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TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY

CORTARO, AZ · EIN 263176515 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE P84 · Human Services · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.tucsonrefugeeministry.com
revenue
$441K
expenses
$239K
net assets
$394K
employees
10
volunteers
700
program ratio
68%
mission · from form 990

PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY EDUCATES, EQUIPS, AND MOBILIZES THE CHURCH TO SERVE REFUGEES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

profile · synthesized from sources

Tucson Refugee Ministry is an operational nonprofit that provides direct services and support to refugees in Tucson, Arizona. They focus on building relationships and community through various programs, including youth activities, adult education, and social groups, aiming to help refugees integrate and thrive in their new environment.

named programs · 15 · from sources

what they call their work

Airport Welcomes
Volunteers greet new refugees at the airport upon their arrival in Tucson.
Arrive and Thrive
Volunteers assist a partner agency as Navigators, Teachers, and Business Coaches, offering vocational support, financial training, career building resources, and interest-free micro-loans for business start-ups.
Baby Partnerships
Volunteers support refugee mothers-to-be, helping them feel loved and cared for as they welcome new babies.
Elementary Outreach
Develops relationships with refugee families and children through weekly play dates, excursions, block parties, and special events.
Family Events
Organizes events like zoo trips, International Thanksgiving Dinner, and Christmas Caroling for the entire refugee community.
Family Partnerships
Partners volunteer families with refugee families to build relationships through events and visits.
International Kids Club
A weekly program for refugee children in their neighborhoods, featuring games, stories, snacks, and field trips.
International Kids Kamp
A free summer program for international and refugee children (ages 5-12) offering songs, games, crafts, stories, a halal meal, and a field trip, with a focus on men of God common in the Bible and Quran.
Men’s Social Groups
Provides a space for volunteers and refugee men to bond, learn, and socialize.
Teen Boy’s Group
Meets bi-weekly to develop community, teach practical skills, provide mentoring, and engage in activities like sports, hiking, and fishing for refugee teen boys.
Teen Girl’s Group
Meets bi-weekly to develop community, teach practical skills, provide mentoring, and engage in activities like arts & crafts and special celebrations for refugee teen girls.
Trauma Informed Care Groups
An 8-week curriculum developed by professionals to help refugee youth and adults cope with past trauma, recognize trauma in others, and help children cope to build resilience.
Tutoring for Adults
Offers tutoring to adult refugees learning English and preparing for citizenship tests.
Tutoring for Youth
Provides tutoring to refugee youth of all ages to help with schoolwork and language challenges.
Women’s Social Groups
Monthly gatherings for volunteers, refugee women, and their young children for conversation, food, and socializing.
activities · 9 groups

