Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service
Global Refuge (formerly Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service) is a Baltimore-based 501(c)(3) (EIN 13-2574854) that provides refugee resettlement, legal and mental health services, family reunification, advocacy, and crisis response.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Mid-to-large nonprofits working in refugee resettlement, integration, or children and family services with capacity to manage sizable, multi-state grants and a demonstrated record of outcomes; partnership ties to regional service networks (including Lutheran-affiliated channels) are advantageous.
Good Fit
- • Programmatic focus on refugee resettlement, integration, or children and family services.
- • Ability to manage multi-state programs or large-dollar awards.
- • Established track record and measurable outcomes.
- • Existing relationships or partnerships with regional resettlement agencies or national networks.
- • Organizational capacity to receive and steward grants in the six-figure to multi-million-dollar range.
- • Willingness to align proposals with the funder's operational priorities rather than broad exploratory asks.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year reached about 30 states; the foundation is based in Maryland but the vast majority of dollars are distributed nationally rather than concentrated in-state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 50 distinct recipients across many states; although giving concentrates on refugee and children/family service providers, the funded organizations are numerous and geographically diverse.
New Applicants
No formal application instructions were published, but the funder added roughly 10 new recipients in 2024 (and similar new entrants in prior years) while most grantees recur; direct evidence of an open competitive process is lacking, so new entrants appear possible but may benefit from relationship-building or direct outreach.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
