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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1549711

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Financials

$8.3M$12.4M2023$11.9M$12.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$11,940,088$12,429,698-$489,610$13,669,866$1,797,571$11,872,295
December 31, 2023990$8,289,905$12,404,600-$4,114,695$15,043,628$2,630,071$12,413,557
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,545,046
Program service revenue
$1,628,265
Investment income
$539,402
Royalties
$86,598
Net income from fundraising events
-$27,629
Other revenue
$227,375

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$145,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,711,119
Other salaries and wages
$5,022,087
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$8,116,140
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$27,029
Accounting fees
$52,528
Occupancy
$119,965
Travel
$330,637
Depreciation
$27,461
Program services (functional)
$9,108,206
Management and general (functional)
$1,751,310
Fundraising (functional)
$1,570,182

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$15,043,628
Total assets, end of year
$13,669,866
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,797,571
Net assets, end of year
$11,872,295
Land, buildings and equipment
$257,726
Publicly traded securities
$34,585
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,409,680
Net assets with donor restrictions
$6,462,615
Gross receipts
$12,057,321
Employees
87
Volunteers
305
Year formed
1987
State of legal domicile
DE

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEREMY ROBBINSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
37.5$327,947$9,912
JORGE LOWEREEMANAGING DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PROGRAMS
Key employee
37.5$205,303$36,282
KATHERINE STEINBERGDIRECTOR, CONSUMER CONTENT AND BRAND STRATEGY
Key employee
37.5$183,167$19,258
BRIANNA DIMASDIRECTOR, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
37.5$155,782$27,367
KIMBERLY SERRANODIRECTOR, CENTER FOR INCLUSION & BELONGING
Key employee
37.5$163,629$18,984
RICHARD ANDREDIRECTOR, STATE & LOCAL INITIATIVES
Key employee
37.5$154,579$27,370
JANET PARKERMANAGING DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS
Officer
37.5$165,204$16,671
ELISSE LEANI GARCIA-TORRESCHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
37.5$123,730$39,399
CATHERINE HARRISDIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS AND PLANNED GIVING
Highest-paid employee
37.5$142,047$18,591
DARA LINDSENIOR POLICY FELLOW
Highest-paid employee
37.5$128,367$31,072
CLINTON COLLIVERDIRECTOR, FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
37.5$140,391$16,363
LISA MURRAYDIRECTOR, CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Highest-paid employee
37.5$135,949$18,689
ANJULEE ALVARES-CINQUECHIEF MARKETING OFFICERS
Officer
37.5$108,418$13,071
AKOSUA AMOAKO-ATTA MEYERSCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Officer
37.5$65,022$13,152
F DANIEL SICILIANOCHAIR EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
15 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SUI CHUNGCHAIR (UNTIL 07/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
TOREY CARTER-CONNEENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
SCOTT FITZGERALDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
CATALINA RESTREPOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
BRYNNE CRAIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
LESLIE DITRANIDIRECTOR (UNTIL 01/24)
Trustee or director
3$0
JON SUAREZ-DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
NATALIE EL-DEIRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
JOHN FEINBLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
MONICA FUENTESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
ZACHARY NIGHTINGALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
DENYSE SABAGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
WILLIAM STOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
ALEXIS S AXELRADAILA DESIGNATED DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
JACQUELINE WATSONAILA DESIGNATED DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEREMY ROBBINSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
37.5$325,970$10,162
JANET PARKERMANAGING DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$212,563$16,582
JORGE LOWEREEMANAGING DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$203,290$24,935
KATHERINE STEINBERGDIRECTOR, ARTS AND CULTURE
Highest-paid employee
37.5$185,422$15,137
BRIANNA DIMASDIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$157,101$16,163
