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Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Paul, MN EIN: 41-0909036 Website

The mission of the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) is to enhance opportunities for immigrants and refugees through legal representation for low-income individuals, and through education and advocacy with diverse communities.

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc at a glance

In short: Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc gave $1.6M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $397K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,586,394
+241.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$396,599
+326.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$420,401
Total assets
$5,764,487
+67.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Advocates for Human Rights: $472KAdvocates for Human Rights$472KVolunteer Lawyers Network: $423KVolunteer Lawyers Network$423KMid-Minnesota Legal Assistance: $418KMid-Minnesota Legal Assistance$418KSouthern Minnesota Regional Legal Services: $274KSouthern Minnesota RegionalLegal Services$274K

The largest 2025 recipient was Advocates for Human Rights ($472K). Together the top 4 received $1.6M.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 16 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

MinneapolisSaint PaulAustinWinonaStoughton

How Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc gives

  • Giving grew 3838% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M6 grants2019 5 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $1.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Advocates for Human Rights Minneapolis, MNSubawardee on Grant$471,897
Volunteer Lawyers Network Minneapolis, MNSubawardee on Grant$422,877
Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Minneapolis, MNSubawardee on Grant$417,924
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Minneapolis, MNSubawardee on Grant$273,696
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$5,764,487$8,103,410$5,605,956$1,586,3944$66,002
2024$3,445,340$4,206,513$3,908,380$464,6215$88,534
2023$2,900,805$3,057,654$3,250,914$74,4782$22,768
2022$3,237,608$2,579,573$2,673,373$40,2892$5,160
2021$2,935,346$3,253,939$2,509,297$78,1313$62
2020$2,152,646$2,749,545$2,597,836$142,9365$65
2019$1,962,399$2,796,512$2,521,971$138,7556$1,002

About Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc

Based on IRS filings

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc is a public charity, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.6M. Net investment income was $66K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc is led by Jennifer Stohl Powell, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 6 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jennifer Stohl Powell

    Executive Director

    Legal Program Director → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2023) → $156K (2025)

  • Marielos Cabrera

    Board President

    Board Member → Board Vice President, 2023

    Board Vice President → Board President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Henely

    Director of Development & Communications

    Development Director → Director of Development, 2024

    Director of Development → Director of Development & Communications, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2023) → $114K (2025)

  • Diego Rivera

    Director of Finance & Administration

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2024) → $114K (2025)

  • Julia Decker

    Director of Public Policy & Advocacy

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2024) → $104K (2025)

  • Tracy Roy

    Legal Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2025)

  • Kathleen Knight

    New Beginnings Supervising Attorney

    Intake & Pro Bono Supervising Attorney → New Beginnings Supervising Attorney, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2024) → $103K (2025)

  • Sarah Radosevich

    Board Member

    Board Vice President → Board President, 2023

    Board President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Valdez Correa

    Board Member

    Board Member → Board Secretary, 2023

    Board Secretary → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chang Lau

    Board Vice President

    Board Member → Board Secretary, 2024

    Board Secretary → Board Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick Bw'ombongi

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Panhia Vang

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lupita Herrera

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Kannankutty

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Riham Feshir

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Langer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Oaxaca

    Board Secretary

    Board Member → Board Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nutifafa Yakor

    Board Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alejandra Bejarano

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Hernandez

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maggie Maclennan

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Webster

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Padron

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Veena Iyer (2019–2024) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Gaurav Gaur (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Sarah Moraa Prochaska (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Gregory Schultz (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathryn Mt Wasylik (2019–2023) — Board Secretary
  • Former: Maya Salah (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Glenn Leitch (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Senger (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sally Nankivell (2022) — Director of Finance & Operations
  • Former: Maha Tahiri (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Rodolfo Rodriguez (2019–2021) — Board President
  • Former: Sharon Jacks (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Walter J. Zuniga (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: William Mahlum (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Veena Iyer Executive (2020–2021) — Director - Ex-Officio
  • Former: Ciaran McDonnell (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Brittany Mitchell Michael (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Melissa Pfeiffer Associate (2020) — Director - Ex-Officio
  • Former: Grant Ostler (2019) — Board Treasurer -
  • Former: Irma Marquez Trapero (2019) — Board President
  • Former: John Keller Executive Director (2019) — Ex-Officio -
  • Former: Lenore Millibergity Interim (2019) — Executive Director - Ex-Officio -
  • Former: Marta Pereira (2019) — Board Member -
  • Former: Melissa Pfeiffer (2019) — Associate Director - Ex-Officio

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Jennifer Stohl Powell — Executive Director: $156KJennifer Stohl PowellExecutive Director$156KDiego Rivera — Director of Finance & Administration: $114KDiego RiveraDirector of Finance &…$114KSarah Henely — Director of Development & Communications: $114KSarah HenelyDirector of Development &…$114KTracy Roy — Legal Director: $108KTracy RoyLegal Director$108KJulia Decker — Director of Public Policy & Advocacy: $104KJulia DeckerDirector of Public Policy &…$104KKathleen Knight — New Beginnings Supervising Attorney: $103KKathleen KnightNew Beginnings Supervising…$103K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $156K, to Jennifer Stohl Powell (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc

How much does Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc give each year?

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc gave $1.6M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $465K across 5 grants.

What is Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc's typical grant size?

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc's median grant in 2025 was $420,401, and its average grant was $396,599, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc give grants?

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (4 grants).

Does Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Subawardee on Grant" (4 grants).

How large is Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc?

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc reported $5.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.1M.

What is Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc's EIN?

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0909036. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 27, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 27, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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