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NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA (EIN 47-5342860)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-09-14
IRS object ID
202132579349300613
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-09-14T08:13:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN475342860EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNORWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024944401PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1818 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBERNICE ROMEROPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024944401PhoneNum
Signature2021-09-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBERNICEPersonFirstNm
Person LastROMEROPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD J LOCASTRO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00288314PTIN
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBERNICE ROMEROPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1818 CONNECTICUT AVE NW NO 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,488,831GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NRCUSA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,223,714PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$52,421CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$7,714TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$44,715TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,481,452NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,533,873NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionNRC USA'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE RAISING MONEY FOR THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL'S OVERSEAS PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF CONFLICT AFFECTED REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN POLICY ADVICE TO THE ADMINISTRATION, CONGRESS AND PEER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. NRC USA IS ALSO A RESOURCE TO UNIVERSITIES, THINK TANKS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON REFUGEE ISSUES AND SEEKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH U.S. BASED INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$508,977ExpenseAmt
Grant$508,977GrantAmt
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Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$304,310ExpenseAmt
Grant$304,310GrantAmt
DescYOUTH, LIVELIHOOD AND EDUCATION: 1) NRC DELIVERED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS, AS PART OF THE NRC/ MICROSOFT ALLIANCE AGREEMENT BASED ON CAPACITY BUILDING, LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.2) AS PART OF THE HILTON FOUNDATION GRANT NRC PROVIDED ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING AROUND ECONOMIC INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE FORCIBLY DISPLACED.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$292,020ExpenseAmt
DescACCESS NEGOTIATION: BUILDING ON A MULTI-YEAR GRANT AWARDED BY USAID OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (NOW THE BUREAU OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE) STARTING ON OCTOBER 1, 2019 NRC USA TOOK ON PHASE III, WHICH FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING FIELD LEVEL CAPACITY ON HUMANITARIAN ACCESS AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING BOTH FIELD WORKERS AND CRITICAL DECISION-MAKERS TO IMPROVE PRESENCE AND PROGRAMMING IN COMPLEX OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THREE MAIN COMPONENTS: 1. ACCESS TRAINING FOR FRONTLINE HUMANITARIANS AND MEMBER-STATE REPRESENTATIVES AT CAPITAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL.2. AN ADVANCED E-LEARNING PROGRAM ON HUMANITARIAN ACCESS.3. EVIDENCE GATHERING AND INFORMATION SHARING THROUGH FIELD RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICE AND KEY OPERATIONAL ISSUES, SUCH AS THE COSTS OF OPERATING IN HARD TO REACH AREAS AND RESPONDING IN COUNTRIES WITH ASSERTIVE GOVERNMENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

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$279,611ADVOCACY
$181,062PROGRAM SUPPORT AND COMPLIANCE$3,621
$283,288COVID-19 RELIEF FUND$283,288
$126,004TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION$126,004
$58,251OTHER PROJECTS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$928,216TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$412,913TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$2,033,523TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNINA VANDRAAS EBERHARTPersonNm
Phone2024944401PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1818 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE 650AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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MIA HAUGEN
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERIT ENGE
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER LEANING
BOARD MEMBER0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLE SOLVANG
BOARD MEMBER0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMIT PRADHAN
BOARD MEMBER0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLA KOPPELL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KJELL BERGH
BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 12/2020)0.25Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL CHARNY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$158,461$0$29,030
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$158,461TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$29,030TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$314,624GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,174,207AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,488,831TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,488,831TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,226,200TotalAmt
Program Services$1,226,200ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,491TotalAmt
Program Services$160,474ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$262FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$595,051TotalAmt
Program Services$419,217ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$175,016ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$818FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,115TotalAmt
Program Services$8,163ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,843TotalAmt
Program Services$60,497ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,228ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$118FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,625TotalAmt
Program Services$42,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,413TotalAmt
Management And General$44,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,714TotalAmt
Program Services$23,821ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,853ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$890TotalAmt
Management And General$890ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,832TotalAmt
Program Services$1,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$335FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,741TotalAmt
Program Services$13,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,742ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,947TotalAmt
Program Services$12,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,207TotalAmt
Program Services$790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,953TotalAmt
Management And General$2,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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OTHER EXPENSES$4,571$316$4,255

