Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative Grants

The Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative Grants provide crucial support to local nonprofits aiding immigrants and refugees. With a focus on legal services, movement building, and basic services, this fund prioritizes equitable outcomes. Applications are accepted year-round, but organizations can submit only one proposal per year. This collaborative effort, including partners like the Oregon Community Foundation, encourages direct contact for inquiries, ensuring a streamlined application process to meet community needs.

NOTE: OIRFC’s 2025 funding has been fully committed. Any applications received will be held for 2026 decisions.
The Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative is a coordinated and collaborative funding approach created to support the local nonprofits across our state that respond to the needs of immigrants and refugees. The partners include Oregon Community Foundation, The Collins Foundation and Meyer Memorial Trust.
“No Wrong Door”
The grant process for this collaborative is open and ongoing. There is “no wrong door” for you to enter. We encourage nonprofit and community groups to reach out to any of the representatives from the participating funders by email. We will also coordinate our efforts when we communicate or request information from community groups to lessen the burden of answering similar questions for multiple people.
Funding Criteria
An organization may submit only one application to the OIRFC within a 12-month period. A proposal of $100,000 or more to this collaborative is considered a large request. Any of the participating foundations may choose to fund an application individually or outside the process of this collaborative. In general, you are also welcome to apply to open opportunities from individual funder members of the collaborative.
Funding Eligibility & Areas of Interest
We will consider and give priority to proposals for projects and programs that fall under the following three areas:

• Legal services
• Movement building and advocacy
• Basic and wraparound services

We anticipate that funding will be distributed in the following way: legal services (45%), movement building and advocacy (40%) and basic and wraparound services (15%). Organizations most successful in receiving a grant award should demonstrate that:

• Their work addresses barriers to equitable outcomes for immigrants and refugees
• Their work is designed by centering the voices and experiences of immigrants and refugees

Eligibility

The collaborative funders will consider applications from eligible 501 (c) (3) organizations or have a qualified fiscal sponsor.An organization may submit only one application within a 12-month period.