GCIR seeks to influence the philanthropic field to advance the contributions and address the needs of the world's growing and increasingly diverse immigrant and refugee populations. Our goals are to:

• Enhance philanthropy's awareness of issues affecting immigrants and refugees and their new communities.
• Deepen the field's understanding of how these issues are integral to community building in today's dynamic social, economic, and political environment.
• Increase philanthropic support for both broad and immigrant/refugee-focused strategies that benefit newcomer populations and strengthen the larger society.

Our Values and Vision

GCIR's work is animated by a fundamental belief in democratic values, equal opportunity and justice, and universal human potential for all immigrants and refugees. We recognize the significant contributions that newcomers and their children make to the economic, cultural, and social fabric of their new communities. As native birth rates continue to decline and as the Baby Boom generation begins to retire, immigrants and their children—-as workers, taxpayers, consumers, and entrepreneurs—-will play an even more critical role in ensuring our nation’s vitality. Within this context, GCIR's vision is that:

• Immigrants and refugees, working with native-born Americans, play a central role in building secure, vibrant, and cohesive communities in which everyone has a stake.
• Philanthropic institutions have a unique opportunity to shape fair and humane immigration policies and to promote the integration of immigrants and refugees into the larger society. 
• Community institutions and immigrant organizations, with strong support from the philanthropic sector, provide the services, programs, and infrastructure to integrate immigrants and refugees into their new communities.