Detention Watch Network

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 83-3874583 Website

Detention Watch Network seeks to end the cruel system of immigration detention via programs of grassroots organizing, strategic communications, and collective advocacy.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$7.2M

+3.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$155K

-9.4% YoY

Grant Count

10

-16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$16K

+8.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,152,273$6,897,089$7,747,600
Revenue$3,531,701$2,510,720$2,592,686
Expenses$3,237,898$3,287,364$3,531,690
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$243,812$200,478$378
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$103K$206K$310K$413K23 grants202013 grants202123 grants202212 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Home is Here NOLA$20KAlliance for Global Just…$15KImmigrant Services and L…$15KPark Avenue Baptist Chur…$15KCenter for Civic Policy$15KCommon Foundation$15KFirst Friends of New Jer…$15KJuntos$15KMinnesota Interfaith Coa…$15KThe Translatin Coalition$15K

Grant Size Distribution

81 grants across all recorded years

79<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Silky ShahExecutive Director$147KAimee NicholsManaging Director$124KBeom Sun SuhProgram Director$113KSetareh GhandehariAdvocacy Director$106KCarly G Perez Fernan…Communications Director$106KMarcela Hernandez Po…Organizing Director$104K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Danielle AlvaradoBoard President2
Emily TuckerVice President1
Tony NamBoard Treasurer1
Sarah Sherman-StokesBoard Secretary1
Jacob FlowersBoard Member1
Alaide Vilches IbarraBoard Member1
Victoria LopezBoard Member1
Faith OviedoBoard Member1
Silky ShahExecutive Director32$146,807
Aimee NicholsManaging Director32$124,054
Beom Sun SuhProgram Director32$113,004
Setareh GhandehariAdvocacy Director32$106,054
Carly G Perez FernandezCommunications Director32$105,520
Marcela Hernandez PonceOrganizing Director32$103,751

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

22states
+14 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueAnnandaleAtalntaAtlantaAustinBirminghamBoulderBrownsvilleChicagoCottage GroveDecaturGreensboroHapevilleHollywoodIthacaIthicaKearnyKey LargoLansingLas Cruces

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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