INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALO INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALO INC (EIN 16-0743052)
Tax period
2024-11-01 to 2025-10-31
Filed
2026-09-15
IRS object ID
202642589349301444
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-09-15T15:11:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN222027092PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WITHUM SMITH & BROWN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1424 MAIN STREET SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP142023508ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN160743052EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7168831900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1864 DELAWARE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14209ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJENNIFER RIZZO-CHOIPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7168831900PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-15SignatureDt
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 PersonMARY MADONIAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00405803PTIN
Phone7168472651PhoneNum
Preparation2026-09-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJENNIFER RIZZO-CHOIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1864 DELAWARE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,564,253GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.IIBUFFALO.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1934FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MAKE WNY A BETTER PLACE FOR, AND BECAUSE OF, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers300TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$4,959,006PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,646,394CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,912,918PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,699,094CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$29,532PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$13,821CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$23,007PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$155,173CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,924,463PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,514,482CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$3,614,953PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,483,991CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,345,953PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,289,801CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$421,490PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$224,681CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,169,483TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,352,183TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$441,687TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$285,683TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,727,796NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,066,500NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUFFALO IS TO MAKE WESTERN NEW YORK A BETTER PLACE FOR, AND BECAUSE OF, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. WE WELCOME, CONNECT, AND EMPOWER THE FOREIGN BORN, AND ENCOURAGE THE REGION'S SUPPORT FOR DIFFERENT CULTURES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,367,879ExpenseAmt
DescREFUGEE INTEGRATION - IIB'S RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM ASSISTED 229 ARRIVALS TO BUFFALO IN FY25, WITH OUR EXPECTED TOTAL OF 460. ALL ARRIVALS IN THE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED CORE RESETTLEMENT SERVICES AFTER ARRIVAL. TRAINED INTERPRETERS ARE USED FOR ALL MEETINGS AND TRANSLATED DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN THE CLIENT'S OWN LANGUAGE. VITAL SERVICES INCLUDED RENTAL AND FOOD ASSISTANCE, CONNECTIONS TO AND ENROLLMENTS IN ALLOWABLE SOCIAL SERVICES, AND HEALTH SCREENINGS. ALL ADULT CLIENTS ARE CONNECTED TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAMS, WHILE ALL MINOR ARRIVALS ARE ENROLLED IN LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ALL ARRIVALS ALSO RECEIVE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ORIENTATION, LEARNING ABOUT LAWS AND CULTURE, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE LARGEST GROUP OF RESETTLED INDIVIDUALS WAS FROM MYANMAR (BURMA), WITH 89 ARRIVALS, OR 39% OF THE TOTAL. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AFGHANISTAN WITH 48 (21%), THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO WITH 36 (16%), AND SYRIA WITH 23 (10%). OTHER ARRIVALS CAME FROM VENEZUELA, IRAQ, SUDAN, SOMALIA, NICARAGUA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, ALGERIA, SRI LANKA, AND PAKISTAN. IIB'S EMPLOYMENT TEAM ASSISTED ALMOST 90 PEOPLE WITH EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE IN FY25. IIB'S MATCH GRANT TEAM WORKED WITH 98 CLIENTS IN FY25, HELPING INDIVIDUALS FIND JOBS IN BUFFALO AND WESTERN NEW YORK. ALMOST 90% OF ENROLLED ADULTS WERE SELF-SUFFICIENT WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ARRIVAL AND ABLE TO PAY ALL BILLS WITHOUT EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE. IIB'S RSSP/BRIA EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM HELPED 60 INDIVIDUALS FIND JOBS IN FY25, OF WHICH 54 ACHIEVED SELF-SUFFICIENCY WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF STARTING WORK. IIB ALSO CREATED AND MANAGED TWO PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PATHWAYS TO PROFESSIONAL CAREERS - ONE FUNDED BY NEW YORK STATE'S OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS, AND ONE BY THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT. COMBINED, THESE PROGRAMS HELPED OVER 70 PEOPLE IN FY25 BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY TO PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. OF THESE, OVER 50 PEOPLE WERE PLACED IN JOBS, WITH OVER 30 OF THEM PLACED IN PROFESSIONAL JOBS SIMILAR TO THOSE THEY LEFT BEHIND. ENROLLED CLIENTS INCLUDED ARCHITECTS, NURSES, DENTISTS, ACCOUNTANTS, SOCIAL SERVICE WORKERS, AND THOSE IN SKILLED TRADES. IIB ALSO HOSTED JOB FAIRS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS, CREATED AND MANAGED A JOB CLUB FOR JOB SEEKERS BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE AMERICAN WORKPLACE, INCLUDING WORKING ON RESUMES, JOB INTERVIEWS, AND OPENING BANK ACCOUNTS, AND A CAREER CLUB FOR MORE ADVANCED CANDIDATES. ROUGHLY 20 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN CAREER CLUB WERE ALSO MATCHED WITH PROFESSIONAL MENTORS IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREER FIELD. THE PREFERRED COMMUNITIES PROGRAM WORKED WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MEDICAL CONCERNS OR OTHER NEEDS THAT COULD PLACE THEM AT RISK IN BUFFALO. THIS INCLUDES PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS, SHORT TERM MEDICAL NEEDS, AND SINGLE MOTHERS. IIB'S LEGAL PROGRAM ASSISTED OVER 70 CLIENTS IN FY25 IN SECURING EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENTS, APPLYING FOR GREEN CARDS, AND SECURING CITIZENSHIP.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,247,877ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,669,522RevenueAmt
DescINTERPRETING/TRANSLATION SERVICES - PROVIDING TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING SERVICES IN MORE THAN 100 LANGUAGES WITH MORE THAN 200 TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TRANSLATORS AND QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS. SERVICES BEING PROVIDED TO LEGAL AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, CORPORATIONS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND MORE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$271,791ExpenseAmt
