Refugee Empowerment Program

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462324706
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Memphis, TN, USA
Phone
9015003844
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,103,635
Expenses
$1,199,662
Assets
$63,547
Liabilities
$102,815

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAMELA ECHOLS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/EX OFFI)

Highest reported compensation

  • CAMELA ECHOLS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/EX OFFI): $86,469 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To empower refugees and immigrants in memphis, tn by offering high-quality, tailored programming that encourages, educates, and equips individuals, families, and the community. We walk alongside newcomers as they integrate into american culture and work to achieve their personal and professional goals.

What it reported doing in 2023

Refugee empowerment program ("rep") is committed to helping young newcomers to the u.s. To achieve their dreams. We support youth through after-school and summer enrichment programming, mentorship, recreation, cultural engagement and integration, college and career readiness, and more. Starting over in a new country, new culture, and new language is a formidable process. Rep supports adult newcomers on this journey with esol classes, digital literacy training, and citizenship preparedness support. We promote cultural integration through a variety of programs and services, including: advocacy; support navigating medical, legal, employment, and social service networks; translation and interpretation; targeted workshops; community forums; nursery and pre-k programs; and more. Individuals benefited from the program: 800

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 71% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 83% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 82.8%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

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; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.05; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.62; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.2%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90% of revenue deployed · 82.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $993K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $86K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2018 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 46/100.