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REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION & LEGAL SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FOR EDUCATION & LEGAL SERVICES (EIN 74-2436920)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-12
IRS object ID
202533169349303878
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-12T12:10:25-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN751044330PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LANE GORMAN TRUBITT LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12626 HOWELL ST SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityDALLASCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742436920EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CENTER FORBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2EDUCATION & LEGAL SERVICESBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlREFUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2102267722PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 786100AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN ANTONIOCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78278ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANNA FLORESPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2102267722PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEVIN WARNEKEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01294950PTIN
Phone2148717500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAICESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANNA FLORESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 786100AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN ANTONIOCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78278ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$42,789,293GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.RAICESTEXAS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDIRECT LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR IMMIGRANTS, ASYLUM-SEEKERS, AND REFUGEES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee411TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers64TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$14,879,063PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$15,333,182CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$15,654,873PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$18,496,772CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$331,559PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,327,368CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,782,159PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,995,935CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$32,647,654PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$39,153,257CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,274,204PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,342,864CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$24,294,695PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,967,525CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,584,681PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$7,149,587CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$35,153,580PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$37,527,271CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,505,926PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,625,986CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$43,905,501TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$50,426,800TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,784,171TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,008,762TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$41,121,330NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$43,418,038NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO DELIVER LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WHO WANT TO PUT DOWN ROOTS IN THE U.S. AND CULTIVATE WELCOMING COMMUNITIES THAT UPHOLD OUR COLLECTIVE FREEDOMS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$26,104,498ExpenseAmt
Grant$217,698GrantAmt
Revenue$20,492,707RevenueAmt
DescLEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES: RAICES PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY-COMPETENT LEGAL SUPPORT TO IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE, AND ASYLUM-SEEKING PEOPLE AND FAMILIES, WITH A FOCUS ON REMOVAL DEFENSE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A PATHWAY TO LAWFUL RELIEF IN THE U.S. IN 2024, RAICES SERVED NEARLY 5,000 RELEASED AND DETAINED CLIENTS FROM OVER 65 COUNTRIES OF BIRTH, AVERAGING MORE THAN TWO CASE PROCESSES PER CLIENT, AND SPECIALIZED IN EXPEDITED REMOVAL LEGAL SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO RAPIDLY CHANGING BORDER POLICIES AND INTERNAL ENFORCEMENT MEASURES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,100,362ExpenseAmt
Grant$406,357GrantAmt
DescREFUGEE CLIENT SERVICES: AS PART OF A NATIONAL REFUGEE AID NETWORK, RAICES FACILITATES PATHWAYS FOR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN TEXAS THROUGH RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT, MATCHING GRANT, CASH AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, PREFERRED COMMUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SERVICES, REFUGEE HEALTH PROMOTION, AND PC GAPS PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES. THROUGHOUT THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR, RAICES ACCELERATED SUPPORT OF ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL MANDATES, SERVING NEARLY 3,300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS THEY PUT DOWN ROOTS IN THE U.S.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,800,312ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,718,809GrantAmt
DescRIGHTS ADVOCACY: RAICES LEGAL ADVOCACY AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION INITIATIVES DEFEND ACCESS TO ASYLUM NATIONALLY AND MITIGATE THE HARMS OF DETENTION CONDITIONS ON IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE, AND ASYLUM-SEEKING PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CUSTODY. PROGRAMMING LEVERAGES CLIENT EDUCATION, THE COURTS, AND THE POWER OF PUBLIC ACTION TO PRESERVE THE HUMAN AND LEGAL RIGHTS ENSHRINED IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL AND FEDERAL LAW. IN 2024, RAICES ADDRESSED HARMS INCURRED BY CLIENTS THROUGH WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT, FAMILY SEPARATION, AND ASYLUM BANS, AND PREPARED FOR ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES TO EXISTING IMMIGRATION STATUTES UNDER A NEW ADMINISTRATION.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$30,005,172TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document52IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee411EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANNA FLORESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2102267722PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 786100AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN ANTONIOCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78278ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JAYCI GIACCONE
BOARD CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN WALVOORD
