named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Committee on Political Education (COPE)
CIR's political action committee that engages in legislative and electoral advocacy to advance immigrant and worker rights.
ICE Hospital Activity Tracker
Tool for documenting immigration enforcement actions in hospitals following rescission of sensitive locations policy.
Immigration FAQ for FMGs
Provides guidance to foreign medical graduates on immigration topics including status maintenance, travel, and union activity in the context of heightened enforcement.
Know Your Rights Campaign
Distributes multilingual palm cards and QR-coded buttons linking to legal resources for immigrants facing enforcement actions.
activities · 8 groups
What they do
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Reproductive Health Advocacy & Education 1 activity
- Advocates for reproductive health rights and accessLobbies for reproductive rights legislation, including supporting California fertility care coverage laws, advocating for Medicaid and Title IX funding for reproductive health, and supporting abortion training programs in New York for residents from restrictive states. Provided testimony in legislative hearings and supported political candidates and ballot initiatives aligned with abortion access.
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Immigrant Rights Advocacy & Policy Reform 1 activity
- Challenges immigration policies through litigation and legal advocacySued the federal government to block unlawful immigration policies, including the Trump-Vance administration’s travel and asylum restrictions and the H-1B fee proclamation. Submitted amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the elimination of birthright citizenship using member testimonies.
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Labor Union Representation & Organizing 1 activity
- Engages in collective bargaining and advocacy for house staff rightsOrganizes and negotiates collective bargaining agreements to improve working conditions, including securing salary increases, limits on on-call schedules (e.g., one night in three), paid parental leave, fertility benefits, and work hour regulations. Also advocates for resident unionization rights, winning a National Labor Relations Board decision affirming collective bargaining rights in private hospitals.
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Medical Research Funding 1 activity
- Funds resident-led reproductive health initiativesSecures and administers grant funding controlled by residents for reproductive health research, equipment acquisition, and quality improvement projects.
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Medical Professional Education & Training 1 activity
- Integrates residents into hospital safety and quality improvementCollaborates with teaching hospitals to involve residents in patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, enhancing training and care delivery.
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Immigration Legal Services 1 activity
- Provides free immigration legal consultation and resourcesOffers free immigration legal consultation services and publishes an FAQ guide for foreign medical graduate members covering visa status, travel, and social media practices.
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Union and Association Benefit Funds 1 activity
- Provides health and welfare benefits to house staffOffers medical, dental, disability (short and long-term), life insurance, and other benefits to over 40,000 resident physicians and fellows across multiple states and Washington, D.C., through a housestaff-administered benefit plan.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Provides post-residency employment contract review and resourcesOffers discounted legal review of physician employment contracts by specialized attorneys, including a follow-up consultation, and distributes educational contract packets to help housestaff understand their agreements. Services are offered at flat rates of $300 or $500, below typical market costs.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$59.43M
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$54.07M91%
Investment income$5.36M9%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$52.14M
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$85.86M
Cash$11.12M
Investments$69.20M
Liabilities$6.51M
Net assets$79.35M
Liquid reserves18.5 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +11.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 4
- ANITA ELIOT — TRUSTEE
- BILL LYNCH — TRUSTEE
- FRANCESCA TINTI — TRUSTEE
- SUSAN NARANJO — TRUSTEE
relationships · 13
Who they work with
- American Medical Women’s Association Partner — Provides free membership to CIR members for mentorship, advocacy, and networking
- Asm. Harvey Epstein Partner — Working together to establish an abortion training program for residents from restrictive states
- Committee of Interns and Residents Partner — Partners with CIR to administer the discounted post-residency contract review benefit for VHHSBP Legal Services Plan participants.
- Cooperating Attorney Partner — Provides contract review services to CIR members as part of a discounted benefit program.
- Democracy Forward Partner — Legal organization that filed immigration lawsuits on behalf of CIR and coalition partners.
- Intealth Partner — Collaborates with CIR to provide guidance on J-1 visa policy changes for resident physicians.
- SEIU Coalition — Organizational plaintiff alongside CIR in a federal immigration lawsuit.
- SEIU Government — CIR is affiliated with SEIU, as indicated by the domain cirseiu.org and the union's full name including SEIU.
- Sen. Carolyn Menjivar Partner — Collaborated to pass legislation requiring insurance coverage of fertility care in California
- Sen. Kiz Kreuger Partner — Working together to establish an abortion training program for residents from restrictive states
- Service Employees International Union Coalition — Affiliated with SEIU in 1997 to strengthen representation of housestaff.
- Service Employees International Union Network — CIR is a local of SEIU.
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Network — Local affiliate of SEIU, operating as Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Amplification of Member Stories to Drive Policy Changemethodology: member_story_amplificationBy centering personal testimony and member storytelling in advocacy, the organization challenges unjust immigration policies because lived experience generates public empathy and moral authority that strengthens political and legal campaigns.
- Housestaff-Controlled Benefits Model to Enhance Professional and Financial Wellbeingmethodology: housestaff_administered_benefitsBy administering benefits through a housestaff-governed trust, the organization ensures that medical trainees directly control their health, financial, and professional development benefits because self-administration aligns program design with frontline needs and builds long-term institutional accountability.
- Legal Empowerment Through Contract Review and Consultationmethodology: legal_empowermentBy providing specialized legal review and consultation on employment contracts, the organization improves post-residency decision-making because direct access to legal expertise reduces information asymmetry and empowers physicians to make informed career choices.
- Political Advocacy for Reproductive Justice Through Union Powermethodology: political_action_through_unionBy leveraging union-based political action, the organization advances reproductive justice because systemic barriers like racism, economic inequality, and gender-based discrimination are addressed through coordinated legislative and electoral strategies enabled by collective political power.
- Union-Based Advocacy to Improve Working Conditions and Patient Caremethodology: union_based_advocacyBy organizing housestaff into unions and engaging in collective bargaining, CIR improves physician working conditions and patient care outcomes because union representation provides legal leverage and a structured mechanism for housestaff to influence systemic change in training and healthcare delivery.