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

Start with the funders already giving to environment in Puerto Rico, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Grassroots International Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Puerto Rico from out of state.

Who is the largest environment funder in Puerto Rico?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to environment organizations in Puerto Rico, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Puerto Rico?

$6M reached 19 environment organizations in Puerto Rico, from 52 funders. 14% 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 · Environment

Who funds environment in Puerto Rico

Most of it comes from outside Puerto Rico: only 14% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Para la Naturaleza Inc alone draws 54% of every environment grant dollar in Puerto Rico.

$6M

granted

organizations

14%

from in-state

The short version

52 funders gave $6M to 19 environment organizations in Puerto Rico across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
14% of that came from funders also based in Puerto Rico; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of environment in Puerto Rico is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $2M.
The environment organization drawing the most is Para la Naturaleza Inc, at $3M.

Largest funders of environment in Puerto Rico

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

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$2M 2National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$1M 3Grassroots International Inc$398k 4Filantropia Puerto Rico Inc$364k 5Hispanic Federation Inc$200k 6Liberty Communications Foundation Inc$191k 7Peter Alfond Foundation$176k 8The Dorothea Lleonhardt Foundation Inc$138k 9Puerto Rico Community Foundation Inc$125k 10Rainforest Trust$118k

Environment organizations in Puerto Rico that draw the most

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

Para la Naturaleza Inc$3M Institute for Socio-Ecological Research$998k Protectores de Cuencas Inc$705k Plenitud Iniciativas$304k

How to find environment funders in Puerto Rico

1
Start with the funders already active in Puerto Rico
The funders giving the most to environment in Puerto Rico are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Grassroots International Inc. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment 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
86% of environment money in Puerto Rico comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Puerto Rico.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Puerto Rico?: Start with the funders already giving to environment in Puerto Rico, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Grassroots International Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Puerto Rico from out of state.
Who is the largest environment funder in Puerto Rico?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to environment organizations in Puerto Rico, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Puerto Rico?: $6M reached 19 environment organizations in Puerto Rico, from 52 funders. 14% 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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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.