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Foundations that fund immigration and refugees research

15 private foundations with a record of paying for immigration and refugees, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.

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Church World Service Inc → Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services(Iris): $19M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights: $17M across 2 grants, latest 2021International Rescue Committee Inc → Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Services: $17M across 2 grants, latest 2023Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service → Refugee Services of Texas: $5.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023Ghr Foundation → Jesuit Refugee Service International: $2.6M across 5 grants, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Jesuit Refugee Service (A Foreign Ngo): $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2024Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc → Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024New York Immigration Coalition Inc → Journey's End Refugee Services: $706K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation for Greater New → Iris - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Service: $493K across 10 grants, latest 2023Houston Endowment Inc → Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → Solidarity Camino Immigration Services: $268K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dallas Jewish Community Foundation → Jesuit Refugee Services USA: $190K across 4 grants, latest 2024Stanley & Lucy Lopata Foundation → International Institute: $103K across 4 grants, latest 2025Helen V Brach Foundation → Jesuit Refugee Service USA: $97K across 7 grants, latest 2024The Immigrant Welcome Center Inc → Shalom Christian Church Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025Church World Service Inc → Community Refugee Immigration Services(Cris): $14M across 4 grants, latest 2024International Rescue Committee Inc → Refugee Services of Texas Inc: $3.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → International Rescue Committee Inc: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2021Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service → Refugee and Immigrant Services & Education: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024Ghr Foundation → Jesuit Refugee Service International: $900K across 2 grants, latest 2022Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc → Catholic Charities Community Services of the Archdiocese of New York: $614K across 1 grant, latest 2022New York Immigration Coalition Inc → Cabrini Immigrant Services of Nyc: $557K across 3 grants, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → New Mexico Immigrant Law Center: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024Houston Endowment Inc → Amaanah Refugee Services: $153K across 2 grants, latest 2022Dallas Jewish Community Foundation → Center for Refugee Services: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Helen V Brach Foundation → Greater Chicago Legal Clinic: $55K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation for Greater New → Iris - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services: $48K across 1 grant, latest 2024Stanley & Lucy Lopata Foundation → Ayuda: $45K across 4 grants, latest 2025Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → National Immg Project of the Natl Lawyers Guild: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Immigrant Welcome Center Inc → Pathways Together Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Church World Service Inc → Refugee Services of Texas Inc: $6.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago: $615K across 2 grants, latest 2021International Rescue Committee Inc → Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (Lirs): $491K across 1 grant, latest 2023Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc → Journey's End Refugee Services Inc: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2023Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services Inc: $135K across 3 grants, latest 2024Houston Endowment Inc → Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2020Ghr Foundation → Jesuit Refugee Service USA: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation for Greater New → Apostle Immigrant Services: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2024Stanley & Lucy Lopata Foundation → Carecen: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc → National Partnership for New Americans: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Immigrant Welcome Center Inc → Peace Center for Forgiveness & Reconciliation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service → Baltimore Immigration and Refugee Service: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023Church World Service Inc → Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service(Lirs): $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024International Rescue Committee Inc → Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services Inc: $423K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Amnesty International USA Inc: $413K across 1 grant, latest 2022Church World Service Inc → Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (Lirs): $358K across 1 grant, latest 2023Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc → Journey's End Refugee Services: $207K across 1 grant, latest 2024International Rescue Committee Inc → Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest: $89K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Jesuit Refugee Service USA: $78K across 3 grants, latest 2022International Rescue Committee Inc → Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services Inc: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ghr Foundation → Jesuit Refugee Service United States: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Iris- Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → Partners for Our Communities: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Chicago Workers Collaborative: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Centro Sin Fronteras Community Services Network: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021The Chicago Community Trust → Youth and Family Center of Mchenry County: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2021Church World Service Inc: $42M on this topic. Open the funder.Church World Service Inc$42MInternational Rescue Committee Inc: $21M on this topic. Open the funder.International Rescue Committe…$21MThe Chicago Community Trust: $20M on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$20MLutheran Immigration & Refugee Service: $6.