Build a movement of inclusive communities so that welcoming communities everywhere are inclusive, equitable places where everyone can reach their greatest potential and contribute to a prosperous economy and flourishing culture.
Welcoming America Inc’s most distinctive recent pattern is its Fund to Foster Belonging, which has been used since 2021 to back local projects that bring immigrants and U.S.-born residents together and build welcoming infrastructure. That makes the foundation’s grantmaking less about long-term institutional endowments and more about project-level support for community belonging, immigrant integration, and refugee welcome. Recent awards show that approach in different places and at different scales. In 2024, the largest listed grant went to Alliance for Just Society in Seattle for $38,000 under Foster Belonging. Other 2024 grants reached Salt Lake County in Utah, Home Is Here - Nola in New Orleans, Wave Pool Corp in Cincinnati, and Centro Multicultural La Famil in Pontiac. The foundation also uses named programs such as Sparking Change and Welcoming America Refugee Resettlement Grants, which point to a portfolio built around local leadership, intergroup bridging, and welcoming work. Leadership is listed with Rachel Peric, and the organization’s stated purpose is to build inclusive communities where newcomers and long-time residents can contribute to a prosperous economy and flourishing culture.
The clearest theme in Welcoming America Inc’s grantmaking is community belonging. In 2024, it gave $38,000 to Alliance for Just Society in Seattle through Foster Belonging, reflecting support for projects that connect immigrants and U.S.-born residents. The same program funded Salt Lake County with $37,000 and Home Is Here - Nola with $37,000, showing an emphasis on local infrastructure for inclusion. Another strand is immigrant and refugee community leadership. The Sparking Change program is designed for grassroots leaders and local projects that build belonging, and the Refugee Resettlement Grants program supports organizations involved in resettlement and related welcoming work. A third focus area is local civic and economic integration: the Gateways for Growth Challenge is a competitive initiative that combines research, technical assistance, and awards for immigrant and refugee economic integration and inclusive growth.
Welcoming America Inc gives in mid-sized project grants, with a typical grant size of $7,400 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $33,900 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows both larger awards around the high-$30,000 range and smaller grants near $7,000, indicating a mix of anchor awards and smaller special-project support. The organization is a nonprofit with annual grants of $437,200 and total assets of $2,707,721 on the latest 990 on file. The grant record includes activity in both 2023 and 2024, suggesting recurring programmatic grantmaking rather than a one-time cycle. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$100K
$2.9M
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$3.8M
Most grants fall between $7K and $34K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$34K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in NC.
RACHEL PERIC
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Welcoming America Inc gives nationally, and all listed recent grants went to U.S. recipients. The highest concentration by recipient location is in Washington state, while 6% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state of Georgia. Recent awards also reached Seattle, Salt Lake City, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Pontiac, Durham, Aurora, Tulsa, Fergus Falls, Gainesville, Crawfordsville, Philadelphia, and Lincoln. The pattern points to dispersed local grantees rather than a single regional cluster.
Its active programs focus on community belonging, immigrant and refugee inclusion, resettlement, civic leadership, and economic integration. Examples include Fund to Foster Belonging, Sparking Change, Refugee Resettlement Grants, and Gateways for Growth Challenge.
The typical grant size is $7,400 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $33,900 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants include awards in the $7,000 to $38,000 range.
No. The foundation’s profile says it does not fund individuals.
By recipient location, Washington is the top state. The grants are national in scope, and 6% of grants went to recipients in Georgia, where the foundation is headquartered.
The grant record shows awards in both 2023 and 2024, and the Fund to Foster Belonging has supported local grantees since 2021. That points to recurring program-based grantmaking across multiple years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Scholarship opportunities are available for organizations pursuing Certified Welcoming; the certification itself is for local governments, and community-based organizations may need to work with their local government to apply.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST CENTRAL INITIATIVE | FERGUS FALLS, MN | $32,500 | 2025 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| ECHO COLLECTIVE | LINCOLN, NE | $30,000 | 2025 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| RURAL WOMENS HEALTH PROJECT | GAINESVILLE, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| ONE WORLD ONE LOVE | SUMMIT, NJ | $7,000 | 2025 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| ALLIANCE FOR JUST SOCIETY | SEATTLE, WA | $38,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| SALT LAKE COUNTY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $37,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| HOME IS HERE - NOLA | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $37,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| WAVE POOL CORP | CINCINNATI, OH | $36,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| CENTRO MULTICULTURAL LA FAMIL | PONTIAC, MI | $35,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| CITY OF AURORA | AURORA, CO | $30,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| WEST CENTRAL INITIATIVE | FERGUS FALLS, MN | $7,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| RURAL WOMENS HEALTH PROJECT | GAINESVILLE, FL | $7,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| ECHO COLLECTIVE | LINCOLN, NE | $7,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| WELCOMING CENTER FOR NEW PENN | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $7,000 | 2024 | SPECIAL PROJECTS |
| HUMANS UNITED FOR EQUALITY | CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN | $7,000 | 2024 | FOSTER BELONGING |
| CITY OF DURHAM | DURHAM, NC | $30,600 | 2023 | Fund to Foster Belonging' |
| refugee community partnership | carrboro, NC | $30,000 | 2023 | Fund to Foster Belonging' |
| Universal Inst for Suc Aging | charlotte, NC | $30,000 | 2023 | Fund to Foster Belonging' |
| EPISCOPAL FARMWORKER MINISTRY | DUNN, NC | $30,000 | 2023 | Fund to Foster Belonging |
| EVERY CAMPUS A REFUGE | GREENSBORO, NC | $30,000 | 2023 | Fund to Foster Belonging |
| LATINO LINQ | GAINESVILLE, GA | $30,000 | 2023 | Fund to Foster Belonging |
| CITY OF TULSA | TULSA, OK | $8,600 | 2023 | Resilient Rapid Response Fund |
ECHO COLLECTIVE
$30,000FOSTER BELONGING
ONE WORLD ONE LOVE
$7,000FOSTER BELONGING
SALT LAKE COUNTY
$37,000FOSTER BELONGING
CITY OF AURORA
$30,000FOSTER BELONGING
ECHO COLLECTIVE
$7,000FOSTER BELONGING
HUMANS UNITED FOR EQUALITY
$7,000FOSTER BELONGING
CITY OF DURHAM
$30,600Fund to Foster Belonging'
Universal Inst for Suc Aging
$30,000Fund to Foster Belonging'
EPISCOPAL FARMWORKER MINISTRY
$30,000Fund to Foster Belonging
LATINO LINQ
$30,000Fund to Foster Belonging
CITY OF TULSA
$8,600Resilient Rapid Response Fund
