Funding search · immigration and refugees · Michigan
Who funds immigration and refugees work in Michigan
15 funders have a record of paying for immigration and refugees work by Michigan recipients: 47 grants totaling $28.9M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are United Jewish Foundation ($185,300), Molinello Family Foundation ($110,000) and The Kresge Foundation ($650,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Michigan recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
United Jewish FoundationBloomfield Hills, MICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $185,300 · through 2024Largest: $26,000 to FRIENDS OF REFUGEES OF E EUROPE — to support immigrant services
Largest: $30,000 to SAMARITAS — adoption, foster care, care for the elderly and disabled, and refugee resettlement services
Largest: $250,000 to MICHIGAN ADVOCACY PROGRAM — project support to michigan immigrant rights center for its front door for immigration legal services
Michigan State Bar FoundationLansing, MICharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $641,790 · through 2024Largest: $9,054 to MICHIGAN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS CENTER — legal services for low-income households
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee ServiceBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $25.1M · through 2024Largest: $8.6M to LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF MICHIGAN — refugee resettlement
The Jewish FundBloomfield Hills, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to FREEDOM HOUSE — supportive services for refugees and asylum seekers
Largest: $65,000 to American Arab Heritage Council — to provide professional immigration and language services to individuals and families in the region.
Kalamazoo Community FoundationKalamazoo, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $318,000 · through 2024Largest: $118,000 to KALAMAZOO REFUGEE RESOURCE COLLABORATIVE INC — human service-multipurpose/other
Largest: $100,000 to MICHIGAN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS CENTER — legal services for kalamazoo's immigrant community
Michigan Health Endowment FundBrighton, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $493,587 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF WASHTENAW COUNTY — jfs certified medical interpreters for refugee populations
Children'S Hospital of MichiganDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to LIGHTHOUSE IMMIGRANT ADVOCATES — supports asylum clinics for afghan arrivals and for interpretation & translation services
Largest: $62,500 to ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL — to provide culturally competent behavioral health services to marginalized women, most of whom identify as immigrants, refugees, and people of color.
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