2024-03-29T00:10:28-07:00 2021-12-31 990EZ 2021-01-01 811938695 FREE MIGRATION PROJECT FREE 6464410741 426 E Allegheny Ave Unit 306 Philadelphia PA 19134 David Bennion Executive Director 6464410741 2024-03-29 David Bennion 999009999 0 11 0 AAL2 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X freemigrationproject.org X X 188723 X 156050 22033 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10640 188723 5710 0 142190 34475 7847 1702 16707 208631 -19908 96473 0 76565 X 110572 80697 0 0 0 0 110572 80697 14099 4132 96473 76565 Charitable and educational purposes Immigrant rights campaign support. Provided legal, logistical, and strategic support to immigrants, community members, & advocates in collaborative public immigrant rights campaigns, including removal defense, opposition to family detention, and family reunification campaigns. 1210 62137 Provided legal services to low-income immigrants and their family members. Approx. 90 clients were served in 2021. Services included representation in removal proceedings & appeals and applications for deferred action, citizenship, family benefits, asylum, U and T visas, and other standard immigration benefits. 0 71014 Provided information about immigration law and policy to the public through social media, private communications, and public presentations. Organized a fourth annual conference on immigration theory and policy in November. Launched a legal information website. 4500 26630 Litigated in the public interest under the PA Sunshine Act for policies relating to an immigrant detention center and defended against civil fines levied against clients exercising their free speech & religious liberty rights. 0 17754 177535 David Colin Bennion Executive Director 55 43125 8628 0 Jasmine Rivera Board President and Director 3 0 0 0 Jamila Hammami Board Treasurer and Director 2 0 0 0 Tania Victoria Chairez Hernandez Board Secretary and Director 2 0 0 0 Vipul Naik Director 1 0 0 0 Ming Keong Lee Director 1 0 0 0 Steven Sacco Director 1 0 0 0 Juliette Gomez Director 1 0 0 0 Shikha Dalmia Director 1 0 0 0 Katia Perez Director 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA PA David Colin Bennion 426 E Allegheny Ave Unit 306 Philadelphia PA 19134 6464410741 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 2879 43658 75084 214994 156050 492665 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2879 43658 75084 214994 156050 492665 0 492665 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 492665 131842 1 1 X 6259 4173 10432 198199 208631 41726 10432 0 0 12482 15120 31167 41726 100495 150743 175 5641 9880 10432 26128 3121 3780 7792 10432 25125 37688 175 1880 3755 6259 12069 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^Payroll Protection Program loan forgiveness;9500|Insurance premium reimbursement;276|Travel reimbursements;770|Misc;94^Total;10640^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 COVID Community Relief distribution: $4500 Community support distributions: $1210 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Insurance;1770|Travel and meetings;6523|Supplies;2270|Information technology;2162|Membership and registration fees;820|Staff development;312|Bank fees;1255|books and subscriptions;72|Advertising;56|Case expenses;1401|Misc and refunds;28|Software;38^Total;16707^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Payroll liabilities;4132^Total;4132^ Our staff did not have adequate bookkeeping and accounting experience and tools to manage the organization's books as it grew in the years after founding. In some cases, staff was applying incorrect accounting principles to its accounts. Attempts to locate volunteer accounting support were unsuccessful, and paid accounting consulting services were eventually located to train staff in bookkeeping to maintain accurate records for tax filing and other purposes. The process of training staff to correct and update the books took many months. One of the necessary tasks was to prepare and file an amended long-form 990 to make a modest prior period adjustment for 2019 and correct other errors in the initial Form 990EZ filing. Staff filed an extension request but was unable to complete the task of updating and restating the organization's financial documents for purposes of filing the amended 2020 and initial 2021 forms until now. We request an abatement of the penalty for late filing under the circumstances.