Public Charity

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $23.0M revenue, $17.0M expenses, $39.2M total assets. 224 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $35.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 954539765 WASHINGTON, DC Civil Rights NTEE: R20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$23.0M
Total Expenses$17.0M
Total Assets$39.2M
Grant Records224
Funding Total$35.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ESTABLISHED IN 1979, THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) IS THE LEADING NATIONAL LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE U.S. EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO DEFENDING AND ADVANCING THE RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES.

Where $100 goes at National Immigration Law Center

How National Immigration Law Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$26
Law and policy
33% of program spending
$18
Other programs include activities related to narrative change, the immigrant movement visioning project, and strategic communications
24% of program spending
$18
Partnerships and advocacy
22% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 90 organizations

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Alexandra Suh
DIRECTOR Angela Banks
PRESIDENT AND CEO Angelica Matos
VP OF POLITICAL STRATEGY Briannon Gillis
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 01/25) Eric Ha
CHAIR Ghazal Tajmiri

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$23,577,405 160 grants
Economic Development
$2,258,886 5 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$2,193,163 18 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$1,784,492 7 grants
Human & Social Services
$469,674 11 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $23.0M $17.0M $39.2M
2024 $17.6M $17.0M $32.7M
2023 $12.1M $18.2M $31.4M
2022 $25.1M $20.8M $35.8M
2021 $23.4M $19.3M $34.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $23.0M, with total assets most recently reported at $39.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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