American Dream Center

What American Dream Center does

American Dream Center Institute, operating as American Dream Center, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered at 3140 S. Winston Ave., Suite 10, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 2017/2018, the organization provides low-cost immigration legal services to immigrants in the Tulsa area, serving individuals and families from all five continents over a seven-year operating history during which it has handled more than 400 immigration legal cases. It is a DOJ-accredited provider, authorizing it to deliver immigration legal services that non-accredited entities cannot offer.

The organization's core service offerings are immigration legal assistance — including citizenship applications, adjustment of status, green card renewals, and DACA renewals — together with advocacy and community-navigation support that connects clients to housing, social services, and job placement in Tulsa. It explicitly does not handle asylum applications. Supporting the mission are a website, a free downloadable guide, a 'From the Director's Desk' blog, community events, and the 'I Have a Dream Campaign 2025' donor initiative. There is no proprietary technology, software product, or AI/ML capability; delivery is human-driven, in-person and via phone/email, from a single Tulsa office.

The business model is a hybrid of low-cost professional service fees for legal work plus tax-deductible donations, grants, and fundraising campaigns as a 501(c)(3). Customer acquisition is community-led, driven by local partnerships, word-of-mouth referrals, testimonials, and content marketing. The customer base consists of individual immigrants and families — micro and SMB segments — with no enterprise or institutional clients. Geographic scope is a single market (Tulsa), and revenue, headcount, and detailed financials are not publicly disclosed.

Name

American Dream Center

Legal name

American Dream Center Institute

Website

https://americandreamcenters.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

American Dream Center is a Tulsa-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit and DOJ-accredited provider of low-cost immigration legal services and community advocacy for individual immigrants and families in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG), Immigration Law Literacy & Rights Education (EDAAADAB), Diaspora, Family Reunification & Case Management Services (BPADAHAM), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Citizenship application assistance
• Immigration advocacy support
• Legal aid nonprofit
• Immigration case representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Immigration Legal Services: Low-cost immigration legal services including citizenship applications, adjustment of status, green card renewals, and DACA renewals. Revenue generated through service fees for legal assistance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

American Dream Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2017/2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma that provides low-cost immigration legal services and advocacy. The organization is DOJ-accredited and serves individuals and families navigating the U.S. immigration system, including applications, renewals, and related case representation.

Product overview

American Dream Center is a non-profit organization offering two integrated core services: immigration legal services (as a DOJ accredited organization) and advocacy/assistance. Their immigration legal services include citizenship, adjustment of status, green card, and DACA renewals. Their advocacy services connect clients with housing, social services, and job placement in the Tulsa community. The organization supplements its direct services with fundraising campaigns and educational resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immigration Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 immigration legal cases handled over 7 years

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Americans for Immigrant Justice: Florida-based nonprofit providing immigration legal services and advocacy for low-income immigrants. Closely mirrors ADC's combination of accredited legal representation, advocacy, and social support.
• International Institute of Tulsa: Tulsa-based nonprofit serving refugees and immigrants with resettlement, case management, and integration services. Directly comparable by geography, mission, and wraparound service model.
• Center for Immigrants & Refugee Advancement: Atlanta-area nonprofit offering legal immigration services and integration support to immigrants and refugees. Comparable in DOJ-recognized legal aid plus wraparound community support.
• Justice For Our Neighbors: National network of faith-based immigration legal service providers, many DOJ accredited, offering low-cost representation. Comparable in low-cost accredited legal services model and faith-aligned mission.
• New American Pathways: Atlanta-based nonprofit delivering immigration legal services, integration support, and economic empowerment programs for refugees and immigrants. Comparable integrated legal-plus-social-services model.
• Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma: Faith-based nonprofit operating in the same Tulsa region, providing DOJ-recognized immigration legal services and broader family support. Most directly comparable organization by geography, mission, and accreditation status.

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee: Large international humanitarian organization operating refugee resettlement and immigration programs across the U.S. Comparable in serving newly arrived immigrants with legal and integration services, though much broader in scope and resources.
• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): National nonprofit providing legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children. Comparable in DOJ-accredited immigration legal services for vulnerable populations, though focused narrowly on minors.
• HIAS: Global Jewish nonprofit providing refugee resettlement and immigration legal services across many U.S. sites. Comparable in DOJ-accredited legal services and resettlement support, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Others

• Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC): National network that supports and accredits Catholic-affiliated immigration legal programs. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler for DOJ-accredited nonprofits rather than a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/americandreamcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-dream-center-institute

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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