Quixote Center

What Quixote Center does

Quixote Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1975 (celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025-2026) and headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland. Inspired by liberation theology, the organization works to dismantle oppressive systems and empower vulnerable populations through four pillars: sustainable development, U.S. policy reform, economic justice, and educational initiatives. Its programmatic portfolio comprises Haiti Reborn (sustainable development, cash assistance, agricultural recovery, and the Green Schools Network of 60+ schools in northern Haiti), Quest for Peace Nicaragua (community development including the 372-member CACAONICA cacao cooperative), Migrant Justice / InAlienable (immigration detention advocacy and the InAlienable Daily Dispatch), Advocacy and Education (U.S. policy reform including opposition to ATF firearms dealer rule changes and support for the ARMAS Act of 2025), Between Borders (migration storytelling series), and Solidarity Travel (experiential trips to migrant shelters in Mexico and Panama). The organization maintains an active presence in Washington, D.C. through events including film screenings and prayer vigils at ICE Headquarters.

Quixote Center is funded entirely through donations and charitable contributions from individuals, foundation grants, and supporters, with no commercial products, pricing models, or fee-for-service revenue. It monetizes engagement rather than revenue, leveraging a multi-channel distribution approach — its website, email newsletter, six social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok), in-person advocacy events, and the Solidarity Travel program — to mobilize supporters and beneficiaries. The organization serves as the U.S. fiscal sponsor for the Franciscan Network on Migration and partners with a deep ecosystem of grassroots organizations including La 72 (Mexico), RFM (Panama), Caritas LaChandlé and DCCH (Haiti), and CACAONICA with PeaceWorks and Green Empowerment (Nicaragua).

Operationally, the organization is small — 7 employees total — led by Executive Director John Marchese (appointed 2017), Policy Director Tom Ricker, and media contact Kim Lamberty. It has no proprietary technology, APIs, or AI capabilities; its work is delivered through human-led advocacy, partner networks, and editorial content. Geographic reach spans the U.S. Northeast, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, and Mexico, with programmatic outputs including 350 displaced families supported in Gros Morne, 100 farming families reached in Les Cayes, and the over-60-school Green Schools Network.

Name

Quixote Center

Legal name

Quixote Center

Website

https://quixote.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quixote Center is a 50-year-old faith-based nonprofit that dismantles oppressive systems through sustainable development, U.S. policy reform, economic justice, and education, serving displaced Haitians, Nicaraguan farming communities, and migrants across the Americas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Social Justice Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Border Management & Humanitarian Border Assistance (BPADAHAL)

Keywords

• Non-profit advocacy
• Immigration policy reform
• Sustainable development programs
• Humanitarian aid services
• Social justice advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenbelt

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The Quixote Center operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded primarily through individual donations, foundation grants, and charitable contributions from supporters who believe in the organization's mission of dismantling oppressive systems and empowering vulnerable populations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Quixote Center is a non-profit advocacy organization that delivers humanitarian aid, sustainable development, and policy reform initiatives through programs in Haiti, Nicaragua, and across migration corridors in the Americas. Its portfolio includes direct assistance programs (cash assistance, agricultural support, schools), advocacy campaigns on U.S. immigration and arms trafficking policy, storytelling content, and experiential solidarity travel for advocates.

Product overview

Quixote Center operates as a unified non-profit organization offering multiple social justice programs rather than a technology platform. Its portfolio includes: Haiti Reborn (sustainable development in Haiti), Quest for Peace Nicaragua (peacebuilding and development), Migrant Justice/InAlienable (immigration advocacy), Advocacy and Education (U.S. policy reform), Between Borders (migration storytelling), Solidarity Travel (advocacy immersion trips), and the Green Schools Network (environmental education in Haiti). These programs work together to advance the organization's mission of dismantling oppressive systems through sustainable development, policy reform, economic justice, and education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InAlienable: Daily Dispatch program focused on immigrant detention and immigration news
• Between Borders
• Haiti Reborn
• Quest for Peace Nicaragua
• Migrant Justice

