About International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping people affected by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.
Focus Areas
refugee and migrant servicesdisplacement and humanitarian protectioneconomic empowerment (including women's economic empowerment)health and nutritionmonitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL)policy and advocacy
Who They Fund
refugeessurvivors of human trafficking
Funding Style
direct service deliveryprotection-focused supportprogrammatic grants
About International Rescue Committee
International Rescue Committee Inc channels very large grants into refugee programs delivered by partner organizations across the United States. The biggest recent award in the data was $19,229,681 to Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio Inc for Refugee Programs in 2024, and the same program area appears repeatedly at scale in 2025 and 2024. Their grant list also shows multi-year support for Church World Service Inc, which received $14,328,083 in 2024 and $10,693,702 in 2025, both for Refugee Programs. That pattern points to a funder that works through established service providers rather than individuals, with awards designed to support refugee resettlement and related services over time. The grant record is dominated by direct-service partners that provide resettlement, integration, legal help, and wraparound support for refugees and other displaced people. Recent recipients include Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Services, and Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas. The foundation also funds organizations serving refugees and survivors through related protection and support work, including legal service providers and faith-based agencies in multiple states.
What International Rescue Committee Funds
Refugee programs are the clearest throughline. In San Antonio, the foundation gave $3,737,974 in 2024 and $2,728,412 in 2025 to Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Service for Refugee Programs, showing support for legal and service access within refugee response. In Kansas, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas received $3,337,586 in 2025 and $3,091,074 in 2024, again for Refugee Programs, indicating repeated support for the same service line. The funder also backs refugee service systems in Texas; Refugee Services of Texas Inc received $3,029,466 in 2023 for Refugee Programs. One other strand is support for faith-based humanitarian providers, including Islamic Relief USA, which received $1,628,740 in 2025 for Refugee Programs. Across these grants, the emphasis is on direct assistance tied to resettlement, protection, and related community-based services.
How International Rescue Committee Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $41,975, with the middle half ranging from $18,190 at the 25th percentile to $185,376 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list, however, shows a separate large-program layer reaching into the millions for refugee work. Recipients recur across multiple years: several organizations appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Church World Service Inc and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern is programmatic grantmaking rather than one-off support, with repeated awards to the same service providers.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$71.8M
Total Assets
$669.8M
Total Revenue
$1.5B
Total Expenses
$1.5B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $18K and $185K, with a median of $42K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$42K
75th Percentile
$185K
Geographic Reach
National24 states funded
About 9% of grants go to recipients in MD.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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