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NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 133573409 · Form 990 · FY2023 · Large ($10M-$50M) · nyic.org
revenue
$22.9M
expenses
$21.9M
net assets
$7.6M
employees
91
volunteers
132
program ratio
87%
mission · from form 990

TO UNITE IMMIGRANTS, MEMBERS AND ALLIES SO ALL NEW YORKERS CAN THRIVE.

profile · synthesized from sources

The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) is a statewide advocacy organization that unites nearly 200 nonprofit groups to advance immigrant rights and inclusion in New York. It works to expand access to public services, legal representation, and civic participation for immigrants through policy advocacy, coalition-building, and public education. The organization operates across New York State, with a focus on systemic change through government engagement and community mobilization.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $4.75M
    EXPANDING ACCESS THROUGH PUBLIC INVESTMENTS:IN FY2024, NYIC HELPED ENSURE THAT PUBLIC RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS INTENDED TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS WERE EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED AND ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK. THIS WORK INCLUDED PROVIDING COMMUNITY-INFORMED INSIGHTS, NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS AND AGENCY PARTNERS.KEY DEVELOPMENTS THAT EXPANDED ACCESS TO SERVICES INCLUDED:- A $64.2 MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE CARE FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES (CARE4IF/ARA) PROGRAM, INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS- AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION FOR THE OFFICE OF LANGUAGE ACCESS TO STRENGTHEN MULTILINGUAL ACCESS ACROSS PUBLIC AGENCIES- A $350 MILLION ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTAL EMPIRE STATE CHILD CREDIT THAT PROVIDED MEANINGFUL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, INCLUDING MANY IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS- A $2.4 BILLION COMMITMENT FROM NEW YORK CITY TO PROVIDE SHELTER, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO ASYLUM SEEKERS, ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL $122 MILLION TO SUPPORT EXPANDED SERVICES AT FLOYD BENNETT FIELD- $26 MILLION IN FUNDING THROUGH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE (OTDA) TO SUPPORT MIGRANT AND REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE
  2. #2 $1.42M
    SUPPORTING NYIC MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS:THE NYIC IS A DIVERSE STATEWIDE COALITION OF OVER 200 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING GRASSROOTS SERVICE PROVIDERS, LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH INSTITUTIONS, WORKER CENTERS, AND ACADEMIC AND CIVIC PARTNERS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS SERVE AS A VITAL FOUNDATION FOR IMMIGRANT SUPPORT ACROSS NEW YORK.IN FY2024, NYIC PROVIDED ITS MEMBERS WITH REGRANTS, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND SHARED LEARNING SPACES. MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS COLLECTIVELY SERVED NEARLY ONE MILLION IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD ACCESS, HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, NYIC PLACED 30 FULL-TIME AMERICORPS VISTAS AT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE NYIC VISTA PROGRAM, SUPPORTING YEAR-LONG SERVICE PROJECTS FOCUSED ON EXPANDING LOCAL CAPACITY.
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Excluded Workers Fund
Coalition effort with FEW to establish $2.1 billion fund for immigrant essential workers excluded from federal pandemic relief
Green Light Campaign
Successful advocacy effort to pass legislation allowing all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, to obtain driver’s licenses
NY Proud
Narrative change public art campaign showcasing immigrant contributions through portraits and stories displayed across subway platforms and public spaces in NYC
NYIC VISTA Program
Places AmeriCorps VISTA members in full-time, year-long service positions at member organizations to expand local capacity for immigrant support services
Welcoming New York
Advocacy and service campaign to ensure asylum seekers receive shelter, legal assistance, and essential services; includes distribution of dignity care packages and training for service providers
activities · 10 groups

