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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2026

Immigration Institute of the Bay Area

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(650) 780-7530
58 2nd St Fl 3
San Francisco, CA, 94105-3486
https://iibayarea.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Immigration Institute of the Bay Area meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"exists to educate and serve immigrants, refugees and their families as they join and contribute to the community."

Year, State Incorporated:
1946, CA

Also Known As:
IIBA

Founded in 1918, the Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) helps immigrants, refugees, and their families join and contribute to the community. IIBA is a 102 year old nonprofit that provides high quality, low-cost immigration legal services, education, and civic engagement opportunities.

IIBA has expanded its geographic reach to rural areas where previously there had been no access to quality, low cost immigration legal services. With eight offices in six counties, IIBA is the largest nonprofit provider of immigration legal services in the Bay Area.

With a total staff of 48, IIBA has more than doubled our legal team staff since 2013 to respond to the increased demand for high-quality low-cost immigration legal services. IIBA provides the full spectrum of immigration legal services including deportation defense.

IIBA collaborates with community partners and local governments to maximize our impact. In San Francisco, IIBA and our community partners have helped 9,000 individuals apply for US citizenship in the last 7 years as part of the San Francisco Pathways to Citizenship Collaborative. As the lead agency of the Napa Citizenship Legal Services Collaborative, IIBA and our partners have helped over 1,500 individuals become citizens in the Napa area since 2013. As the lead agency of the Bay Area DACA Collaborative, IIBA coordinated with community partners to complete 9,000 DACA applications from 2012 to 2015.

IIBA holds Know Your Rights presentations, educating individuals on their legal rights and helping safeguard them. It also conducts weekly ESL and citizenship classes throughout the Bay Area to help permanent residents prepare for their naturalization interviews. Because of IIBA’s services, more immigrant families obtain stable immigration status in the United States.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Immigration Institute of the Bay Area's program expenses were:

Programs $5,586,797
Total Program Expenses $5,586,797

Chief Executive
Ellen Dumesnil, Executive Director

Compensation*
$229,094

Chair of the Board
Stacey Wexler, Community Volunteer

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
11

Paid Staff Size
57

* Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 6.82%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Immigration Institute of the Bay Area's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Government Grants $3,998,633
Grants $2,470,237
Fees for Services $592,029
Contributions $466,374
Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments $402,733
Fundraising Events $347,630
Contract Management Fees $244,367
Interest and Dividends $121,007
In-Kind Contributions $119,431
Other Income $5,859
Investment Fees $-22,838
Total Income $8,745,462

Programs: 76% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 17%

Total Income $8,745,462
Total expenses: $7,314,906
  Program expenses $5,586,797
  Fundraising expenses $504,965
  Administrative expenses $1,223,144
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $1,430,556
Beginning Net Assets $6,531,079
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $7,961,635
Total Liabilities $2,255,206
Total Assets $10,216,841

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Report completed by:
BBB serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern Coastal California