Migration Policy Institute

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 52-2279789

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$25.6M

Foundation funders

52

Grants recorded

139

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Migration Policy Institute?

Migration Policy Institute is funded by 52 grantmakers, led by Carnegie Corporation of New York ($4.3M), The Ford Foundation ($4.3M), Foundation to Promote Open Society ($2.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $25.6M in grants to Migration Policy Institute between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Carnegie Corporation of New York$4,305,000102019–2025
The Ford Foundation$4,250,00092020–2024
Foundation to Promote Open Society$2,785,44262020–2024
Gates Foundation$2,233,31772020–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$2,204,40052020–2024
Impactassetsinc$1,189,00052020–2024
Open Society Institute$720,00022020–2021
WK Kellogg Foundation$700,00022020–2021
Unbound Philanthropy$685,00082020–2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation$550,00022022–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$515,00032020–2022
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$473,31372020–2024
Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy Alliance$472,50062020–2025
The Sobrato Family Foundation$325,00032022–2024
The Rockefeller Foundation$307,85222021–2023
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$300,00022020–2021
Open Society Action Fund Inc$300,00012020
Seattle Foundation$289,06452020–2024
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc$281,00012021
Richard W Goldman Family Foundation$250,00052020–2024
The Tinker Foundation Inc$215,00032021–2024
Walder Foundation$200,00022020–2024
Russell Sage Foundation$174,39822019–2020
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc$151,16912024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$150,00012024
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M2 grants2019 24 grants2020 30 grants2021 19 grants2022 21 grants2023 37 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $897K (2019) to $6.0M (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $1.1M.

What grants has Migration Policy Institute received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor renewed support of convenings to consider pragmatic policy solutions for increasing legal immigration pathways$500,000
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor general support$375,000
2025Community Foundation of the Napa ValleyFOR THE PURPOSES OF GENERATING AND PUBLISHING A SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF IMMIGRANTS IN NAPA COUNTY$95,000
2025The Education Trust IncSupport$75,000
2025Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy AllianceADVOCACY$65,000
2025American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncCHARITABLE ACTIVITIES$25,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationSciences$525,000
2024Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor general support$450,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$441,000
2024Foundation to Promote Open SocietyTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT$300,000
2024Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor support of convenings to consider pragmatic policy solutions for immigration$250,000
2024Conrad N Hilton FoundationTO CONDUCT POLICY ADVOCACY AND CREATE A ROADMAP FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR THAT SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF DISPLACED VENEZUELANS IN LABOR MARKETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES$250,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$250,000
2024Gates FoundationK-12 EDUCATION$225,000
2024Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncEXPAND THE UNTAPPED POOL OF IMMIGRANT HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN NEW YORK$151,169
2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation82298 UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS AMID CHANGING IMMIGRATION TRENDS$150,000
2024The Connecticut Project IncSTATEWIDE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY ECONOMIC MOBILITY STUDY$145,000
2024Unbound PhilanthropyFOR SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE MOBILITY INITIATIVE$100,000
2024Unbound PhilanthropyFOR SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL CENTER ON IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION POLICY (NCIIP) AND US IMMIGRATION POLICY PROGRAM (USIPP)$100,000
2024Alliance for Early Success FKA Birth to Five Policy AllianceADVOCACY$90,000
2024Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoGENERAL$90,000
2024The Sobrato Family FoundationTO ELEVATE POLICY ISSUES SPECIFIC TO ELS IN CALIFORNIA AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND SUPPORT CALIFORNIA-BASED EL ADVOCATES TO ENGAGE WITH FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS.$75,000
2024Walder FoundationU.S. Immigration Policy Program$75,000
2024The Henry Luce Foundation IncSupport for reseach and development of public education materials$75,000
2024Digital Harbor FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT$58,013
2024The Tinker Foundation IncPROMOTING ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR MIGRANT AND DISPLACED CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN COLOMBIA$55,000
2024Richard W Goldman Family FoundationSUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT AND DLL FAMILIES$50,000
2024Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncHUMAN SERVICES$50,000
2024Maine Equal Justice PartnersSubgrant of MeHAF grant for immigrant needs study$50,000
2024Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support$47,400

Showing 30 most recent of 139 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Migration Policy Institute?

Migration Policy Institute is funded by 52 grantmakers, led by Carnegie Corporation of New York ($4.3M), The Ford Foundation ($4.3M), Foundation to Promote Open Society ($2.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $25.6M in grants to Migration Policy Institute between 2019–2025.

Who is Migration Policy Institute's largest funder?

Carnegie Corporation of New York is the largest recorded funder of Migration Policy Institute, with $4.3M across 10 grants (2019–2025).

How much grant funding has Migration Policy Institute received?

IRS 990 filings record $25.6M in grants to Migration Policy Institute across 139 grants from 52 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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