Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA (ILCM) IS TO ENHANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AND THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $8.1 million
- Spending
- $5.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 8.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Employees
- 47
- Volunteers
- 210
- Highest pay
- $170,868, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 93% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (13)
- $1.7 million spent. NEW AMERICANS IMMIGRATION HUB PROJECT: NEW IN 2024, THIS PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION OF EFFORTS, TIME, SKILLS, EXPERTISE, AND RESOURCES BY SIMILAR IMMIGRATION-LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. THE HUB MAKES IT EASIER FOR NEW MINNESOTANS TO ACCESS LEGAL SERVICES BY CREATING COORDINATED INTAKE SYSTEMS, NEW CLINIC LOCATIONS, SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, COLLABORATIVE OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND A MORE THOUGHTFUL REFERRAL NETWORK. IN 2025, ILCM PARTICIPATED IN 23 CLINICS THROUGH THE HUB PROJECT.
- $717,076 spent. GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES: THE IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA (ILCM) PROVIDES BRIEF LEGAL ADVICE, REFERRALS, AND REPRESENTATION IN A VARIETY OF IMMIGRATION MATTERS TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN ACHIEVING SECURITY, OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY. IMMIGRATION MATTERS HANDLED INCLUDE APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS); DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA) RENEWALS; SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS (SIJS) FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN; U AND T VISAS AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) PROTECTION FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES; GREEN CARDS; CITIZENSHIP, AND DEFENSES AGAINST DEPORTATION. IN 2025, ILCM WORKED ON 3,533 CASES.
- $487,383 spent. RURAL IMMIGRATION PROJECT: THIS PROJECT PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION TO IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN GREATER MINNESOTA. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF MINNESOTA WHERE THE HIGHEST IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATIONS RESIDE AND IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES ARE LEAST AVAILABLE. SERVICES ARE BASED OUT OF SATELLITE OFFICES IN AUSTIN, MOORHEAD, AND WORTHINGTON. 16% OF ILCM'S 2025 CASES (OR 552) WERE IN GREATER MINNESOTA.
- $468,592 spent. NEW BEGINNINGS PROJECT: THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES AND UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, ABANDONED, OR NEGLECTED TO OBTAIN LAWFUL STATUS, THEREBY GAINING THE PERSONAL AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY NEEDED TO ESCAPE THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE. THE PROJECT WORKS CLOSELY WITH SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO THESE CLIENTS.
- TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PROJECT: THIS PROJECT PROVIDES REPRESENTATION FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM COUNTRIES GRANTED TPS FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS). TPS IS A TEMPORARY IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO RETURN HOME SAFELY DUE TO CIVIL WAR, NATURAL DISASTER, OR OTHER CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTING THEIR RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRY. DURING THE DESIGNATED TPS PERIOD, TPS HOLDERS CANNOT BE DEPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES AND CANNOT BE DETAINED BY DHS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. TPS HOLDERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT (EAD) AND FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION.
- CITIZENSHIP PROJECT: THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS IN MINNESOTA WHO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP. THE PROJECT ALSO BUILDS COLLABORATIONS ACROSS SECTORS TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF CITIZENSHIP IN INCREASING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES.
- $463,022 spent. COMMUNITY DEFENSE PROJECT: THIS PROJECT RESPONDS TO THE EVOLVING NEED FOR DEPORTATION DEFENSE TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER. THE PROJECT PROVIDES ADVICE AND BRIEF SERVICE TO DETAINEES IN CUSTODY, REPRESENTS DETAINED AND NON-DETAINED CLIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR ASYLUM OR OTHER PROTECTIONS AGAINST DEPORTATION, AND PRESENTS APPEALS TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTIONALLY GUARANTEED FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES OF IMMIGRANTS. THE PROJECT ALSO SUPPORTS IMPACT LITIGATION THAT PROTECTS AND ADVANCES THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, NONPROFITS, AND PRIVATE LAW FIRMS.
- $176,959 spent. PRO BONO PROJECT:THIS PROJECT INCREASES ILCM'S CAPACITY TO SERVE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES BY RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISING PRIVATE ATTORNEYS, PARALEGALS, AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS TO ASSIST CLIENTS IN BECOMING NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZENS AND RENEWING THEIR DACA STATUS. PRO BONO ATTORNEYS HAVE ALSO ASSISTED IN FAMILY REUNIFICATION CASES, DEPORTATION DEFENSE, IMPACT LITIGATION AND APPEALS, AND COMMENTING ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS. IN 2025, 167 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS REPORTED A TOTAL OF 3,596 HOURS OF LEGAL SERVICES TO ILCM CLIENTS.
