Neighbors for Refugees Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We work directly with refugee families to provide them with the necessary services, resources, and community support to bolster their resilience, achieve self-sufficiency and thrive in their new homes. We use the UNHCR definition of a refugee: "A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence."
- Income
- $504,000
- Spending
- $347,032
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 13.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 75
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 61% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 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
0 of 7Reports no 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.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (4)
- $234,671 spent. Resettlement. We provide financial and non-financial support to newly arrived refugees and to those already here. The financial support includes rent, furnishings, other household goods, personal hygiene, education, transportation, utilities, internet, phone, childcare, and other living expenses. In 2025, we helped resettle 3 new families and provided assistance to an additional 18 existing families.
- $37,865 spent. Road to Independence (R2I) Grants. We provide grants directly to individual refugees and refugee families who have been in the U.S. for some time, typically more than one year. Grants (typically up to ~ $1,200) are intended to help a family or individual get over a financial hurdle or get a step up to help them thrive on their path to independence. Generally, recipients are no longer being assisted financially by another organization or agency, and the grants typically help with classes, childcare, training, uniforms, household supplies or medication, school supplies, emergency rent, moving expenses etc. In 2025, we awarded 38 grants.
- $15,459 spent. Food & Housing Insecurity Grants. We provide grants of $100 to $500 per family or individual that specifically target the food and housing insecurity or our refugee families. Some grants are made directly to refugee families, but the bulk of the grants are given to families that are identified by partner community organizations, who handle the distribution of the funds, and report the amounts and recipient names back to us.
- $25,456 spent. Legal Grants. We provide grants that help refugee families pay for legal representation in their cases for asylum, changes in immigration status, responding to ICE and other governmental agencies. In 2025, we provided grants to 11 families.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 October 2017.
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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