Choose Love Inc
Choose Love Inc is a New York, NY-based public charity supporting refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people, and others affected by humanitarian crises. It provides emergency aid and longer-term support through partnerships with local and community-led organizations.
Choose Love Inc at a glance
In short: Choose Love Inc gave $1.9M across 23 grants in 2024 (avg $84K), mostly in District of Columbia. 57% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,939,161
- +9.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 23
- -17.9% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $84,311
- +33.2% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $5,282,956
- +34.8% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 57% first-time grantees (13 of 23, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (57% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Choose Love Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The organization does not accept unsolicited requests for funding.
- Contact
Mailing address: 40 West 37Th St 1000, New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 271-0142
Website: https://chooselove.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Choose Love Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was FWDus Education Fund Inc ($600K). Together the top 10 received $1.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
115 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 115 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its work as international, partnering with organizations across 51 countries. In 2024, 57% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Washington, DC; 18% to California; 16% to New York; 3% to Indiana; and 2% to Michigan.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Choose Love Inc open to new grantees?
57%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 13 of 23 grantees (57%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $81K; repeat grants $89K. How we count
Medians: $61K first-time, $26K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $834K (2020) to $2.3M (2022). In 2024 it made 23 grants totaling $1.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FWDus Education Fund Inc Washington, DC | Program Grant | $600,000 |
| American Near East Refugee Ai Washington, DC | Program Grant | $275,000 |
| King Hussein Cancer Foundatio Washington, DC | Program Grant | $150,000 |
| GoFundMeorg West Hollywood, CA | Program Grant | $133,086 |
| The White Helmets Inc New York, NY | Program Grant | $110,000 |
| The International Network for Wassaic, NY | Program Grant | $90,000 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights Washington, DC | Program Grant | $78,500 |
| Refugee Health Alliance La Jolla, CA | Program Grant | $65,000 |
| High Atlas Foundation New York, NY | Program Grant | $60,575 |
| Al Otro Lado Inc San Ysidro, CA | Program Grant | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,282,956 | $10,466,532 | $10,021,822 | $1,939,161 | 23 | $127,877 |
| 2023 | $3,918,578 | $15,914,922 | $13,324,607 | $1,771,731 | 28 | $3,388 |
| 2022 | $2,330,713 | $15,602,395 | $15,643,531 | $2,280,440 | 27 | $143 |
| 2021 | $1,668,659 | $6,512,043 | $6,525,373 | $1,448,000 | 29 | — |
| 2020 | $1,384,809 | $5,450,300 | $5,828,684 | $833,850 | 8 | — |
| 2019 | $1,669,091 | $3,986,793 | $2,608,751 | $1,245,960 | 7 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to support refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people, primarily through an international network of predominantly locally led projects, and to advocate for their rights and raise awareness about people fleeing war, persecution, and climate change.
Its stated program areas include responses to protracted crises and emergency disaster response. The organization describes providing flexible funding to frontline partners for needs such as evacuation, emergency medical care, food aid, non-food items, support for children with disabilities, and legal assistance. Its website also identifies emergency response, women and girls, climate crisis, education and livelihoods, and LGBTQIA+ support as areas of impact.
The grantees’ stated missions illustrate the range of organizations it supports. FWD.US Education Fund says it educates the public about immigration and criminal justice policy and reform. The White Helmets says it delivers humanitarian services in collaboration with local and global partners. Refugee Health Alliance says it provides trauma-informed, culturally inclusive care and advocacy for displaced people and vulnerable populations along the U.S.–Mexico border. Al Otro Lado says it provides cross-border legal services to refugees, deportees, and other migrants. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, Choose Love Inc reported 23 grants totaling $1,939,161. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $600,000, with a median of $50,000. Listed grants were designated as program grants.
Notable 2024 grants included $600,000 to FWD.US Education Fund Inc, $275,000 to American Near East Refugee Aid, $150,000 to King Hussein Cancer Foundation, $133,086 to GoFundMe.org, and $110,000 to The White Helmets Inc. Other listed grants included $90,000 to The International Network for…, $78,500 to Fund for Global Human Rights, and $65,000 to Refugee Health Alliance.
The organization states that each grantee must sign an agreement affirming that funds will be used for the described program and charitable purposes. Grantees must provide final narrative and financial reports; the organization also describes regular meetings and site visits with grantees.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Negar Tayyar as President, Tracey Seaward as Treasurer, and Dawn O'Porter as Secretary. Afdhel Aziz and Alex Iskold through 924 are listed as directors.
Choose Love Inc is led by Negar Tayyar, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Negar Tayyar
President
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Afdhel Aziz
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracey Seaward
Treasurer
President → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn O'Porter
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Alex Iskold (2023–2024) — Director · Filing note: Through 924
- Former: Dawn O'Porter To (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Geoff Boehm To (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Tracey Seaward To (2022) — President
- Former: Geoff Boehm (2019–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Gina Dwyer To (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Gina Dwyer (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Craig Siegel (2019) — Vice President · Filing note: Through 7262019
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Choose Love Inc
How much does Choose Love Inc give each year?
Choose Love Inc gave $1.9M across 23 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $1.8M across 28 grants.
What is Choose Love Inc's typical grant size?
Choose Love Inc's median grant in 2024 was $50,000, and its average grant was $84,311, across 23 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Choose Love Inc that year got $81K on average.
Where does Choose Love Inc give grants?
Choose Love Inc gives mostly in District of Columbia: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (18%) and New York (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants) and Washington, DC (4 grants).
Does Choose Love Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 23 grants with a stated purpose on Choose Love Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Grant" (23 grants).
Who are Choose Love Inc's largest grantees?
Choose Love Inc's largest 2024 grantees include FWDus Education Fund Inc ($600,000), American Near East Refugee Ai ($275,000) and King Hussein Cancer Foundatio ($150,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Choose Love Inc?
Choose Love Inc reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.5M.
What does Choose Love Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to support refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people, primarily through an international network of predominantly locally led projects, and to advocate for their rights and raise awareness about people fleeing war, persecution, and climate change. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Choose Love Inc?
The organization does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Choose Love Inc's EIN?
Choose Love Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1378746. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Does Choose Love Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Choose Love Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/choose-love-inc-morg_416e714a5db442d0a350c5387ea373cd
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