Cplc Refugee and Humanitarian Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SHORT-TERM REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FACILITIES FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN.
- Income
- $18.8 million
- Spending
- $19.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 100%
- Employees
- 274
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $1.1 million, chair thru 10/23
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 95% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 83% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 6 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 June 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 (1)
- $16.1 million spent. OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR):IN 2022 CPLC WAS AWARDED A CONTRACT WITH THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR). WITHIN OUR ORR PROGRAMMING, CPLC UTILIZES A COTTAGE STYLE SETTING IN 2 SEPARATE SITES IN TEXAS WITH MOST SERVICES LOCATED ON CAMPUS. OUR EL PASO SHELTER IS FUNDED TO SERVE 24 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN AND OUR LOS FRESNOS SHELTER IS FUNDED TO SERVE 12 CHILDREN, HOWEVER BOTH LOCATIONS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO EXPAND AND SERVE MORE CHILDREN IF NEEDED. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING WHOLE-CHILD WELLNESS THROUGH EXEMPLARY, TRAUMA INFORMED, BEST-PRACTICES, WITH AN OVERALL GOAL OF REUNIFICATION WITH GUARDIAN OR SPONSOR.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DAILY OUTDOOR PLAY, AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF LARGE MUSCLE ACTIVITY AND ONE HOUR OF STRUCTURED LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES. ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED FOR AT LEAST THREE HOURS A DAY WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION. CASE MANAGERS MEET WITH CHILDREN AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK AND COMPLETE ALL STEPS REQUIRED TO SAFELY RELEASE EACH CHILD WITHIN 30 DAYS OF REFERRAL. SAFETY AND WELL BEING CALLS ARE CONDUCTED 30 DAYS AFTER RELEASE AND OUTCOMES DOCUMENTED IN THE CHILD'S CASE FILE. EDUCATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED EACH WEEKDAY, YEAR-ROUND, FOR AT LEAST SIX HOURS. GROUP COUNSELING SESSIONS TAKE PLACE TWICE A WEEK AT A MINIMUM. INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING TAKES PLACE AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK FACILITATED BY THE CLINICAL DEPARTMENT AND CPLC TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURE, COMPREHENSIVE, ACCURATE, AND UP-TO-DATE CASE FILES AND ELECTRONIC RECORDS FOR ALL CHILDREN. CARE PROVIDER ENSURES THE CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WORK WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS TO IDENTIFY WHAT OPTIONS ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN AND GATHER ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY ORR IN ORDER TO PRESENT THE BEST VIABLE OPTIONS FOR THE UC IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORR POLICY SAFE AND TIMELY RELEASE FROM ORR CARE AS WELL AS ANY STATE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. THE OVERALL GOAL IS FOR THE SAFE AND TIMELY RELEASE OF ALL CHILDREN WHETHER IT BE THROUGH REUNIFICATION, REPATRIATION, OR OTHER LONG-TERM PLACEMENT OPTIONS. IN 2023, CPLC WAS AWARDED ANOTHER CONTRACT WITH ORR TO PROVIDE HOME STUDY AND POST RELEASE SERVICES (HSPRS). WE ARE CONTRACTED TO SERVE A TOTAL OF 1,570 MINORS ACROSS SEVERAL STATES: 262 IN NEW YORK, 476 IN CHICAGO, 474 IN TEXAS, AND 358 IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. WHILE CHILDREN ARE UNDER ORR CUSTODY IN SHELTER PLACEMENTS, THE CARE PROVIDER SCREENS EACH CASE TO DETERMINE IF A HOME STUDY IS REQUIRED UNDER THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008 (TVPRA) OR ORR POLICY. THESE CASES ARE CLASSIFIED AS TVPRA, MANDATED, OR DISCRETIONARY. THE HSPRS DIVISION ASSISTS CARE PROVIDERS IN CONDUCTING THE REQUESTED HOME STUDY. THE GATHERED INFORMATION IS USED TO SUBMIT THE CASE FOR ORR APPROVAL AND TO COMPLETE THE UNIFICATION OF THE CHILD IN CARE. ONCE AN UNACCOMPANIED CHILD IS RELEASED FROM ORR CUSTODY TO A SPONSOR, ORR PROVIDES POST-RELEASE SERVICES (PRS) TO SUPPORT THE CHILD'S TRANSITION INTO THE COMMUNITY. ALL RELEASED CHILDREN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PRS, WHICH INCLUDES SAFETY ASSESSMENTS AND PSYCHOEDUCATION FOR BOTH THE CHILD AND THE SPONSOR. PRS PROVIDERS ADDRESS KEY ISSUES SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF PROLONGED SEPARATION, CHANGES TO FAMILY DYNAMICS, AND TRAUMA FROM VIOLENCE TO ENSURE A STABLE AND SECURE HOME ENVIRONMENT. ORR PROVIDES THREE LEVELS OF PRS: LEVEL ONE INCLUDES VIRTUAL CHECK-INS, LEVEL TWO OFFERS CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WHICH PROVIDE REFERRALS AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND LEVEL THREE DELIVERS INTENSIVE IN-HOME ENGAGEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED MORE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT TO OVERCOME SPECIFIC CHALLENGES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY A NETWORK OF ORR-FUNDED NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ORR REQUIRES THE USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED CHILD WELFARE BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD, GROUNDED IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH. PRS PROVIDERS MAY ALSO ASSIST RELEASED CHILDREN IN FINDING AND ACCESSING LEGAL SERVICES, EDUCATION AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, POSITIVE YOUTH PROGRAMMING, AND MORE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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 June 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 July 2023.
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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