Refugees International
Donations deductibleRefugees International's network
23 people8 organisationsi23 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (23). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
23 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 22 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne-Marie Grey Chair | Director, Governance Committee Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Craig Johnstone Chair | Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Elizabeth Stern Chair (also filed as Liz Stern) | DVMNT Committee Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jeffrey Tindell Chair (also filed as Jeff Tindell) | Co Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joy Lian Alferness Chair | Governance Committee Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maureen White Chair | Co Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sarah Bacon Chair | Nominations Committee Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| AI Weiwei | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Augustin Ntabaganyimana | Program Committee Co-Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Darya Nasr | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elena Kvochko | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Elizabeth W Galvin (also filed as Elizabeth Galvin) | Director, (Until 05/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erika Lee | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Greg Lewis | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| HM Queen Noor | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joanne Leedom-Ackerman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kati Marton | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark Meiners | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michele Balfour Nathoo | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Philip Winder | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rajaie Batniji | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sophal Ear | Program Committee Co-Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tom Malinowski | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
18 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Thomas | Climate Displacement Program Manager | 2018 |
| Andrea Dickerson | Dir. of Finance & Operations | 2019 |
| Ann Hollingsworth | Director of Government & Sr. Policy | 2019 |
| Cindy Huang | VP for Strategic Outreach | 2020 |
| Daniel P Sullivan | Director for Africa, Asia, and Themiddleeast | since 2022 |
| Elizabeth Ann Hollingsworth | Senior Director of Government Relations and Senior | since 2018 |
| Ellen P McHugh | Chief Administrative Officer | since 2022 |
| Eric P Schwartz | President (Until 8/2022) | since 2018 |
| Jeremy M Konyndyk | President | since 2023 |
| Jocelyn G Perry | Senior Advocate and Program Manager or Cd | since 2024 |
| Joseph Hardin Lang | VP Programs and Policy | since 2018 |
| Kate Brick | Dir. of TRL and Senior Advisor | since 2023 |
| Lisa Marie Cantu-Parks | VP of Philanthropy (Until 10/2022) | since 2019 |
| Rebekah J Meyerowitz | VP of Philanthropy | since 2023 |
| Rowena D Averia | Director of Finance | since 2021 |
| Sarah E Sheffer | VP Forstrategicoutreach | since 2021 |
| Steven Most | Director of Finance and Operations | 2018 |
| Yvette Schacher | Dir. for the Americas and Europe | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy M Konyndyk | President | 40 | $298k | $24k | |
| Ellen P McHugh | Chief Administrative Officer | 40 | $188k | $27k | |
| Joseph Hardin Lang | VP for Programs & Policy | 40 | $187k | $23k | |
| Rebekah J Meyerowitz | VP of Philanthropy | 40 | $177k | $19k | |
| Sarah E Sheffer | VP for Strategic Outreach | 40 | $158k | $16k | |
| Kate Brick | Dir. of the Refugee Adv. Lab and Sen. Advisor | 40 | $148k | $6k | |
| Daniel P Sullivan | Dir. for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East | 40 | $115k | $19k | |
| Yvette Schacher | Dir. for the Americas and Europe | 40 | $114k | $26k | |
| Jocelyn G Perry | Senior Advocate and Program Manager or Cd | 40 | $107k | $13k | |
| Jeffrey Tindell | Co Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Maureen White | Co Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Darya Nasr | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Craig Johnstone | Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joy Lian Alferness | Governance Committee Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Bacon | Nominations Committee Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anne-Marie Grey | Director, Governance Committee Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sophal Ear | Program Committee Co-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Augustin Ntabaganyimana | Program Committee Co-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Stern | DVMNT Committee Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rajaie Batniji | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Galvin | Director, (Until 05/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joanne Leedom-Ackerman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elena Kvochko | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erika Lee | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Malinowski | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kati Marton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Meiners | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michele Balfour Nathoo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hm Queen Noor | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ai Weiwei | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Philip Winder | Director | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
22 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253017711). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Jeffery Tindell | Co-Chair |
| Elizabeth Stern | Director |
| Elena Kvochko | Director |
| Mark Meiners | Director |
| Ellen McHugh | |
| Rajaie Batniji | Director |
| Jeremy Konyndyk | President |
| Greg Lewis | Director |
| Sophal Ear | Director |
| Kati Marton | Director |
| Amb. Johnstone | Secretary and Treasurer |
| Sarah Sheffer | VP of Strategic Outreach |
| Erika Lee | Director |
| Ellen McHugh | CFO/Chief Admin. Officer |
| H.M. Queen Noor | Director |
| Tom Malinowski | Director |
| Anne-Marie Grey | Director |
| Phillip Winder | Director |
| Darya Nasr | Vice Chair |
| Augustin Ntabaganyimana | Director |
| Bekah Meyerowitz | VP of Philanthropy |
| Michele Balfour Nathoo | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Refugees International
- EIN
- 521224516
- Address
- 1800 M St Nw Ste 405n, Washington, DC, 20036-5861
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Refugees international advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights, and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crisis. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q710 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1980
- Principal officer
- Jeremy Konyndyk (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1981
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJeffrey Tindell
≥8years on the filingsJoy Lian Alferness
≥8years on the filingsMaureen White
≥8years on the filingsSarah Bacon
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7m
- Total liabilities
- $2.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.7m
- Program service revenue
- $197k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $307k
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 22
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.5m | $5.6m | Deficit $132k |
| 2024 | $5.5m | $5.6m | Deficit $132k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Church World Service | Supporting state cws to advance a state policy agenda that aims to advance the inclusion of people who have been forcibly displaced with tec | $122k |
| International Refugee Assistance Project (Irap) | Ri and irap will work together to execute the grant proposals accepted by the levi strauss foundation , dr. Bronners family foundation, and | $65k |
| The Center for Victims of Torture | Supporting cvt to advance a state policy agenda that aims to advance the inclusion of people who have been forcibly displaced with technical | $10k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Refugees International likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 12 May 1980
- Registered agent
- C T Corporation System (city and state not held)