Insights

The diaspora sector, in data

Trends, patterns, and takeaways drawn live from the DiasporaSearch database — every figure below is an aggregate count over verified, published organizations. Where they come from, where they're based, what they work on, and the scale they operate at. These charts update as the underlying data grows; they surface intelligence, not advice.

Refreshed hourly from the live database · aggregate counts only

1,540

Organizations

Verified & published

Communities

Countries of origin

U.S. states

With diaspora orgs

Thematic areas

Sectors of focus

Where they come from

Organizations by region of origin

Each community is mapped to a diaspora region and color-coded. Circle area is proportional to the number of organizations. DiasporaSearch currently maps its launch communities across a handful of world regions — this view broadens as new communities are added.

African621
Caribbean595
South Asian324

By continent: Africa 621 · North America 595 · Asia 324

Where they're based

Diaspora representation by U.S. state

NY leads with 254 organizations. Darker states have more; the map covers all 44 states with diaspora organizations. Hover a state for its count.

What they work on

Thematic areas of focus

Across all diasporas, Social Services & Welfare is the most common area of focus. Use the region filter to see how thematic priorities shift community to community.

Social Services & Welfare299
Arts, Culture & Heritage194
Education & Youth Development180
Civic Engagement & Advocacy167
Humanitarian Aid & Relief142
Economic Development & Entrepreneurship119
Health & Medicine78
Professional Networks & Affinity Groups37
Women's Equity & Gender Rights28
Legal Aid & Immigration Services14

+ 9 more not shown

The scale they operate at

Annual revenue distribution

How organizational budgets are distributed across the sector — a picture of a largely grassroots ecosystem.

Based on the 239 organizations with a filed IRS Form 990 (16% of the database). Organizations without a public 990 on file are not shown here — absence of a figure is a data-coverage gap, not a $0 budget.

$50M+1
$10M–50M1
$1M–10M15
$500K–1M21
$250K–500K23
$100K–250K40
$50K–100K26
Under $50K112

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Figures reflect published, verified organizations (Tier 1 and Tier 2) and are aggregate counts only — no individual organization's record is shown here. Revenue figures are drawn from public IRS Form 990 filings and cover the subset of organizations that have one on file.