Funding · Puerto Rico · Civil rights and advocacy
Who funds civil rights and advocacy in Puerto Rico
Most of it comes from outside Puerto Rico: only 9% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 41 funders gave $5M to 24 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Puerto Rico across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 9% of that came from funders also based in Puerto Rico; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of civil rights and advocacy in Puerto Rico is The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, at $1M.
- The civil rights and advocacy organization drawing the most is Fundacion De Mujeres En Puerto Rico, at $2M.
Largest funders of civil rights and advocacy in Puerto Rico
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Puerto Rico, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Civil rights and advocacy organizations in Puerto Rico that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find civil rights and advocacy funders in Puerto Rico
- 1Start with the funders already active in Puerto Rico
The funders giving the most to civil rights and advocacy in Puerto Rico are The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Tides Center, Proteus Fund Inc. A funder already writing civil rights and advocacy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the civil rights and advocacy 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
91% of civil rights and advocacy money in Puerto Rico comes from funders elsewhere, so national civil rights and advocacy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Puerto Rico.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a civil rights and advocacy nonprofit in Puerto Rico?
- Start with the funders already giving to civil rights and advocacy in Puerto Rico, currently The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Tides Center, Proteus Fund Inc. Then look at who funds the civil rights and advocacy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Puerto Rico from out of state.
- Who is the largest civil rights and advocacy funder in Puerto Rico?
- The Andrew W Mellon Foundation gives the most to civil rights and advocacy organizations in Puerto Rico, $1M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to civil rights and advocacy in Puerto Rico?
- $5M reached 24 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Puerto Rico, from 41 funders. 9% 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.