Best Grants for Immigration Nonprofits in Georgia

Grassroots, rural community groups in Georgia working on immigration rights, voter engagement, or education reform can receive up to US $3,500 for community organizing, capacity building, and travel assistance. Southern Partners Fund’s Discretionary Fund supports member-led organizing for social, economic, and environmental justice across its 12-state Southern region.

Rural, community-based 501(c)(3) organizations using grassroots organizing in Georgia and other Southeastern states can seek general or project support through the Hubert E. Sapp Regular Grant Cycle. Focused on social, economic, and environmental justice, Southern Partners Fund may benefit immigrant and refugee rights groups working in rural communities with budgets at or below, or above, $350,000.

The Robinson Foundation Grant, established in 2016, aims to alleviate hardships faced by individuals and communities, demonstrating God's love through charitable contributions. As a family-operated foundation, it focuses on creating meaningful, long-term impacts in various areas including animal welfare, education, and disaster relief. Organizations eligible for funding must be 501(c)(3) public charities. The foundation prioritizes fiscally responsible projects with the potential for tangible results, while not supporting capital projects.

Researchers with doctorates conducting social science studies on immigration and immigrant integration may be eligible for grants up to US $200,000, including work relevant to Georgia. Grants from Russell Sage Foundation help immigration and immigrant-rights scholars examine race, citizenship, legal status, policy, and related outcomes for immigrants and native-born groups in the U.S.

The IAF Research Fellowship Program, administered by the Social Science Research Council, aims to support rigorous research on community-led development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The fellowship provides a $20,000 stipend for twelve months, fostering innovative solutions to pressing issues such as economic opportunity, migration, and social inclusion. Researchers are encouraged to explore how community-led models can create lasting impacts and respond to global trends, enhancing local resilience and development.

BIPOC- and LGBTQIA+-affirming 501(c)(3) nonprofits in Georgia can seek funding for social justice and human rights work, including immigration and refugee rights. B.W. Bastian Foundation provides US $100 - US $15,000 for general operating support, projects, advocacy, and capacity building, primarily in the Intermountain West and for U.S. initiatives with national scope or impact.

Focused on social science research, early-career faculty in the U.S. can apply for Russell Sage Foundation’s Sheldon Danziger Pipeline Grants to study economic mobility, systemic inequality, and related issues. Georgia scholars working on immigration, immigrant integration, or immigrant rights within these themes may be eligible for US $35,000 - US $50,000 in one-year project support.

Georgia immigration-focused doctoral candidates in the social sciences can access funding for U.S.-focused dissertation research addressing immigration, race and ethnicity, inequality, or related social issues. Through the Russell Sage Foundation’s Dissertation Research Grants, enrolled U.S. or territory-based PhD students may receive up to US $15,000 for data collection, analysis, and writing on these priority topics.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations supporting immigrant contributions in the arts, sciences, culture, and society in Georgia and other U.S. locations can seek US $5,000 - US $20,000 for innovative projects or operations. With a mission to recognize immigrant contributions, Vilcek Foundation provides immigration-focused nonprofits with year-round grant opportunities, prioritizing new partners and underfunded states in 2025.

Social science researchers with doctorates studying race, ethnicity, and immigration in the U.S. can apply for Russell Sage Foundation’s core research grants, with awards up to US $200,000 for well-developed projects. Georgia-based scholars or those examining immigration and immigrant communities in Georgia may be especially interested in this opportunity.

Doctoral-level social science researchers studying behavioral science and decision making in economic, social, political, or psychological contexts can apply for Russell Sage Foundation core research grants of up to US $200,000. With a mission to advance rigorous social science, the foundation supports work in areas including immigration, criminal justice, employment, housing, and racial and ethnic relations in Georgia and nationwide.

Individuals born in North Korea, their immediate family members, or North Korean-born refugees pursuing education in the U.S. can receive up to US $10,000 for accredited college or university study through the Lindsay Lloyd North Korea Freedom Scholarship. With a mission to support immigrant and refugee services, Communities Foundation of Texas provides this opportunity, which Georgia immigration-focused nonprofits may share with eligible clients.

Georgia 501(c)(3) nonprofits, religious organizations, and public schools that distribute food to people in need can receive ongoing donations of unsold baked goods through this national program. Panera Bread Foundation provides U.S. immigrant and refugee service organizations with bread, bagels, and baked goods for programs like food pantries, shelters, community meals, and youth services.

New immigrant students pursuing degrees at Berkshire Community College can receive tuition support through the New World Fund Scholarship, focused on higher education and immigrant services. With a mission to strengthen communities, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation supports recent arrivals in the U.S. who demonstrate leadership, academic success, and financial need, which may benefit Georgia-focused immigration nonprofits advising college-bound clients.

