Grants for refugee organizations

44 international refugee and migration organizations received at least $320,580 in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 189 grants made from 171 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 171 foundations, 93% made just a single grant to refugee nonprofits, and 1% made grants to four or more refugee nonprofits. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$320,580
Total grant dollars given to refugee organizations
189
Number of grants made annually to refugee organizations
171
Number of grantmakers funding refugee organizations
$1,000
Median grant size to refugee organizations

Foundations that support international refugee and migration organizations

Out of all grants made to refugee organizations, 79% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 18% of the dollar-value of grants to refugee nonprofits. Foundations funding refugee nonprofits also made grants to international humanitarian organizations, international development organizations, food banks, multiservice human service organizations, and civil rights organizations.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
136
Medium
 
14
Large
 
21
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
4
Private
 
147
Corporate
 
11
Other
 
9

Grants made

Grants made to refugee nonprofits Number of grantmakers
1
 
160
2-3
 
9
4-10
 
2
11+
 
0

Top 10 foundations supporting international refugee and migration organizations

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to refugee nonprofits Number of grants made to refugee nonprofits Median grant size
Salesforce Com Foundation CA National 0.0% 5 $50
JP Morgan Chase Foundation NY National 0.0% 4 $935
Arkansas Community Foundation AR State 0.0% 3 $1,000
Abbvie Foundation IL National 0.0% 3 $200
Jewish Endowment Foundation (JEF) LA National 0.2% 2 $5,000
Rosenberg Foundation CA State 0.4% 2 $3,750
The Rhode Island Foundation RI Metro 0.0% 2 $2,750
Fife Family Foundation CA National 0.4% 2 $300
Shining Light Charitable Trust CA National 0.3% 2 $250
Chubb Charitable Foundation PA National 0.0% 2 $100

International refugee and migration organizations grantees

Refugee organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 64% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 65% of all refugee nonprofits.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
189
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
0

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
$2,000
$100k-$500k
 
$1,650
$500k-$1M
 
$1,350
$1M-$5M
 
$1,000
>$5M
 
$1,000

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
Maryland
 
94
Minnesota
 
24
District of Columbia
 
20
California
 
14
Other
 
37

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
Washington DC
 
114
Minneapolis
 
24
New York City
 
6
Los Angeles
 
6
Other
 
39

Top 25 grants made to refugee organizations

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
El Zocalo Immigrant Resource Center $5,000 Family Literacy Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Refugees International (RI) $5,000 Event Support The Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Hias $5,000 Border Response Program Rose Community Foundation
Hias $5,000 Unrestricted Albert Goodstein Family Foundation
Hias $5,000 To Help Rescue People Whose Lives Are in Danger for Who They Are. for A World in Which Refugees Find Welcome, Saftey, and Freedom. The Gelfond Family Foundation
Hias $5,000 Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose. The Nararo Foundation
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees $5,000 General Support Rosenberg Foundation
Hias $5,000 General Operational Support Jewish Endowment Foundation (JEF)
Hias $5,000 General Operational Support Jewish Endowment Foundation (JEF)
Refugees International (RI) $5,000 Public Charity Christopher B Galvin Family Foundation
Hias $5,000 Charity Anna and Nathan Flax Foundation
Hias $5,000 Support The Charles L and Joan M Hirsch Family Foundation
El Zocalo Immigrant Resource Center $5,000 To Support Ongoing Work Around Family Preparedness Services, Financial Coaching and Case Management, Partner Outreach and Referrals, and Emotional Health Services Arkansas Community Foundation
Hias $5,000 Charitable Support Brendsel Family Foundation
Refugees International (RI) $5,000 Human Services L Brands Foundation
Alight (ARC) $5,000 Various Schechter Foundation
Hias $5,000 Support Refugees Rebuilding The Mann Family Foundation
Hias $5,000 General Support Jesse and Joan Kupferberg Family Foundation
American Friends of Libi $5,000 Used To Carry Out Charitable Purposes Arlene and Daniel Fisher Foundation
Project Mercy $5,000 General Operating Expense Joan L and Robert C Gilkison Family Foundation
Hias $5,000 Donation Turan Family Foundation
Alight (ARC) $5,000 Provide Human Wellnes Services Ayudar Foundation
Sons of Liberty International $5,000 Charitable Contribution Sons of Thunder
Hias $5,000 Helping and Supporting Immigrants The Rhode Island Foundation
Hias $5,000 Donation To Help Protect Refugees Forced To Flee Their Homeland The Lempert Family Foundation
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Refugee organizations" category for this page is determined by the "Q71: International Migration, Refugee Issues" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.