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12 funders with a record of paying for “daca”
Where the money went
Largest: $750,000 to CORNELL UNIVERSITY — to support the bay area daca initiative to build the infrastructure needed for daca recipients to transition to other forms of legal permanence through cornell law school daca clin…
Largest: $15,000 to CENTRO CULTURAL DE CONDADO DE WASHINGTON — to support daca renewal fees for daca youth
Largest: $100,000 to Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon — to provide daca (deferred action to childhood arrivals) enrollment support to eligible youth
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2022Largest: $344,900 to Illinois Cooalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights — general operating support / support of 2022 gala (no tickets or tangible benefits). support for daca scholarships; support for current migrant needs. general operating support. to …
Largest: $339,500 to MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND — to defend daca and advance voting rights; for familia tqlm for the fund's 70th anniversary; for the fund's 70th anniversary; in honor of thomas saenz; for the familia trans queer l…
Largest: $170,000 to Fellowship Prog Grants Appr Prior F — the fellowship program is intended to support highly talented graduate students in new england and california whose studies are directed toward improving environmental issues. awar…
Largest: $65,000 to IMMIGRATION INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA — support of the daca education program in napa county
The Upstate FoundationSyracuse, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $87,130 · through 2024Largest: $34,509 to DACA MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND — to support the purpose and mission of upstate medical university
Largest: $500,000 to UNITED WE DREAM NETWORK INC — core support for the daca defense fund to develop and implement a plan for responding to various daca litigation scenarios, to support daca recipients, and leverage the moment to d…
Largest: $1,500 to UNITED WE DREAM NETWORK — daca renewal fund
Largest: $10,000 to ALIENTO — to serve undocumented, daca, and mixed immigration status families to transform trauma into hope and action
Largest: $100,000 to U OF A FOUNDATION — scholarship for daca students (2022 3 of 5)
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →