE COLLEGE APPLICATION AND SAT PREP MENTORING, EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEENS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CASE MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE AT THE UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONNECTOR (CRC) PROGRAM HAS CONNECTED UMASS CHAN STUDENTS TRAINED IN CASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE WORCESTER FREE CARE COLLABORATIVE WITH WRAP COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACCOMPANY THEM AS THEY NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX SYSTEMS REQUIRED TO MEET THEIR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS. THE CONNECTORS AID IN FILLING OUT GREEN CARD APPLICATIONS, INSURANCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY FORMS, FINDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, HOUSING, AND MANY OTHER RESETTLEMENT NEEDS. OUR ONLINE ESL CLASSES FOR ADULTS RUN 4 TIMES PER WEEK, 2 TIMES PER DAY AND ARE OPEN TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS FROM ALL COUNTRIES. MORE THAN 200 ADULTS FROM AFGHANISTAN, HAITI, UKRAINE, SYRIA, PALESTINE, BURMA, BRAZIL HAVE ACCESSED OUR BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE ESL CLASSES IN 2024. WE ALLOCATE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR FUNDS TO SERVE AS GRANTS TO THE COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THIS, WE SPONSORED 15 REFUGEE WOMEN FOR DRIVING LESSONS IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION TO ASSIST NEW IMMIGRANTS TO SELF SUFFICIENCY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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