REFUGE AMERICA INC
EIN 88-0565655 · Public Foundations (T30)
What they do
to Welcome Forcibly Displaced LGBTQIA Asylum Seekers Refugees Supporting Them Through Sponsorship As They Rebuild Their Lives Building Community Through Human Connection and Serving As Advocates Storytellers Communities of Care Refuge Americas Communities of Care Program Provides Direct Support to LGBTQIA Asylum Seekers Including Individuals In Immigration Detention In 2025 The Program Provided Stipends and Basic Needs Assistance Coordinated Referrals to Legal Housing and Mental Health Services and Supported Individuals Navigating The Asylum Process With Dignity and Care Nation of Welcome Storytelling Project Through The Nation of Welcome Storytelling Project Refuge America Amplified The Lived Experiences of LGBTQIA Asylum Seekers and Refugees Activities Included Exhibitions Public Storytelling Panels and Creative Works Designed to Humanize Migration Build Empathy and Shift Public Understanding Toward More Welcoming Policies
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DANIEL FRIEDMANCO-FOUNDER BOARD MEMBER
DOROTHY WETZELPRESIDENT
RACHEL EINBUND ESQBOARD MEMBER
RODRIGUE SHIMWEBOARD MEMBER
RYAN-ASHLEY MALONEYBOARD SECRETARY
STEVEN MULEMEBOARD MEMBER
TIM CECIBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2022
- Location
- 3333 BROADWAY APT D5A, NEW YORK, NY 10031
- County
- New York
- In care of
- Edafe Okporo
- Primary officer
- Edafe Okporo, Executive Director
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Public Foundations (T30)
- IRS tax category
- Public Foundations