What they do

  • Immigrant Rights Education & Legal Preparedness 2 activities
    • Distribution of multilingual informational materials and dignity care packages
      Produces and distributes multilingual materials on immigration law, citizenship, school registration, healthcare access, and voting rights, and has distributed over 15,000 dignity care packages containing language-specific toolkits, PPE, hygiene products, diapers, and snacks to asylum seekers since August 2022.
    • Public education and leadership development programs
      Provides annual workshops, presentations, and guidance on immigration law and related issues to community groups, advocates, and legal providers; operates the Immigrant Concerns Training Institute and leadership programs such as the Immigrant Advocacy Fellowship to develop emerging immigrant leaders.
  • Immigrant Rights Advocacy & Policy Reform 1 activity
    • Advocacy and policy campaigns for immigrant rights
      Leads statewide and national advocacy campaigns to advance immigrant rights, including securing Medicaid expansion for postpartum women and seniors regardless of immigration status, restoring driver’s licenses for undocumented residents, banning ICE courthouse arrests, expanding language access, and defeating the citizenship question on the 2020 Census. Campaigns include public mobilization, litigation, coalition-building, and policy advocacy at local, state, and federal levels.
  • Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 1 activity
    • Capacity building for immigrant-serving organizations
      Builds organizational capacity through training, technical assistance, leadership development, and shared best practices for member organizations. Includes placing AmeriCorps VISTAs, hosting webinars and summits, supervising legal support staff, and developing training materials for legal volunteers and service providers.
  • Direct Financial Assistance to Individuals 1 activity
    • Direct cash assistance for excluded New Yorkers
      Raised and distributed over $2.7 million in direct cash assistance to more than 5,000 New Yorkers excluded from federal pandemic relief programs, including immigrant essential workers.
  • Immigration Legal Services 1 activity
    • Direct legal services for immigrants
      Provides limited-scope immigration legal services—including asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), EOIR filings, and eligibility screenings—through in-person, remote, and hybrid legal clinics and one-on-one remote assistance to newly arrived immigrants across multiple regions of New York State.
  • Community-Engaged Public Art Projects 1 activity
    • Public awareness and cultural affirmation campaigns
      Launches public art and storytelling campaigns such as the New York Proud initiative, featuring immigrant portraits and stories on over 200 subway platforms and in 35+ locations across all five boroughs to affirm immigrant contributions.
  • Facility-Based Service Delivery 1 activity
    • Regional office expansion and statewide capacity development
      Built statewide capacity by establishing regional offices in Syracuse, Buffalo, Peekskill, and Long Island to expand access to services and advocacy across New York State.
  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
    • Regranting to member organizations
      Funds 52 member organizations through $1.5 million in regrants to support activities including campaign organizing, food insecurity programs, and outreach to Korean small businesses.
  • Nonprofit Sector Research & Data Analysis 1 activity
    • Research and data reporting on legal services and immigration trends
      Oversees data collection, tracking, and reporting on legal service delivery and emerging immigration trends to inform programming and advocacy efforts.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Convening and representing immigrant-serving organizations
      Serves as an umbrella organization representing nearly 200 immigrant and refugee rights organizations across New York State, convening coalitions such as the New York State Census Partnership and coordinating advocacy and rapid response initiatives among member agencies.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$22.91M
Contributions & grants$22.73M99%
Program service revenue$138K1%
Investment income$3K0%
Other revenue$37K
expenses
Total expenses$21.92M
Program expenses87%
Admin / overhead10%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$6.34M
Grants paid out$10.62M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$15.68M
Cash$1.47M
Investments$875K
Liabilities$8.09M
Net assets$7.59M
Liquid reserves1.3 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue +87.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

paid leadership · 6
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
MURAD AWAWDEH CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $310K
EMILY PATKA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40 $149K
HEATHER VARIAN VP OF DEVELOPMENT 40 $142K
SUVASINI PATEL VP OF COMM. AND STRATEGY 40 $136K
LOVELIE TEJADA CHIEF OF STAFF 40 $119K
THEODORE MOORE VP OF POL. & PROG. (UNTIL 10/23) 40 $111K
board members · 19
  • ANDREA O SUILLEABHAIN — BOARD MEMBER
  • ANNETTA SEECHARRAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • CANDIS TOLLIVER — BOARD MEMBER
  • CARMEN MAQUILON — BOARD MEMBER
  • CAROLA OTERO BRACCO — BOARD CHAIR
  • CYRUS MEHTA — BOARD MEMBER
  • EDDIE TAVERAS — BOARD MEMBER
  • FATIMA SHAMA — VICE CHAIR
  • GUILLERMO CHACON — VICE CHAIR
  • JESSICA MAXWELL — BOARD MEMBER
  • JOHN PARK — BOARD MEMBER
  • MAE LEE — BOARD MEMBER
  • MARGO PAZ — BOARD MEMBER
  • MARIO RUSSELL — BOARD MEMBER
  • MEGAN CHAMBERS — BOARD MEMBER
  • MICHAEL HIRSCHHORN — BOARD MEMBER
  • MOHAMMAD RAZVI — BOARD MEMBER
  • MUZAFFAR CHISHTI — VICE CHAIR
  • PAUL KIM — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 45