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES GARRIDO
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY DAVILA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLGA KAUFFMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALMAN CHEEMA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOLORES K SCHROEDER
CEO/PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$432,185$0$19,199
ANNA L FLORES
CFO/COO40.00Yes (X)$293,726$0$21,627
KIM MATTHESON
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFI40.00$333,337$0$16,800Yes (X)
FAISAL AL-JUBURI
CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFF40.00$239,985$0$17,240Yes (X)
JORGE RIVAS
CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR40.00$148,229$0$12,691Yes (X)
JAVIER HIDALGO
LEGAL DIRECTOR40.00$145,982$0$12,638Yes (X)
FELIX VILLALOBOS
LEGAL DIRECTOR40.00$138,480$0$16,450Yes (X)
CAROLYN CHAVEZ THOMPSON
MANAGING ATTORNEY40.00$134,502$0$12,124Yes (X)
MARISOL GIRELA
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT40.00$129,334$0$13,872Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,995,760TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$142,641TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K31IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
STEPTOE & JOHNSON PLLC
400 WHITE OAKS BLVDBRIDGEPORTWV26330LEGAL SERVICES$365,755
M&R STRATEGIC SERVICES INC
1101 CONNECTICUT AVEWASHINGTONDC20036MARKETING SERVICES$130,732
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$15,333,182AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$622,400NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$15,333,182TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONTRACT REVENUE541100$18,066,960$18,066,960
FEES FOR SERVICES541100$429,812$429,812
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$18,496,772TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,105,153TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,105,153ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,858,251SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,636,036SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,222,215SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,222,215TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,222,215ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBONDDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,993,791TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,993,791RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,144TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,144RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,995,935OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$39,153,257TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$20,492,707RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,327,368ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,342,864TotalAmt
Program Services$2,342,864ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,374,124TotalAmt
Program Services$243,435ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$954,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$176,010FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,031,332TotalAmt
Program Services$18,918,986ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,062,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,050,009FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$676,617TotalAmt
Program Services$581,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,733ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,844FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,203,962TotalAmt
Program Services$1,827,738ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$263,560ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112,664FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,748,785TotalAmt
Program Services$1,435,111ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$222,494ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,180FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,053TotalAmt
Management And General$9,053ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,203TotalAmt
Management And General$81,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,496,676TotalAmt
Program Services$690,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$745,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,075FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,492TotalAmt
Program Services$6,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116,269FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$864,409TotalAmt
Program Services$505,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$172,867FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$857,131TotalAmt
Program Services$537,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$232,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,851FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,814,801TotalAmt
Program Services$1,286,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$509,825ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,810FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$413,474TotalAmt
Program Services$313,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,228FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,408TotalAmt
Program Services$73,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,329ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,551FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,572TotalAmt
Program Services$132,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,955FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
INDIRECT COST$539,944$539,944
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$393,832$268,912$110,708$14,212
PROGRAM EXPENSES$301,592$301,592

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,527,271TotalAmt
Program Services$30,005,172ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,554,574ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,967,525FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,086,881BOYAmt
EOY$9,129,270EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$523,564BOYAmt
EOY$165,339EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,930,580BOYAmt
EOY$5,433,216EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$776,456BOYAmt
EOY$1,219,953EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$410,727BOYAmt
EOY$545,398EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$922,529LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$274,305LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$178,749BOYAmt
EOY$648,224EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,461,554BOYAmt
EOY$28,858,114EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$536,990BOYAmt
EOY$4,427,286EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,905,501BOYAmt
EOY$50,426,800EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,421,338BOYAmt
EOY$1,843,740EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$578,483BOYAmt
EOY$452,070EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$148,641BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$635,709BOYAmt
EOY$4,712,952EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,784,171BOYAmt
EOY$7,008,762EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,796,007BOYAmt
