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Team Libertad

Location:

Atlanta, GA
Tax ID:

58-1535692
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2021):

Revenue: $12,476,716
Expenses: $12,589,908
Assets: $2,318,190
Type:

Immigration Advocacy Organization
Formation:

2019
Director:

Alix Janke
Parent Organization:

Inspiritus

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Team Libertad is a project of Christian philanthropy organization Inspiritus that manages a team of volunteers at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. It assists asylum seekers as they are released from Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, providing them with food and assistance while they navigate the airport. 1

History

Team Libertad is a project of Christian philanthropy organization Inspiritus that originated as a project of Paz Amigos, which worked with Indivisible Columbus, a progressive nonprofit organization that provided food and housing for family members visiting immigrants detained at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. 2 In February 2019, Paz Amigos began organizing volunteers to help arrange transportation for immigrants released at Stewart Detention Center, helping them find their correct bus or airport shuttle. 3

In March 2020, Stewart Detention Center was required to release detained asylum seekers per court order in response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time Paz Amigos joined with Casa Alterna and El Refugio to assist migrants who had been released by the Stewart Detention Center and dropped off at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, forming what became to be known as Team Libertad. 4 5 6

Team Libertad volunteers assist migrants by helping them obtain boarding passes and contact family members, as well as giving them necessities such as food and water. In its first year, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that they assisted over 2,000 migrants at the airport and provided short term housing for 300 migrants at Casa Alterna’s local nonprofit housing. 7

In April 2023, Team Libertad would become an official project of Inspiritus under its refugee and immigrant services program. At the time it joined Inspiritus, it was reported Team Libertad consisted of 100 volunteers and provided support for 50 to 100 released migrants on a weekly basis. 8

Activities

Team Libertad organizes a group of volunteers who greet migrants that are awaiting trial in asylum court at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after they are released from nearby Stewart Detention Center. The volunteers help migrants navigate the airport, find their flight information, and coordinate their future travel and accommodations. Team Libertad also provides food for the migrants, has cell phones for them to borrow, and offers additional services for immigrants through its parent organization, Inspiritus. 9 10

Leadership

Alix Janke is the director of Team Libertad. 11 Janke also works as assistant director of youth and immigrant services for Inspiritus and previously was youth program manager. Starting in 2017 she also worked for Inspiritus’ predecessor, Lutheran Services of Georgia, as a client manager and grant manager, until it changed its name to Inspiritus in 2019. 12

References

  1. [1] “Team Libertad Joins Inspiritus.” Inspiritus, April 3, 2023. https://weinspirit.org/blog/2023/04/03/teamlibertadjoinsinspiritus.
  2. “Community Highlights: Meet Andrea Espinoza of Team Libertad/Inspiritus …” VoyageATL, January 11, 2024. https://voyageatl.com/interview/community-highlights-meet-andrea-espinoza-of-team-libertad-inspiritus/.
  3. “Columbus Ga Group Paz Amigos Helps Immigrants Freed by Ice | Columbus …” Ledger Enquirer. Accessed February 12, 2024. https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article231387528.html.
  4. “Community Highlights: Meet Andrea Espinoza of Team Libertad/Inspiritus …” VoyageATL, January 11, 2024. https://voyageatl.com/interview/community-highlights-meet-andrea-espinoza-of-team-libertad-inspiritus/.
  5. Grinspan, Lautaro. “When Migrants Are Freed from Ice Detention in Atlanta, This Group Helps Them.” ajc, September 24, 2021. https://www.ajc.com/news/when-ice-detainees-are-dropped-off-at-atlanta-airport-this-group-helps/2RNBQ25RTRBB7H7DMUQLSMDN4E/.
  6. Grinspan, Lautaro. “AJC Fact Checks Video of Immigrant Program at Atlanta Airport, Finds No Trafficking.” ajc, February 7, 2024. https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/republican-state-senator-says-he-found-signs-of-trafficking-at-hartsfield-jackson/I2H3ADDA5BAITH6NMUP3TSR4II/.
  7. Grinspan, Lautaro. “When Migrants Are Freed from Ice Detention in Atlanta, This Group Helps Them.” ajc, September 24, 2021. https://www.ajc.com/news/when-ice-detainees-are-dropped-off-at-atlanta-airport-this-group-helps/2RNBQ25RTRBB7H7DMUQLSMDN4E/.
  8. “Team Libertad Joins Inspiritus.” Inspiritus, April 3, 2023. https://weinspirit.org/blog/2023/04/03/teamlibertadjoinsinspiritus.
  9. [1] “Team Libertad Joins Inspiritus.” Inspiritus, April 3, 2023. https://weinspirit.org/blog/2023/04/03/teamlibertadjoinsinspiritus.
  10. “Refugee & Immigrant Services.” Inspiritus. Accessed February 11, 2024. https://weinspirit.org/refugees
  11. [1] “Community Highlights: Meet Andrea Espinoza of Team Libertad/Inspiritus …” VoyageATL, January 11, 2024. https://voyageatl.com/interview/community-highlights-meet-andrea-espinoza-of-team-libertad-inspiritus/.
  12. [1] “Alix Janke.” LinkedIn. Accessed February 12, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alix-janke-lmsw-23730112b.
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: September - August
  • Tax Exemption Received: May 1, 2015

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2021 Sep Form 990 $12,476,716 $12,589,908 $2,318,190 $457,576 N $12,475,793 $0 $423 $658,286 PDF
    2020 Sep Form 990 $11,340,932 $10,525,250 $2,474,281 $588,866 N $11,354,426 $0 $9,476 $637,603
    2019 Sep Form 990 $12,066,958 $12,491,444 $2,394,564 $1,318,796 N $12,122,204 $0 $4,579 $606,759 PDF
    2018 Sep Form 990 $12,210,269 $12,327,204 $2,529,813 $1,182,633 Y $12,208,625 $10,650 $1,936 $683,983 PDF
    2017 Sep Form 990 $12,994,908 $13,076,243 $2,127,015 $674,075 N $12,975,662 $16,709 $1,792 $660,163 PDF
    2016 Sep Form 990 $13,835,668 $13,759,901 $2,046,836 $536,354 N $13,748,428 $21,174 $1,691 $375,984 PDF
    2015 Sep Form 990 $13,222,708 $13,407,299 $2,454,175 $852,795 N $13,160,463 $14,620 $3,723 $492,174 PDF
    2014 Sep Form 990 $13,156,254 $12,991,770 $2,629,483 $830,429 N $13,044,798 $108,605 $1,671 $502,016 PDF
    2013 Sep Form 990 $12,718,032 $12,288,069 $2,480,500 $788,374 N $12,676,232 $71,614 $3,770 $368,283 PDF
    2012 Sep Form 990 $11,902,449 $11,443,321 $1,882,164 $663,059 N $11,817,179 $99,181 $4,309 $347,543 PDF
    2011 Sep Form 990 $11,364,406 $11,245,152 $1,679,270 $919,293 N $11,281,225 $114,655 $2,232 $600,614 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

    Team Libertad

    731 PEACHTREE ST NE
    Atlanta, GA 30308-1203