Salem for Refugees

Overview

Mission

To bring people & resources together to empower refugees to thrive.

What it reported doing in 2023

Reception, placement & cultural orientation, and extended services the us state department requires all refugee resettlement agencies to complete a list of services within 3 months of arrival. Services such as securing housing, english enrollment, employment services, etc. Cultural orientation is a series of interactive classes where new families can learn about important topics such as us laws, finances, language resources, mental health, etc. Extended case management is a state funded program that allows resettlement agencies to extend their services for up to 24 months. At sfr we provide limited services for up to 5 years. Education, advocacy, and awareness we take opportunities to advocate for the clients we serve and help raise awareness about issues affecting refugees.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 83% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863735350
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Salem, OR, USA
Phone
5037141339
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Migration, Refugee Issues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,670,693
Expenses
$4,324,814
Assets
$4,093,904
Liabilities
$2,186,553

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.4%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 82.5%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.53; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 46.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 34.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 57.5% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.4% of revenue deployed · 82.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $83K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2021 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Luke Glaze (Executive Director): $82,841 total reported compensation
  • Laurel Rightmer (Director of Operations): $59,705 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023.