To advance the rights and wellbeing of people on the move by holistically resourcing effective Community-Led Organizations impacted by conflict and climate disasters through grantmaking, organizational development, and leveraging and organizing philanthropy.
Global Whole Being Fund’s recent grantmaking is defined by very large program grants to organizations working with people on the move, especially refugee-led and community-led groups responding to conflict and climate displacement. The largest recent grant listed is $5,720,235 to Choose Love Inc in New York, followed by $3,725,510 to the same organization in 2024, showing a repeated relationship at substantial scale. Another major award went to Al Otro Lado Inc in Los Angeles for $561,790, alongside support for advocacy, response, and community infrastructure groups serving displaced people. The funder’s stated summary centers on advancing the rights and wellbeing of people on the move through holistic resourcing, organizational development, and philanthropy-building. That orientation appears across its active programs, which combine direct grants, capacity strengthening, and rapid-response support rather than a single issue-area model. Recent awards also include groups connected to asylum, refugee support, and migration response, such as Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, Atlantic Council of the United States, and Institute of Chin Affairs, suggesting a mix of direct service, advocacy, and systems-oriented support within the broader displacement field.
A clear thread in the grant list is legal and advocacy support for displaced people. Global Whole Being Fund gave $150,000 to Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project in 2025 and another $150,000 in 2024, indicating sustained support for asylum-related work. In migration-response work, it awarded $561,790 to Al Otro Lado Inc for program activity, a sizable grant tied to people navigating borders and protection systems. The funder also supports community-based diaspora and refugee-led organizing: Colors Rainbow received $40,020 in 2025, and Rohingya Women Development Network received $15,000 the same year. Capacity building is another recurring theme in the active programs, including organizational development, coaching, and consulting for community-led organizations. Across these areas, the emphasis stays on organizations serving people displaced by conflict and climate disasters rather than on broad unrestricted philanthropy.
Typical grant size sits at $21,250 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $121,250 at the 75th percentile, with a few much larger awards at the top of the distribution. The recent list also shows repeat support across years, especially for Choose Love Inc and Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, which each received grants in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation is a Pure DAF Provider and uses program grants, including restricted and activity-specific support. Its active programs are structured around direct funding, organizational development, and intermediary partnerships, and several programs explicitly say they do not accept unsolicited requests.
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$11.4M
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$10.7M
Most grants fall between $21K and $121K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$121K
About 17% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Malaak Malikyar Sills
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All recent grants in the provided list went to U.S.-based recipients. California appears often, including Los Angeles, Sacramento, Oakland, and Alameda-area activity in the foundation’s own headquarters state, which accounts for 17% of grants. Illinois is the top state by grant count overall. Other recipient cities that show up include New York, Chicago, Washington, Arlington, Miami, Indianapolis, Malden, and Sugar Land, reflecting a spread across major U.S. metros rather than one local cluster.
It supports community-led and refugee-led organizations serving people on the move, especially those affected by conflict and climate disasters. The active programs include direct core grantmaking, organizational development, rapid crisis response, and catalytic seed-and-scale funding for local organizations in 50 countries and other global cohorts.
Yes. The grant list shows repeat support across years for some recipients. Choose Love Inc received $5,720,235 in 2025 after a $3,725,510 grant in 2024, and Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project received $150,000 in both 2024 and 2025.
The typical grant size is $21,250 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $121,250 at the 75th percentile. The recent awards also include much larger program grants, indicating a wide spread between routine awards and major commitments.
The active programs listed here say they do not accept unsolicited requests. The organizational development programs, catalytic grantmaking, and core grantmaking descriptions all indicate that funding is directed to vetted organizations or cohort participants rather than open applications.
The top state by grant count is Illinois. The recipient list is otherwise U.S.-based across multiple cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, Arlington, Miami, Indianapolis, Oakland, Sacramento, Malden, and Sugar Land.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOOSE LOVE INC CHOOSE LOVE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,720,235 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| AL OTRO LADO INC AL OTRO LADO INC | LOS ANGELOS, CA | $561,790 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| ASYLUM SEEKER ADVOCACY PROJECT ASYLUM SEEKER ADVOCACY PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STAT ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STAT | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| INSTITUTE OF CHIN AFFAIRS INSTITUTE OF CHIN AFFAIRS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| COLORS RAINBOW COLORS RAINBOW | SACRAMENTO, CA | $40,020 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| PLAN PAIS INC PLAN PAIS INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| ROHINGYA WOMEN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK ROHINGYA WOMEN DEVELOPMENT | SUGAR LAND, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| COALICION POR VENEZUELA COALICION POR VENEZUELA | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| THE WHITE HELMETS INC THE WHITE HELMETS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| WOMEN MOVING MILLIONS WOMEN MOVING MILLIONS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM GRANT |
| Choose Love Inc | New York, NY | $3,725,510 | 2024 | Program grant |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Inc | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | Program grant |
| Solidaire Network Inc | Malden, MA | $35,000 | 2024 | Program grant |
| Artogether | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | Program grant |
| National Partnership for New Americans Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2024 | Program grant |
| Women Moving Millions | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Program grant |
CHOOSE LOVE INC CHOOSE LOVE INC
$5,720,235PROGRAM GRANT
AL OTRO LADO INC AL OTRO LADO INC
$561,790PROGRAM GRANT
ASYLUM SEEKER ADVOCACY PROJECT ASYLUM SEEKER ADVOCACY PROJECT
$150,000PROGRAM GRANT
ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STAT ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STAT
$75,000PROGRAM GRANT
INSTITUTE OF CHIN AFFAIRS INSTITUTE OF CHIN AFFAIRS
$50,000PROGRAM GRANT
COLORS RAINBOW COLORS RAINBOW
$40,020PROGRAM GRANT
PLAN PAIS INC PLAN PAIS INC
$20,000PROGRAM GRANT
ROHINGYA WOMEN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK ROHINGYA WOMEN DEVELOPMENT
$15,000PROGRAM GRANT
COALICION POR VENEZUELA COALICION POR VENEZUELA
$15,000PROGRAM GRANT
THE WHITE HELMETS INC THE WHITE HELMETS INC
$15,000PROGRAM GRANT
WOMEN MOVING MILLIONS WOMEN MOVING MILLIONS
$10,000PROGRAM GRANT
Choose Love Inc
$3,725,510Program grant
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Inc
$150,000Program grant
Solidaire Network Inc
$35,000Program grant
Artogether
$25,000Program grant
National Partnership for New Americans Inc
$20,000Program grant
Women Moving Millions
$10,000Program grant