Open Arms for Refugees Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
882335995
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Scarborough, NY, USA
Phone
9142202790
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$182,565
Expenses
$187,495
Assets
$260,305
Liabilities
$10,861

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • THEODORE V BUERGER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • THEODORE V BUERGER (PRESIDENT)
  • LEAH GUTSTADT (VICE PRESIDE)
  • ERIK THIELKING (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Welcoming persons who were persecuted in other countries ("refugees") and assisting them in building a new life and financial self-sufficiency as an integrated part of the local community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Open arms for refugees, inc. Is a grassroots humanitarian group based in westchester county, ny whose mission is to welcome and assist individuals and families persecuted abroad and unable to return safely to their home countries ("refugees"). The charity focuses on resettlement of these refugees using a co-sponsorship model. We assist these new neighbors in finding appropriate housing, learning english, establishing basic medical and dental care, placing kids in school, securing employment and feeling a welcome and supported part of the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 84% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.2%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 96.6%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.7%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.39; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 71% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.2% of revenue deployed · 96.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $181K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.