Program areas at Friends of Refugees
Friends of Refugees, Inc. Operates programs that serve over 3,000 Refugees a year in the clarkston, Georgia area. Services provided through the organization's program include: family literacy: provides english literacy education and life skills instruction for refugee women along with high quality early learning for children under the age of 5. Career hub: provides employment assistance, training classes, networking support, job placement and computer/internet access to Refugees in their search for employment. Embrace birth support: provides pre- and post-natal education and support to refugee women who are pregnant and new mothers. Youth programs: provides a summer camp for elementary and middle school students to experience arts and crafts, sports, tutoring, and field trips; provides students tutoring, access to computers and internet and projects, test preparation, group activities, sports, and mentoring; provides a safe and enriching environment when the traditional school day ends. Community assistance: provides financial assistance with rent and other expenses for families participating in Friends of Refugees programs, along with contributions to other community needs. Community garden: provides garden plots and community space for Refugees to grow food for their families and well produce for personal income. Start micro-enterprise clarkston: provides a business accelerator program encompassing training, mentoring, and access to funds to help launch new refugee-owned businesses; delievered in partnership with emory university's goizueta school of business. Jolly avenue development center: currently under developmment, includes investments in community spaces for services and activities that emphasize education, economic empowerment, and well-being. Program support: provides operational support to programs operated by the organization.
Who funds Friends of Refugees
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Friends of Refugees
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Kendra Jeffreys | Director | $0 | 2022-12-22 |
Brian Bollinger | Past Profession: Executive Director | $85,056 | 2021-07-02 |
Helen Shuford | Board Chair | $0 | 2023-06-13 |
Katherine Clay | Secretary | $0 | 2022-09-30 |
Brian Chang | Vice Chair | $0 | 2022-09-30 |
...and 6 more key personnel |
Financials for Friends of Refugees
Revenues | FYE 09/2022 | FYE 09/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,942,542 | $1,640,880 | 18.4% |
Program services | $3,694 | $10,863 | -66% |
Investment income and dividends | $801 | $171 | 368.4% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $-32,358 | -100% |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $961 | $2,295 | -58.1% |
Total revenues | $1,947,998 | $1,621,851 | 20.1% |
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Data update history
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 21 new grant, including a grant for $120,000 from Direct Relief August 2, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 23, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
July 22, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
July 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCivic / social organizationsHuman service organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
Funds one specific organizationFundraising eventsState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersAuction fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 733 Jolly Ave South
- Clarkston, GA 30021
- Metro area
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- County
- DeKalb County, GA
- Website URL
- friendsofrefugees.com/Â
- Phone
- (404) 292-8818
IRS details
- EIN
- 20-1989492
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2005
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- P11: Human Services Single Organization Support
- NAICS code, primary
- 813410: Civic and Social Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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