Current or former USCRI Albany clients pursuing higher education or technical/trade certificates in the Greater Capital Region may be eligible for this scholarship opportunity. With a mission to empower generous people, The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region offers support that may benefit immigrants and refugees connected to Georgia-based service organizations.

Georgia immigrant and refugee-serving nonprofits will note this is a student scholarship, not an organizational grant. Foreign-born students who are graduating seniors from PD 16 high schools with financial need can receive US $1,000 awards from The Community Foundation of Rappahannock River Region to pursue higher education; scholarships may be renewed with reapplication.

First-generation immigrant students from Torrington pursuing higher education can receive $750 through the Patrick Dillon Scholarship, supporting immigrant services and college access. Focused on immigrant communities, Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation invites eligible students, including those connected to Georgia-based immigrant nonprofits’ families, to apply for accredited university or college studies.

Immigration and refugee-serving organizations in Georgia working with unaccompanied children can access funding to provide home studies and post-release services through the US Dept. of Health & Human Services. Grants from the Administration for Children & Families range from US $1,000,000 - US $50,000,000 to ensure safe placements and ongoing support for these minors.

Proteus Fund

Proteus Fund partners with foundations, individual donors, activists, and other allies to work strategically towards racial, gender, queer, and disability justice and an inclusive, fully-representative democracy. We curate an ecosystem of mutually reinforcing, aligned donor collaboratives and fiscally sponsored projects that deploy a creative array of strategies and tactics to further this vision.

RISE Together Fund: Small Grants

Call For Application

RISE Together Fund (RTF), an initiative of Proteus Fund, is announcing an open call for inquiries for our 2026 Small Grants Fund for U.S. public charity organizations or fiscally sponsored projects of such organizations, that support Black, African, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian (BAMEMSA) communities.

As part of RTF’s commitment to prioritizing the needs and sustainability of the fields we collectively support, RTF will provide organizations with general operating grants to allow for organizational flexibility when possible. 

About RTF's Small Grants Fund

BAMEMSA movements have a strong history of organizing and collaboration, and are well poised with the knowledge, learning and experience to build an inclusive, multiracial democratic future and respond to the current unconstitutional threats facing the country. Through this fund, RTF aims to resource community power building organizations that use a multiplicity of approaches to create change rooted in the strength and leadership of BAMEMSA movements.

RTF supports groups that build community power, strengthen movement bases, defend civil and human rights including freedom of protest, speech, religion, and association, end the criminalization and surveillance of our communities, and respond to the rise in xenophobia, Islamophobia, and hate. RTF values groups that are intersectional in their approach and have or are developing sustainable long-term strategies to support BAMEMSA communities and movements.

Priority Issue Areas

• Protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant and refugee BAMEMSA communities by responding to harmful policies and practices, and strengthening community-led advocacy at the local, state, or federal level.

• Mobilizing BAMEMSA communities for nonpartisan civic engagement and election protection by increasing nonpartisan voter participation, combating voter suppression, and building sustained civic infrastructure ahead of, during, and between elections.

• Advocating for U.S. policy changes that end violence in Gaza and the West Bank by elevating Palestinian voices, influencing public discourse, and engaging in advocacy that shifts U.S. political, diplomatic, or funding decisions.

• Challenging harmful national security frameworks and their impacts on BAMEMSA communities by documenting, exposing, and organizing against surveillance, Islamophobia, and policies rooted in the War on Terror, particularly in the context of 9/11’s 25-year legacy.

• Responding to emerging opportunities and threats affecting BAMESMA communities such as influencing policy developments, addressing civic issues in the U.S., or developing narratives to change public discourse. This includes work addressing weaponizing issues around bodily autonomy and LGBTQ+ identity to fracture movements and communities.

Priority Strategies

RTF values organizations that take an intersectional approach and are intentionally building long-term community power. We prioritize support for groups that strengthen movement ecosystems, deepen their base, and defend the rights of BAMEMSA communities through the following strategies:

