Washington, D.C. · Public charity
United States Association for UNHCR
USA for UNHCR protects and supports refugees by mobilizing resources, elevating awareness, and driving action through a network of engaged supporters.
- $55M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $82k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $45M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations United States Association for UNHCR funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $219k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $82k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $659k | 20% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $780k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $335k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $555k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $700k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $637k | 20% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $470k | 60% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kind Inc | $1,147,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Church World Service Inc | $1,047,800 | 7 | 0% |
| Hello Neighbor | $859,500 | 7 | 23% |
| Sesame Workshop | $500,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hello Future Inc | $350,000 | 4 | 25% |
| Refugee Congress | $239,206 | 2 | 13% |
| The Global Development Incubator Inc | $175,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Kiva-Daf LLC | $120,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Sun Rising | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kind Inc | $1,147,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Church World Service Inc | $1,047,800 | 7 | 0% |
| Hello Neighbor | $859,500 | 7 | 23% |
| Sesame Workshop | $500,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hello Future Inc | $350,000 | 4 | 25% |
| Refugee Congress | $239,206 | 2 | 13% |
| The Global Development Incubator Inc | $175,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Kiva-Daf LLC | $120,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Sun Rising | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kiva User Funds LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The New School | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Welcoming America Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Elimisha Kakuma | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Focus Development Organization Inc | $12,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Indego Africa Project | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Bicycle Collective | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Good360 | $2,500 | 5 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United States Association for UNHCR supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About United States Association for UNHCR
- How much does United States Association for UNHCR give?
- United States Association for UNHCR reported 3 itemized grants totaling $82,250, out of $54,953,119 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does United States Association for UNHCR fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (36%), Crime & Legal (23%), Human Services (18%).
- Who are United States Association for UNHCR's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Kind Inc ($1.1M), Church World Service Inc ($1.0M), Hello Neighbor ($860k).
- Does United States Association for UNHCR fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United States Association for UNHCR?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Marin Community Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, Impactassetsinc.
- Where is United States Association for UNHCR based?
- United States Association for UNHCR is based in DC.
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