Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative

A coordinated and collaborative funding approach to address immigration and refugee issues in Oregon.

OIRFC has currently committed all of its funding, and our application is closed at this time. We encourage organizations to reach out and share their needs via email to the contacts listed below, as additional funding opportunities may become available. 

The Collins Foundation

Meyer Memorial Trust

Oregon Community Foundation

About the Collaborative

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.

Application Process - "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 communicate and share information and documents with each other. 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

The Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative will consider applications from organizations that are 501(c)(3) public charities or have a qualified fiscal sponsor. We will consider and give priority to proposals for projects and programs that fall under the following three areas: 

  1. Legal services
  2. Movement building and advocacy
  3. 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

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. However we encourage you to contact the funder directly to confirm prior to applying

Payment and Reporting

If funding comes from a single funder, the grantee will receive one grant check or grant award letter. If multiple funders support a project, you will receive separate checks and grant award letters. Awardees will submit only one report as directed by The Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative.

Participating Funders and Contacts

The Collins Foundation

Meyer Memorial Trust

Oregon Community Foundation

 

Frequently Asked Questions

If my grant application is funded by one or more of the collaborative’s members, can I still apply to funder members through their regular funding programs?
What types of funding are available?
Can I talk with someone before submitting an application?
Are there specific countries or populations of immigrants and refugees that this program focuses on?
I’m part of a collaborative of organizations serving immigrants and refugees. Can a collaborative apply for funding?
What do you mean by "movement building?