Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees - GCIR

Today's complex demographic, social, and economic trends make understanding immigration-related issues critically important to all grantmakers, regardless of their geographic focus or issue priorities. In response, GCIR helps funders connect immigrant issues to their funding priorities by serving as a forum to:

• Learn about current issues through in-depth analyses, research reports, and online data, tools, and resources tailored specifically for grantmakers
• Connect with other funders through programs, briefings, and conferences that examine major immigration trends and how they impact diverse communities
• Collaborate with grantmaking colleagues on strategies that strengthen immigrant-related funding locally and nationally

"As a small foundation that focuses, in part, on immigrant worker rights, we depend on GCIR to keep us informed of the latest immigration-related trends and their implications for our grantmaking."

Henry Allen, Executive Director, Discount Foundation

In 2010, GCIR held a national convening, organized eight programs, and cosponsored another six programs that reached over 500 local and national GCIR members, foundation staff, and trustees. For more information on our work, click here.