Funding · Puerto Rico · Health
Who funds health in Puerto Rico
Most of it comes from outside Puerto Rico: only 24% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 198 funders gave $66M to 116 health organizations in Puerto Rico across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 24% of that came from funders also based in Puerto Rico; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of health in Puerto Rico is Direct Relief, at $15M.
- The health organization drawing the most is Taller Salud Inc, at $10M.
Largest funders of health in Puerto Rico
The funders giving the most to health organizations in Puerto Rico, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Health organizations in Puerto Rico that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find health funders in Puerto Rico
- 1Start with the funders already active in Puerto Rico
The funders giving the most to health in Puerto Rico are Direct Relief, Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico Inc & United Way Puerto Rico, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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
76% of health money in Puerto Rico comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Puerto Rico.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Puerto Rico?
- Start with the funders already giving to health in Puerto Rico, currently Direct Relief, Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico Inc & United Way Puerto Rico, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Puerto Rico from out of state.
- Who is the largest health funder in Puerto Rico?
- Direct Relief gives the most to health organizations in Puerto Rico, $15M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to health in Puerto Rico?
- $66M reached 116 health organizations in Puerto Rico, from 198 funders. 24% 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.