Revenue$118,179RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION & VISITORS - PROVIDING EDUCATION TO STUDENTS, CHILDREN, AND ADULT PROFESSIONALS ON GLOBAL CULTURES. SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND CHILDREN INCLUDE ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST, WHICH IS AN INTERNATIONAL TRIVIA COMPETITION, MODEL UNITED NATIONS SIMULATIONS, GLOBALKIDS, WHICHINCLUDES EDUCATING CHILDREN AND STUDENTS ON CULTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD (PEOPLE, LANGUAGE, FOOD, MUSIC, ANIMALS, ARTS & CRATFS, WORLD FASHION, HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD, ETC.) AND WHAT DISTINGUISHES A REFUGEE FROM AN IMMIGRANT. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES PROGRAM AIMS TO FOSTER PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL VISITORS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (IVLP) AND OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. IVLP IS A PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM WHEREBY U.S. EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD NOMINATE EMERGING LEADERS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES AS DELEGATES TO COME TO THE U.S. AND MEET WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL COUNTERPARTS TO DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR FIELD OF WORK. DELEGATES ARE ALSO INTRODUCED TO THE TRADITIONAL CULTURE OF THE U.S. HOST CITY TO RECEIVE A WELL-ROUNDED EXPERIENCE IN THE U.S. THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS MUCH LIKE IVLP, BUT ALLOWS FOR DELEGATES TO STAY IN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS FOR THEIR NINE DAY STAY IN BUFFALO IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR EXPERIENCE.Desc

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Expense$136,409ExpenseAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$4,023,956TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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IRP Document243IRPDocumentCnt
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7168831900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1864 DELAWARE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14209ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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KEVIN GENTRY
BOARD MEMBER/CHAIR (TO 2/2025)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAWN ODRZYWOLSKI
BOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
UMESH BABARIA
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH VIKSJO
BOARD MEMBER/CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISA BOSTICK
BOARD MEMBER (TO 2/2025)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMINA DIALLO
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES KENNEDY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOLLY CHVALA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL THEAL
BOARD MEMBER/VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOHAMMED OSMAN
BOARD MEMBER (TO 2/2025)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
OMAR EL NASSER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRIYA PINTO PHD CRC
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVONNE DUBOIS
BOARD MEMBER (TO 2/2025)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ONKHAM RATTANAPHASOUK
BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARINA KRANTZ
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAHESH SANKARAN
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE SCHNEIDER
BOARD MEMBER (TO 2/2025)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER RIZZO-CHOI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR38.00Yes (X)$140,000$0$7,000
JASON SABEL
DIR OF FISCAL OPERATIONS (TO 1/2025)38.00Yes (X)$108,797$0$5,595
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$12,595TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$130,574FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants$2,222,893GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,292,927AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$115,986NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,646,394TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescPROGRAM FEESDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,699,094RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,699,094TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,821TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,821ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$116,337FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$49,771FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$66,566TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$66,566ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Total Revenue Column$88,607TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$88,607RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$88,607OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,787,701RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$80,387ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$248,797TotalAmt
Program Services$174,782ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,250FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,044,486TotalAmt
Program Services$1,436,273ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$532,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,008FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,459TotalAmt
Program Services$48,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,787ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,444FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$270,752TotalAmt
Program Services$182,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,759ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,261FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,316TotalAmt
Program Services$114,947ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,826FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,813TotalAmt
Program Services$379ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,760TotalAmt
Program Services$5,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$904FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,105,147TotalAmt
Program Services$901,319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$198,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,640FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,519TotalAmt
Program Services$78,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,562FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,813TotalAmt
Program Services$7,194ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,921TotalAmt
Program Services$17,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,873ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,673FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CLIENT EXPENSES$660,653$657,735$2,918
PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND OT$179,235$165,089$12,017$2,129
IN-KIND DONATIONS$115,986$115,986
COMMUNICATION$81,806$30,574$1,326$49,906

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,338TotalAmt
Program Services$87,860ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,738FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,289,801TotalAmt
Program Services$4,023,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,091,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$174,408FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,069BOYAmt
EOY$1,497,014EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$577,978EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,900,041BOYAmt
EOY$581,344EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$543,893BOYAmt
