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Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 88-1529558 Website

We provide legal education and resources for immigrants who are seeking refuge and asylum or are in a removal process with a focus on underserved areas. Our goal is to help them obtain freedom, independence and a pathway to becoming contributing members of society in the United States. Our funding will support immigrants of all faiths, belief systems, races, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations.

Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund at a glance

In short: Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund gave $112K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $37K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$111,954
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$37,318
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$96,362
+39.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Southern California Immigration Project: $60KSouthern CaliforniaImmigration Project$60KHome is Here NOLA: $30KHome is Here NOLA$30KThe Heights Church: $22KThe Heights Church$22K

The largest 2025 recipient was Southern California Immigration Project ($60K). Together the top 3 received $112K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

DenverNew OrleansSan Diego

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $112K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Southern California Immigration Project San Diego, CAProvided funding assistance to the organization for legal representation of people detained at the Regional Detention Center in Calexico, CA.$60,000
Home is Here NOLA New Orleans, LAProvided assistance to this organization to hire a legal coordinator who provides direct legal representation to immigrants detained in Louisiana.$30,000
The Heights Church Denver, COProvide funding to the NewLife Legal Clinic run by The Heights Church that provides help for asylum seekers in completing the I-589 asylum application.$21,954
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$96,362$384,454$358,987$111,9543
2024$69,192$172,477$180,072——
2023$67,637$136,591$115,662——
2022$45,900$77,591$31,691——

About Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund

Based on IRS filings

Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $96K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $112K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund is led by Greg Mortimer, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Greg Mortimer

    President

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Brett Goldin

    Director

    Officer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Villa

    Director

    Officer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Selk Azaah

    Director

    Officer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Antoinette Johnson

    Secretary

    Officer → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Christie Gilbert (2022) — Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund

How much does Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund give each year?

Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund gave $112K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund's typical grant size?

Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $37,318, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund give grants?

Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund gives mostly in California: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Louisiana (27%) and Colorado (20%).

Does Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund?

Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund reported $96K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $384K.

What is Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund?

Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Denver, CO. It holds $96K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund's EIN?

Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-1529558. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 13, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 2, 2026)

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