- $210,044 spent. REFUGEE SERVICES PROJECT: THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS REFUGEES, ASYLEES, UKRAINIAN PAROLEES, AND AFGHAN PAROLEES AND SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS IN APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION, LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS AND REPLACEMENT OF GREEN CARDS, AND CITIZENSHIP. IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES, THE PROJECT COLLABORATES WITH REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MINNESOTA.
- $43,075 spent. DREAMERS PROJECT: THIS PROJECT PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND OUTREACH FOR CURRENT RECIPIENTS OF THE DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA) PROGRAM WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO RENEW THEIR DACA STATUS. DACA WAS ESTABLISHED IN AUGUST 2012, AND THERE HAVE BEEN EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE THE PROGRAM SINCE 2017. CURRENTLY, INITIAL APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE FILED. THE PROJECT SUPPORTS DACA HOLDERS WITH RENEWING THEIR STATUS, WHICH CONFERS EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION AND PROTECTION FROM DEPORTATION.
- $138,267 spent. ADVOCACY PROJECT: ILCM WORKS AT A SYSTEMS-LEVEL TO PROMOTE FAIR AND JUST PUBLIC POLICIES THAT SUPPORT IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. ILCM WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, IMMIGRANT ADVOCATES, NONPROFITS, BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND POLICYMAKERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND NEEDS OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND TO ADVOCATE FOR WELCOMING POLICIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. DURING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, ILCM BUILT AND CO-LED A COALITION ON AFFORDABLE AUTO INSURANCE THAT SECURED A HEARING IN THE MINNESOTA HOUSE. LACK OF AFFORDABLE AUTO INSURANCE PARTICULARLY AFFECTS THE LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE, CREATING TRANSPORTATION AND WORK BARRIERS, ALONG WITH HIGHER LIKELIHOODS OF INTERACTION WITH THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. WE ALSO SENT A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA AND THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE OPPOSING THE STRIPPING OF MNCARE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNDOCUMENTED MINNESOTANS.AS ICE ACTIVITY RAMPED UP IN MINNESOTA THROUGHOUT 2025, ILCM TOOK A VARIETY OF APPROACHES. WE TESTIFIED AGAINST TWO MINNESOTA HOUSE BILLS THAT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE LOCAL COOPERATION WITH ICE. WE ALSO DRAFTED A SIGN-ON LETTER AGAINST AN ANTI-SANCTUARY BILL, SECURING SUPPORT FROM 20+ LOCAL ALLIES. AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, ILCM ADVOCATED FOR A STRONGER SEPARATION ORDINANCE IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE WENT BEFORE THE DATA PRACTICES COMMISSION TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR STRINGENT GUARDRAILS AROUND SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS, REVERSE LOCATION WARRANTS, AND FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, ALL OF WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SHARING INFORMATION WITH ICE AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES. FINALLY, DURING OPERATION METRO SURGE, ILCM WORKED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO GATHER INFORMATION AND PREPARE BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT FOR ADVOCACY HEADING INTO 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
- $89,822 spent. EDUCATION: ILCM COMPLEMENTS ITS LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION SERVICES WITH QUALITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING SESSIONS, INCLUDING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) SESSIONS AND COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS ON A VARIETY OF IMMIGRATION-RELATED SUBJECTS. PRESENTATIONS ARE TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL GROUP AND PROVIDE ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE WRITTEN MATERIALS WHERE APPROPRIATE. IN 2025, ILCM REACHED NEARLY 3,500 PEOPLE THROUGH OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. PARTICIPANTS IN OUR EDUCATION EFFORTS INCLUDED IMMIGRANTS, JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, ADVOCATES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. MUCH OF ILCM'S EDUCATION EFFORTS IN 2025 CENTERED AROUND IMMIGRATION LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS.
- $178,282 spent. NORTH DAKOTA IMMIGRATION PROJECT:ILCM ALSO OPENED AN OFFICE IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA IN 2022 TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO REFUGEES, ASYLEES, AND NEW ARRIVALS FROM AFGHANISTAN AND UKRAINE. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION, GREEN CARDS, AND CITIZENSHIP. SINCE THE FARGO OFFICE OPENED IN 2022, THE PROJECT HAS WORKED ON 934 CASES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1967.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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