MINA DEVADASCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
37.5$152,867$8,058
F DANIEL SICILIANOCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0$0
SUI CHUNGCHAIR-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0$0
SCOTT FITZGERALDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0$0
CATALINA RESTREPOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0$0
TOREY CARTER-CONNEENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
BRYNNE CRAIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
LESLIE DITRANIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JOHN FEINBLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
MONICA FUENTESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
PHILIPPA MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ZACHARY NIGHTINGALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DENYSE SABAGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
WILLIAM STOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
ALEXIS AXELRADDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JACQUELINE WATSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1331 G ST NW STE 200, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-3141
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JEREMY ROBBINS, 2001 L STREET NW PMB2026, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Signed the 990
JEREMY ROBBINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 507-7636
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE COUNCIL STRIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE UNITED STATES BY SHAPING IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, AND STRATEGIC LEGAL AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS GROUNDED IN EVIDENCE, COMPASSION, JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • LITIGATION AND LEGAL EDUCATIONWE USE THE COURTS TO DEMAND A FAIR PROCESS FOR IMMIGRANTS BY CHALLENGING UNJUST POLICES AND LAWS. IN 2024, WE SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGED SEVERAL STATES SEEKING TO ENACT THEIR OWN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL PROCESSES OUTSIDE OF FEDERAL LAW. IN FLORIDA, ALONGSIDE OUR LITIGATION PARTNERS, WE OBTAINED A RULING BLOCKING SECTION 10 OF THE SENATE BILL 1718, WHICH MADE IT A CRIME TO DRIVE AN IMMIGRANT WHO ENTERED THE U.S WITHOUT INSPECTION INTO FLORIDA. IN IOWA, WITH OUR LITIGATION PARTNERS, WE OBTAINED A RULING BLOCKING SENATE FILE 2340 WHICH WOULD HAVE ALLOWED IOWA TO SET UP AN INDEPENDENT, STATE IMMIGRATION SCHEME, GIVING IOWA THE POWER TO ARREST, DETAIN, AND DEPORT NON-CITIZENS IN THE STATE. IN ADDITION, THE COUNCIL ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS, ARE ALSO LITIGATING FOR THE RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS AT THE BORDER. THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMED A LOWER COURT DECISION IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFFS IN OUR CASE CHALLENGING THE GOVERNMENT'S SYSTEMIC TURN BACKS OR "METERING" OF PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM AT PORTS OF ENTRY ALONG THE U.S - MEXICO BORDER. WE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY DEFEATED THE GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS IN A RELATED CASE CHALLENGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S BORDER-WIDE POLICY AND PRACTICE OF TURNING BACK ASYLUM SEEKERS WITHOUT A CBP ONE APPOINTMENT AT PORTS OF ENTRY. IN 2024, THE COUNCIL BROUGHT TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 100 OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP IMMIGRATION LITIGATORS TO FOCUS ON THE MYRIAD THREATS TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED, INCLUDING EXPECTED MASS INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT THROUGH WORKSITE AND COMMUNITY RAIDS, FURTHER RESTRICTIONS TO ASYLUM AND AT THE BORDER, AND EXPANSION OF DETENTION. TOGETHER, WE DISCUSSED POSSIBLE LEGAL THEORIES TO STOP OR LIMIT THE HARM OF THESE ANTICIPATED POLICIES. TRANSPARENCYIN 2024, ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS AT THE BLACK ALLIANCE FOR JUST IMMIGRATION, WE PRESENTED OUR REPORT ON CBP'S DEPLOYMENT DURING RACIAL JUSTICE PROTESTS AFTER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AT THE SIXTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON REMEDIES TO RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY. OUR ANALYSIS OF FOIA-OBTAINED RECORDS FOUND THAT CBP DEPLOYED HEAVILY MILITARIZED UNITS THAT RECEIVED LIMITED TRAINING IN PROTECTING PROTESTERS' RIGHTS TO PREDOMINANTLY PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS.WE ALSO HOSTED OUR ANNUAL INTERDISCIPLINARY GATHERING