Our Finances

The cost of immigration advocacy and legal aid:
GIC faces signifificant operational costs when assisting clients with immigration admissibility challenges. We expend substantial resources on legal research, application fees, medical evaluations, and expert testimony to help individuals overcome inadmissibility bars, such as those related to health, finances, or past legal issues.

To sustain these intensive services, GIC relies heavily on targeted donor contributions, foundation grants, and philanthropic funding. Because admissibility cases are highly complex and time-consuming, fluctuations in annual donations directly impact an organization’s capacity to take on new clients, manage case backlogs, and provide crucial community integration support.

The Value of GIC Volunteers and Staff:
GICs focus on immigration admissibility achieves financial sustainability by strategically blending donor funding with a high leverage mix of staff and volunteer labor.

While dedicated staff manage complex legal strategies and high-risk case oversight, pro bono attorneys and community volunteers donate thousands of hours to handle administrative tasks, translation services, and client intake allowing the organization to redirect a higher percentage of every donated dollar directly toward costly admissibility expenses like expert medical assessments and government fifiling fees.

The ultimate community impact of GIC
extends far beyond individual visa approvals, acting as a vital catalyst for social and economic vitality. Consequently, this high effificiency operational model boosts fifinancial success, as institutional donors and philanthropic foundations are far more likely to fund organizations, like GIC, that demonstrate maximum community impact per dollar spent.