TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization: TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY (EIN 26-3176515)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2022-06-08
IRS object ID: 202201599349201150
Schema version: 2019v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-06-08T16:16:58-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	460547302	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOTTOM LINE TAX ACCTG & BUS SVCS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7466 N LA CHOLLA BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85741	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	263176515	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TUCS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5203609195	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	631 N 2ND AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85705	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER TOMPKINS	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO/CHAIRMAN	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5203609195	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-06-03	SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LOUIS A CIURCA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01013753	PTIN
Phone	5202971210	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-06-03	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Group Exemption	5600	GroupExemptionNum
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Address	WWW.TUCSONREFUGEEMINISTRY.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$127,847	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$125,265	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$2,580	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income	$2	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue	$127,847	TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$66,106	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$2,967	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$1,652	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$40,224	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$110,949	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$16,898	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$50,245	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$67,143	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,079	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,234	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$267	BOYAmt
EOY	$909	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,143	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101	BOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,245	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,143	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY EDUCATES, EQUIPS, AND MOBILIZES THE CHURCH TO SERVE REFUGEES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY (TRM) BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND REFUGEES. WAITING AN AVERAGE OF 17 YEARS, THESE REFUGEES WENT THROUGH A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS FIRST WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR). ONCE APPROVED BY THE UNHCR, THEY THEN HAD TO PASS STRICT SECURITY SCREENINGS BY MULTIPLE U.S. AGENCIES BEFORE BEING PLACED IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. WHEN REFUGEES ARRIVE IN TUCSON, TRM WELCOMES THEM WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION BY PARTNERING WITH RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES, TRAINING VOLUNTEERS FROM CHURCHES, AND BEFRIENDING THE REFUGEES. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2019 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 21 WELCOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 72 VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED, 2,187 PEOPLE EDUCATED AND EQUIPPED THROUGH 39 TRAININGS, 1,524 PEOPLE INFORMED THROUGH 23 PRESENTATIONS, AT LEAST 789 PARTICPANTS IN 44 WELCOME EVENTS, AND 300 INTERNATIONAL KIDS KAMP CAMPERS WITH 120 VOLUNTEERS.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations	$2,000	GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses	$53,428	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$53,428	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
CHERIE GRAY
CEO/CHAIRMAN	55.00	$12,390
JENNIFER TOMPKINS
CEO/CHAIRMAN	55.00	$4,808
DOROTHY TERRAZAS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	$0
JOSETTE KEHL
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	$0
WALTER RIES
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	$0
CAROL MOUNT
TREASURER	10.00	$0
JIM BRUMME
PRESIDENT	10.00	$0
PETE SEIFERTH
SECRETARY	10.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TUCSON REFUGEE MINISRY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4520 N AVENIDA DE PAZ	AddressLine1Txt
City	TUCSON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AZ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	85718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5203609195	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$64,989	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$96,108	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$97,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$104,165	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$125,265	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$487,712	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$64,989	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$96,108	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$97,185	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$104,165	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$125,265	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$487,712	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$487,712	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$487,723	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$36,492	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	1.00000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96870	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 781 CONFERENCES & MEETINGS 11,832 INTEREST 13 SUPPLIES 263 TELEPHONE 360 DEPRECIATION 32 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 477 CONTRACT LABOR 555 DONATIONS 3,715 INSURANCE 2,368 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 3,006 WEBSITE 4,059 INTERNATIONAL KIDS KAMP 12,763 TOTAL 40,224
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	INVENTORIES FOR SALE OR USE 0 674 EQUIPMENT 2,546 2,546 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 2,279 2,311 TOTAL 267 909
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26	CREDIT CARD 101 0
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY EDUCATES, EQUIPS, AND MOBILIZES THE CHURCH TO SERVE REFUGEES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY (TRM) BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND REFUGEES. WAITING AN AVERAGE OF 17 YEARS, THESE REFUGEES WENT THROUGH A RIGOROUS SELECTION PROCESS FIRST WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR). ONCE APPROVED BY THE UNHCR, THEY THEN HAD TO PASS STRICT SECURITY SCREENINGS BY MULTIPLE U.S. AGENCIES BEFORE BEING PLACED IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. WHEN REFUGEES ARRIVE IN TUCSON, TRM WELCOMES THEM WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION BY PARTNERING WITH RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES, TRAINING VOLUNTEERS FROM CHURCHES, AND BEFRIENDING THE REFUGEES. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING 2019 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 21 WELCOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 72 VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED, 2,187 PEOPLE EDUCATED AND EQUIPPED THROUGH 39 TRAININGS, 1,524 PEOPLE INFORMED THROUGH 23 PRESENTATIONS, AT LEAST 789 PARTICPANTS IN 44 WELCOME EVENTS, AND 300 INTERNATIONAL KIDS KAMP CAMPERS WITH 120 VOLUNTEERS.