OF THOUGHT LEADERS ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS. MORE THAN 70 ATTENDEES FROM ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ATTENDED THE VIRTUAL CONVENING. PARTICIPANTS HEARD FROM PANELISTS ON PRESSING TOPICS SUCH AS BORDER POLICIES, USING FOIA AND TRANSPARENCY TACTICS TO EFFECT POLICY CHANGES, AND HOW TRANSPARENCY ORGANIZATIONS CAN PREPARE FOR 2025. PRACTICAL ISSUES LIKE DRAFTING BETTER RECORDS REQUESTS, WORKING WITH MEDIA, AND DEVELOPING STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSION MAY NOT BE TRANSPARENCY FOCUSED. THE TRANSPARENCY TEAM ALSO TOOK LEGAL ACTION TO COMPEL THE GOVERNMENT TO RESUME RELEASING CITY-LEVEL DATA ON REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS. WE ALSO TOOK LEGAL ACTION TO THE COMPEL INFORMATION AGENCIES TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FAMILY EXPEDITED REMOVAL MANAGEMENT (FERM) PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN MAY 2023.IMMIGRATION JUSTICE CAMPAIGNIN 2024, THE IMMIGRATION JUSTICE CAMPAIGN ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS, ROCKY MOUNTAIN IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY NETWORK, FILED A CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF A GROUP OF TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE DETAINED AT THE DENVER CONTRACT DETENTION FACILITY AND HAD EXPERIENCED DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND MISTREATMENT WHILE UNDER ICE CUSTODY. THIS COMPLAINT WAS THE FIRST STEP OF OUR BROADER EFFORT TO PROVIDE MORE DEDICATED LEGAL SUPPORT TO LGBTQ+ ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE UNITED STATES. TO MEET THE NEED FOR EXPERT LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN CASES INVOLVING LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ASYLUM, WE STARTED A PROGRAM WITH PARTNERS TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO ATTORNEYS ON SPECIFIC ISSUES TAHT MAY COME UP IN ASYLUM CASES FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND AWARENESS TRAINING SO THEY CAN PROFICIENTLY COLLABORATE WITH THEIR CLIENTS WITH SENSITIVITY AND CONSIDERATION. TO MEET MORE LEGAL SERVICE NEEDS FOR MIGRANTS IN DETENTION, IJC BEGAN A PROJECT IN 2023 TO PROVIDE CREDIBLE FEAR INTERVIEW PREPARATION BY PHONE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS HELD IN CBP CUSTODY. OUR LEGAL INFORMATION HOTLINE PROVIDES A GLIMPSE INTO CBP CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS THAT ARE OFF-LIMITS TO OUTSIDE OBSERVERS. THE COUNCIL WAS ONLY TWO ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE HOTLINE COVERAGE ACROSS ALL FACILITIES IN 2024. OUR 44-PERSON VOLUNTEER TEAM HAS SPOKEN TO 295 PEOPLE IN DETENTION AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE CREDIBLE FEAR INTERVIEW PROCESS AND ASK CALLERS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES IN CBP CUSTODY.
    Expenses $3,713,246 · grants $45,000
  • BUILDING A MORE WELCOMING COUNTRY FROM THE GROUND UPSTATE AND LOCAL OUR STATE AND LOCAL TEAM ENGAGES BUSINESS LEADERS, COALITIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND POLICYMAKERS NATIONWIDE TO BUILD A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR NEWCOMERS IN STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. TO SUPPORT ADVOCATES, THE TEAM TRACKS IMMIGRANT RELATED LEGISLATION IN ALL 50 STATES AND PROVIDES TIMELY UPDATES, DATA, RESEARCH REPORTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TALKING POINTS, TESTIMONY, AND LETTERS OF SUPPORT. IN 2024, WE HAVE TRACKED MORE THAN 800 IMMIGRANT-RELATED BILLS AND PROVIDED WEEKLY UPDATES VIA EXTERNAL TRACKERS TO PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.IN 2024, WE SUPPORTED THE 17 PRO-IMMIGRANT BILLS RELATED TO THE CREATED OF OFFICES OF NEW AMERICANS, LANGUAGE ACCESS, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE, AND FUNDING TO SUPPORT MIGRANT INTEGRATION. WE RELEASED REPORTS ON THE GROWING DEMAND FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN NEW YORK, MICHIGAN, AND MASSACHUSETTS. TO HELP PUSH BACK AGAINST STATE POLICIES THAT HARM IMMIGRANTS AND COMMUNITIES OVERALL, WE PARTNERED WITH REFUGEE ADVOCACY LAB AND THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE TO PUBLISH A TOOLKIT ON COUNTERING ANTI0IMMIGRANT POLICIES. IN 2024, WE ORGANIZED THE GLOBAL TALENT CHAMBER NETWORK CONVENING, BRINGING TOGETHER 20 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERS FROM 17 CHAMBERS ACROSS THE US. BUSINESS LEADERS LEARNED FROM EXPERTS AND FROM ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY CAN COLLABORATE MORE CLOSELY WITH ITS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE NEIGHBORS TO