Who they work with

  • 32BJ SEIU Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • Advocacy Department Partner — Department responsible for community outreach, event planning, and legislative advocacy in which the Senior Associate works
  • AmeriCorps Partner — Partners with AmeriCorps to administer the VISTA program, including member orientation and benefits.
  • Bloomberg Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • Bolton-St. Johns Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • COPO USA Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • Catholic Charities Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • Chhaya CDC Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • Chinese Progressive Association Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • Coro Partner — Partnered with NYIC to launch the Immigrant Civic Leadership Program.
  • Coverage4All Coalition Coalition — Collaborated with NYIC to expand Medicaid coverage to postpartum women and older adults regardless of immigration status.
  • Coverage4All Coalition Partner — Collaborated to expand Medicaid coverage to seniors and postpartum women regardless of immigration status.
  • Coverage4All Coalition Partner — Worked with NYIC to expand Medicaid coverage to postpartum women regardless of immigration status in New York State.
  • Cyrus Mehta & Partners Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review Government — Filing entity for immigration court-related legal actions such as Motions to Reopen and Change Venue.
  • FEW Coalition Partner — Collaborated with NYIC to establish the $2.1 billion Excluded Workers Fund for immigrant essential workers.
  • FEW Coalition Partner — Partnered with NYIC to establish the $2.1 billion Excluded Workers Fund for immigrant essential workers.
  • Flanbwayan Haitian Literacy Project Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • LDF Union Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • La Colmena NYC Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • Latino Commission on AIDS Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • Legal Server Partner — Uses Legal Server for case management and legal service delivery
  • Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Government — Collaborated with NYIC to welcome asylum seekers arriving in New York City and distribute dignity bags.
  • Migration Policy Institute Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • NYC-based member organizations Coalition — NYIC works with member organizations across all five boroughs of New York City to lead advocacy and organizing campaigns.
  • NYIC Network — Umbrella organization representing over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups in New York.
  • NYIC Action Coalition — NYIC leads individual giving and events strategy for NYIC Action, a c4 affiliate.
  • NYS Office of New Americans Government — Referral partner for legal assistance to immigrants.
  • Neighbors Link Coalition — Organization represented on the New York Immigration Coalition's Board of Directors
  • New York Counts Coalition — NYIC serves as convener of New York Counts, a coalition of over 110 organizations working to ensure a fair and accurate census count in New York.
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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.

  • Coalition-Based Collective Advocacy
    methodology: coalition-based advocacy
    By uniting a broad coalition of immigrant-serving and justice-oriented organizations, the organization amplifies political power and advances systemic change, because collective action increases influence over policy and public narrative.
  • Integrated Legal Services Model
    methodology: trauma_informed_legal_services
    By delivering culturally responsive and trauma-informed legal services with direct oversight across all stages, the organization ensures ethical, effective representation, because trust and cultural understanding improve client engagement and legal outcomes.
  • Member-Led Organizing for Systemic Change
    methodology: member_led_organizing
    By centering organizing efforts on member-led initiatives, the organization ensures that advocacy is grounded in community needs and lived experience, because authentic grassroots leadership produces more effective and legitimate systemic change.
  • Narrative Shift Through Public Storytelling
    methodology: narrative_shift
    By using narrative change and public art to center immigrant stories, the organization shifts public perceptions, because visibility and personal narrative reduce stigma and build empathy, enabling broader support for immigrant rights.
  • Power-Building Through Capacity Development
    methodology: capacity_building_through_service_corps
    By strengthening immigrant-led organizations through embedded service corps, regrants, training, and leadership development, the organization builds sustainable community power, because organizational capacity enables long-term advocacy and resilience.