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Immigrants Rising

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 86-3999163 Website

We empower people to achieve their educational and career goals through personal, institutional and policy transformation.

Immigrants Rising at a glance

In short: Immigrants Rising gave $46K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$46,429
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$23,215
Median grant
$23,215
Total assets
$5,205,756
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Immigrants Rising funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Resilient Cosmos: $36KResilient Cosmos$36KUni of California Irvine: $10KUni of California Irvine$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Resilient Cosmos ($36K). Together the top 2 received $46K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

IrvineRiverside

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2025

In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $46K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Resilient Cosmos Riverside, CAMental Health Career Program$36,429
Uni of California Irvine Irvine, CAMental Health Sevices$10,000
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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$5,205,756$7,438,879$2,766,958$46,4292$59,616

About Immigrants Rising

Based on IRS filings

Immigrants Rising is a public charity, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available for 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $46K. Net investment income was $60K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Immigrants Rising is led by Iliana Perez, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Iliana Perez

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $42K (2025)

  • Abdi Soltani

    Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alicia Benavides

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Chen

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Areli Hernandez

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Evans

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Felecia Russell

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hans Miguel Esguerra

    Board Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lupe Gallegos-Diaz

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Anand

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Kinoshita

    Board Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Broder

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valeria Avila Guerrero

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Perez

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yongbin Chang

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 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

Iliana Perez — Executive Dir.: $42KIliana PerezExecutive Dir.$42K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $42K, to Iliana Perez (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Immigrants Rising

How much does Immigrants Rising give each year?

Immigrants Rising gave $46K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Immigrants Rising?

Immigrants Rising reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.

Where does Immigrants Rising operate?

Immigrants Rising has awarded grants in California.

What is Immigrants Rising's EIN?

Immigrants Rising's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-3999163. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)

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