Funding by state · PR
Grantmaking in Puerto Rico
66 grantmakers are based in Puerto Rico. Together they granted $54M across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 52nd most of any state, and kept 87% of it in Puerto Rico. Funding here stays close to home, the 5th most in-state of any state.
Puerto Rico's 2,404 nonprofits, by cause, size and age ↓- 66
- grantmakers
- $54M
- granted, FY2022 and FY2023
- n/a
- given per resident, per year
- 87%
- stays in-state
The short version
- 66 grantmakers are based in Puerto Rico, granting $54M across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 52nd most of any state.
- 87% of grant dollars from Puerto Rico funders stayed in Puerto Rico; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Grant money reaching Puerto Rico organizations goes to community development at 6.23× the national rate.
- Puerto Rico has 2,404 organizations registered with the IRS as 501(c)(3)s; 83% of its public charities that report revenue or file the e-Postcard take in under $1 million a year.
Where Puerto Rico sits among the states
Each dot is a state, sized by its grant dollars. Puerto Rico is in green.
Given per resident, per year
Share that stays in-state
Net flow with other states
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 in from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Puerto Rico.
What draws money in Puerto Rico, against the country
Each cause by how much of the grant money reaching Puerto Rico's organizations it takes, relative to the national rate. Right of the line is overweight, left underweight. Puerto Rico is most overweight on community development, at 6.23× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share.
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 $100k to $1M 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.
The nonprofit sector · PR
Puerto Rico's nonprofits
Puerto Rico has 2,404 organizations registered with the IRS as 501(c)(3)s: 2,268 public charities, 388 of them congregations, and 136 private foundations. 83% of the public charities that report revenue or file the e-Postcard take in under $1 million a year, and together they report 3% of the sector's revenue. The largest 1% report 41%.
- 2,404
- registered 501(c)(3)s
- n/a
- per 10,000 residents
- $5.8B
- charity revenue, latest returns
- 38%
- file a full Form 990 or 990-EZ
Registered 501(c)(3)s per 10,000 residents
Each dot is a state, sized by its number of 501(c)(3)s. Puerto Rico is in green.
What they do, by count and by money
Religion is the largest group by number, 20% of Puerto Rico's public charities and 1% of their revenue. Health is 8% of the charities and 35% of the revenue. Puerto Rico has 2.22× the national share of community development charities.
- 20%1%
- 13%3%
- 13%30%
- 10%1%
- 8%35%
- 7%2%
- 4%0.1%
- 3%0.7%
- 3%0.7%
- 2%0.4%
- 2%Philanthropy0.5%
- 2%0.8%
- 1%0.2%
- 1%under 0.1%
- 1%1%
- 4%Everything else3%
- 5%Not classified20%
The thin mark on the left is the national share of charities in the same cause.
Many small, a few very large
Public charities by the revenue on their latest return. Each band is drawn twice: by its share of the charities on top, and by its share of the revenue underneath.
- Under $50k
56% of charities · under 0.1% of revenue - $50k to $250k
13% of charities · 0.5% of revenue - $250k to $1M
14% of charities · 2% of revenue - $1M to $10M
12% of charities · 11% of revenue - $10M to $100M
4% of charities · 39% of revenue - $100M and up
0.7% of charities · 47% of revenue
What the IRS sees
Only charities filing a Form 990 or 990-EZ report their finances. Financial figures about nonprofits, here and in any study built on 990s, describe 38% of Puerto Rico's public charities.
- 38% file a Form 990 or 990-EZ
863 charities · 26% nationally - 44% file only the e-Postcard (990-N)
992 charities · 54% nationally - 18% file no return of their own (mostly congregations)
413 charities · 20% nationally
How new they are
Half of Puerto Rico's public charities were recognized by the IRS in 2019 or later, and 48% since 2020 (32% nationally). The register lists only organizations still recognized, so the older decades count survivors.
The line across each bar is the national share for that decade. The 2020s are a partial decade.
Puerto Rico's largest charities
By total revenue on each one's latest return. A health system files as several organizations, so one system can appear more than once.
How they are doing
Financial health of the charities that file full returns, against every state.
FY2023 returns from 671 Puerto Rico charities filing a Form 990 or 990-EZ and spending $50k or more; cash figures are from the 572 full 990 filers among them. The national health report.
Counts, causes, revenue and recognition dates are from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, which records recognitions through May 2026. A charity is placed by its mailing address. Causes are NTEE major groups, with health's sub-groups folded in; a congregation the IRS has given no NTEE code counts under religion. Revenue is each organization's own latest return, summed, so payments between related organizations are counted on both sides.
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 Inc. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Legal Services Corporation. Grant money reaching Puerto Rico favors community development above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How many nonprofits are there in Puerto Rico?
- 2,404 organizations in Puerto Rico are registered with the IRS as 501(c)(3)s: 2,268 public charities, 388 of them congregations, and 136 private foundations. Only 38% of the public charities file a full Form 990 or 990-EZ; 44% file only the e-Postcard, for organizations normally taking in $50,000 or less, and the rest, mostly congregations, file no return of their own. The count is from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File.
- 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. Grants only: payments into and out of donor-advised fund sponsors, transfers to related organizations, regrants through intermediaries, non-philanthropic payments and grants to individuals are left out. In-state share is among grants whose recipient state is known; ties with other states and the net flow count only grants placed at both ends. Residents are Census ACS 5-year estimates (2019 to 2023). Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.