United We Dream Network funds immigrant-led advocacy, organizing, and legal/policy work with an emphasis on state and local immigrant-rights coalitions and youth leadership development. Their grants prioritize project support for grassroots membership organizations, legal advocacy groups, and campaign/organizing infrastructure that advance immigrant rights, defend against detention/deportation, and mobilize communities of color. Funding is national but targeted toward state coalitions and frontline groups in key states (AZ, NY, CA, CO, IL, NV, TN).
United We Dream Network Inc backs immigrant-led organizing through project support, with 2025 grants ranging from $10,000 to $331,500 and a clear emphasis on advocacy infrastructure, legal defense, and youth leadership. One of the largest awards went to Immigrants Rising for $331,500, followed by $311,000 to Center for Popular Democracy Inc for project support. Other large grants also point to coalition-based work, including Make the Road New York at $184,034 and Make the Road States Inc at $81,000. The pattern is not limited to one type of organization: the funder also supports legal and policy groups, community-based membership organizations, and state-level immigrant-rights coalitions. Its recent grants show repeated support for groups working across immigration, detention, civic participation, and community organizing, with grants made to organizations in multiple regions rather than through a single local funding circle. The foundation’s public charity structure and national scope align with a portfolio that centers immigrant rights work in frontline states and cities.
In immigrant youth leadership and services, United We Dream Network Inc gave $331,500 to Immigrants Rising for project support. That grant sits alongside other support for organizations that work with young immigrants and undocumented communities, including Adelante Student Voices in Poughkeepsie at $30,000. For state and local organizing, the funder supported Arizona Dream Act Coalition with $45,000 and Arizona Center for Empowerment with $40,000, both for project support. It also funded Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition at $30,000 and Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition at $15,000, showing a state-coalition pattern. In legal defense and policy advocacy, Detention Watch Network received $39,000 and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund received $13,600, each for project support. Community organizing and civic participation also appear through grants to Center for Popular Democracy Inc, Make the Road New York, and Make the Road States Inc.
Typical grants cluster tightly around $30,000: the p25, median, and p75 are all $30,000. Recent awards show both larger project grants and a long tail of smaller support, but the most common award size is consistent. The recent list also shows repeat support to several recipients across 2024 and 2025, including Arizona Dream Act Coalition, Arizona Center for Empowerment, Desis Rising Up and Moving, Center for Civic Policy, and Make the Road-linked groups. United We Dream Network Inc is a public charity and a regular funder, and the grants shown are project support rather than unrestricted awards.
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$13M
Most grants fall between $30K and $30K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$30K
About 7% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Moderately concentrated: a mix of several large national grantees complemented by many mid- and small-sized state and local grants. They provide repeated project support to frontline and state coalition partners (several organizations received multiple grants), favoring flexible project funding for advocacy/organizing rather than capital or long-term endowments.
Notable grantees: Immigrants Rising, Center for Popular Democracy, Make the Road New York / Make the Road States, Arizona Dream Act Coalition, Detention Watch Network
Grantmaking is national, with every recent grant in the US. New York appears most often in the recipient mix, including Brooklyn, Jackson Heights, Poughkeepsie, and New York City, while California cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego also appear repeatedly. Washington, DC recipients include Americas Voice Education Fund, Detention Watch Network, and Central American Resource Center. Other recipient cities include Phoenix, Denver, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Apopka, and Nashville, reflecting a spread across major immigrant-rights hubs and state coalitions.
The recent grants point to immigrant-led advocacy, organizing, legal defense, and youth leadership work. Recipients include state coalitions, grassroots membership organizations, and legal/policy groups, with project support going to organizations such as Immigrants Rising, Center for Popular Democracy Inc, Make the Road New York, and Detention Watch Network.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $30,000, and the p25, median, and p75 are all $30,000. The recent list also includes larger project grants, such as $331,500 and $311,000, as well as smaller awards like $10,000 and $13,600.
Yes. The recent grants go to recipients in many states, including New York, California, Arizona, Washington, DC, Colorado, Nevada, Wisconsin, Florida, Tennessee, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, and Idaho. The geographic scope is national.
The recent data shows repeat support for several organizations across 2024 and 2025. Arizona Dream Act Coalition, Arizona Center for Empowerment, Desis Rising Up and Moving, Center for Civic Policy, and Make the Road-linked groups each appear more than once, all as project support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMMIGRANTS RISING | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $331,500 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $311,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK | BROOKLYN, NY | $184,034 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| MAKE THE ROAD STATES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $81,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| AMERICAS VOICE EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $54,338 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| ARIZONA DREAM ACT COALITION | PHOENIX, AZ | $45,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| CASA INC | HYATTSVILLE, MD | $45,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| ARIZONA CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT | PHOENIX, AZ | $40,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $33,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING | JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| COLORADO IMMIGRANT RIGHTS COALITION | DENVER, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| ADELANTE STUDENT VOICES | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| ILLINOIS WORKERS IN ACTION | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $30,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL KOREAN AMERICAN SERVICE & EDUCATION CONSORTIUM INC | CHICAGO, IL | $28,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| JUSTICE ACTION CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $23,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| DREAM BIG NEVADA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| VOCES DE LA FRONTERA | MILWAUKEE, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| HOPE COMMUNITY CENTER INC | APOPKA, FL | $16,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY PARTNERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| TENNESSEE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS COALITION | NASHVILLE, TN | $15,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| EQUALITY ALLIANCE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $14,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $13,600 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER (CARECEN) | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| ANGKOR RESOURCE CENTER INC | RIVERDALE, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| TODEC LEGAL CENTER PERRIS | PERRIS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| TENNESSEE JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| MINKWON CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION | FLUSHING, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| LOS ANGELES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ALLIANCE | WESTMINSTER, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | PHILADELPHIA, PW | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| OPERATION RESTORATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| A BETTER WAY FOUNDATION ABWF INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $8,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| DETENTION WATCH NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $39,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $30,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| ARIZONA CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT | PHOENIX, AZ | $30,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| ARIZONA DREAM ACT COALITION | PHOENIX, AZ | $30,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| IDAHO COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | BOISE, ID | $30,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING | JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT |
| ARIZONA DREAM ACT COALITION | PHOENIX, AZ | $51,000 | 2023 | CAPACITY BUILDING AND DACA RENEWAL ASSISTANCE CAMPAIGN |
| DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING | JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| ARIZONA CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT | PHOENIX, AZ | $50,000 | 2023 | CAPACITY BUILDING AND DACA RENEWAL ASSISTANCE CAMPAIGN |
| CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $36,000 | 2023 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
IMMIGRANTS RISING
$331,500PROJECT SUPPORT
ARIZONA DREAM ACT COALITION
PROJECT SUPPORT
ADELANTE STUDENT VOICES
$30,000PROJECT SUPPORT
ILLINOIS WORKERS IN ACTION
$30,000PROJECT SUPPORT
DREAM BIG NEVADA
$20,000PROJECT SUPPORT
ANGKOR RESOURCE CENTER INC
$10,000PROJECT SUPPORT
LOS ANGELES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ALLIANCE
$10,000PROJECT SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE
$10,000PROJECT SUPPORT
ARIZONA DREAM ACT COALITION
$30,000PROJECT SUPPORT
ARIZONA DREAM ACT COALITION
$51,000CAPACITY BUILDING AND DACA RENEWAL ASSISTANCE CAMPAIGN
CAPACITY BUILDING AND DACA RENEWAL ASSISTANCE CAMPAIGN