2022-10-31T18:10:16-05:00 2021-12-31 860133881 HENRY & HORNE LLP 2055 E WARNER ROAD SUITE 101 TEMPE AZ 85284 990 2021-01-01 860658103 FLORENCE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS PROJECT INC FLOR 5207775600 120 NORTH TUCSON BLVD TUCSON AZ 85716 LILLIAN APONTE CO- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5207775600 2022-10-31 1 LILLIAN APONTE 999009999 COLETTE KAMPS CPA P00367616 4808394900 2022-10-31 0 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z LILLIAN APONTE 26172126 0 X FIRRP.ORG X 1989 AZ THE FLORENCE PROJECT PROVIDES AND COORDINATES LEGAL SERVICES AND RELATED SOCIAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT MEN, WOMEN, AND UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN DETAINED IN ARIZONA FOR IMMIGRATION REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 21 21 223 140 0 0 15889594 16869118 0 29816 107783 344301 0 0 15997377 17243235 0 0 0 0 10283629 12227679 0 0 891160 2617089 2694148 12900718 14921827 3096659 2321408 16958238 19480878 711909 709407 16246329 18771471 X THE FLORENCE PROJECT PROVIDES AND COORDINATES LEGAL SERVICES AND RELATED SOCIAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT MEN, WOMEN, AND UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN DETAINED IN ARIZONA FOR IMMIGRATION REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 0 0 11849111 29816 IN 2021, WE PROVIDED HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO OVER 24,000 THOUSAND IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND ADULTS FACING REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS IN ARIZONA. OUR CLIENTS INCLUDED INDIVIDUALS IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS EXPERIENCING THE WORST COVID-19 OUTBREAKS IN THE COUNTRY AND FAMILIES AND YOUTH AT THE BORDER UNABLE TO APPLY FOR ASYLUM BECAUSE OF CURRENT BORDER POLICIES. OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM DELIVERED "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" PRESENTATIONS TO 11,495 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN. WE MET WITH 10,673 CHILDREN TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL CASE ASSESSMENTS. WE REMINDED EACH CHILD THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAFETY AND PRIVACY WHILE IN GOVERNMENT FACILITIES. WE INQUIRED AS TO THE LENGTH OF THEIR STAYS IN DETENTION AND ASKED THE CHILD IF THE GOVERNMENT POSED OBSTACLES TO THEIR REUNIFICATION WITH FAMILY. WE ADVOCATED ON THEIR BEHALF IF THEY WERE SEPARATED FROM THEIR CAREGIVERS OR DENIED MEDICAL CARE. ALMOST 500 CHILDREN RECEIVED FULL LEGAL REPRESENTATION. WE TOOK SWIFT ACTION TO PROVIDE THE MOST ZEALOUS OF REPRESENTATION AVAILABLE TO FIGHT FOR OUR CLIENTS SUCH AS FILING FOR ASYLUM, VARIOUS HUMANITARIAN VISAS, AND EMPLOYED POWERFUL LITIGATION STRATEGIES. WE RESPONDED TO OVER 150 CASES OF FAMILY SEPARATION.OUR LEGAL TEAMS ALSO AIDED 135 CHILDREN WHO WERE UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE MANY OF WHOM WERE PRE-VERBAL OR UNABLE TO EXPRESS WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THEM. MANY OF THESE CHILDREN HAD A SOCIAL WORKER HELP ASSESS THEIR CASE BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE NEED INTENSIVE SUPPORT.WE SERVED DETAINED ADULT INDIVIDUALS AT FACILITIES LOCATED IN ELOY AND FLORENCE. WE PROVIDED CASE ASSISTANCE OVER 4,000 TIMES AND MAILED OVER 8,600 PACKETS WITH LEGAL EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE SELF-HELP CASE SUPPORT. TO PURSUE LEGAL STATUS AND AVOID REMOVAL, ADULTS NAVIGATE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT LEGAL PROCESSES, ESPECIALLY WHEN APPREHENDED BY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. WE PROVIDED DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO 249 ADULTS, INCLUDING 115 PEOPLE WHO WERE APPOINTED OUR COUNSEL AFTER A JUDGE FOUND THEM UNABLE TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES. WE ALSO REPRESENTED ADULTS ON APPEAL AT THE BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS AND THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS. WE PROVIDED LIFESAVING SOCIAL SERVICES TO 628 PEOPLE. WE KNOW IMMIGRATION REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND TAKE YEARS TO COMPLETE. IN THAT TIME, A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN SOMEONE'S LIFE WHILE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY OR BEING DETAINED. OUR SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM ENSURES PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES, IN DIRE NEED OF MEDICAL SERVICES, AT RISK OF TRAFFICKING, OR IN NEED OF ADVOCACY ARE SUPPORTED AND SET UP FOR SUCCESS. OUR SOCIAL