what they do

  • Job Readiness Training 8 activities
    • Barriers to Employment Assistance
      Helps refugees overcome practical obstacles to employment including transportation, childcare, clothing needs, and time management.
    • Employment Support Services
      Offers comprehensive job acquisition and retention services, including resume creation, interview training, career planning, and instruction on workplace conduct such as punctuality and relationships. Also addresses practical barriers to employment like transportation, childcare, and time management.
    • Employment Support Services
      Assists refugees with job acquisition through resume creation, online job platform navigation, interview preparation, and career planning. Also provides training in job retention skills such as punctuality, workplace relationships, and maintaining a positive attitude.
    • Employment Support Services
      Offers comprehensive job acquisition and retention services, including resume creation, job platform navigation, interview training, career planning, and instruction on workplace conduct such as punctuality and professional relationships. Also addresses practical barriers to employment like transportation, childcare, and time management.
    • Employment and Economic Self-Sufficiency Support
      Assists refugees with employment entry, career advancement, and economic self-sufficiency through services like resume creation, job platform navigation, interviewing skills, career planning, job retention training, and addressing employment obstacles such as transportation and childcare. Also provides financial literacy education and support for business startups.
    • Refugee Entrepreneurship Assistance
      Supports refugee-led business startups by providing guidance on licenses, permits, location selection, contracts, staffing, supply management, accounting, tax reporting, advertising, and transportation logistics.
    • Refugee Entrepreneurship Assistance
      Supports refugee entrepreneurs by providing guidance on business startup processes, including legal requirements, location, staffing, supply management, accounting, tax reporting, advertising, and transportation.
    • Refugee Entrepreneurship and Business Development Support
      Provides guidance and support for refugees starting their own businesses, covering essential areas such as licenses, permits, location selection, contracts, staffing, supply management, accounting, tax reporting, advertising, and transportation.
  • Immigrant Rights Advocacy & Legal Challenges 4 activities
    • Advocacy and National Refugee Policy Engagement
      Engages in national-level advocacy and policy work through participation in the Refugee Highway Partnership to influence refugee actions and policies.
    • National Refugee Policy Engagement
      Engages in national-level refugee policy and actions through the Refugee Highway Partnership.
    • National Refugee Policy Engagement
      Engages in national-level advocacy and policy efforts through participation in the Refugee Highway Partnership to influence refugee support systems and actions.
    • Refugee Policy Advocacy
      Engages in national-level advocacy and policy efforts through participation in the Refugee Highway Partnership to influence refugee-related actions and systemic support.
  • Refugee & Immigrant Integration Support 4 activities
    • Capacity Building for Refugee Service Providers
      Provides training and convenes the annual Arizona Refugee Workers gathering to strengthen the capacity of refugee support professionals across Tucson and the state.
    • Refugee Worker Training and Capacity Building
      Provides training for refugee workers across Tucson, including the Refugee 101 course for volunteers, and organizes the annual Arizona Refugee Workers gathering to strengthen local capacity.
    • Refugee Worker Training and Capacity Building
      Provides foundational and regional training for refugee support workers, including the "Refugee 101" course for volunteers and the annual Arizona Refugee Workers gathering, to strengthen local refugee service capacity.
    • Refugee Worker Training and Networking
      Provides Tucson-wide training for refugee workers and organizes the Arizona Refugee Workers gathering annually. Also offers a training course called Refugee 101 for volunteers.
  • Long-Term Volunteer Pairing for Refugee Integration 4 activities
    • Volunteer-Mentor Matching Program
      Facilitates long-term relationships between volunteers and refugee families, including those from the Democratic Republic of Congo, to provide enduring friendship and support for social integration and resettlement over periods up to six years.
    • Volunteer-Mentorship Integration Program
      Facilitates long-term volunteer pairings with refugee families to foster enduring friendships and provide sustained support for social integration and resettlement, including documented multi-year relationships with families from countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • Volunteer-Refugee Connection and Integration Support
      Facilitates long-term relationships between volunteers and refugee families to support social integration and resettlement, including documented multi-year support for families from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • Volunteer-Refugee Family Connection and Support
      Facilitates connections between volunteers and refugee families to foster enduring friendships, provide support for integration and resettlement, and build long-term relationships.
  • Adult Literacy and HSE/ESL Instruction 3 activities
    • English Language Instruction and Tutoring
      Provides English language instruction and tutoring to refugees of all ages, including adults preparing for citizenship tests and youth needing support with schoolwork. Services are offered to refugees from countries such as Afghanistan, Haiti, and Mexico.
    • English Language Instruction and Tutoring
      Provides English language instruction and tutoring to refugees of all ages, including adults preparing for citizenship tests and youth needing support with schoolwork. Services are designed to improve language skills and support educational integration.
    • English Language and Citizenship Education
      Provides English language instruction to refugees, including adults and youth, from various countries, and offers tutoring for citizenship test preparation.
  • Christian Literature Development and Distribution 3 activities
    • Religious Outreach and Translation
      Translated the booklet "You are a Beloved Daughter" for Muslim women as part of religious outreach efforts to share the Gospel.
    • Religious Outreach and Translation
      Translated the religious booklet "You are a Beloved Daughter" for Muslim women to facilitate Gospel sharing, reflecting faith-based outreach efforts.
    • Religious and Cultural Outreach Materials
      Translated the booklet "You are a Beloved Daughter" for Muslim women to facilitate Gospel sharing, reflecting faith-based outreach efforts.
  • Mental Health & Trauma Support Services 3 activities
    • Trauma-Informed Care
      Runs a trauma-informed care program to help refugees cope with past trauma and build resilience.
    • Trauma-Informed Care Program
      Runs a trauma-informed care program to help refugees process past trauma and build emotional resilience as part of their resettlement and integration process.
    • Trauma-Informed Care Program
      Runs a trauma-informed care program to help refugees process past trauma and build emotional resilience.
  • Youth Financial Literacy Education 1 activity
    • Financial Literacy Education
      Offers financial literacy training to help refugees manage money effectively and achieve economic self-sufficiency.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • Financial Literacy Education
      Delivers financial literacy training to help refugees manage money effectively and achieve economic self-sufficiency.
    • Youth and Family Engagement Programs
      Operates summer programs such as International Kids Kamp and Teen Blast for refugee children ages 5–12, offering songs, games, crafts, and field trips. Also organizes airport welcomes, Ramadan activities, and other community events to support family integration.
    • Youth and Family Engagement Programs
      Operates summer programs including International Kids Kamp (also known as International Kids Camp), a free program for refugee children ages 5–12 featuring songs, games, crafts, and field trips. Also organizes airport welcomes and cultural events such as Ramadan activities.
    • Youth and Family Engagement Programs
      Operates summer programs such as International Kids Kamp and Teen Blast for refugee children and youth (ages 5–12), offering games, crafts, songs, and field trips. Also organizes community events including airport welcomes and Ramadan activities to support family integration.
    • Youth and Family Programs
      Operates International Kid's Kamp and Teen Blast programs, including a free summer camp for refugee children aged 5-12 with activities like songs, games, crafts, and field trips. Also organizes airport welcomes and Ramadan activities for refugees.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$441K
Contributions & grants$441K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$3740%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$239K
Program expenses68%
Admin / overhead32%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$123K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$391K
Cash$376K
Investments$0
Liabilities$-3K
Net assets$394K
Liquid reserves18.9 mo
4 years on record · 2019–2022 · YoY revenue +92.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JENNIFER TOMPKINS CEO/BOARD CH 55 $29K
relationships · 6

who they work with

  • Arrive and Thrive Partner — Collaborates with Arrive and Thrive to provide vocational support and financial training for refugees.
  • Goshen International Church Partner — Gary Stokes helped start this diverse congregation aimed at being a community for young African refugees.
  • Refugee Highway Partnership Partner — Engages in national-level refugee policy and actions.
  • Santa Catalina Catholic Parish Partner — Introduced the parish to refugee needs, leading to the creation of their Refugee Ministry.
  • Vineyard City Church Partner — Gary Stokes, a board member, restarted this church in Tucson, which became diverse and worked with the Vineyard church in Sri Lanka.
  • resettlement agencies Partner — Partners with resettlement agencies to ensure refugees are respected.