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Lutheran Immigration & Refuge…$6.8MGhr Foundation: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Ghr Foundation$3.6MMother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Mother Cabrini Health Foundat…$2.3MConrad N Hilton Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Conrad N Hilton Foundation$2.0MNew York Immigration Coalition Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.New York Immigration Coalitio…$1.3MHouston Endowment Inc: $703K on this topic. Open the funder.Houston Endowment Inc$703KThe Community Foundation for Greater New: $582K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation for…$582KDallas Jewish Community Foundation: $340K on this topic. Open the funder.Dallas Jewish Community Found…$340KCatholic Legal Immigration Network Inc: $294K on this topic. Open the funder.Catholic Legal Immigration Ne…$294KStanley & Lucy Lopata Foundation: $168K on this topic. Open the funder.Stanley & Lucy Lopata Foundat…$168KHelen V Brach Foundation: $152K on this topic. Open the funder.Helen V Brach Foundation$152KThe Immigrant Welcome Center Inc: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.The Immigrant Welcome Center…$45KIntegrated Refugee & Immigrant Services(Iris): received $19M on this topicIntegrated Refugee & Immigrant…$19MHeartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights: received $17M on this topicHeartland Alliance for Human Ne…$17MInterfaith Refugee & Immigration Services: received $17M on this topicInterfaith Refugee & Immigratio…$17MCommunity Refugee Immigration Services(Cris): received $14M on this topicCommunity Refugee Immigration S…$14MRefugee Services of Texas Inc: received $6.5M on this topicRefugee Services of Texas Inc$6.5MRefugee Services of Texas: received $5.1M on this topicRefugee Services of Texas$5.1MRefugee Services of Texas Inc: received $3.5M on this topicRefugee Services of Texas Inc$3.5MJesuit Refugee Service International: received $2.6M on this topicJesuit Refugee Service Internat…$2.6MInternational Rescue Committee Inc: received $1.9M on this topicInternational Rescue Committee…$1.9MRefugee and Immigrant Services & Education: received $1.7M on this topicRefugee and Immigrant Services…$1.7MJesuit Refugee Service (A Foreign Ngo): received $1.6M on this topicJesuit Refugee Service (A Forei…$1.6MLutheran Immigration & Refugee Service(Lirs): received $1.3M on this topicLutheran Immigration & Refugee…$1.3MCatholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York: received $1.2M on this topicCatholic Charities Community Se…$1.2MJourney's End Refugee Services: received $914K on this topicJourney's End Refugee Services$914KJesuit Refugee Service International: received $900K on this topicJesuit Refugee Service Internat…$900KCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago: received $615K on this topicCatholic Charities of the Archd…$615KCatholic Charities Community Services of the Archdiocese of New York: received $614K on this topicCatholic Charities Community Se…$614KCabrini Immigrant Services of Nyc: received $557K on this topicCabrini Immigrant Services of N…$557KIris - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Service: received $493K on this topicIris - Integrated Refugee & Imm…$493KLutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (Lirs): received $491K on this topicLutheran Immigration and Refuge…$491KCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston: received $450K on this topicCatholic Charities of the Archd…$450KLutheran Immigration and Refugee Services Inc: received $423K on this topicLutheran Immigration and Refuge…$423KAmnesty International USA Inc: received $413K on this topicAmnesty International USA Inc$413KLutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (Lirs): received $358K on this topicLutheran Immigration and Refuge…$358KNew Mexico Immigrant Law Center: received $300K on this topicNew Mexico Immigrant Law Center$300KSolidarity Camino Immigration Services: received $268K on this topicSolidarity Camino Immigration S…$268KJourney's End Refugee Services Inc: received $250K on this topicJourney's End Refugee Services…$250KJesuit Refugee Service USA: received $225K on this topicJesuit Refugee Service USA$225KJesuit Refugee Services USA: received $190K on this topicJesuit Refugee Services USA$190KAmaanah Refugee Services: received $153K on this topicAmaanah Refugee Services$153KCenter for Refugee Services: received $150K on this topicCenter for Refugee Services$150KIntegrated Refugee & Immigrant Services Inc: received $135K on this topicIntegrated Refugee & Immigrant…$135KInternational Institute: received $103K on this topicInternational Institute$103KCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston: received $100K on this topicCatholic Charities of the Archd…$100KRefugee & Immigrant Services Northwest: received $89K on this topicRefugee & Immigrant Services No…$89KDiocesan Migrant and Refugee Services Inc: received $59K on this topicDiocesan Migrant and Refugee Se…$59KGreater Chicago Legal Clinic: received $55K on this topicGreater Chicago Legal Clinic$55KIris - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services: received $48K on this topicIris - Integrated Refugee & Imm…$48KAyuda: received $45K on this topicAyuda$45KApostle Immigrant Services: received $41K on this topicApostle Immigrant Services$41KJesuit Refugee Service United States: received $38K on this topicJesuit Refugee Service United S…$38KIris- Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services: received $30K on this topicIris- Integrated Refugee & Immi…$30KPartners for Our Communities: received $30K on this topicPartners for Our Communities$30KChicago Workers Collaborative: received $30K on this topicChicago Workers Collaborative$30KShalom Christian Church Inc: received $25K on this topicShalom Christian Church Inc$25KCarecen: received $20K on this topicCarecen$20KCentro Sin Fronteras Community Services Network: received $20K on this topicCentro Sin Fronteras Community…$20KYouth and Family Center of Mchenry County: received $20K on this topicYouth and Family Center of Mche…$20KNational Immg Project of the Natl Lawyers Guild: received $14K on this topicNational Immg Project of the Na…$14KNational Partnership for New Americans: received $12K on this topicNational Partnership for New Am…$12KPathways Together Inc: received $10K on this topicPathways Together Inc$10KPeace Center for Forgiveness & Reconciliation: received $10K on this topicPeace Center for Forgiveness &…$10KBaltimore Immigration and Refugee Service: received $7K on this topicBaltimore Immigration and Refug…$7K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 20192025. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.