Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$17,631,835

Total expenses

$17,023,582

Contributions and grants received

$16,168,122

Grants paid

$549,810

Program service revenue

$240,441

Investment income

$1,186,652

Other revenue

$36,620

Total assets, end of year

$32,699,349

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,673,870

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$29,025,479

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$13,269,454

Management and general expenses

$1,337,083

Fundraising expenses

$2,417,045

Program service expenses (Part III)

$13,269,454

Program services were 77.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• LAW AND POLICY: DURING THIS PERIOD, THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER'S (NILC) LAW AND POLICY TEAM CHALLENGED UNJUST LAWS JEOPARDIZING THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, AND ADVANCED SYSTEMIC, PROGRESSIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT EVERYONE IN THE U.S., REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, CAN LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND THRIVE IN THE COUNTRY THEY CALL HOME. FOR EXAMPLE, THE TEAM WORKED TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HISTORIC "DEFERRED ACTION" GUIDANCE ANNOUNCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT IMMIGRANT WORKERS DO NOT FACE RETALIATION FROM EMPLOYERS WHEN ASSERTING THEIR RIGHTS ON THE JOB, WHICH INCLUDED CONDUCTING TRAININGS ABOUT THE POLICY FOR ADVOCATES AND ATTORNEYS IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RESPONDING TO HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUAL INQUIRIES, PUBLISHING NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND COLLABORATING WITH WORKERS' RIGHTS, LABOR, AND LAW FIRM PARTNERS TO SUPPORT WORKERS WITH APPLICATIONS. DEFENDING THE DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA) PROGRAM CONTINUED TO BE ONE OF THE TEAM'S TOP PRIORITIES THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD, WHICH INCLUDED SUPPORTING DACA RECIPIENTS IN PREPARATION FOR COURT HEARINGS IN RESPONSE TO CASES BROUGHT BY TEXAS AND OTHER STATES CHALLENGING THE PROGRAM'S LEGALITY, AND WORKING WITH ALLIES TO ADVOCATE FOR A PERMANENT POLICY SOLUTION FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH. THE TEAM PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN THE NATIONAL EFFORT TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR PROTECTING THE COUNTRY'S ASYLUM SYSTEM IN RESPONSE TO CONCERTED EFFORTS TO GUT ASYLUM PROTECTIONS. AND THE TEAM FOUGHT BACK AGAINST EXTREME STATE POLICIES, CO-FILING LAWSUITS TO CHALLENGE A TEXAS BILL THAT WOULD CREATE ENHANCED PUNISHMENTS AND MANDATORY MINIMUM TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR HUMAN SMUGGLING AND RELATED OFFENSES, AND ANOTHER TO BLOCK AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL OKLAHOMA LAW ESTABLISHING A STATE-RUN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THAT BYPASSES AND CONFLICTS WITH FEDERAL LAW.

  Expenses $4,699,315 · Grants $5,000

• PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES: PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES (PIF), A SEPARATELY OPERATED COALITION FISCALLY SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER, IS FOCUSED ON PROTECTING AND DEFENDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SERVICES, AND ECONOMIC SUPPORTS FOR IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. PIF'S KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD INCLUDE: 1) SUPPORTING PIF STATE AFFILIATES IN CONDUCTING 40 IN-PERSON EVENTS THAT REACHED NEARLY 3,900 PEOPLE, AND 143 VIRTUAL EVENTS WITH A REACH OF 8,400+ PEOPLE; 2) CREATING A "GETTING YOUR KIDS THE BENEFITS THEY NEED" RESOURCE CHECKLIST AND WEBINAR WITH 330+ REGISTRANTS IN COORDINATION WITH COALITION PARTNERS; 3) EXECUTING A FEDERAL ADVOCACY DAY IN MAY 2024, WHICH INCLUDED OVER 26 VISITS WITH POLICYMAKERS TO EDUCATE THEM ON HEALTH AND PUBLIC BENEFITS ISSUES AFFECTING IMMIGRANTS; AND 4) COORDINATING A MEDICAID UNWINDING TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES DURING THE PROCESS TO END THE CONTINUOUS COVERAGE REQUIREMENT ORIGINALLY LINKED TO THE COVID PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY; THIS TASK FORCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY ABOUT THE "UNWINDING" THAT ELICITED RESPONSES FROM PEOPLE IN 27 STATES, PUBLISHED A REPORT, AND HOSTED A WEBINAR ON THE REPORT'S FINDINGS REVEALING THE DISPROPORTIONATELY NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY POLICY CHANGE ON IMMIGRANT FAMILIES.

  Expenses $3,486,184 · Grants $294,810

• OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NARRATIVE CHANGE, THE IMMIGRANT MOVEMENT VISIONING PROJECT, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS. NARRATIVE CHANGE WORKS TO SHIFT HEARTS AND MINDS THROUGH ART, STORYTELLING, AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE A JUST AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY. THE IMMIGRANT MOVEMENT VISIONING PROJECT ENGAGES DIVERSE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE LEADERS TO PLAN AND ARTICULATE A LONG-TERM VISION FOR THE IMMIGRANT MOVEMENT. THE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ADVANCES STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WITH COMPELLING MESSAGES THAT REACH THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCES.

  Expenses $3,142,109 · Grants $250,000

• PARTNERSHIPS AND ADVOCACY: ONE OF NILC'S CORE PROGRAM STRATEGIES FOCUSES ON CONTRIBUTING TO A STRONGER IMMIGRANT JUSTICE MOVEMENT BY LEADING AND SUPPORTING COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. AS PART OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, NILC LAUNCHED THREE CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON KEY ISSUES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS INCLUDED A HEALTH FOR ALL CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE TO MILLIONS OF IMMIGRANTS BY ADVANCING CREATIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT RESPOND TO THE NEEDS AND POLICY ENVIRONMENTS OF DIFFERENT STATES, AND BUILDING ON STATE-LEVEL VICTORIES TO FUEL MOMENTUM FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH FOR ALL MOVEMENT. NILC ALSO LAUNCHED AN EDUCATION FOR ALL CAMPAIGN DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF EVERY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, TO ACCESS A FREE K-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE PARTNERSHIPS AND ADVOCACY TEAM ALSO LAUNCHED A SAVE DACA CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO ADVANCE A MYRIAD OF LEGISLATIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND PRIVATE SECTOR SOLUTIONS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS TO DEMAND PERMANENT POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH WHO NEED THE PERMANENCY AND STABILITY OF A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP.

  Expenses $1,941,846 · Revenue $240,441

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• NILC IMMIGRANT JUSTICE FUND

  $250,000

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

• CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER

  $25,000

  PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

• CENTRO SAVILA

  $25,000

  PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

• LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN MATEO COUNTY

  $25,000

  PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

• EVERY TEXAN

  $20,000

  PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

• FLORIDA HEALTH JUSTICE PROJECT INC

  $20,000

  PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

• ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS

  $20,000

  PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

• MASSACHUSETTS IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE ADVOCACY COALITION

  $20,000

  PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

• MICHIGAN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS CENTER

  $20,000

  PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

• BORDER NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

  $18,000

  PROTECTING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• NILC IMMIGRANT JUSTICE FUND

  501(C)(4) · IMMIGRATION POLICY · CA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by NILC

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

25 April 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202521159349302027

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