HIAS

What HIAS does

HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), founded in 1880 and headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, is a 501(c)(3) Jewish humanitarian nonprofit and the world's oldest refugee organization. Originally established to assist Jewish immigrants arriving in the United States, HIAS expanded its mission in the 1970s to serve displaced people of all faiths and nationalities and now operates 70+ field offices across 11+ countries spanning North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Its service portfolio includes legal aid and asylum representation in New York and Washington D.C., mental health and psychosocial support (including Self-Help Plus and violence prevention workshops), economic empowerment and entrepreneurship programs, U.S. refugee resettlement through a network of local partner agencies, and Jewish community engagement through Welcome Circles and congregational partnerships. HIAS+JCORE extends the model into the United Kingdom.

The organization operates as a nonpartisan charity funded through a combination of individual donations, foundation grants, corporate partnerships, and government contracts tied to its role as one of 10 designated agencies in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). All services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries, with no commercial pricing model. Programmatic expense allocation is reported at 84% to program services, 13% to management, and 3% to fundraising. HIAS is governed by an independent board and has no parent company or external ownership. Following the January 2025 suspension of USRAP and subsequent termination of humanitarian aid funding under the Trump administration, HIAS closed seven country offices, scaled back operations in additional countries, and has pursued an active legal strategy including the Pacito v. Trump class action, multiple amicus briefs at the Ninth Circuit and Supreme Court, and a Supreme Court-level case challenging the aid funding halt.

Name

HIAS

Legal name

HIAS, Inc.

Website

https://hias.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

HIAS is a 501(c)(3) Jewish humanitarian nonprofit founded in 1880 that delivers free refugee protection, legal aid, mental health, and economic empowerment services through 70+ field offices across 11+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Refugee Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Refugee/Migrant Health & Resettlement Health Units (HLAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Refugee resettlement services
• Humanitarian legal aid
• Asylum support programs
• Mental health psychosocial support
• Economic empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: HIAS operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate partners. The organization conducts direct mail fundraising campaigns through partners like Faircom New York and accepts online donations through its website.
2. Government Grants and Contracts: HIAS partners with the federal government as one of 10 resettlement agencies (6 faith-based) participating in the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. The organization receives government funding for refugee resettlement services and previously operated the Resettlement Support Center (RSC) Austria for the Lautenberg program.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides direct humanitarian services to refugees and asylum seekers worldwide, including legal aid for asylum applications, U.S. refugee resettlement coordination, mental health and psychosocial support, economic empowerment programming, and advocacy for refugee rights. The organization operates more than 70 field offices across 11+ countries and partners with the U.S. federal government as one of ten refugee resettlement agencies.

Product overview

HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) is a global Jewish nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian services to refugees and displaced people. The organization operates as a collection of interconnected service programs rather than a commercial product platform. Its core offerings include refugee protection services (legal aid, asylum support, resettlement), mental health and psychosocial support, economic empowerment programs, and Jewish community engagement. These programs are delivered through field offices across multiple regions (United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa & Middle East) and are funded through donations, grants, and partnerships. HIAS does not offer commercial software products or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HIAS Foundation: A separate nonprofit foundation affiliated with HIAS for charitable activities.
• HIAS Economic Advancement Fund

Products and services

• HIAS Refugee Protection Services

Quantifiable outcome

• HIAS helped Fon, an asylee from Cameroon, reunite with his family after he crossed 13 countries to reach safety in the U.S.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Faircom New YorkcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 February 2026Faircom New York was selected as HIAS' direct mail fundraising partner. They will lead strategy, creative development, production, and performance analysis to enhance donor engagement and retention.
• Church World ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIAS and Church World Service are co-plaintiffs in legal challenges to Trump administration refugee policies, including the Pacito v. Trump lawsuit challenging the refugee ban suspension.
• International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIAS and IRAP are co-plaintiffs in legal challenges and filed joint amicus briefs defending refugee rights, including cases at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.
• Lutheran Services NorthwestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIAS and Lutheran Services Northwest are co-plaintiffs in the Pacito v. Trump class action lawsuit challenging the refugee ban, holding press conferences together after court hearings.
• Columbia UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIAS is carrying out a research project with Columbia University and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte to understand the psychosocial impact of forced migration and violence on refugee and migrant populations.
• El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with COLEF and Columbia University to conduct research on psychosocial impact of forced migration, generating evidence to strengthen mental health support programs.
• Inclusive Communication ServicesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHIAS partners with Inclusive Communication Services to provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation services for program participants in the United States.
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIAS collaborates with UNHCR to advocate for and provide services to refugees abroad, helping ensure refugees receive consistent and coordinated support across different regions.
• UNHCRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIAS Ecuador received UNHCR support for initiatives including the INTIVA women's agribusiness collective and DAFI scholarship program for displaced students.
• HIAS+JCOREcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHIAS+JCORE is a joint program operating in the United Kingdom that engages Jewish communities in refugee support work, including the Student Refugee Ambassador Program (SRAP) and Refugee Shabbat initiatives.
• Power of a Woman (Ukraine)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHIAS partners with Power of a Woman in Ukraine to deliver violence prevention workshops funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO).
• CASMED (Moldova)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHIAS' local partner in Moldova, CASMED, provides mental health care to displaced Ukrainian women with support from the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Church World Service (CWS): Faith-based USRAP resettlement agency and HIAS' co-plaintiff in Pacito v. Trump. Operates nearly identical refugee resettlement, advocacy, and direct service programs to HIAS in the U.S. and abroad.
• World Relief: One of the 10 USRAP agencies, faith-based, providing refugee resettlement, immigration legal services, and economic empowerment in the U.S. Closely comparable in operating model and beneficiary focus.
• US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI): Another of the 10 USRAP resettlement agencies, providing refugee reception, placement, and integration services across the U.S. Direct overlap in service portfolio, beneficiary population, and federal funding model.
• International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP): Legal aid organization that has been a co-plaintiff with HIAS in Pacito v. Trump and a joint amicus filer in multiple federal appellate cases. Operates in the same refugee legal services niche, though narrower in geographic and programmatic scope.
• Refugees International: Advocacy-focused nonprofit advancing refugee rights and policy reform; shares HIAS' mission orientation, though operates without direct service delivery, making it a peer in advocacy and policy influence.
• Lutheran Services Northwest / LCSNW: Faith-based USRAP resettlement agency and HIAS' co-plaintiff in Pacito v. Trump. Directly comparable in resettlement services, beneficiary focus, and federal contracting model.
• HIAS+JCORE: Joint HIAS affiliate operating in the UK running refugee community engagement programs including Student Refugee Ambassador Program (SRAP). Adjacent operating subsidiary, included to acknowledge HIAS' own UK footprint.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): One of the 10 official U.S. Refugee Admissions Program agencies and a global humanitarian organization providing resettlement, legal aid, and economic support to refugees. Highly comparable in mission, service mix, and beneficiary profile, though IRC operates at materially larger scale globally.
• Catholic Charities USA: Faith-based USRAP resettlement agency operating across a national network of diocesan offices providing refugee resettlement, immigration legal services, and social support — directly competing for the same federal contracts and donor pool.

Broad incumbents

• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency): The UN's global refugee agency and a core funder/partner of HIAS in Ecuador and other countries. Operates as a multilateral with vastly greater scale, mandate, and budget; comparable in target beneficiary population but not a direct competitor for U.S. resettlement contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HIASUSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/HIASrefugees
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hias
• Instagraminstagram.com/hiasrefugees
• TikToktiktok.com/@hiasrefugees
• Xx.com/HIASrefugees

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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