Immigrant-Led Organizations (ILO) Fund
Multi-year unrestricted general operating support for immigrant-led community organizations in Maine, with immigrant community members shaping strategy and selection through an Immigrant-Led Community Advisory Committee.
- Indicative award
- $45k (total award)$45,000 per organization paid over three years ($15,000 per year) in unrestricted general operating support, plus capacity-building activities. The fund committed $1.35 million over three years beginning in 2024, roughly $500,000 distributed annually to each new cohort.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Jan, FebNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Annual cohort cycle. The 2026 application closed 22 February 2026 with awards announced June 2026; no future cycle date is published on the page.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Nonprofit, community-based organizations working primarily in Maine that serve immigrant communities and prove immigrant-led status by meeting at least 2 of 3 criteria (50% immigrant key staff, 50% immigrant board, or 50% immigrant community-facing staff/volunteers). A university cannot be the applicant; researchers participate as partners to a grantee.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- immigrant-led organizations · refugees and asylees · migrant farm workers · capacity building · community needs assessment
- Apply at
- https://maineinitiatives.org/grantmaking/immigrant-led-organizations-fund
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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