National Immigration Law Center

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 95-4539765 Website

ESTABLISHED IN 1979, THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) IS THE LEADING NATIONAL LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE U.S. EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO DEFENDING AND ADVANCING THE RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$32.7M

+4.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$519K

-33.5% YoY

Grant Count

16

-42.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$32K

+16.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$14M$21M$28M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$32,699,349$31,412,839$35,760,014
Revenue$17,631,835$12,123,905$25,085,744
Expenses$17,023,582$18,164,437$20,847,833
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,186,652$-414,024$-121,857
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$814K$2M$2M$3M61 grants202054 grants202160 grants202228 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NILC IMMIGRANT JUSTICE F…$250KCALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POL…$25KCENTRO SAVILA$25KLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN…$25KEVERY TEXAN$20KFLORIDA HEALTH JUSTICE P…$20KILLINOIS COALITION FOR I…$20KMASSACHUSETTS IMMIGRANT …$20KMICHIGAN IMMIGRANT RIGHT…$20KBORDER NETWORK FOR HUMAN…$18K

Grant Size Distribution

219 grants across all recorded years

174<$50K26$50–100K13$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ANGELICA MATOSPRESIDENT AND CEO$284KTASHA HARRISEVP OF OPERATIONS$232KLISA GRAYBILLVP OF LAW AND POLICY$221KVICTORIA BALLESTEROSEVP OF STRATEGIC COMMS & NAR…$203KTRACY DENNISVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES TIL 11…$200KBRIANNON GILLISVP OF POLITICAL STRATEGY, IJF$189KWILL DEMPSTERVP OF COMMUNICATIONS$183KMARIELENA HINCAPIEFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$154K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANGELA M BANKSCHAIR5
ROBERT PAUWVICE CHAIR4
ALEXANDRA SUHSECRETARY4
KEVIN M CATHCART ESQTREASURER TIL 12/2023, THEN DIRECTOR4
ERIC HATREASURER AS OF 12/20234
MURAD AWAWDEHDIRECTOR AS OF 12/20232
JENNIFER CHACONDIRECTOR2
ROSE CUISON-VILLAZORDIRECTOR2
PEDRO GERSONDIRECTOR2
GHAZAL TAJMIRIDIRECTOR2
OMOLARA T UWEMEDIMO MD MPHDIRECTOR2
ANGELICA MATOSPRESIDENT AND CEO45$284,044
TASHA HARRISEVP OF OPERATIONS45$231,934
LISA GRAYBILLVP OF LAW AND POLICY45$220,739
VICTORIA BALLESTEROSEVP OF STRATEGIC COMMS & NARRATIVE45$202,802
TRACY DENNISVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES TIL 11/202345$200,043
WILL DEMPSTERVP OF COMMUNICATIONS45$183,242
BRIANNON GILLISVP OF POLITICAL STRATEGY, IJF5$188,606
MARIELENA HINCAPIEFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$153,625

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

36states
+28 more states

Cities

AlamosaAlbuquerqueAlburquerqueAshevilleAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBellaireBellevueBerkeleyBoiseBostonBrooklynChicagoColumbiaDearbornDecaturDenverDes MoinesDetroit

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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