2024-11-15T09:42:20-06:00 2023-12-31 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP 7676 FORSYTH BLVD SUITE 2100 SAINT LOUIS MO 63105 990 2023-01-01 430652640 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS INTE 3147739090 3401 ARSENAL STREET ST LOUIS MO 63118 ARREY OBENSON PRESIDENT & CEO 3147739090 2024-11-12 1 1 KIMBERLY A RYAN P00829977 3142903300 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ARREY OBENSON 3401 ARSENAL ST ST LOUIS MO 63118 24408959 0 X HTTP://WWW.IISTL.ORG X 1919 MO INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS BUILDS A MORE CONNECTED AND PRODUCTIVE SOCIETY FOR IMMIGRANTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. 23 23 167 930 0 0 16880178 24111557 386075 245262 10744 51340 0 800 17276997 24408959 4701198 8400933 0 0 5626749 7150875 0 0 320552 7080719 11253402 17408666 26805210 -131669 -2396251 10485696 9076368 2670970 2592084 7814726 6484284 X SEE SCHEDULE O.FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS HAS SERVED AS THE ST. LOUIS REGION'S HUB FOR IMMIGRANT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ITS MISSION IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO THRIVE IN ORDER TO CREATE A MORE WELCOMING, PROSPEROUS, AND HEALTHY REGION FOR ALL. ANNUALLY, MORE THAN 3,500 IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FROM MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES BENEFIT FROM ESSENTIAL INTEGRATIVE SERVICES FOCUSED ON CONNECTING NEW ARRIVALS WITH FIRST-TOUCH SERVICES AND RESOURCES, ENGAGING FOREIGN-BORN WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY, AND BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. INSTITUTE STAFF ARE RECOGNIZED AUTHORITIES ABOUT REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION SERVICES. THEY SERVE ON DOZENS OF COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES AND BOARDS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. 0 0 4970145 8400933 CASE MANAGEMENT & RESETTLEMENT - SEE SCHEDULE OCASE MANAGEMENT & RESETTLEMENT:REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT OCCURS OVER THE FIRST 90 AFTER A REFUGEE ARRIVES TO ST. LOUIS. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE AIRPORT PICK-UP; PROVISION OF HOUSING AND FURNISHINGS ON ARRIVAL, FOOD, CLOTHING, AND TRANSPORTATION. IN ADDITION TO THESE BASIC NEEDS, WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT, CULTURAL ORIENTATION, LINKAGES FOR INITIAL HEALTH SCREENINGS, BENEFITS ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY REFERRALS. STAFF MEMBERS MEET REFUGEES AT THE AIRPORT, DELIVER THEM TO HOUSING RENTED FOR THEM, PROVIDE INITIAL HOME ORIENTATION, AND HELP THEM BEGIN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A NEW LIFE IN ST. LOUIS. DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF EACH REFUGEE FAMILY, SERVICES CAN INCLUDE REFERRALS TO REGISTRATION FOR ENGLISH CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND STATE AND FEDERAL BENEFITS APPLICATIONS. CLIENTS ARE ASSIGNED A CASE SPECIALIST OF SIMILAR LANGUAGE AND CULTURE WHEN AVAILABLE. IN 2023, A TOTAL OF 699 REFUGEES WERE SERVED, INCLUDING 226 AFGHANS, 190 CONGOLESE, AND 82 SYRIAN. 3899480 245262 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - SEE SCHEDULE OCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOCUSES ON CREATING A MORE WELCOMING THROUGH; 1) CONNECTING ST. LOUISANS, THE EXPERIENCE OF NEW ARRIVALS, 2) IMPROVING THE CULTURAL COMPETENCY OF CUSTOMERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY, 3) LEAD ON ISSUES, WHICH IMPACT REFUGEES AND IMMIGRATION. ACCORDINGLY, WE OFFER HOLISTIC SERVICES, WHICH ARE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS AND EDUCATING NATIVE-BORN MEMBERS OF THE REGION. TO HELP BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY, THE INSTITUTE PRODUCES THE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS, OUR REGION'S LARGEST MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL THAT ANNUALLY CONNECTS MORE THAN 150,000 VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF NEWCOMERS AND LONG-TIMERS. THE FESTIVAL FOCUSES ON COMMON CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS, FOOD, MUSIC, AND DANCE AND IS, THEREFORE, A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR ST. LOUISANS TO LEARN ABOUT AND BUILD GREATER APPRECIATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S GROWING DIVERSITY. THE FESTIVAL IS ALSO A VALUABLE VENUE FOR OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFITS TO CONNECT WITH THESE NEWCOMERS, WHO ARE DIFFICULT TO REACH THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEDIA. AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, WE OFFER TOURS TO GROUPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELPS CONNECT THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO OUR WORK.IN 2023 WE HOSTED AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA, UBUNTU, WITH OVER 250 ATTENDEES WITH A GOAL TO RAISE FUNDS AND ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE WITH THE LONG-TERM VISION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS EVENT RAISED OVER $75,000. WE ALSO ORGANIZED 12 COMMUNITY MONTHLY UPDATES AIMED AT PROVIDING COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR WORK AND OFFERING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED.WE ALSO MAINTAINED A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, INSPIRING THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR WORK. ALL THROUGH THE YEAR, SEVERAL MEDIA STORIES REPORTED ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ESPECIALLY RELATED TO UKRAINIAN ARRIVALS, THE AFGHAN COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND THE LAUNCH OF THE ANNA E. CROSSLIN CENTER FOR MULTICULTURAL EXCELLENCE. WE ALSO PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT LANGUAGE SERVICES TO SUPPORT SERVICE DELIVERY TO OUR CLIENTS BUT ALSO TO A WIDE RANGE OF CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE REGION. 