Atal Agarwal

# Grants for Immigrants: Creating Equal Opportunities

Many organizations have created grants exclusively for immigrants, viewing this support as a way to create equal opportunities. Here's a list of notable organizations offering such grants:

## 1. Schmidt Futures
- Founded by: Eric Schmidt (ex-CEO of Google) and Wendy Schmidt
- Grant size: $50,000 - $500,000
- Areas of focus: Science, technology, climate, immigration, etc.
- [Learn more about Schmidt Futures](https://schmidtfutures.com/)

## 2. Impact100
- Founded by: Wendy Steele in 2001
- Grant size: $100,000
- Areas of focus: Funds women activists worldwide for pressing work in family, education, health and wellness, culture, etc.
- [Learn more about Impact100](https://impact100council.org/)

## 3. O'Shaughnessy Ventures
- Founded by: James O'Shaughnessy
- Grant size: $100,000
- Areas of focus: Creators, entrepreneurs, and writers (up to 12 fellows a year)
- [Learn more about O'Shaughnessy Ventures](https://www.osv.llc/)

## 4. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
- Founded by: Ewing Kauffman
- Grant size: $50,000 - $1,000,000
- Areas of focus: Financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity
- [Learn more about Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation](https://www.kauffman.org/)

## 5. Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
- Founded by: William H. Draper III and Robin Richards Donohoe
- Grant size: $300,000
- Areas of focus: Organizations focused on systemic change
- [Learn more about Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation](https://www.drkfoundation.org/)

## 6. Emerson Collective
- Founded by: Laurene Powell Jobs in 2004
- Grant size: $100,000 - $100,000,000
- Areas of focus: Non-profits with grants OR for-profit with investments
- [Learn more about Emerson Collective](https://www.emersoncollective.com/)

## 7. The Agency Fund
- Founded by: Temina Madon
- Grant size: $10,000 - $1,000,000
- Areas of focus: Projects improving poverty and marginalization with an agency-focused approach
- [Learn more about The Agency Fund](https://www.theagencyfund.org/)

## 8. Open Philanthropy
- Founded by: Dustin Moskovitz, Holden Karnofsky, Cari Tuna, and Alexander Berger
- Grant size: $25,000 - $1,000,000
- Areas of focus: Various focus areas, including immigration policy
- [Learn more about Open Philanthropy](https://www.openphilanthropy.org/)

## 9. Open Society Foundations
- Founded by: George Soros
- Grant Size: $1,000 - $100,000
- Areas of focus: Social justice reform, public policy, equality, education, etc.
- [Learn more about Open Society Foundations](https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/)

## 10. Emergent Ventures
- Founded by: Tyler Cowen
- Grant size: $10,000 - $500,000
- Focus areas: "Moonshot" ideas that improve prosperity and opportunity
- [Learn more about Emergent Ventures](https://www.mercatus.org/emergent-ventures)

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