The Alabama Interfaith Refugee Partnership (ALIRP) is a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to supporting refugees and asylum seekers through direct assistant, education and advocacy for people seeking asylum and safety. Our work is grounded in evidence, partnership, and lived experience. Our programs are shaped by the voices of the communities we serve and strengthened through collaboration with trusted partners. We focus not only on immediate needs, but also on the systems and structures that influence long-term outcomes. Support from funders and donors enables us to expand our reach, deepen program quality, and invest in long-term solutions that drive measurable change in Alabama for refugee and asylum-seeking communities. Together, we are building a future where all refugees and asylum seekers find safety and live with dignity.
Grant Funders
Philanthropic support plays a vital role in our ability to respond to emerging needs, pilot innovative approaches, and sustain programs that create lasting impact. With our funders, we are advancing a shared commitment to strengthening Alabama communities.
Current Funders
Independent Presbyterian Church (2020-present) Canterbury United Methodist Church Outreach Committee (2020-present) St. Luke's Episcopal Church (2021-present) Robert R. Meyer Foundation (2021-present) Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust (2022-present) Direct Relief (2024-present) Southminster Presbyterian Church Foundation (2025-present) Baptist Church of the Covenant Foundation (2025-present)
Past funders
National Christian Foundation (2021-2023) Alabama Business Charitable Trust Grant (2023) Network for Good (2023) AIDS Alabama (2022) All Saints Episcopal Church Outreach Grant (2022) Joseph H and Reva Engel Foundation (2022) Michael D. and Netagene R Thompson Foundation (2022) Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (2021) Birmingham Jewish Federation (JCRC) (2021) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (2021)
Organizational Sponsors
Organizational sponsors are organizations that make a $500 annual donation to the ALIRP. Organizational sponsors can include social clubs, churches, or agency that identify a liaison to ALIRP who shares information about ALIRP initiatives and needs with the organizational members. Organizational sponsors like the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham and the Birmingham Islamic Society have supported ALIRP since our incorporation in 2019.
Baptist Church of the Covenant, 2022-present
Birmingham Friends (Quakers), 2021-present
Birmingham Islamic Society, 2019-present
Crosscreek Baptist Church, 2024-present
Ecclesia-Wingard Sunday School, 2021-2022
First Church Birmingham /First United Methodist Church, 2022, present
Hispanic Catholic Social Services - La Casita, 2022-2023
Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, 2022-present
Southminster Presbyterian, 2025-present
Temple Beth-El, 2023-2024
Trinity United Methodist Church, 2022-present
Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham, 2019-present
