Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
ActiveCivil Rights & Advocacy
About Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
ICIRR is dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society.
Focus Areas
immigration servicesrefugee supportcitizenship and naturalizationpublic benefits accesshealthcare accesslegal defense and rapid responsecivic engagement and voter registrationpolicy research and advocacy
Who They Fund
refugeesimmigrantsasylum seekersrecent arrivals / newcomersimmigrant families
About Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights centers immigrant and refugee assistance in Illinois at a large scale, with a recent top grant of $1,370,482 to Muslim Women Resource Center for immigrant and refugees assistance. Its giving supports organizations that help newcomers access benefits, health care, legal help, and emergency support, while also backing civic participation and policy work. Recent awards show a strong concentration in Chicago-based community organizations and a recurring commitment to groups serving different immigrant communities. The foundation’s portfolio includes six-figure grants to World Relief-chicago, Fedecmi, Selfreliance Association, Brighton Park Neighborhood, Erie Neighborhood House, and the Polish American Association, all for immigrant and refugees assistance. It also funds organizations outside Chicago, including Family Focus Aurora, Haces in Waukegan, Mano a Mano in Round Lake, and Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project in Bolingbrook. The pattern suggests a funder working through established community-based intermediaries rather than direct aid to individuals. Its grantmaking is tied to immigrant integration services and support systems that are designed to operate across Illinois.
What Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Funds
A core theme is access to public benefits and basic needs. Through the Immigrant Family Resource Program, the foundation supports immigrant-serving organizations in Illinois that help families navigate nutritional, medical, housing, psychological, childcare, employment, and cash supports. Another major area is health access: the Immigrant Health Access Initiative supports capacity building, community education, and coordination for immigrant-serving organizations, including ACA outreach. Food access appears through the SNAP Network, which coordinates about 20 ethnic community-based organizations across Illinois to improve equitable access to SNAP benefits in multiple languages. The foundation also uses emergency assistance as a program tool; the Immigrant Family Support Project provided one-time cash payments to low-income undocumented immigrants and other immigrant households excluded from federal COVID relief.
How Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Gives
Typical grant size sits in the six-figure range, with a p25 of $109,211, a median of $184,487, and a p75 of $349,342. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023 and 2024, including Family Focus Aurora, Centro Romero, Haces, and Hana Center, which points to ongoing support rather than isolated one-time grants. The foundation is a pure DAF provider and does not fund individuals. Its recent grants are program-specific and concentrated in Illinois, with awards routed to established community organizations and service networks.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$18.8M
Total Assets
$23.4M
Total Revenue
$80.4M
Total Expenses
$81.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $109K and $349K, with a median of $184K.
25th Percentile
$109K
Median
$184K
75th Percentile
$349K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LAWRENCE BENITO
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