How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Puerto Rico?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Puerto Rico, currently Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the community development 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 community development in Puerto Rico?

$26M reached 40 community development organizations in Puerto Rico, from 106 funders. 37% 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 · Community development

Who funds community development in Puerto Rico

$26M reached 40 community development organizations in Puerto Rico, from 106 funders, with no single one dominating.

$26M

granted

organizations

37%

from in-state

The short version

106 funders gave $26M to 40 community development organizations in Puerto Rico across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
37% of that came from funders also based in Puerto Rico; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Puerto Rico is Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, at $7M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Platform for Social Impact Inc, at $8M.

Largest funders of community development in Puerto Rico

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

1Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico$7M 2The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$3M 3Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$2M 4Direct Relief$2M 5Tides Center$1M 6Peter Alfond Foundation$1M 7Filantropia Puerto Rico Inc$1M 8Tides Foundation$561k 9Policylink$540k 10The Azmat a Assur Charitable Foundation$470k

Community development organizations in Puerto Rico that draw the most

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

Platform for Social Impact Inc$8M HASER Inc$6M

30 other community development organizations$4M

Foundation for Puerto Rico Inc$2M Centro de Economia Creativa Inc$2M Ciencia Puerto Rico Inc$1M

How to find community development funders in Puerto Rico

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Start with the funders already active in Puerto Rico
The funders giving the most to community development in Puerto Rico are Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development 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
63% of community development money in Puerto Rico comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Puerto Rico.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Puerto Rico?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Puerto Rico, currently Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Puerto Rico from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Puerto Rico?: Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico gives the most to community development organizations in Puerto Rico, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Puerto Rico?: $26M reached 40 community development organizations in Puerto Rico, from 106 funders. 37% 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 camps

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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.