HIAS INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1300 SPRING ST STE 500, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-3634

In care of

% FRANK BOCCOVI CONTROLLER

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

BETH OPPENHEIM, 1300 SPRING STREET 500, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910

Signed the 990

ADAM MAYAKI, CFAO

Phone

(301) 844-7300

Website

WWW.HIAS.ORG

Return prepared by

GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

HIAS IS THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH NONPROFIT THAT STANDS FOR A WORLD IN WHICH FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE FIND WELCOME, SAFETY, AND OPPORTUNITY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THERE HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE PEOPLE SEEKING SAFETY AND SO FEW PLACES WILLING TO PROTECT AND WELCOME THEM. OVER 120 MILLION PEOPLE ARE FORCIBLY DISPLACED IN THE WORLD TODAY. FOR OVER 100 YEARS, HIAS HAS BEEN THERE FOR REFUGEES WHEN AND WHERE THEY NEED HELP MOST. WE ARE A JEWISH HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY, PROVIDING VITAL SERVICES TO REFUGEES AND VULNERABLE MIGRANTS SO THEY CAN REBUILD THEIR LIVES. IN 2025, OUR COUNTRY PORTFOLIO CHANGED FROM 25 COUNTRIES AT THE START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR TO 12 BY YEAR-END.

Program accomplishments

• U.S. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THROUGH HIAS' NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT AND INTEGRATION WORK IN THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS ITS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES, HIAS HELPS FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE UNITED STATES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THROUGH OUR NATIONAL RESETTLEMENT NETWORK OF 30 AFFILIATES, HIAS PROVIDED CLIENTS WITH NEW PROGRAMMING AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR FULL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE UNITED STATES. HIAS' ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH BY SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING CLIENTS THROUGH EARLY EMPLOYMENT OR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ENHANCING THEIR FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. HIAS WORKS WITH CLIENTS, NOT ONLY TO GAIN NEW SKILLS FOR OPTIMAL EMPLOYMENT AND A CHANGING WORKFORCE, BUT ALSO TO BUILD THEIR FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, SAVINGS, AND ASSETS --SUCH AS FOR PURCHASING A VEHICLE OR HOME, STARTING A BUSINESS, OR SAVING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. ACROSS A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES, HIAS PARTNERS WORK WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL EMPLOYERS TO INTEGRATE REFUGEES INTO THE WORKFORCE AND PROVIDE TRAINING FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND UPWARD MOBILITY. OUR NETWORK OF AFFILIATES ALSO WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO HELP REFUGEES LAUNCH OR EXPAND SMALL BUSINESSES, ACCESS CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND DEVELOP ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. IN ADDITION TO ECONOMIC INCLUSION, HIAS' SOCIAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS HELP REFUGEES ACCESS CRITICAL SERVICES AND SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE INTO THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR CULTURE AND IDENTITY. HIAS WORKS WITH CLIENTS TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING, BUILD SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS, AND ADJUST TO DAILY LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY AS THEY BEGIN TO HEAL FROM THE TRAUMA OF DISPLACEMENT.HIAS' US-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES TEAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, COMPLEMENTARY SUPPORT TO LEGAL CLIENTS. THIS INCLUDES CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, A ROBUST VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND OUR ONGOING ASYLEE OUTREACH PROJECT. HIAS OFFERS PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS THROUGH OUR DIRECT IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM IN NEW YORK AND SILVER SPRING, AS WELL AS THROUGH AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF OVER 2,000 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS NATIONWIDE. THIS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT HELPS CLIENTS, NOT ONLY NAVIGATE THE COMPLICATIONS AND DIFFICULTIES OF LONG LEGAL PROCESSES, BUT ALSO IN ADJUSTING TO LIFE IN A NEW COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, HIAS' US LEGAL PROGRAMS SERVED 1433 INDIVIDUALS. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND LEAD THE JEWISH MOVEMENT FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS. WE EDUCATE, ORGANIZE, AND MOBILIZE AMERICAN JEWS TO PUT THEIR VALUES INTO ACTION AND ADVOCATE FOR REFUGEES IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY. WE FUEL THE JEWISH RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS BY EQUIPPING CLERGY, LEADERSHIP, CONGREGATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS AND IDEAS TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS LOCALLY AND HOLD ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. STATEWIDE COALITIONS AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS FUEL HIAS' WORK AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL ACROSS THE NATION. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AND WITH THE FOCUSED WORK OF OUR ESTABLISHED REGIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, HIAS ENGAGES WITH A BROAD RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO EDUCATE COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE ISSUES FACING REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AND MOBILIZE SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THEIR RIGHTS.
  Expenses $68,472,708 · grants $53,515,530 · revenue $1,766,839
• INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: HIAS DELIVERS CRITICAL SERVICES TO FORCIBLY DISPLACED POPULATIONS THAT PROVIDE RELIEF FROM CRISIS, AND SUPPORT THEM IN REBUILDING THEIR LIVES WITH DIGNITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AS A RESULT OF THEIR EXPERIENCES - FROM UPROOTING THEIR LIVES TO SURVIVING OR WITNESSING VIOLENCE - MANY REFUGEES NEED URGENT SERVICES AS WELL AS LONG-TERM SUPPORT IN ORDER TO GAIN GREATER STABILITY AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES.HIAS PARTNERS CLOSELY WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP, LIKE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, AS WELL AS REFUGEE AGENCIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS. OUR WELL-ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS ENABLE US TO SHARE OUR EXPERTISE, ACHIEVE OUR ADVOCACY OBJECTIVES, AND MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT. LEGAL STATUS IS CRITICAL FOR REFUGEES. WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS, REFUGEES ARE FORCED TO LIVE ON THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY, LACKING HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, DIGNIFIED WORK, OR SAFE SHELTER - SOMETIMES FOR GENERATIONS. IN RESPONSE TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SUDANESE REFUGEES WHO HAVE FLED TO EASTERN CHAD, HIAS HAS EMPLOYED A MULTIFACETED APPROACH CENTERED ON RISK MITIGATION, RESPONSIVE ACTION, AND PROACTIVE PREVENTION TO COMBAT SEX-BASED VIOLENCE. WITHIN THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR, OVER 13,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH ENCOURAGING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR HEALING AND MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT (MHPSS) SERVICES SUCH AS COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY TRAINING ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, HIAS DELIVERED CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES AND ORGANIZED AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS. HIAS HAS DIRECTLY ASSISTED OVER 43,000 CHILDREN THROUGH THIS WORK. MOREOVER, HIAS HAS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY REACHED OVER 33,000 PEOPLE IN CHAD WITH CASH-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND CASH AND VOUCHER ASSISTANCE GIVING BENEFICIARIES THE FLEXIBILITY TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL ECONOMIES. EXAMPLES OF HIAS' IMPACT IN THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR: - HIAS REACHED NEARLY 567,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF DIRECT SERVICES TO NEARLY 320,000 INDIVIDUALS. - HIAS' MHPSS REACHED OVER 73,000 PEOPLE BOTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY. - HIAS' PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS REACHED OVER 80,000 PEOPLE BOTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY. - HIAS REACHED OVER 81,000 PEOPLE WITH LEGAL PROTECTION ACTIVITIES GLOBALLY. - IN 2025 CALENDAR YEAR, HIAS PROVIDED CASH AND VOUCHER ASSISTANCE TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE, REACHING OVER 54,000 PEOPLE GLOBALLY.- IN 2025, HIAS PROVIDED RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT RESETTLING 2,213 REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES. - IN CHAD, HIAS ADMINISTERED SERVICES TO OVER 257,700 PEOPLE FLEEING VIOLENCE IN SUDAN AND OTHER CONFLICT AREAS. HIAS STAFF CONDUCTED PROTECTION ACTIVITIES ADDRESSING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS REACHING OVER 20,400 PEOPLE IN DISPLACED COMMUNITIES.- IN ISRAEL, HIAS IS ONE OF THE LEADING LEGAL AID PROVIDERS FOR DISPLACED PERSONS, WHERE THEY SERVED OVER 1,100 DISPLACED PERSONS DIRECTLY THROUGH LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION INCLUDING PALESTINIANS AND OTHER REFUGEES FACING THE THREAT OF DEPORTATION IN THE WAKE OF THE ONGOING CONFLICT AND IN THE CONTEXT OF WAR. - IN KENYA, HIAS SERVED OVER 900 PEOPLE DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES TO BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MHPSS SUPPORT. - IN VENEZUELA, HIAS MET THE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE NEEDS OF OVER 4,200 DISPLACED PEOPLE AND HOST POPULATIONS. - IN MEXICO, HIAS SUPPORTED OVER 1,000 WITH MHPSS; AND PROVIDED OVER 3,500 WITH SERVICES TO PREVENT SEX-BASED VIOLENCE AND MITIGATE ITS IMPACT. - IN ECUADOR, HIAS' ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS REACHED OVER 1,100 PEOPLE DIRECTLY THROUGH ITS FLAGSHIP GRADUATION MODEL APPROACH. OVER 19,600 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED THROUGH CASH AND VOUCHER ASSISTANCE TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS.- IN COSTA RICA, HIAS SUPPORTED NEARLY 6,700 INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY THROUGH LEGAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS. - IN PANAMA, OVER 23,000 PEOPLE WERE REACHED WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OVER 3,700 PEOPLE RECEIVING LEGAL ASSISTANCE. - IN COLOMBIA, HIAS SERVED OVER 36,700 PEOPLE WITH VARIOUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SHELTER, FOOD, PREVENTION OF SEX-BASED VIOLENCE, AND MHPSS. - HIAS SERVED OVER 32,300 PEOPLE FLEEING VIOLENCE IN UKRAINE, AND MOLDOVA.
  Expenses $20,389,673 · grants $5,039,472

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

13-5633307

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1954

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q710)

Assets (IRS master file)

$72,745,531

Income (IRS master file)

$134,347,150

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-5633307).

Questions about HIAS INC

What is the EIN of HIAS INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of HIAS INC is 13-5633307.

Is HIAS INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1954.

Are donations to HIAS INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does HIAS INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of HIAS INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did HIAS INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Who is the principal officer of HIAS INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names BETH OPPENHEIM.

Who are the officers and directors of HIAS INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 37 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $368,584 (MARK HETFIELD, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does HIAS INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $107,582,793, expenses of $113,441,101 and total assets of $72,745,531 at year end.

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