How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Puerto Rico?

Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Puerto Rico, currently The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, American Journalism Project Inc, Hispanic Federation Inc. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Puerto Rico from out of state.

How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Puerto Rico?

$8M reached 46 arts and culture organizations in Puerto Rico, from 60 funders. 15% came from funders also based in Puerto Rico.

How recent is this 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.

Funding · Puerto Rico · Arts and culture

Who funds arts and culture in Puerto Rico

Most of it comes from outside Puerto Rico: only 15% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. One funder dominates the giving, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, at 32% of the total.

$8M

granted

organizations

15%

from in-state

The short version

60 funders gave $8M to 46 arts and culture organizations in Puerto Rico across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
15% of that came from funders also based in Puerto Rico; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of arts and culture in Puerto Rico is The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, at $3M.
The arts and culture organization drawing the most is Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Inc, at $3M.

Largest funders of arts and culture in Puerto Rico

The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in Puerto Rico, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$3M 2American Journalism Project Inc$630k 3Hispanic Federation Inc$477k 4Flamboyan Foundation Inc$442k 5Fundacion Puertorriquea de Las$390k 6Skyline Foundation$250k 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$226k 8The Andy Warhol Foundation for The$200k 9KatherineJames Foundation$200k 10Silicon Valley Community Foundation$200k

Arts and culture organizations in Puerto Rico that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Inc$3M Alianza de Museos de Puerto Rico$2M

36 other arts and culture organizations$1M

Beta-Local Inc$428k Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico Inc$272k

How to find arts and culture funders in Puerto Rico

1
Start with the funders already active in Puerto Rico
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in Puerto Rico are The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, American Journalism Project Inc, Hispanic Federation Inc. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
85% of arts and culture money in Puerto Rico comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Puerto Rico.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Puerto Rico?: Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Puerto Rico, currently The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, American Journalism Project Inc, Hispanic Federation Inc. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Puerto Rico from out of state.
Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Puerto Rico?: The Andrew W Mellon Foundation gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Puerto Rico, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Puerto Rico?: $8M reached 46 arts and culture organizations in Puerto Rico, from 60 funders. 15% came from funders also based in Puerto Rico.
How recent is this 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.

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The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.