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,436,410TotalAmt
Program Services$2,033,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$401,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,670FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$837,312BOYAmt
EOY$1,303,307EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$572,162BOYAmt
EOY$250,616EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,923BOYAmt
EOY$18,579EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,769BOYAmt
EOY$6,086EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,489,166BOYAmt
EOY$1,578,588EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,714BOYAmt
EOY$2,380EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$42,335EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,714BOYAmt
EOY$44,715EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,533,873EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,481,452BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,481,452BOYAmt
EOY$1,533,873EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,489,166BOYAmt
EOY$1,578,588EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$52,421ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$488,600CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$652,383CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$879,259CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,177,683CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,488,831CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,686,756TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$652,383CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$879,259CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,177,683CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,488,831CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,686,756TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,705,360SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,981,396PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$6,686,756TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.44590PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.38190PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO NRC OSLODesc
Amt$42,335Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$42,335TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,515,209TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$26,378DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$26,378RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,488,831RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,488,831TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,462,788TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$26,378DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$26,378ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,436,410ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,436,410TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, NRC USA HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENT LOCATED IN THE REGIONTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,226,200RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,226,200SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,226,200TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantGRANT TO NRC FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FIELD PROGRAMS.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$1,226,200CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:FUNDS EARMARKED BY DONORS FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRY OR THEMATIC PROGRAMS ARE RESTRICTED IN USE ACCORDING TO THE DONOR DESIGNATION. THESE FUND PROGRAMS THAT ARE IMPLEMENTED AND MONITORED BY NRC'S TEAM AT COUNTRY-LEVEL AND/OR THEMATIC STAFF. UPDATES AND REPORTS ARE PROVIDED TO NRC USA AS REQUESTED AND REQUIRED TO FULFILL THE NEEDS OF DONORS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOEL CHARNYPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$158,461BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,338DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$22,692NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$187,491TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN THE FOLLOWING NEW PROGRAMS: - ACCESS NEGOTIATION - COUNTRY BASED HUMANITARIAN - LIVELIHOOD AND EDUCATION - COVID-19 RELIEF - TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION HAS AMENDED ITS BYLAWS FROM ALLOWING BOARD MEMBERS TO SERVE FOR ONE YEAR WITH NO TERM LIMITS, TO ALLOWING BOARD MEMBERS TO SERVE FOR 3 YEARS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 2 TERMS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL USA HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: THE NRC MEMBER AND INDEPENDENT MEMBERS. (A) NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL (INCORPORATED IN OSLO, NORWAY) IS THE NRC MEMBER. THE NRC MEMBER MAY ACT THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR OR THE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE. (B) THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS ARE THE SAME INDIVIDUALS AS THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. ANY PERSON WHO ACCEPTS ELECTION AS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO THESE BYLAWS AUTOMATICALLY, AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ACTION OR WRITING, (A) BECOMES AND REMAINS AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION FOR AS LONG AS HE OR SHE REMAINS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION, AND (B) CEASES TO BE AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER AT THE TIME HE OR SHE CEASES TO BE AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE NRC MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A MINORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. HOWEVER, THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS APPOINT THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE TAX RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER HAS A CONFLICT, HE OR SHE BRINGS IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT. THE CONFLICTED PERSON RECUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM DELIBERATING OR VOTING ON THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ALL COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS AND INCREASES ARE SET BY THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL, AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION. THE PAY STRUCTURE IS BASED ON CURRENT SALARY COMPARIBILITY DATA FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. THE LAST REVIEW, FINALIZATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2021. SALARY UPDATES FOR NRC USA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF ARE PRESENTED TO THE NRC USA BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ONLINE VIA WWW.NRCUSA.ORG

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