• Convening, Collaboration, and Movement Coordination: Bringing together organizations, leaders, and coalitions to align shared goals, coordinate strategies to advance shared visions, and reduce fragmentation across the field. This includes facilitating strategic convenings, developing platforms for collaboration, building cross-issue or cross-regional partnerships, developing shared agendas or issue campaigns, and strengthening trust and alignment among movement actors.
• Community Power-Building, Base Building, Civic Engagement, and Organizing: Expanding and activating a grassroots base within BAMEMSA communities to drive collective action and policy change. This includes community leadership development, public education campaigns, community organizing, nonpartisan voter engagement and election protection, and ongoing nonpartisan civic participation efforts that build sustained community power.
• Legal and Policy Advocacy Infrastructure: Advancing legal strategies and policy advocacy that expand and protect the rights of BAMEMSA communities. This includes impact litigation, legal advocacy, know-your-rights efforts, policy development, and advocacy at a local, state, or federal level.
• Communications and Narrative Strategy: Shaping public discourse and advancing narratives that reflect the experiences, dignity, and demands of BAMEMSA communities. This includes developing messaging strategies, producing and amplifying media, countering harmful or divisive narratives (including those targeting immigrants, religious minorities, LGBTQ+ communities, and reproductive rights), and increasing the voice share of BAMEMSA community members.
• Bolstering Movement Infrastructure: Strengthening the internal capacity and long-term sustainability of organizations and the broader movement ecosystem. This includes organizations supporting leadership development and pipelines, data and technology infrastructure, security and safety, and other core functions that enable groups to operate effectively and respond to evolving challenges.

Limited funding may be available for requests above $25,000.

Mission & Vision

Rochester Area Community Foundation, in partnership with generous philanthropists and community partners, works to improve the quality of life for people who live and work in the eight-county region through its leadership and strategic grantmaking.

Our Mission:

We are cultivating a thriving Greater Rochester region — powered by philanthropy, grounded in community, and sustained across generations.

Our Vision:

We envision a Greater Rochester region transformed by enduring philanthropy, where every person, neighborhood, and future generation can thrive.

Sidney and Carol Aroesty Family Scholarship

Purpose of Scholarship

To provide financial assistance to East High School graduating seniors planning to pursue a degree in any science discipline at a two- or four-year college, university, or technical school.

Number and Size of Awards

One award of $12,000; divided into equal annual installments paid over four consecutive years of undergraduate study. Award is paid in the Fall and divided equally between the Fall and Spring semesters.

Patrick Caroselli Scholarship

To provide financial assistance for college to high school seniors in Monroe County whose parents immigrated to the United States and attained citizenship.

Number and Size of Awards

Number of recipients and award amounts vary; award amount may be split between two or more recipients. Award paid in one lump sum in the Fall and divided equally between the Fall and Spring semesters. Average award $5,000; not to exceed the cost of tuition.

Allowed Use of Award

Awards must be used for costs related to enrollment in a higher education program, prioritizing tuition fees.

Bold Foundation

Our Mission: Fighting Student Debt

The average student today will graduate more than $30,000 in debt and is far less likely to start small businesses, seek the highest impact careers, buy homes, or start families. At Bold.org®, we believe that’s a problem worth solving.

New Beginnings Immigrant Scholarship

Immigrating to a new home takes resilience, determination, and a strong commitment to achieving one’s aspirations.

Many immigrants have overcome extraordinary challenges and obstacles to continue their academic journeys and pursue their dreams. As a result of these hurdles, many students from immigrant backgrounds have limited financial resources which can make higher education inaccessible.

This scholarship seeks to support immigrant students so they can continue working toward their educational goals.

To apply, tell us about your experience as an immigrant and your career aspirations.

The Residential Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children program, funded by the US Department of Health & Human Services, aims to provide safe and child-centered care for unaccompanied minors. This initiative supports organizations that can offer 24/7 services and are licensed to provide necessary care, including group homes and transitional foster care, particularly in areas near the U.S. southern border, ensuring the well-being of vulnerable children.

Tax-exempt organizations supporting early-career researchers on youth-focused studies in Georgia can access funding through the William T Grant Foundation, part of a broader U.S. program. The five-year awards, up to US $425,000, back research and mentoring plans with strong policy or practice implications for youth, including immigration and refugee rights.

The Institutional Challenge Grant aims to foster collaborative research by requiring institutions to adapt their policies and enhance capacities for meaningful partnerships. It encourages applications from diverse leadership teams in youth-serving areas, focusing on addressing inequalities in youth outcomes. The grant outlines four key goals: strengthening partnerships, pursuing a joint research agenda, facilitating institutional change, and enhancing collaborative capacities for producing actionable research evidence.

The H. C. Gemmer Family Christian Foundation, established in 1956, focuses on peace, justice, and racial harmony. With a mission to support ecumenical efforts, the foundation has expanded its assets significantly since the passing of H. Robert Gemmer in 1992. The foundation prioritizes funding initiatives that promote peace education, human rights, and social justice, while providing grants to organizations that demonstrate financial stability and effective community impact.

Catholic Extension's Enhancing Pastoral and Social Ministry Grants aim to empower the church to broaden its outreach and foster societal transformation through targeted pastoral and social initiatives. This program supports specific elements of the church's ministerial efforts, including funding for catechetical resources, marriage and family ministries, and social outreach for vulnerable populations. By investing in these areas, Catholic Extension seeks to enhance the church's role in communities, especially following disasters.