This foundation concentrates on supporting immigrant and refugee-serving organizations across the United States, with an emphasis on legal services, local/regional immigrant coalitions, and capacity-building for community foundations and immigrant-led groups. Grants fund both direct legal representation and broader integration/advocacy efforts, and the foundation commonly channels support through fiscal sponsors and community foundations to reach statewide and local initiatives. Their portfolio shows a clear interest in equity-focused service providers (including LGBTQ+ and refugee organizations) and state/regional coalitions that advance systemic access to justice and civic inclusion.
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees gives at a steady program-support level, with many of its recent awards set at the same amount and aimed at immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations. In 2025, the foundation backed a cluster of California groups working on legal services, regional coordination, and immigrant-led capacity-building, including African Advocacy Network in San Francisco, CA Collaborative for Immigrants in Oakland, and Tides Center VietRise in Garden Grove. That pattern fits a broader portfolio centered on direct immigration legal work and the infrastructure around it. The foundation also supports statewide and regional coalitions that connect local providers, alongside fiscal-sponsorship and community-foundation channels that help immigrant-serving groups receive and manage support. Recent grants include Pangea Legal Services in San Francisco and Todec Legal Center in Perris, both of which point to legal representation as a recurring priority. Beyond California, the portfolio reaches immigrant- and refugee-focused organizations in Texas, Michigan, Louisiana, and other states, showing a national approach organized around service access, advocacy, and community integration rather than a single place or one program model.
Legal services are a clear through line. The foundation gave $75,000 to Pangea Legal Services in San Francisco for program support and $75,000 to Todec Legal Center in Perris for program support, reinforcing a focus on direct immigration representation. It also backs coalition and coordination work. CA Collaborative for Immigrants in Oakland received $90,000 for program support, while Inland Coalition For Immigran in San Bernardino received $90,000 for program support, indicating support for regional networks that organize immigrant-serving providers. Capacity-building appears in its use of intermediaries and community-based infrastructure. Tides Center VietRise in Garden Grove received $90,000 for program support, and Social Good Fund Contra Costa in Richmond received $90,000 for program support. The foundation also funded Texas Latino Pride in Dallas with $50,000 in general support, showing interest in intersectional immigrant and refugee-serving groups as well.
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Most grants fall between $68K and $68K, with a median of $68K.
25th Percentile
$68K
Median
$68K
75th Percentile
$68K
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Makes mid-sized, program-focused grants (commonly $50k–$90k) distributed across many states rather than concentrated in one locality; funds a mix of direct-service legal providers, regional coalitions, and intermediary/community foundations, often via fiscal sponsors. The portfolio is spread across recurring thematic types rather than a few single, large multi-year commitments.
Notable grantees: Immigrant Legal Resource Center, CA Collaborative for Immigrants, Houston Immigration Legal Services, Todec Legal Center, Tides Center / VietRise
The typical grant size is $68,125 at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile, which suggests a very tight grant-size band in the recent data. Most awards are program support, with at least one general support grant. The foundation is a public charity and a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its recent grant list includes both 2025 and 2023 awards, showing activity across multiple years. The consistent dollar amounts and repeated program-support framing point to a structured, recurring grantmaking approach rather than highly variable one-off awards.
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees gives nationally, with all listed recent grants going to U.S. recipients. California appears most often, including San Francisco, Oakland, Garden Grove, Perris, Fresno, San Bernardino, and Richmond. The portfolio also reaches Houston and Austin in Texas, Denver in Colorado, Nashville in Tennessee, and Baton Rouge in Louisiana. Recent grants also went to Detroit, Las Vegas, and Baltimore, showing a broad multi-state footprint beyond the foundation’s headquarters in Petaluma, CA.
The recent grants point to immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations, especially legal services groups, regional immigrant coalitions, community foundations, and capacity-building intermediaries. Examples in the data include legal aid, coalition work, and organizations using fiscal sponsors or community foundation channels to support immigrant-led initiatives.
The typical grant size is $68,125 at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger $90,000 grants and smaller grants such as $45,000 and $46,500, but the central cluster sits at the same $68,125 level.
The giving is national, with all listed recent grants going to U.S. recipients. California receives the most grants, but the portfolio also includes organizations in Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, and Louisiana.
Most listed awards are labeled program support, with one general support grant in the recent list. That pattern suggests the foundation usually funds specific programmatic work rather than only unrestricted operating support.
Yes. The recent list shows activity in both 2023 and 2025, and the same grant size pattern repeats across years. That suggests an ongoing grantmaking relationship with immigrant- and refugee-serving groups rather than isolated awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Collaborative for Immigran | OAKLAND, CA | $90,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Inland Coalition For Immigran | San Bernardino, CA | $90,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Social Good Fund Contra Costa | Richmond, CA | $90,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Tides Center VietRise | Garden Grove, CA | $90,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| African Advocacy Network | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Central Valley Immigrant Inte | Fresno, CA | $90,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | $85,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Partnership for the Advancet | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Todec Legal Center | Perris, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Pangea Legal Services | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Centro Binacional Para El Des | Fresno, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Michigan United | DEtroit, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Progressive Lship Alliance | Las Vegas, NV | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Este Poder | Mineola, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Asian & Pacific Islander Amer | Sterling Height, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Texas Latino Pride | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Louisiana Org for Refugees | Baton Rouge, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Mano Amiga | San Marcos, TX | $46,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Vietnamese American Young | New Orleans, LA | $45,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Latino Empowerment Org Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $45,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SVC OF SAN DIEG | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | $85,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SVC OF SAN DIEG | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Tennessee Justice for Our Nei | Nashville, TN | $68,125 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Orange County Community Fdn | Newport Beach, CA | $68,125 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Latino Community Fdn of CO | Denver, CO | $68,125 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BALTIMORE CIVIC FUND | Baltimore, MD | $68,125 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| The Community Fdn of Greater | Greensboro, NC | $68,125 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FDN | Little Rock, AZ | $68,125 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Houston Immigration Legal Svc | Houston, TX | $68,125 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Maine IniativesImmigrant & | Portland, ME | $68,125 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Ctr | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Texas Access to Justice Fdn | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
Inland Coalition For Immigran
$90,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PROGRAM SUPPORT
Louisiana Org for Refugees
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
Latino Empowerment Org Nevada
$45,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
Texas Access to Justice Fdn
$60,000PROGRAM SUPPORT