New York · Nonprofit
REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC
REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC (New York) receives grants from 22 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,601,672 to it, the largest being ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC ($496,550). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $915k
- Funders on record
- 22
- Grants received
- $1.6M
- Net assets
- $225k
What Refugees Helping Refugees Inc does
Mission
During the year, the organization provided comprehensive support programs for refugees and clients to help them achieve self-sufficiency and integration into the community. Services included English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, individualized case management, employment readiness training, and job placement assistance. These efforts aimed to empower participants with essential skills, promote economic independence, and strengthen their ability to contribute meaningfully to their new communities. The program emphasizes community integration and skill development.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Yes. During 2024, the organization introduced a Cultural Orientation and Job Readiness Program to help newly arrived refugees integrate into the local workforce through English language workshops, employment counseling, and digital literacy training.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
During the year, the organization provided comprehensive support programs for refugees and clients to help them achieve self-sufficiency and integration into the community. Services included English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, individualized case management, employment readiness training, and job placement assistance. These efforts aimed to empower participants with essential skills, promote economic independence, and strengthen their ability to contribute meaningfully to their new communities. The program emphasizes community integration and skill development.
$574,000 spentof which $574,000 as grants58% of program spendingThe organization operated a Workforce Development Program that equips refugees and clients with the skills and resources needed to obtain and maintain employment. The program provided job readiness training, resume preparation, interview coaching, and direct job placement assistance in partnership with local employers. Participants received ongoing support to help them achieve long-term financial stability and self-reliance. Through these efforts, the organization continues to reduce barriers to employment and promote successful workforce integration for the refugee community.
$260,000 spentof which $260,000 as grants26% of program spendingThe organization provided comprehensive case management and legal services to support refugees and clients in achieving stability and self-sufficiency. Services included individualized case assessments, referrals, and direct assistance addressing housing, healthcare, benefits, and legal needs. The program also offered legal orientation and support through partnerships with community organizations to help clients understand their rights and navigate complex processes. These efforts ensured that participants received holistic support beyond employment or education, strengthening their overall well-being and integration into the community.
$110,000 spentof which $110,000 as grants11% of program spendingRefugees Helping Refugees continued to provide comprehensive support services that empower refugees and clients to achieve self-sufficiency and community integration. Services included English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, individualized case management, employment assistance, and job placement support. Through these programs, participants gained essential language, professional, and life skills that strengthened their ability to secure employment and actively engage in their new communities. The organization's efforts promote long-term stability, skill development, and empowerment, focusing on personal growth and integration rather than immigration or legal status.
$41,103 spentof which $41,103 as grants4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $985,103.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $239k to $0 (−100%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 61% · 2020 41% · 2021 79% · 2022 56% · 2023 39% · 2024 42%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $25k → $152k.
6 of 22 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 4% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 31% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
88% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 59% · 2020 50% · 2021 48% · 2022 45% · 2023 55% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
22% of REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 36% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
96% of REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $65k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.1M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$2.1M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC?
- REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC (New York) receives grants from 22 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,601,672 to it, the largest being ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC ($496,550). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC have?
- IRS filings report 22 organizations giving $1,601,672 in grants to REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC?
- ASIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $496,550 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like REFUGEES HELPING REFUGEES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 22 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing