EIN 46-1017191

Refugee and Immigrant Voices in Action

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
129
State
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center strives to assist refugees in expanding their possibilities through advocacy, education, and community development. The center's Reach program aims to bridge the gap between the refugee community and healthcare by training and certifying members as medical interpreters and community health workers. Additionally, Refugeerise Americorps offers workforce training and job placement to newcomers, increasing access to existing development programs while building cultural and language-appropriate life skills.
Also known as...
Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center
Total revenues
$4,046,616
2022
Total expenses
$3,446,503
2022
Total assets
$2,721,836
2022
Num. employees
129
2022

Program areas at Refugee and Immigrant Voices in Action

Riva americorps (formerly rise americorps) is an iowa-based national service program that strengthens the economic capacity and self-sufficiency of immigrants through community service. Riva americorps addresses barriers to economic opportunity and advancement for refugees and immigrants. Barriers may include literacy (e.g. Digital, tech, reading), language, lack of familiarity with hiring processes (e.g. Applications, cover letter, interviews), lack of networking opportunities, among others. Americorps members assist community members with workforce readiness education, training and support services so individuals can develop skills, gain confidence and become assets in their community for those facing similar hurdles to opportunity and stability. Riva americorps also helps to bridge the gap between chronic work shortages across the state and an untapped wealth of talent in the Refugee and Immigrant communities.
The health equity campaign emphasizes building the power of people at the grassroots level to demand and win health system policy change and address barriers to care for Immigrant and Refugee community members. The key areas of focus for the campaign are vaccine uptake, mental health, social determinants of health, medicaid and support services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.by organizing with an intersectional approach and forging relationships with a network of diverse stakeholders, several coalitions have successfully been formed to reach multiple populations that will benefit greatly from advocacy and increased access to social services. Forged at the outset of the covid-19 pandemic, these coalitions have hosted clinics, expanded vaccination opportunities, disseminated at-home testing kits, provided training, curated a library of multilingual educational resources, and supported local health departments.
Embarc programs serve diverse ethnic groups from burma to provide essential linguistic and culturally appropriate services to Iowa Refugee and Immigrant community members through peer-to-peer education, case management, systems advocacy, and community development. Specific areas include (1) early childhood parent and family support: over 460 service participants, 250 parent education learning circles, 85 children registered for preschool, and eight resource videos in 5+ languages; (2) crisis advocacy and referral services: 99% increase from the previous year in case management, clients service hours and the healthy-mind community focus group, extensive staff training and public advocacy; 28 clients have received employment navigation support and increased wages; (3) esl citizenship class: 83 students enroll the class and completed 35 citizens application.
Other costs related to organization's mission and purpose.

Who funds Refugee and Immigrant Voices in Action

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
United Way of Central IowaQuality Early Learning$165,425
Northwest Area FoundationBuilding Capacity, Sustainability, and Impact in A Maturing Organization$150,000
Community CatalystSupport Health Issues$100,500
...and 9 more grants received

Personnel at Refugee and Immigrant Voices in Action

NameTitleCompensation
Henny OhrExecutive Director$43,523
Donna WilkinTreasurer / Secretary / President / Member$0
Jy LeeTreasurer$0
Erin Kim-ChoPresident$0
Win Win NgwePast Treasurer$0
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Refugee and Immigrant Voices in Action

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,837,389
Program services$163,915
Investment income and dividends$45,312
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,046,616

Form 990s for Refugee and Immigrant Voices in Action

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-08990View PDF
2020-122021-11-12990View PDF
2019-122021-03-01990View PDF
2018-122020-01-17990View PDF
...and 4 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $182,500 from United Way of Central Iowa
July 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 5, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman servicesImmigration
Characteristics
Political advocacyState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
4801 Franklin Ave 1159
Des Moines, IA 50310
Metro area
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
County
Polk County, IA
Website URL
embarciowa.org/ 
Phone
(515) 286-3928
IRS details
EIN
46-1017191
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B01: Education Alliances and Advocacy
NAICS code, primary
813410: Civic and Social Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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