EOY$42,857,350EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$325,323BOYAmt
EOY$560,688EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,121,330BOYAmt
EOY$43,418,038EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,905,501BOYAmt
EOY$50,426,800EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,625,986ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$670,722NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,627,900CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,927,218CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,603,346CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,879,063CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,333,182CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,370,709TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,627,900CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,927,218CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,603,346CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,879,063CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,333,182CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,370,709TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$688,036SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$88,682,673PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$447,820CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$39,457CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,357CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$332,622CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,105,153CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,010,409TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$91,381,118TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$65,585,917GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97050PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98640PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$10,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$176,727OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$86,772DepreciationAmt
Book Value$89,955BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$333,474OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,215DepreciationAmt
Book Value$288,259BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$402,328OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$142,318DepreciationAmt
Book Value$260,010BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$648,224TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS$6,227
RIGHT OF USE ASSET$4,421,059
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,427,286TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LEASE LIABILITY$4,628,452
BOND PAYABLE$84,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,712,952TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$39,848,143TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$670,722NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$24,164DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$694,886RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$39,153,257RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$39,153,257TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,551,435TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$24,164DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$24,164ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$37,527,271ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$37,527,271TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRAICES AND RAICES ACTION FUND ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 501(C)(4), RESPECTIVELY, OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE"), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THEY HAVE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM TEXAS STATE FRANCHISE TAX ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. GAAP REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD WOULD BE RECORDED AS A TAX BENEFIT OR EXPENSE IN THE CURRENT YEAR. A RECONCILIATION IS NOT PROVIDED HEREIN, AS THE BEGINNING AND ENDING AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS ARE ZERO, WITH NO INTERIM ADDITIONS, REDUCTIONS, OR SETTLEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS RELYING ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND ITS ADHERENCE TO ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO PRESERVE THAT STATUS. HOWEVER, THE CONCLUSIONS REGARDING ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND MAY BE ADJUSTED AT A LATER DATE BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ONGOING ANALYSIS OF TAX LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND INTERPRETATIONS THEREOF. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATIONAL RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE DUE DATE OR DATE OF FILING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeCLIENT CASH ASSISTANCE - REFUGEE RESETTLEMENTGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3260RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$2,342,864CashGrantAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DOLORES K SCHROEDER
CEO/PRESIDENT$376,910$0$55,275$0$0$0$12,487$0$6,712$0$451,384$0$0$0
KIM MATTHESON
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFI$214,087$0$26,500$0$92,750$0$9,038$0$7,762$0$350,137$0$0$0
ANNA L FLORES
CFO/COO$266,688$0$27,038$0$0$0$11,075$0$10,552$0$315,353$0$0$0
FAISAL AL-JUBURI
CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFF$218,985$0$21,000$0$0$0$9,378$0$7,862$0$257,225$0$0$0
JORGE RIVAS
CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR$148,229$0$0$0$0$0$5,979$0$6,712$0$160,920$0$0$0
JAVIER HIDALGO
LEGAL DIRECTOR$145,982$0$0$0$0$0$5,926$0$6,712$0$158,620$0$0$0
FELIX VILLALOBOS
LEGAL DIRECTOR$138,480$0$0$0$0$0$5,898$0$10,552$0$154,930$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$622,400NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS BEING USED
PART I, LINE 32B:IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, RAICES LEVERAGED THE SERVICES OF THIRD PARTIES INCLUDING DONATESTOCK AND PNC INVESTMENTS TO PROCESS AND SELL PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES AS PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH RELEVANT PARTY IS REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ONCE ANNUALLY. IN THE EVENT OF A REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT, THE PARTY MUST DISCLOSE ITS EXISTENCE AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD, AFTER WHICH THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. WHEN APPROPRIATE, A THIRD PARTY MAY BE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IF THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A PARTY HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT, THE BOARD SHALL INFORM THE PARTY OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN BEFORE DETERMINING DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING REMOVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL - THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS COMPARABLE INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS - THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE SALARIES OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.