About Tent Foundation
The Tent Foundation concentrates on helping refugees into employment, with a strong emphasis on mentorship and employer engagement programs for refugee populations—particularly refugee women and LGBTQ refugees. Grants fund program delivery (mentoring schemes across Europe and North America), development of practical employer guides and research to improve hiring practices, and capacity-building for partner organizations that place refugees into jobs. Most grants are modest, targeted awards to direct-service NGOs and networks working on refugee labor market integration.
Focus Areas
Mentorship programs for refugee women in EuropeEmployer engagement and hiring guides for organizations hiring refugees (US, Canada, Europe)Workforce integration support for LGBTQ refugees in North AmericaSmall grants to refugee-placement and advocacy NGOs (capacity & recruitment support)
Who They Fund
refugee womenrefugees and asylum seekers (general)LGBTQ refugeesrefugee job-seekers / those seeking employmentemployers (as users of hiring/mentoring guides)
About Tent Foundation
A single 2025 grant of $66,383 to Thru Fhu Holdco LLC stands out in Tent Foundation Inc’s recent record, where many other awards are far smaller and tightly targeted. The foundation’s giving is centered on refugee employment: mentorship for refugee women, hiring guides for employers, and support for organizations that help refugees enter the workforce. Recent grantees show that pattern across Europe and North America. Stichting Refugee Talent Hub received $14,702 for a mentorship program for refugee women in Europe, while Accem received $11,418 for the same type of work in Spain. In North America, UNHCR was awarded $12,000 for the Mentoring Refugee Women Initiative, and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services received $6,667 to develop a hiring guide for US employers interested in hiring refugees. The foundation also supports work that reaches specific groups within the refugee community, including LGBTQ refugees, through small, practical grants to direct-service organizations. Its recent portfolio is modest in total dollars but consistently focused on employment pathways rather than broad humanitarian relief.
What Tent Foundation Funds
A major theme in Tent Foundation Inc’s giving is mentorship for refugee women. Grants include $14,702 to Stichting Refugee Talent Hub for a mentorship program in Europe, $11,418 to Accem for the same purpose in Spain, and $5,296 to Redi School of Digital Integration Denmark for a mentorship programme in Denmark. The foundation also funds employer-facing tools. Accessible Community Counseling and Employment Services received $10,045 for research activities related to a Canadian guide for employers hiring refugees, and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services received $6,667 to develop a hiring guide for US employers interested in hiring refugees. A third line of support reaches LGBTQ refugees: ORAM received $6,000 to develop an employers’ guide to mentoring LGBTQ refugees in North America. Smaller awards also support recruitment and mentoring infrastructure, including Immigration Equality’s social-media work to recruit new mentees.
How Tent Foundation Gives
Tent Foundation Inc gives small, targeted grants: the typical award is $4,601 at the 25th percentile, $5,850 at the median, and $10,388 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support for the same issues across 2023 and 2024, including multiple mentorship grants and employer-guide projects, which points to sustained program-specific funding rather than one-off thematic shifts. The foundation is a grantmaker, not an individual-aid funder, and it does not make program-related investments. One large 2025 payment to Thru Fhu Holdco LLC sits apart from the rest of the pattern, which is otherwise dominated by smaller operating-style awards to service organizations and networks.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$66K
Total Assets
$37.4M
Total Revenue
$10.1M
Total Expenses
$8.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 40% of grants go to recipients in MN.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Tent Foundation Funds
Top 7 recipient countries by grant volume for Tent Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 6 | $96K | 46.1% |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | $11K |
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