EOY$274,211EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,825BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,383,307LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,210,902LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,425BOYAmt
EOY$172,405EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,120,230BOYAmt
EOY$1,249,231EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,169,483BOYAmt
EOY$4,352,183EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,157BOYAmt
EOY$276,419EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,530BOYAmt
EOY$9,264EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$441,687BOYAmt
EOY$285,683EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,598,685BOYAmt
EOY$3,937,389EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$129,111BOYAmt
EOY$129,111EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,727,796BOYAmt
EOY$4,066,500EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,169,483BOYAmt
EOY$4,352,183EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$224,681ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$114,023NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,107,736CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,831,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,349,595CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,959,006CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,646,394CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,894,132TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,674,862CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,747,387CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,718,827CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,912,918CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,699,094CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,753,088TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$130,268CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,697CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$102,080CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,007CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$204,944CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$482,996TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,912,866CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,601,485CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,170,502CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,894,931CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,550,432CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,130,216TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,442CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,700CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,142TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$40,442CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,700CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,142TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$31,059,074PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,012CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,667CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,106CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,532CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,821CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$121,138TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,012CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,667CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,106CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,532CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,821CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$121,138TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,284CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$19,284TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,951,162CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,626,152CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,204,608CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,924,463CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,564,253CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,270,638TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99320PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99290PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00390InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00440InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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$39,674OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$39,674BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,075,466OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,027,974DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,492BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$268,167OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$182,928DepreciationAmt
Book Value$85,239BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$172,405TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,628,505TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$114,023NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$114,023RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,514,482RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,514,482TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,289,801TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,289,801ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,289,801TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCOME TAXES: THE INSTITUTE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE INSTITUTE TAKES MANY TAX POSITIONS RELATIVE TO TAX LAWS INCLUDING THOSE IN DETERMINING THE CHARACTERIZATION OF INCOME AS TAXABLE (FOR EXAMPLE, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME) OR NONTAXABLE. THE INSTITUTE IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2025 OR 2024. THE INSTITUTE FILES ITS RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND ITS ANNUAL FILING OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK STATE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1REFUGEES OF COMEDYEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$116,337GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$116,337GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$9,704RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$9,180FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$16,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$14,887OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$116,337GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$116,337GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$9,704RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$9,180FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$16,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$14,887OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$49,771DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$66,566NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$19,067NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Yes (X)MISCELLANEOUS350$66,919
Yes (X)CASE MGMT DATABASE1$30,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT IS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. A COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS BASED ON COMPARABLE SALARIES OF SIMILAR POSITIONS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED INTERPRETING AND TRANSLATION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 869,557. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 869,557. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 31,762. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 198,188. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,640. TOTAL EXPENSES 235,590.

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