About National Immigration Law Center
To advance and defend the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones.
Focus Areas
Border & AsylumDACADemocracy/DefenseDriver's LicensesEducationEconomic JusticeEnforcementHealth CareWorkers' RightsCampaignsLitigationNarrative change
Who They Fund
immigrant familiesundocumented immigrants / individuals with insecure status
About National Immigration Law Center
National Immigration Law Center uses grantmaking to advance and defend the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones, with most of its recent funding centered on immigrant-family protection and access to legal status. A large share of the foundation’s recent support has gone to the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund and the Immigration Justice Fund, alongside project support for statewide and regional advocacy organizations. Its recent grants show a pattern of backing groups that work directly on policy, legal access, and public advocacy for immigrant communities. In 2023, it gave $100,000 to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights in Chicago for protecting immigrant families, and also supported the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families in New York, Hola Carolina in Asheville, and the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition in Boston at the same level for the same broad purpose. The foundation also funds university and service-oriented partners, including Drexel University in Philadelphia, San Diego State University Foundation, and Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, reflecting a mix of advocacy, research, and direct legal-service infrastructure.
What National Immigration Law Center Funds
A major theme is protecting immigrant families through state and local advocacy. The foundation gave $100,000 to the California Immigrant Policy Center in Los Angeles for protecting immigrant families, and another $100,000 to the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center in Ypsilanti for the same purpose. It also supports access to legal status and pathways to status. One example is a $50,000 grant to the Colorado Immigrant Right Coalition in Denver for access to status. Health and opportunity barriers for immigrants appear in its grant list as well. The foundation gave $35,000 to the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum in Oakland for protecting immigrant families, and $100,000 to the Center for Health Progress in Denver for the same broader family-protection focus. Education and leadership development show up through the FirstGEN Civil Rights Fellowship, a ten-week summer fellowship for first-generation college students pursuing careers in social justice.
How National Immigration Law Center Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster tightly around smaller project and program awards: the 25th percentile is $19,500, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $35,000. The recent grant list also includes a small number of larger awards, including $250,000 and $750,000 grants, but most visible awards sit well below those levels. This is a regular funder with program-support, project-based, and capacity-building grants. The same grantees appear across multiple years, including California Immigrant Policy Center and Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, indicating repeat support rather than one-off funding only. The foundation also accepts unsolicited applications through FirstGEN.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$978K
Total Assets
$39.2M
Total Revenue
$23M
Total Expenses
$17M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $35K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$35K
Geographic Reach
National28 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANGELICA MATOS
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