1238003 EDUCATION & CITIZENSHIP - SEE SCHEDULE OEDUCATION & CITIZENSHIP:WE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ADULT LEARNERS, INCLUDING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL) CLASSES AND SESSION-BASED CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION CLASSES, EACH TYPE WITH LEVELS RANGING FROM LITERACY TO INTERMEDIATE AND HELD WEEKDAY MORNINGS, AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. MOST ESOL AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES HAVE BOTH IN-PERSON AND REMOTE OPTIONS. FURTHERMORE, WE OFFER COMPUTER CLASSES RANGING FROM BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE LEVELS, DRIVING CLASS AND A BRIDGE TO COLLEGE COURSE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR TEEN PROGRAMS PROVIDE TUTORING AND MENTORING SERVICES TO IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE YOUTH AGES 14 TO 24 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE RESULTING NUMBERS FOR 2023 EVIDENCED AN OVERALL TOTAL OF 1,086 WITH 732 SERVED IN ESOL CLASSES, 113 IN COMPUTER CLASSES, 126 IN DRIVING CLASSES AND 30 IN BRIDGE TO COLLEGE CLASSES WHILE 121 PREPARED FOR US CITIZENSHIP WITH 66 PASSING THE CITIZENSHIP TEST; TEEN PROGRAMS SERVED 154 YOUTH. 1034142 SOCIAL WORK & HEALTH SERVICES: SOCIAL WORK STAFF PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY-CENTERED SERVICES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS; GRIEF, DEPRESSION AND OTHER RESPONSES TO MIGRATION-RELATED TRAUMA. POPULATIONS SERVED INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES WITH SUCH ISSUES AS AGING, MENTAL HEALTH, CRIME (I.E. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE), DISABILITIES (I.E. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT), FAMILY CONFLICT, AND TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. IISTL IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CARE ACCESS FOR NEW AMERICANS (CANA) MENTAL HEALTH REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR FOREIGN-BORN INDIVIDUALS WITH THE ST. LOUIS MENTAL HEALTH BOARD (MHB). ANTI-TRAFFICKING STAFF MANAGE AND SUPPORT THE EASTERN MISSOURI/SOUTHERN ILLINOIS RESCUE AND RESTORE CONSORTIUM. THE CONSORTIUM IS A COLLABORATIVE OF FOUR NETWORKS, WHICH CONDUCT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO IDENTIFY TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. 13939232 MO-ORA:MISSOURI OFFICE OF REFUGEE ADMINISTRATION IS AN OFFICE WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ST. LOUIS AND SERVES AS THE DEFACTO STATE REFUGEE OFFICE. THE OFFICE ADMINISTERS FEDERAL FUNDS FROM THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT (ORR) AND DISTRIBUTES THEM STATEWIDE TO LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. IN 2023, MO-ORA FUNDED PROGRAMS TO 7 REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES, 8 NON-RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO AFGHAN PAROLEES AND APPROXIMATELY 28 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FUNDING, MO-ORA ALSO MONITORS THOSE AGENCIES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. MO-ORA HAS STAFF IN ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY AND NEAR JEFFERSON CITY. 14973374 25081002 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 439 0 167 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X ARREY OBENSON 3147739090 3401 ARSENAL STREET ST LOUIS MO 63118 JENNIFER SCHWESIG CHAIR (AS OF 12/23) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICE THARENOS CHAIR (THRU 12/23) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA MAYADAS-LAWRENCE VICE CHAIR (AS OF 12/23) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC HANSEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CULLEN ANDREWS SECRETARY (AS OF 12/23) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES ALLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BADLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NERGIS CAVITT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN FIELDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARYN FOWLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HAGEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAVAD KHAZAELI DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH KIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MINA LEIST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMIR MEHTA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADNAN OMERAGIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCES GEYER PESTELLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LILY REN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN SCHUKAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAISA STUCKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA SWATOSH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORIE WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARREY OBENSON PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 1.00 X 212796 0 0 BENJAMIN WASHINGTON CFO 40.00 1.00 X 172705 0 0 PAUL COSTIGAN SVP & MO REFUGEE STATE COORDINATOR 40.00 X 115982 0 21375 BLAKE HAMILTON SVP TALENT DEVELOPMENT & ADVOCACY 40.00 X 113681 0 0 615164 0 21375 4 0 1 0 0 261960 172000 21710730 1966867 34925 24111557 TRANSLATING & INTERPRETING 611710 93704 93704 FESTIVAL OF NATIONS 611710 79994 79994 OTHER PROGRAM FEES 611710 69099 69099 SPEAKER FEES 611710 2465 2465 245262 51340 51340 0 172000 0 0 800 0 800 800 24408959 245262 0 52140 X 8400933 8400933 385501 342942 42559 5469192 4846617 494597 127978 164245 136420 23099 4726 730467 605693 103384 21390 401470 330789 58674 12007 41966 41966 73047 41338 31709 9372197 9332856 39341 88078 76282 9175 2621 259079 181668 27848 49563 517216 450395 57600 9221 177003 142842 32376 1785 6346 6346 164658 135020 29638 67261 55153 10623 1485 EQUIP RENTAL & MAINT. 228151 132800 93363 1988 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 211870 174972 35496 1402 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 46530 37224 7445 1861 26805210 25081002 1403656 320552 3694778 0 250000 250000 3073028 4089023 178218 259917 32872 0 4835344 1723094 2909097 3112250 347703 1365178 10485696 9076368 1259297 1305372 561867 717795 557937 446669 291869 122248 2670970 2592084 X 5855840 4645992 1958886 1838292 7814726 6484284 10485696 9076368 -2396251 1065809 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5803395 6090059 12212561 16880178 24111557 65097750 5803395 6090059 12212561 16880178 24111557 65097750 668527 64429223 31068 5865 430 10744 51340 99447 655 800 1455 65198652 1849514 0.98820 0.98840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 249284 249284 3576468 1118516 2457952 1009592 604578 405014 3112250 EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT RECEIVABLE 1065809 ENDOWMENT 42836 OTHER ASSETS 125560 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - FINANCING 66134 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - OPERATING 64839 1365178 LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING 63858 LEASE LIABILITY - FINANCING 58390 122248 PART IV, LINE 2B: INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS (IDA) ARE ESTABLISHED THROUGH A PROGRAM RUN BY THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST. LOUIS. PARTICIPANTS DEPOSIT FUNDS INTO IDA SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. THESE FUNDS ARE THEN MATCHED DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR BY THE UNITED WAY UP TO A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $4,000 PER PARTICIPANT. DISBURSEMENTS FROM IDAS ARE MADE BY THE IICDC AS REQUESTED BY THE PARTICIPANT. FESTIVAL OF NATIONS 172000 172000 172000 172000 1 ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS 2119 8400933 PART I, LINE 2: ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IS PROVIDED TO ONGOING CLIENTS OF THE INSTITUTE. STAFF HAS ONGOING CONTACT WITH RECIPIENTS. WHERE PRACTICAL, ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED IN KIND. GRANT TO A RELATED ORGANIZATION IS MONITORED BY THE STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE INCLUDING THE ACCOUNTING FUNCTION. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARREY OBENSON PRESIDENT/CEO 212796 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212796 0 0 0 BENJAMIN WASHINGTON CFO 167605 0 5100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 172705 0 0 0 X 1 3504 FMV X SUPPLIES 1 31520 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERY BOARD MEMBER AND SENT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PRESIDENT REVIEWS THESE STATEMENTS AND MONITORS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT WERE TO EXIST, THE BOARD MEMBER WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CEO'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED ON A RECOMMENDATION BY THE PERSONNEL AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES, INDEPENDENT OF THE PRESIDENT, BASED UPON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROPOSED GOALS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS DESCRIBED IN QUESTION 19 ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING - PROGRAMS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 599,021. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 599,021. LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 30,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,000. SUBCONTRACTORS - CULTURAL TRANSITION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,309,787. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,309,787. OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,334,547. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 39,341. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,373,888. COMPUTER CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 59,501. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 59,501. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 3401 ARSENAL STREET ST LOUIS MO 63118 161765276 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MO 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0