Freedom for Immigrants
Freedom for Immigrants is an abolitionist organization that envisions a world without prisons or cages of any kind. We work to abolish immigration incarceration, recognizing we are part of a broader movement fighting for our freedom at the intersection of mass incarceration, immigration enforcement, and the deprivation of Black, brown, and Indigenous peoples autonomy. To empower our communities, we organize alongside and follow the leadership of currently and formerly incarcerated immigrants. We recognize our work is necessarily tied to broader efforts to eradicate white supremacy and the systems that sustain oppression. By cultivating the community-centered solutions that breathe life into our collective liberation, we actively build a future in which all people can move freely and thrive.
Freedom for Immigrants at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,856,325
- +55.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,153,865
- +178.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $35,122
- -23.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,545,402
- -24.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Freedom for Immigrants funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $14K (2019). In 2021 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,856,325 | $2,153,865 | $1,545,402 | — | — | $35,122 |
| 2024 | $1,193,886 | $774,763 | $2,047,286 | — | — | $46,143 |
| 2023 | $2,556,350 | $1,617,574 | $2,494,517 | — | — | $47,182 |
| 2022 | $3,412,360 | $1,909,511 | $2,282,280 | — | — | $3,709 |
| 2021 | $3,956,440 | $3,283,147 | $3,100,354 | $1,000 | Total only | $5,479 |
| 2020 | $3,762,916 | $3,768,029 | $2,717,722 | — | — | $7,097 |
| 2019 | $2,531,957 | $3,774,370 | $1,773,559 | $13,750 | 1 | $9,467 |
| 2018 | $539,888 | $960,645 | $770,732 | — | — | $11 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Freedom for Immigrants
Based on IRS filings
Freedom for Immigrants is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Covina, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $35K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Freedom for Immigrants is led by Laura Hernandez, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 4 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura Hernandez
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$175K (2024) → $177K (2025)
Ebony Ross
Chairman
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
$17K (2025)
Andrea Crcamo-Cavazos
Policy
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$106K (2024) → $107K (2025)
Wensley Peguero
Development
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$113K (2024) → $115K (2025)
Jonathan Godbout
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clara Long
Secretary
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Michael Kaufman (2018–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Sara Weiss (2018–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Rachel Gooneratne (2024) — Operations
- Former: Sofia Casini (2024) — Development
- Former: Christina Fialho (2018–2023) — Former Officer & Co-Founder
- Former: Christina Mansfield (2018–2023) — Former Officer & Co-Founder
- Former: Grisel Ruiz (2018–2023) — Chair
- Former: Layla Razavi (2022–2023) — Interim Co-Executive Director
- Former: Sierra Kraft (2022–2023) — Interim Co-Executive Director · Filing note: Thru 10/2022
- Former: Lorena Garcia Duran (2018–2022) — Director
- Former: Liz Martinez (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jon Godbout (2018–2019) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $177K, to Laura Hernandez (Executive Dir.). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Freedom for Immigrants
How large is Freedom for Immigrants?
Freedom for Immigrants reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.
What is Freedom for Immigrants?
Freedom for Immigrants is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Covina, CA. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Freedom for Immigrants operate?
Freedom for Immigrants has awarded grants in California.
What is Freedom for Immigrants's EIN?
Freedom for Immigrants's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0875881. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2024
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