Products and services

• Haiti Reborn Sustainable development program focused on Haiti, delivering cash assistance to displaced families, agricultural recovery for farming communities, and educational support through the Green Schools Network across over 60 schools.
• Quest for Peace Nicaragua Economic justice and community development program in Nicaragua, particularly in Waslala, supporting the CACAONICA cacao cooperative with renewable energy, sanitation, and sustainable agriculture initiatives.
• Migrant Justice (InAlienable) Advocacy program focused on immigrant rights, detention reform, and deportation defense, operating the InAlienable Daily Dispatch news service covering immigrant detention and immigration policy.
• Advocacy and Education U.S. policy reform and legislative advocacy program addressing systemic injustice, including campaigns on the ARMAS Act, ATF firearms rules, and Temporary Protected Status protections.
• Between Borders Migration storytelling initiative that documents and shares first-person narratives of deportation, survival, and migration experiences to humanize immigration issues and inform advocacy.
• Solidarity Travel Travel program that brings U.S. advocates to witness migrant shelters and humanitarian responses in southern Mexico and Panama, providing experiential education on migration realities through partner organizations such as La 72 and RFM.
• Green Schools Network Educational reforestation initiative in Haiti comprising over 60 schools dedicated to environmental restoration, tree nursery support, and ecological education in partnership with the Grepin Center.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supporting 350 displaced families in Gros Morne, Haiti with cash assistance programs
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Amnesty InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2025Amnesty International convened and Quixote Center co-sponsored an academic conference on Human Rights, Security, and Dignity for Haiti in September 2025.
• CACAONICA CooperativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025CACAONICA is a cacao cooperative in Waslala, Nicaragua with 372 members from 42 communities and 40% women representation. Quixote Center joined with PeaceWorks and Green Empowerment to support the cooperative's Community Autonomy in Energy and Sanitation Project.
• PeaceWorks and Green EmpowermentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Partner organizations collaborating with Quixote Center on the CACAONICA Community Autonomy in Energy and Sanitation Project in Nicaragua.
• Haitian Christian Community Development (DCCH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025DCCH is part of the Caritas network and launched the Socioeconomic Recovery program in January 2025 reaching 100 farming families in the 3rd municipal section of Les Cayes, Haiti.
• Franciscan Network on MigrationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The Franciscan Network on Migration brings together shelters in Mexico, Central America, and the United States. Quixote Center serves as the fiscal sponsor of the Network in the US and participates in the advocacy team's work.
• La 72 Hogar-Refugio para Personas MigrantescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa 72 is a migrant shelter in Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico, established by the Franciscan order in response to the 2010 San Fernando Massacre. Quixote Center partners with La 72, which serves tens of thousands of migrants and is part of the Franciscan Network on Migration. The organization conducts solidarity travel trips to visit La 72.
• RFM (Red Franciscana)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRFM (Franciscan Network on Migration) in Panama operates migrant shelters and provides accompaniment and care for people on migration routes. The network is a key partner for the Between Borders storytelling initiative and solidarity travel programs.
• Caritas LaChandlé ParishminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Gros Morne, Haiti that organized a cash assistance program reaching 350 displaced families affected by gang violence and internal displacement.
• Green Schools NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of over 60 schools in northern Haiti dedicated to reforestation. The Quixote Center helps fund the Grepin Center's tree nursery which supplies saplings for the schools.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Friends Service Committee: Quaker-affiliated organization working on immigrant rights, humanitarian assistance, and policy advocacy. Comparable in faith-rooted social justice work, immigration advocacy, and combined direct service/policy approach.
• Jesuit Refugee Service USA: Catholic (Jesuit) organization accompanying and serving refugees and forcibly displaced people while advocating for policy reform. Comparable in faith-rooted mission, refugee accompaniment model, and policy advocacy.
• Border Angels: Volunteer-based humanitarian organization providing water drops, shelter support, and immigrant rights advocacy at the U.S.-Mexico border. Comparable in direct migrant accompaniment and rights advocacy focus.
• Witness at the Border: Faith-rooted accompaniment organization that organizes delegations to the U.S.-Mexico border to bear witness and advocate for migrant justice. Comparable to Quixote's Solidarity Travel program and faith-based witness model.
• Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach: Catholic missionary advocacy organization focused on migration, human trafficking, and peace/justice issues. Comparable in faith-based approach to immigration policy reform and accompaniment model.
• Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns: Catholic mission advocacy office focusing on human rights, social justice, and global solidarity including Latin America and Haiti. Comparable in faith-rooted mission, Latin America/Haiti focus, and federal policy advocacy.
• NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice: Catholic social justice lobbying organization advocating for policies on immigration, economic justice, and care for creation. Comparable in faith-rooted federal policy advocacy and small-staff operation.
• Kino Border Initiative: Jesuit-run organization operating migrant shelters in Sonora, Mexico and Arizona that combines direct humanitarian service with immigration policy advocacy. Highly comparable to Quixote's La 72 partnership and Migrant Justice program.
• Hope Border Institute: Faith-based (Catholic/Jesuit) advocacy organization focused on border justice, immigration policy, and human rights at the U.S.-Mexico border. Comparable in mission, faith-rooted advocacy approach, and integration of accompaniment/policy work.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Relief Services: Largest U.S. Catholic international humanitarian agency operating in Haiti, Nicaragua, and globally on humanitarian aid and development. Comparable mission footprint (Haiti/Nicaragua programs, faith-based humanitarian work) but vastly larger scale and broader portfolio than Quixote.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/quixotecenter
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@QuixoteCenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/QuixoteCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quixote-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/quixote_center
• TikToktiktok.com/@quixotecenter

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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