ENSURE A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY. DURING THE CONVENING, WE GATHERED SUPPORT FOR A BUSINESS LETTER URGING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO ADDRESS WORK PERMIT BACKLOGS BY PRIORITIZING THE PROCESSING OF INITIAL AND RENEWAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS. OVER 100 SIGNATORIES, REPRESENTING NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES ACROSS 25 STATES, SIGNED THE LETTER. AS A RESULT OF THIS ADVOCACY, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCED A FINAL REGULATION IN DECEMBER TO EXTEND WORK PERMITS FOR 540 DAYS.THE OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS STATE NETWORK CONTINUES TO GROW, REACHING 22 MEMBERS WITH THE ADDITION OF PENNSYLVANIA, NEW MEXICO, AND HAWAII. THESE 22 STATES REPRESENT TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL IMMIGRANT POPULATION IN 2022. AS STATES BEGAN ENCOUNTERING INCREASING MIGRANT ARRIVALS FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER, WE TRAVELED WITH A GROUP OF 15 ONA STAFF FROM 10 STATES ON A SITE VISIT TO SAN DIEGO TO BETTER UNDERSTAND FEDERAL, STATE, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION OPERATIONS IN THE CITY AND AT THE BORDER. WE HELD OUR ANNUAL ONA CONVENING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NETWORK. NEARLY 40 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 18 ONA STATES RECEIVED A POST-ELECTION BRIEFING FROM THE COUNCIL'S POLICY TEAM AND EXIT POLL ANALYSIS OF VOTER SENTIMENTS ON IMMIGRATION FROM THE IMMIGRATION HUB.OUR GATEWAYS FOR GROWTH PROGRAM HAD FOUR COMMUNITIES IN OUR 5TH COHORT. THESE COMMUNITIES INCLUDED SOUTH BEND, INDIANA; FORT WAYNE, INDIANA; BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND; AND SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. THESE COMMUNITIES PUSHED FORWARD IMMIGRANT INCLUSION INITIATIVES, RELYING ON THE COUNCIL'S DATA TO SHOWCASE THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF NEWCOMERS. THE COUNCIL ALSO BROUGHT TOGETHER 23 PAST PARTICIPANTS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK ON THE GATEWAYS FOR GROWTH EXPERIENCE AND HOW IT CAN BE IMPROVED.CENTER FOR INCLUSION AND BELONGING OUR CENTER FOR INCLUSION AND BELONGING PROGRAM USES NARRATIVE AND CULTURE CHANGE STRATEGIES TO COUNTER BIASES, PREJUDICES, AND "OTHERING" WHILE ADVANCING THE INCLUSION AND BELONGING OF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES. BELONGING BEGINS WITH US (BBWU) USES HIGH PROFILE PARTNERSHIPS TO EXTEND ITS MESSAGE TO NEW AUDIENCES IN THE PLACES AND SPACES WHERE THEY LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. SINCE THE LAUNCH OF BBWU IN 2020, IT HAS GARNERED OVER $95 MILLION IN DONATED MEDIA, AND ITS CONTENT REACH MILLIONS OF VIEWERS.THE COUNCIL HAS PARTNERED WITH THE TEAM UP PROJECT TO RELEASE A NEW "SHARED TABLE" PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER ACROSS LINES OF DIFFERENCE TO CULTIVATE STRONGER, MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. THIS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO 1,800 TV STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BBWU ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE DAVID J. SENCER CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) MUSEUM AND CDC'S OFFICES OF MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY AS THEY CURATED AN EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, ENTITLED "HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT: ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY". CULTURAL EXCHANGEOUR CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM PROMOTES EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD CONNECTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING ACROSS CULTURES. SINCE 2003 FOR TRAINEES AND 2007 FOR INTERNS, THE COUNCIL HAS HOSTED AND FACILITATED ABOUT 500 J-1 INTERNS AND TRAINEES PER YEAR, PROVIDING DIRECT SUPPORT TO EXCHANGE VISITORS, COMPANIES, AND ATTORNEYS FROM APPLICATION FOR J VISA SPONSORSHIP THROUGH ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT. IN OCTOBER, WE LAUNCHED RESEARCHERUSA.COM, A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE DETAILING HOW THE RESEARCH SCHOLAR DESIGNATION CAN BE UTILIZED ACROSS INDUSTRIES AND CONTEXTS. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE OUR PROGRAM THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND WEBINARS, WHICH REACHED MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE THIS YEAR.
    Expenses $2,987,379 · grants $100,000 · revenue $1,628,265
