Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services

Overview

Mission

Iris is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help refugees and other displaces people establish new lives, strengthen hope, dare to dream and contribute to the vitality of communities in Connecticut and across the country. We also provide support to americans who are sponsoring refugees for resettlement

What it reported doing in 2024

Iris is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, strengthen hope, dare to dream, and contribute to the vitality of communities in Connecticut and across the country. We also provide support to americans who are sponsoring refugees for resettlement. In 2024 iris welcomed over 950 refugees & immigrants. Iris is part of a consortium that is implementing the program nationally. We support refugees and immigrants with case management on arrival as well as assistance for housing, food, furniture, and clothing. (continued on schedule o)with volunteers and donations from our dedicated community of friends and foundations, iris goes well beyond the u.s. Government's contractually required services. Iris provides wellness programs english classes for young children, teens, and adults immigration legal services and operates a food pantry.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 78% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 71% for direct work, and 29% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
060653044
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
New Haven, CT, USA
Phone
9143741019
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.6%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $47.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.2%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 23.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.6% of revenue deployed · 82.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $192K · 15 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 36 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MARGARET MITCHELL SALEM (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $191,534 total reported compensation
  • CAROL THOMSON (ACCOUNTANT): $113,037 total reported compensation
  • AMY HENRICH (DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS & BUDGET): $109,820 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.