2023-11-15T09:57:40-06:00 2022-12-31 204989621 VERDEJA DE ARMAS TRUJILLO ALVAREZ LLP 255 ALHAMBRA CIR STE 630 CORAL GABLES FL 331347417 990 2022-01-01 650610872 AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE INC F/K/A FLA IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER AMER 3055731106 6355 NW 36 STREET 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 WALTER CORTES CFO 3055731106 2023-11-15 1 WALTER CORTES XXX-XX-XXXX 1 OCTAVIO R VERDEJA P00678119 3054463177 2023-11-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z WALTER CORTES 6355 NW 36 STREET SUITE 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 5625204 0 X WWW.AIJUSTICE.ORG X 1995 FL TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. 15 15 73 0 0 0 4424459 5333343 0 0 4536 11491 840019 127763 5269014 5472597 0 0 0 0 3998209 4155777 0 0 325358 1109724 1137733 5107933 5293510 161081 179087 4781404 5396865 108152 544526 4673252 4852339 X TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS THROUGH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF FREE DIRECT SERVICES, IMPACT LITIGATION, POLICY REFORM, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. 0 0 447872 ADVOCACY THIS YEAR AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE ADVOCATED FOR FAIR AND HUMANE IMMIGRATION POLICIES THROUGH TARGETED PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY, AND LITIGATION. AI JUSTICE HOSTED NUMEROUS NATIONAL WEBINARS FOR LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND THE PUBLIC-AT-LARGE, INCLUDING WEBINARS ON DACA AND ASYLUM PROCEDURES AT THE BORDER AND FOR FAMILIES. AI JUSTICE ATTORNEYS FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE DHS OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES CHALLENGING CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT, LANGUAGE ACCESS, AND FAILURES TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AMONG OTHERS. AI JUSTICE ENGAGED IN MEDIA WORK, HIGHLIGHTING THE HARMS OF FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATION TARGETING IMMIGRANTS, DECRYING ONGOING REMOVAL FLIGHTS TO HAITI, AND UPLIFTING THE VOICES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HARMS OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION. LASTLY, AI JUSTICE LITIGATED CHALLENGES TO ANTI-IMMIGRANT LEGISLATION, ACCESS TO COUNSEL VIOLATIONS, FAMILY SEPARATION, TREATMENT EXPERIENCED BY IMMIGRANTS SUBJECTED TO PROLONGED DETENTION IN CBP CUSTODY, AND THE USE OF FLORIDA TAX DOLLARS TO TRANSPORT IMMIGRANTS TO "SANCTUARY" CITIES. 3903553 DIRECT SERVICES IN 2022, AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE (AI JUSTICE) CONTINUED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS. THE CHILDREN'S LEGAL PROGRAM SERVED 5,499 MINORS, THE PRO BONO ASYLUM PROJECTED ASSISTED MORE 1000 FAMILIES, THE FAMILY DEFENSE PROGRAM SERVED 732 INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE DETENTION PROGRAM SERVED 253 DETAINED INDIVIDUALS, THE LUCHA PROGRAM SERVED 765 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND/OR SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN ADDITION, AI JUSTICE REPRESENTED IMMIGRANTS IN LITIGATION CHALLENGING CONDITIONS OF DETENTION, FAMILY SEPARATION, AND STATE-BASED ANTI-IMMIGRANT LEGISLATION. 4351425 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X X WALTER CORTES 3055731106 6355 NW 36 STREET SUITE 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 JOHANNA O ROUSSEAUX ESQ PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ILARIA PEZZATINI CFP VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KHALID M MIRZA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSE SEPULVEDA ESQ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANA FERNANDEZ BURAGLIA AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN M ROSS AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARL E GOLDFARB ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCISCO O SANCHEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET R MCALILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY GREEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULINA HOLGUIN ASKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER UPTON ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV PRISCILLA FELISKY WHITEHEAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON KEGERREIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARKENZY LAPOINTE ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL LITTLE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 119871 0 5724 SHALYN FLUHART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 74447 0 1604 WALTER CORTES CFO 40.00 X 127914 0 3826 MICHELLE ORTIZ ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECT 40.00 X 100844 0 8037 LISA LEHNER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION 40.00 X 106952 0 0 530028 0 19191 4 0 0 0 FLORIDA BLUE PO BOX 660299 DALLAS TX 75266 HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS 290156 LAS MERCEDES HOLDINGS LLC 6355 NW 36TH STREET SUITE 1100 VIRGINIA GARDENS FL 33166 RENT 241180 2 452128 4881215 5333343 11491 11491 278485 152607 125878 125878 OTHER INCOME 1885 1885 1885 5472597 1885 0 137369 322232 270502 51730 3231663 2626987 355192 249484 62120 50719 7237 4164 280177 228429 32080 19668 259585 211640 29722 18223 489584 432336 49685 7563 119880 83950 26844 9086 281180 261596 11866 7718 40992 38788 1543 661 31910 31910 13707 11784 1495 428 TELEPHONE 47489 38755 5711 3023 DUES AND LICENSES 32258 26829 3042 2387 TRAINING 25299 22381 2050 868 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 22760 19876 1487 1397 32674 26853 5133 688 5293510 4351425 616727 325358 1204541 2415042 2907942 2206753 537073 672508 19965 484684 426447 67523 58237 44360 44325 4781404 5396865 65639 47005 4045 489053 38468 8468 108152 544526 X 4501515 4661852 171737 190487 4673252 4852339 4781404 5396865 179087 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5068129 6332278 4549185 4424459 5333343 25707394 5068129 6332278 4549185 4424459 5333343 25707394 25707394 15213 37184 18597 4536 11491 87021 1423 991 644765 815019 1885 1464083 27258498 0.94310 0.94040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 118567 100180 18387 301106 282607 18499 65011 43660 21351 58237 CASE SETTLEMENTS HELD IN TRUST 8468 8468 X 5472597 0 5472597 0 5472597 5293510 0 5293510 0 5293510 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ASC NO 740, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES" ("ASC NO 740"). ASC 740 REQUIRED THAT THE IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AT 12/31/22, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS WITH US FEDERAL AND OTHER TAX AUTHORITIES FOR WHICH STATUE LIMITATIONS MAY GO BACK TO THE YEAR ENDED 2019. 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