  • INFORMING DECISIONMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE RESEARCHOUR RESEARCH TEAM ELEVATES THE IMPORTANCE OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE FABRIC OF AMERICA. THROUGH SOPHISTICATED DATA ANALYSIS, WE GROUND IMMIGRATION ISSUES AND DEBATES IN FACTS AND SOUND EVIDENCE. IN 2024, THE COUNCIL PUBLISHED A NATURALIZATION FACT SHEET AND ACCOMPANYING BLOG POST SHOWING NATURALIZATION RATES NATIONALLY AND IN CRUCIAL STATES, HIGHLIGHTING KEY DEMOGRAPHICS OF IMMIGRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR NATURALIZATION AND THEIR POTENTIAL ELECTORAL POWER. OUR PARTNERS HAVE USED THIS RESEARCH TO MAKE THEIR OUTREACH EFFORTS MORE TARGETED AND ACCESSIBLE. IN OCTOBER, THE TEAM PUBLISHED A REPORT ON HOW IMMIGRANTS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE TEAM UPDATED STATE LEVEL DATA WITHIN OUR MAP THE IMPACT TOOL, ONE OF OUR MOST CITED RESEARCH PRODUCTS.COMMUNICATIONS AND STORYTELLING IN 2024, THE COUNCIL'S STAFF AND RESOURCES HAVE APPEARED IN 4,977 NEWS STORIES IN MEDIA OUTLETS, NOT COUNTING REPRINTS. THE WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN PIECES BY VANITY FAIR, THE NEW YORK TIMES, MSNBC, THE WASHINGTON POST, ABC NEWS, THE ATLANTIC, FORBES, ROLLING STONE, THE ECONOMIST, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, HUFFPOST, POLITICO, THE AMERICAN PROSPECT, BLOOMBERG, FOX NEWS, AND USA TODAY.IN ADDITION, THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED ON PROMINENT TV SHOWS LIKE 60 MINUTES, LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, AND CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR. THE TEAM PUBLISHED OVER 100 BLOG POSTS AND HOSTED 13 WEBINARS WITH UP TO 1,000 ATTENDEES PER WEBINAR.POLICYWE ADVOCATE FOR A MODERN AND JUST IMMIGRATION SYSTEM BY EDUCATING POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, FACT-BASED TOOLS, AND A NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES. THE COUNCIL'S TARGETED ENGAGEMENT WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAS INCREASED OUR VISIBILITY ON THE HILL. ON MARCH 7TH, 2024, WE TESTIFIED BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE JUDICIARY'S SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION INTEGRITY, SECURITY, AND ENFORCEMENT, CALLING ATTENTION TO THE OVERDUE NEED FOR CONGRESS TO OVERHAUL ASYLUM SYSTEM. WHEN THE SENATE INTRODUCED THE BIPARTISAN BORDER LEGISLATION IN FEBRUARY WAS ONE OF THE MOST PIVOTAL MOMENTS IN CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON IMMIGRATION IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. OUR TEAM PRODUCED A RAPID ANALYSIS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE BILL'S INTRODUCTION DESPITE ITS MAMMOTH SIZE.WHEN MASS DEPORTATION BECAME A PROMINENT PROPOSAL AMONG SOME POLITICIANS, THE COUNCIL'S POLICY AND RESEARCH TEAMS RELEASED A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS AND COMPLICATIONS SUCH POLICIES WOULD INCUR. IN THE WEEKS FOLLOWING ITS RELEASE, THIS REPORT WAS CITED BY JOURNALISTS AND COLUMNISTS AT LEADING NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LIKE THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, CNN, CBS NEWS, AND USA TODAY; AND FEATURED ON TELEVISION IN NEWS SEGMENTS WITH COUNCIL EXPERTS AND INFOTAINMENT SHOWS LIKE 60 MINUTES AND LAST WEEK WITH JOHN OLIVER. THE MASS DEPORTATION REPORT HAS BEEN VIEWED OVER 136,000 TIMES, DEMONSTRATING THE HIGH-QUALITY ANALYSIS IT OFFERED OF A HIGHLY SALIENT POLICY PROPOSAL.
    Expenses $2,407,581

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1549711
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
1989
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$13,669,866
Income (IRS master file)
$12,057,321

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$11,940,088$12,429,698$13,669,866IRS
990December 2023$8,289,905$12,404,600$15,043,628XML
990December 2022$16,554,926$12,537,657$18,247,799IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

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 52-1549711).

Questions about AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL

What is the EIN of AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL is 52-1549711.
Is AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
Are donations to AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL 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 AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JEREMY ROBBINS.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 30 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $327,947 (JEREMY ROBBINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $11,940,088, expenses of $12,429,698 and total assets of $13,669,866 at year end.

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