Funding by state · PR
Grantmaking in Puerto Rico
62 grantmakers are based in Puerto Rico. Together they granted $75M across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 52nd most of any state, and kept 66% of it in Puerto Rico. Funding here stays close to home, the 10th most in-state of any state.
The short version
- 62 grantmakers are based in Puerto Rico, granting $75M across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 52nd most of any state.
- 66% of grants made by Puerto Rico funders stayed in Puerto Rico; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Puerto Rico is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $155M more from outside funders than Puerto Rico funders send out.
- Puerto Rico funds community development more heavily than the country, at 6.74× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Puerto Rico
Grantmakers headquartered in Puerto Rico, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Puerto Rico that draw the most
The nonprofits in Puerto Rico that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Puerto Rico from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Puerto Rico.
What Puerto Rico funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Puerto Rico's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Puerto Rico is most overweight on community development, at 6.74× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Puerto Rico, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Puerto Rico sends a larger share to $1M to $10M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Puerto Rico
Who funds each cause in Puerto Rico, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Puerto Rico that reached organizations also located in Puerto Rico, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Puerto Rico a major grantmaking state?
- Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Puerto Rico?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Puerto Rico, currently Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico Inc & United Way Puerto Rico and Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Legal Services Corporation. Puerto Rico funds community development above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Puerto Rico grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Puerto Rico, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.