Salem for Refugees

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863735350
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Salem, OR, USA
Phone
5037141339
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Migration, Refugee Issues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,365,587
Expenses
$4,970,165
Assets
$5,123,115
Liabilities
$1,726,359

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

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Luke Glaze (Executive Director)
  • DOUG HOLCOMB (Co-President)
  • WILLIAM SHIVANDA (Co-President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Luke Glaze (Executive Director): $121,106 total reported compensation
  • Laurel Rightmer (Director of Operations): $108,720 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

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

What it reported doing in 2024

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. 72% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 73% for direct work, and 27% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.2%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81
  • 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; 63rd 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: 21.9%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.03; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.6%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 32.2% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 40.1% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.2% of revenue deployed · 81% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $121K · 18 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $425K reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.