Refugee Justice League

What Refugee Justice League does

Refugee Justice League is a Utah-based 501(c)(3) public charity that promotes and defends the Constitutional rights of refugees in the United States. Its core service is pro bono legal representation, delivered through an Attorney Member program in which licensed attorneys volunteer their time to represent refugees facing discrimination on the basis of religion, ethnicity, or national origin. The organization operates without proprietary technology, and its service delivery is mediated through a Squarespace-hosted website, a contact phone line, and direct coordination of attorney volunteers. Supplementary products include a Refugee Rights Card program to help refugees understand their rights, a tiered donation platform, and educational legal resources.

The business model is purely donation-driven. Revenue consists entirely of charitable contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations, organized into Platinum ($50,000+), Gold ($10,000+), Silver ($5,000+), and Bronze ($1,000+) tiers. Visible institutional donors include the Semnani Family Foundation (Platinum), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Charities, United Way of Salt Lake, the Utah Bar Foundation, the Utah State Bar, the Dorsey Whitney Foundation, American United Federal Credit Union, the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation, and the Masonic Foundation of Utah. The organization markets itself through earned regional media (Deseret News, KSL News Radio, Salt Lake Tribune in 2019), a website newsletter, and its public 501(c)(3) status, which makes all donations fully tax-deductible.

While the mission statement is national in scope, operational delivery and donor geography are concentrated in Utah, with no disclosed headcount, audited financials, or documented geographic expansion. Customer segments on the beneficiary side (refugees) and the supply side (attorney volunteers) both scale with external conditions (immigration policy, legal industry engagement), and revenue durability depends on continued philanthropic support from a relatively concentrated base of large institutional donors.

Name

Refugee Justice League

Legal name

Refugee Justice League

Website

https://refugeejustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Refugee Justice League is a Utah-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that defends the constitutional rights of refugees in the United States by providing pro bono legal representation through a volunteer attorney member network, funded entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Professional Organizations (81392), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAFAG

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPADAHAE

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Refugee, Migration & Displacement Services

SECONDARYBPAGAFAB

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAEAI

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Pro bono legal services
• Refugee rights advocacy
• Immigration legal aid
• Constitutional rights defense
• Nonprofit legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Contributions: The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) public charity funded primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Donation tiers include Platinum ($50,000+), Gold ($10,000+), Silver ($5,000+), and Bronze ($1,000+).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Refugee Justice League is a 501(c)(3) public charity that provides pro bono legal representation and advocacy to refugees in the United States facing discrimination based on religion, ethnicity, or national origin. The organization recruits licensed attorneys as volunteer members to deliver legal defense services at no cost to refugees, supported by donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations.

Product overview

Refugee Justice League is a non-profit organization operating as a single unified offering focused on defending refugee rights. The core service is legal representation and advocacy for refugees facing discrimination. The organization connects refugees with attorney members who provide pro bono legal services, supplemented by a donation platform for community funding support and legal resources for self-service guidance. The Refugee Rights Card program represents a specific product initiative to help refugees understand their rights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pro Bono Legal Representation Services Pro bono legal representation and advocacy services delivered to refugees in the United States who are facing discrimination on the basis of religion, ethnicity, or national origin, or whose Constitutional or civil rights are threatened. Licensed attorneys join as volunteer members through the Attorney Member program to donate their legal services.
• Donation Program Charitable donation platform that enables individuals, foundations, and corporations to make tax-deductible financial contributions to fund the organization's refugee legal defense operations. Donor recognition tiers include Platinum ($50,000+), Gold ($10,000+), Silver ($5,000+), and Bronze ($1,000+).
• Refugee Rights Card Program A refugee rights card program introduced in Utah that provides refugees with a physical reference tool to understand and assert their legal and Constitutional rights when interacting with authorities or facing discrimination.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Immigration Law Center: A national advocacy organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low income. Comparable in immigrant/refugee rights advocacy mission and nonprofit structure.
• Refugee Council USA: A coalition of U.S. NGOs focused on refugee protection, resettlement, and advocacy. Directly comparable in refugee rights advocacy mission and nonprofit membership structure.
• Justice for Our Neighbors: A faith-based nonprofit network providing free immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees. Comparable in pro bono legal services model and refugee rights advocacy.
• International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP): A nonprofit that recruits and trains attorneys to provide pro bono legal services to refugees and displaced people. Directly comparable to RJL in attorney-volunteer model and refugee legal aid mission.
• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): A nonprofit that provides pro bono legal representation to unaccompanied refugee and immigrant children. Comparable in volunteer-attorney model and refugee advocacy mission, though focused specifically on minors.

Broad incumbents

• HIAS: The global Jewish nonprofit that provides refugee resettlement, legal aid, and advocacy. Comparable in refugee rights mission but operates at a much larger national and international scale.
• Amnesty International USA: Global human rights organization with U.S. advocacy arm that engages on refugee and immigrant rights. Comparable in human rights advocacy mission, but at much larger international scale.
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): A major national civil rights organization that litigates on behalf of refugees and immigrants. Comparable in defending constitutional/civil rights of refugees, though broader in mission scope.
• Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC): A national nonprofit network that supports immigration legal services through affiliated agencies. Directly comparable in mission and pro bono attorney network model, but at national scale.

Regional players

• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project: A regional nonprofit providing free legal services to immigrants and refugees in Arizona. Directly comparable in pro bono model and refugee legal aid mission, though serving a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/refugeesjustice

Compliance1 record

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Investments

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