2023-06-30T10:54:17-07:00 2022-12-31 880315575 Campbell Jones Cohen CPAs 6920 S Cimarron Rd Ste 100 Las Vegas NV 89113 990 2022-01-01 475301730 Center for Immigrant Protection aka The LGBT Asylum Project CENT 4159149407 526 Castro St San Francisco CA 94114 Kenan Arun Director of Operatio 2023-06-30 true Kenan Arun 999009999 true Lisa M Jones CPA P00143099 7022552330 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 526 Castro St San Francisco CA 94114 931960 false X www.lgbtasylumproject.org X CA The LGBT Asylum Project reaches underrepresented, marginalized communities who would otherwise be unable to access high-quality legal support and representation. Our clients originate from countries that are known for extreme and violent persecution of LGBT communities. 8 0 8 30 0 945198 931960 0 0 0 945198 931960 0 0 327140 414905 847 13699 459813 360303 786953 776055 158245 155905 252808 578248 20000 189535 232808 388713 The LGBTAP is the only San Francisco nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to providing accessible legal representation for LGBT asylum seekers who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation, gener identity and/or HIV status. false false 342777 In 2022, The LGBTAP served 712 LGBTQIA+ immigrants and far exceeded the projected number of 550. These include pending and new cases as well as legal consultations. We were able to keep providing our services 100% free to our clients.In April 2022, we restarted our in-person Volunteer Days at our Castro Office. Volunteer Days are twice a month (usually on the second and the fourth Thursdays) where our new volunteers receive training on the American asylum process and assist our staff with tasks ranging from administrative and legal work to translation and research. In May 2022, the LGBTAP got accepted once again to host a legal fellow from the Legal Services Funders Network, Mengting Xu, of Boalt Law School, UC Berkeley. Our LSFN fellow worked under the direct supervision of our Legal Director on asylum cases. Their fellowship at the LGBTAP was finalized in December 2022.Our application for MOHCD General Capacity Building Grant was approved in May 2022. With this grant, Our Director of Operations & Development Coordinator are creating staff & task manuals for our internal systems, as well as guidelines for outreach communication strategies.In July 2022, through a collaborative work with El/La Para TransLatinas and a generous grant by SF OCEIA, we began providing free legal services for trans asylum seekers in their defensive asylum application. The purpose of the program is to provide free legal services to TGNCI defensive asylum cases in San Francisco who are in danger of being deported to their home countries where their safety would be compromised due to gendered violence. Through this grant, we hired a new staff attorney, Jhon Tesoro, and a new paralegal, Rachael Stronach. Our new legal staff are fully dedicated to TGNCI defensive cases. Currently, we are the only non-profit providing 100% pro-bono legal services to TGNCI asylum seekers for their defensive asylum cases in the immigration court. In 2022, we started another new service: our new staff attorney and paralegal also provide name and gender change applications for our TGNCI clients for free. In August 2022, the LGBTAP got accepted once again to host a fellow from OCEIA Dream SF, Kassandra Merlos. Our Dream SF fellow will be working under the supervision of our Director of Operations, primarily on admin tasks. Their fellowship at the LGBTAP is for a year.In September 2022, Nicole Santamaria joined our BofD. Nicole Santamaria, a trans intersex woman from El Salvador, is the Executive Director of El/La Para TransLatinas. She is also a previously approved client of the LGBTAP. In September 2022, our Legal Director had a pro-bono day at UC Hastings Law and provided info on our services. Currently, we have one dedicated student volunteer working on asylum cases under the supervision of our Legal Director. We are also aiming to start a Name and Gender Change Legal Clinic with UC Hastings LawThe new semester for Golden Gate University School of Law Legal Clinic started in January 2023. This clinic is the first Immigration Clinic of GGU started by our staff, where GGU law school students are trained by our staff while assisting with our cases.In addition to our direct legal services, we kept providing fiscal sponsorship to Parivar Bay Area and Fathers Project, and began providing fiscal sponsorship to The Alwan Foundation. PBA creates safe spaces for South Asian Trans and Gender Non-Conforming (GNC) individuals. Our fiscal sponsorship to PBA has helped them secure a significant amount of funds since 2020, including grants from the City of San Francisco and Oakland. With our Fiscal Sponsorship, PBA was able to help hundreds of trans people in the Bay Area and India. The Alwan Foundation fights for the rights of LGBTQIA+ people in the Gulf Region. During a mass sports washing event in the 2022, the FIFA soccer World Cup in Qatar, it has become apparent that it is crucial to have an independent body by the local LGBT community in the Gulf to represent them.Additionally, in 2022, we formed Transgender Immigrant Coalition with El/La Para TransLatinas and Parivar Bay Area, and organized the First Trans Immigrant Symposium on November 18, 2022. Our dedication for advocacy got recognized by the San Francisco Mayor London Breed where she proclaimed November 18 to be Transgender Immigrants Day in San Francisco. 342777 true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 8 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false CA X Gulhan Yuzgec 4159159407 526 Castro St San Francisco CA 94114 X Juan Herrera Director 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ryan Hundley President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Anjali Rimi Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nicole Santamaria Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gulhan Yuzgec Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Chisimdi Ogbodo Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fatima Reynolds Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sharla-Elyn Robinson Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Okan Sengun Executive Dir. 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 399866 532094 931960 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 931960 0 0 0 0 61580 61580 0 299930 299930 0 25001 17501 5000 2500 28394 28394 0 0 10995 7697 2199 1099 0 847 847 0 19064 12904 4317 1843 264 264 6416 4490 1284 642 0 0 47774 33442 9555 4777 1597 1597 0 0 0 0 0 7426 5198 1485 743 Fiscal Sponsorship Parivar 211751 211751 Fiscal Sponsorship Fathers Pro 15206 15206 Fiscal Sponsorship Alwan 11510 11510 Dues and Subscriptions 8736 6115 1747 874 19564 15102 4088 374 776055 342777 419579 13699 227308 384474 0 17500 27055 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7000 166719 252808 578248 20000 24042 165493 20000 189535 X 215308 388713 17500 232808 388713 252808 578248 155905 X false true X false false X 147865 270796 418329 945198 931975 2714163 0 0 147865 270796 418329 945198 931975 2714163 0 2714163 0 0 0 2714163 1.00000 1.00000 X ROU Asset 159719 Security Deposit 7000 166719 ROU Lease Liability 165493 165493 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents available upon request