WORKERS CREATE A BRIDGE FOR PEOPLE TO NAVIGATE NEW PROCESSES THAT ARE OFTEN UNFAMILIAR TO OUR CLIENTS DUE TO THEIR CULTURE, LANGUAGE, OR EXPERIENCE. IN OUR ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM, 65 PERCENT OF THE REFERRALS WERE RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, INCLUDING SUICIDALITY, COMPETENCY, AND SEVERE TRAUMA. OUR CLIENTS WITNESSED, ENDURED, AND SURVIVED LIFE-THREATENING COVID-19 OUTBREAKS IN DETENTION FACILITIES, A VERY TRAUMATIZING EXPERIENCE. OUR SOCIAL WORKERS STEPPED UP TO HELP OUR CLIENTS RECEIVE CRITICAL SERVICES WHEN THEY NEEDED IT MOST. AT THE BORDER, WE PROVIDED LEGAL ORIENTATIONS TO OVER 2,600 ADULTS IN NOGALES, SONORA, MEXICO THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTED OVER 4,200 PEOPLE WHEN CONSIDERING THE ACCOMPANYING FAMILY MEMBERS. WE PROVIDED INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS TO OVER 1,300 PEOPLE AT THE BORDER TO EXPLAIN CURRENT POLICIES AND TO PROVIDE GENERAL LEGAL EDUCATION ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS. WE SUCCEEDED IN HELPING 2,115 PEOPLE PURSUE ASYLUM CASES SAFELY IN THE U.S. ON ONE DAY ALONE, WE ASSISTED TWO INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE SPEAKERS, THREE WOMEN WITH LATE STAGE PREGNANCIES, ONE WOMAN WITH A HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY (UMBILICAL CORD WRAPPED AROUND BABY'S NECK), AND FIVE REFERRALS OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY FOR CHILDREN (A MINOR CHILD WHO HAS UNDIAGNOSED CONVULSIONS; A MINOR CHILD WITH EPILEPTIC SEIZURES; A MINOR CHILD NEEDING AN EYE OPERATION; AN ADULT SON WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE AT RISK OF FAMILY SEPARATION AND DETENTION; AND AN ADULT WITH A BRAIN TUMOR).WE RUN A ROBUST PRO BONO PROGRAM FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS SO THAT LAWYERS OUTSIDE OF OUR ORGANIZATION MAY STAND WITH IMMIGRANTS. WE HAVE FOUND THAT ATTORNEYS IN OUR COMMUNITY WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE THREATENED WITH DEPORTATION. IN 2021, WE MENTORED PRO BONO ATTORNEYS THROUGH THE FILING OF 64 FORMS OF RELIEF FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AS WELL AS PROVIDING GENERAL ADVOCACY. OUR PRO BONO PARTNERS TOOK ON VARIOUS LEGAL MATTERS RANGING FROM INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION TO MAJOR LAWSUITS. WE ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENTS WITH VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. WE OPPOSED THE TITLE 42 BORDER CLOSURE AND THE MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCOLS, ALSO KNOWN AS "REMAIN IN MEXICO," BECAUSE THE LAW DICTATES THAT PEOPLE BE ALLOWED TO SAFELY SEEK ASYLUM IN THE U.S.! WE SUED THE GOVERNMENT TO OPPOSE ITS UNJUST TREATMENT OF PEOPLE AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER AND IN DETENTION. WE LITIGATED 40 INDIVIDUAL CASES BEFORE THE CIRCUIT COURTS (THE COURTS IMMEDIATELY UNDER THE SUPREME COURT) WITH MAJOR WINS, RESOLVING EIGHT OF THOSE CASES. ONE OF THE WINS INCLUDED A PUBLISHED NINTH CIRCUIT DECISION FINDING THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DENIED CITIZENSHIP WERE IN FACT U.S. CITIZENS AND SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO DEPORTATION. WE SIGNED OR DRAFTED OVER 31 AMICUS BRIEFS, FILED 12 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMENTS ON PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONS, JOINED 96 JOINT ADVOCACY EFFORTS, PURSUED TWO CIVIL LAWSUITS, AND FILED BOTH MANDAMUS AND HABEAS CORPUS CLAIMS. WE FOUND EVERY POSSIBLE AVENUE TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENTS, AS WE ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL. 11849111 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 223 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X CHRISTIAN AVILIA 5208676807 120 NORTH TUCSON BLVD TUCSON AZ 85716 MILAGROS CISNEROS BOARD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CINDY VILLANUEVA BOARD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN GOLD BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NATHAN FIDEL BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID K ANDROFF BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANGLEA BANKS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSH BENDOR BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ARMANDO BERNASCONI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSE CARILLO BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 HAYLEIGH CRAWFORD BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 IRA FELDMAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 TY FRANKEL BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 YALDA GODUSI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 LETICIA HERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARGARET KIRCH BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEIDRE MOKOS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN A NUCCI BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN RUIZ BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDREW SILVERMAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 EMILY WARD BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBYN YOUNG BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 LILLIAN APONTE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 104691 0 9527 LAUREN DASSE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 107793 0 16842 GOLDEN MCCARTHY DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100537 0 11628 LAURA ST JOHN LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 105750 0 10734 418771 0 48731 4 0 0 0 XLCON PO BOX 122100 DALLAS TX 75312 IT SERVICES 245745 OFFICE TEAM PO BOX 743295 LOS ANGELES CA 90074 TEMPORARY STAFFING 102127 2 16869118 9002 16869118 OTHER INCOME 990009 29816 29816 29816 343920 343920 8929272 8928891 381 381 381 17243235 29816 0 344301 351019 351019 9691040 8237183 983143 470714 236556 199996 25131 11429 1183646 997768 123365 62513 765418 634992 94900 35526 56835 56835 41027 41027 36461 36461 507976 276596 163603 67777 108129 108129 60136 49434 8450 2252 363485 262440 43389 57656 1067725 882151 123055 62519 51475 42324 7463 1688 252 252 84546 84546 77538 70436 6047 1055 RECRUITING AND TRAINING 89513 31267 55922 2324 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 43830 37261 5255 1314 STAFF EVENTS 42580 21335 20088 1157 PROFESSIONAL DUES 38559 29111 5041 4407 24081 19982 3399 700 14921827 11849111 2181556 891160 336416 3513516 4477026 2019932 324853 1742260 70368 65816 788398 362514 510430 425884 10789464 11951659 112386 54528 44578 16958238 19480878 687764 685262 24145 24145 711909 709407 X 12623688 14607088 3622641 4164383 16246329 18771471 16958238 19480878 X 2321408 -196266 400000 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4844620 11156616 11568949 15889594 16869118 60328897 4844620 11156616 11568949 15889594 16869118 60328897 60328897 58837 100002 282598 107783 343920 893140 1089 6116 29816 37021 61259058 0.98480 0.92790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 102500 9886 112386 0.48800 0.51200 1 0 42500 42500 414839 164921 249918 186520 26111 160409 144539 171482 -26943 425884 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 24145 24145 X 17912358 -196266 901850 705584 17206774 36461 36461 17243235 15787216 901850 901850 14885366 36461 36461 14921827 PART V, LINE 4: EARNINGS FROM ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY-THAN-NOT THAT THE POSITIONS WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X TRANSPORTATION 1 6400 FAIR VALUE X PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER 5 2602 FAIR VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER IN COL. B OF PART 1 REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES OF DONATIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A CPA TAX PREPARER. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEFORE IT IS FILED. AFTER FINAL REVIEW BY THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND PUBLISHED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE PROJECT'S PERSONNEL MANUAL WHICH INCLUDES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A FORM ATTESTING THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND WILL ADHERE TO THE POLICIES. VIOLATIONS ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND AN INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED. STAFF ARE MADE AWARE THAT IF THEY ARE CONCERNED THAT A STAFF MEMBER HAS ENGAGED IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MATTER, THEY MUST ALERT THEIR SUPERVISOR, AND ALL CLAIMS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT AN EMPLOYEE HAS ENGAGED IN A VIOLATION OF THE POLICY, THE EMPLOYEE WILL BE DISCIPLINED, WHICH MAY INCLUDE TERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ALL SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE PROJECT PROVIDES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THAT NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 WERE UNDERSTATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000 FOR CERTAIN MULTI-YEAR GRANTS AND WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020. ACCORDINGLY, MANAGEMENT HAS RESTATED ITS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020.