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CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION
CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION (Oregon) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,947,223 to it, the largest being CRAFT3 ($1,000,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $3.9M
- Net assets
- $2.7M
What Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization does
Mission
Cairo advocates for and acts to increase equity and social justice through programs, services, and community organizing for immigrant children, youth and families to thrive.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Oregon | equitable education portfolioin oregon, we continued to advance educational equity through a culturally grounded continuum of early learning and k-12 initiatives serving african immigrant and refugee families across the portland metro area.our early childhood programs served over 90 children through cairo academy, which operated five preschool classrooms in partnership with preschool for all (pfa) and preschool promise. (continued on schedule o)these classrooms offer free, high-quality, culturally responsive preschool education to children from low-income households, the majority of whom are african immigrant and refugee families. In addition to preschool, we delivered parent-centered programming through the early childhood equity fund (ecef), which includes parent education, interactive parent-child learning, and kindergarten transition supports, all designed to center family voice, cultural identity, and school readiness.in the k-12 space, our space program (schools, parents and communities engaged) expanded across reynolds, beaverton, and hillsboro school districts. The space program aims to eliminate academic disparities for african immigrant students by building two…
$4,154,393 spentof which $595,715 as grants50% of program spendingOregon & minnesota | mental health, youth gang and tobacco prevention and housing stabilityin oregon, we advanced community health through a combination of prevention, intervention, and wellness programming. Our tobacco prevention initiative, operating in multnomah and washington counties, engaged youth and families in developing community-driven strategies to address tobacco addiction and promote long-term prevention. (continued on schedule o)complementing this work, our beyond program (building empowered youth overcoming negative dynamics) reached over 120 school-aged children through gang and violence prevention education, delivered in partnership with the city of portland and the oregon youth development division.cairo also collaborated with kaiser permanente and multnomah county to implement targeted wellness programs focused on improving mental health, resilience, and family well-being. These included youth wellness activities, culturally responsive family engagement, and health education initiatives designed to foster thriving, healthy communities. Cairo's housing access and stability program supported 144 families across central minnesota with services including eviction…
$1,158,221 spent14% of program spendingMinnesota | youth education and leadership programsin minnesota, we continued to expand our impact on youth development through a robust portfolio of education, leadership, and career-readiness programming in st. Cloud and central minnesota. Through our flagship space program (schools, parents and communities engaged), we served over 120 students across all middle and high schools in st. Cloud area school district (isd 742). This program provides consistent academic mentoring, family engagement, and school support, helping african immigrant and refugee youth build the confidence, skills, and support systems they need to thrive in school. (continued on schedule o)we launched connect (cultivating opportunities, nurturing new experiences for tomorrow), a new youth leadership and character development initiative. Over the course of six weeks, 60 youth participants engaged in intensive workshops, hands-on community projects, and public speaking opportunities. The program culminated in a transformative global leadership immersion experience in new york city, where students visited historic sites such as the united nations headquarters and ellis island, fostering a sense of civic…
$200,062 spent2% of program spendingMinnesota | workforce developmentour gateways2growth initiative continued to provide culturally responsive career pathways for adult learners in central minnesota. This program offers credentialed training in high-demand sectors including information technology (it), healthcare, and commercial driver's license (cdl), targeting immigrant, refugee, and bipoc jobseekers. In addition to technical training, participants receive career counseling, individualized case management, job placement support, and workplace culture and expectations training all designed to ensure long-term employment success and retention.this past year, we supported 58 individuals in earning industry-recognized credentials, and successfully placed over 260 participants in permanent employment across multiple industries. Gateways2growth continues to serve as a vital bridge for underrepresented communities to access stable, family-sustaining careers.
$2,786,402 spent34% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,299,078.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $4.4M to $9.4M (+114%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 37% · 2020 24% · 2021 82% · 2022 89% · 2023 89% · 2024 81% · 2025 75%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
102% of CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Abdikadir B Mohamud
Executive director
Board chair
Salaad O'Barrow
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $20k → $1.1M.
4 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 40% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 25% of grant income and the top three 64%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
83% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 62% · 2020 43% · 2021 51% · 2022 38% · 2023 89% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 38% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
84% of CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION's grant income comes from Oregon funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.6M arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION
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In Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Cairo Stark Street LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION?
- CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION (Oregon) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,947,223 to it, the largest being CRAFT3 ($1,000,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $3,947,223 in grants to CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION?
- CRAFT3 is the largest funder on record, with $1,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CENTER FOR AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ORGANIZATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 21 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing