Give Today and Support IILA

IILA relies on supporters like you to meet our clients’ most urgent needs. Your donation will help us serve our immigrant and refugee communities, including survivors of human trafficking, and low-income working families, defend their rights, advocate on their behalf, and provide them with the skills, abilities, and resources to become self-sufficient.

When newly-arrived individuals are able to secure their first jobs, get legal help, and find child care that works for their families, they are able to fully participate in and contribute to our communities. Your support makes this possible.

When you submit a donation, you will be automatically added to our mailing list to receive occasional emails with our latest news, ways to help, and other announcements.  You may unsubscribe at any time.

Your Impact

Your donation of any amount is critical to supporting our services. Here are a few examples of how far your gift can go:

  • $50 provides a new refugee or immigrant student a backpack and essential school supplies
  • $150 offers a new job seeker basic professional attire for job interviews
  • $200 supports a refugee family in covering their utilities costs for one month
  • $300 provides two permanent residents with an assessment, orientation, and filing applications for US citizenship
  • $400 purchases a refugee couple a basic queen mattress, bed frame and bedding
  • $500 covers an 8-week course for an at-risk refugee couple to become licensed in-home child care providers or a field trip for a class to visit LA cultural sites to enrich their education.
  • $1,000 purchases essential household items to set up a new apartment for a refugee family.
  • $2,700 covers a family’s rent for one month for a 2-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles
  • $5,000 covers maintenance for vehicles to deliver meals to child care centers or the cost of legal representation for an asylum seeker
  • Gifts of $10,000 or more can be transformative for our most critical services. Major needs include social workers and therapists to address clients’ unique needs, updating playgrounds and technology so children have the best quality of care possible, and helping more low-income families, immigrants, and refugees with everything they need to become self-sufficient. Please contact us for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, International Institute of Los Angeles is a U.S. 501(c)(3) organization, and your gift is fully tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

IILA's Federal Tax ID number (also known as an EIN, Employer Identification Number) is 95-1641446.

International Institute of Los Angeles is a U.S. 501(c)(3) organization, and your generous gift is fully tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

We strive for clarity and transparency in our financial operations.  Please see our Financials page for our audit reports and tax return 990 forms.

Donations that are given without restriction or designation are always used to meet our greatest needs. If you would like your gift to support a specific service or need, please use the “Add note to your order” option during the checkout process. Click here for a step-by-step guide. If you would like one-on-one help, please contact Marisa Moonilal Montes, Director of Development and Engagement, at mmoonilal@iilosangeles.org or (323) 224-3800 x436.

Please make your check payable to International Institute of Los Angeles and mail it to:

International Institute of Los Angeles
Attn: Donation
3845 Selig Place
Los Angeles, CA 90031

If you wish your gift to be allocated to a particular program (Refugee Fund, IILA General Fund, Administration/Operations, etc.), please include this information in the memo line.

Yes! Please use the "More Ways to Give" button above or click here. If you have any questions, please contact Marisa Moonilal Montes at 323-224-3800 x436 or mmoonilal@iilosangeles.org.

Yes! Recurring giving is an easy, secure, and automatic way to spread the impact of your gift throughout the year.

Click here or use the "More Ways to Give" button above. Then select "Give Monthly" at the top of the box. You can change or cancel your subscription at any time. Monthly giving is available for gifts made with credit cards, ACH transfers, and PayPal. Please contact us if you have questions or would like assistance: Marisa Moonilal Montes, 323-224-3800 x436, mmoonilal@iilosangeles.org.

Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions by their employees. IILA is eligible for nearly all corporate matching gift programs. After you make a gift, request a matching gift form from your company and IILA can provide any documentation.

If your company matches gifts by employees to non-profits, you could double the impact of your gift!

Search for your company here to see if it offers matching gifts.

Yes! Please remember IILA as you plan for the future. For questions or to express your intent to leave a legacy gift with IILA, please contact Marisa Moonilal Montes at 323-224-2800 x436 or mmoonilal@iilosangeles.org.

Legal name: International Institute of Los Angeles

Federal Tax ID Number / EIN: 95-1641446

We are happy to accept in-kind donations that meet the current needs of our clients and programs.  Please visit our In-Kind Donations page for more information.

For other questions about making a gift, recurring gifts, tax receipts, in-kind donations, corporate matching gifts, or other ways to give (including Qualified Charitable Distributions/IRA charitable rollovers, donor advised funds, and bequests), please contact Marisa Moonilal Montes, Director of Development and Engagement, at 323-224-3800 x436, mmoonilal@iilosangeles.org or Cambria Tortorelli, President and CEO, at ctortorelli@iilosangeles.org.

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