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Who funds community improvement and capacity building in Puerto Rico: 17 foundations, $2.4 million in grants
17 private foundations paid 41 grants totaling $2,355,568 to community improvement and capacity building nonprofits in Puerto Rico, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, with $800,000 in 1 grant.
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- Cause
- Community improvement and capacity building
- Recipients in
- Puerto Rico
- Foundations
- 17
- Grants
- 41
- Total granted
- $2,355,568
Foundations that funded community improvement and capacity building in Puerto Rico
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $800,000 | $800,000 | Haser Inc | To support the core project in alliance with alianza cultural para emergencias de puerto rico | apps.irs.gov |
| The Azmat A Assur Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $469,840 | $469,840 | Ciencia Puerto Rico | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Flamboyan Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 4 | $339,000 | $189,000 | Centro Para La Reconstruccion Del Habitat Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $272,500 | $215,000 | Liga de Ciudades de Puerto Rico | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $114,000 | $114,000 | Centro de Economia Creativa Inc | To study the management practices and business models of Puerto Rican arts groups. | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty Communications Foundation Inc | San Juan, PR | 2 | $65,000 | $50,000 | Platform for Social Impact | Wide range of projects, strategies and alliances to invest in communities in Puerto Rico | apps.irs.gov |
| Initial Teaching Alphabet Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $63,544 | $63,544 | Centro Metropolitano de Servicios Comunitarios | To further promote and teach the foundation's primary goal - the use of the initial teaching alphabet | apps.irs.gov |
| The Adames Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Platform for Social Impact | Boys & girls club legacy council 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poetry Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Taller Comunidad La Goyco Inc | Equity in verse grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Every Org | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $34,072 | $34,072 | Protechos | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Alfond Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $32,716 | $30,216 | Mujeres de Islas | Empowering culebra fishing industry | apps.irs.gov |
| Earth Rising Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Haser Inc | Trama Tres Vidas | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivera Sierra Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $20,000 | $15,000 | Vitrina Solidaria Inc | Asociacion de Mujeres Agroempresarias de Puerto Rico, Inc. | apps.irs.gov |
| Assurant Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Enterprize Events Inc | Financial Assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Fundacion Colibri | New York City, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Conprmetidos | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert & Helen Hardman Family Fund #95-290240 | Boston, MA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Foundation for Puerto Rico | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 17 | $1,896 | $824 | Conprmetidos | General support | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Haser Inc | San Juan, PR | To support the core project in alliance with alianza cultural para emergencias de puerto rico | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Azmat A Assur Charitable Foundation | Ciencia Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | General | $469,840 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Liga de Ciudades de Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | General support and project support for institutional strengthening | $215,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flamboyan Foundation Inc | Centro Para La Reconstruccion Del Habitat Inc | San Juan, PR | General support | $189,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | Centro de Economia Creativa Inc | San Juan, PR | To study the management practices and business models of Puerto Rican arts groups. | $114,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flamboyan Foundation Inc | Platform for Social Impact | San Juan, PR | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Initial Teaching Alphabet Foundation Inc | Centro Metropolitano de Servicios Comunitarios | San Juan, PR | To further promote and teach the foundation's primary goal - the use of the initial teaching alphabet | $63,544 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Liga de Ciudades de Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | Core support to develop the co-governance municipal advisory toolkit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Adames Foundation | Platform for Social Impact | San Juan, PR | Boys & girls club legacy council 2024 | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty Communications Foundation Inc | Platform for Social Impact | San Juan, PR | Wide range of projects, strategies and alliances to invest in communities in Puerto Rico | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poetry Foundation | Taller Comunidad La Goyco Inc | San Juan, PR | Equity in verse grant | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Every Org | Protechos | San Juan, PR | General support | $34,072 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Alfond Foundation | Mujeres de Islas | Culebra, PR | Empowering culebra fishing industry | $30,216 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flamboyan Foundation Inc | Mujeres de Islas Inc | Culebra, PR | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earth Rising Foundation | Haser Inc | San Juan, PR | Trama Tres Vidas | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flamboyan Foundation Inc | Incubadora Creativa | Mayaguez, PR | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty Communications Foundation Inc | Ciencia Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivera Sierra Foundation | Vitrina Solidaria Inc | San Juan, PR | Asociacion de Mujeres Agroempresarias de Puerto Rico, Inc. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fundacion Colibri | Conprmetidos | San Juan, PR | General charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Assurant Foundation | Enterprize Events Inc | San Juan, PR | Financial Assistance | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert & Helen Hardman Family Fund #95-290240 | Foundation for Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | General support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Foundation for Puerto Rico Inc | San Juan, PR | Matching gift | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivera Sierra Foundation | Centro Para La Reconstruccion Del Habitat | San Juan, PR | Finca NOA - Community Kitchen Project | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Alfond Foundation | Conprmetidos Corp | San Juan, PR | Construction workforce training | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Conprmetidos | San Juan, PR | General support | $824 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Ciencia Puerto Rico Inc | San Juan, PR | General support | $273 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Love in Motion Foundation Inc | Bayamon, PR | General support | $126 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Foundation for Puerto Rico Inc | San Juan, PR | General support | $124 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Incubadora Creativa Inc | Mayaguez, PR | General support | $101 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Enterprize Events Inc | San Juan, PR | General support | $77 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Asesores Financieros Comunitarios Inc | San Juan, PR | General support | $70 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Fundacion Luis G Fortuno | San Juan, PR | General support | $59 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Taller Comunidad La Goyco Inc | San Juan, PR | General support | $46 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Protechos Inc | San Juan, PR | General support | $45 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Brigadas Comunitarias Inc | San Juan, PR | General support | $29 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Red Pot Los Derechos de La Ninez Y Juventud de Puerto Rico Inc | San Juan, PR | General support | $29 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Fundacion Bucarabon Inc | Maricao, PR | General support | $25 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Comite Desarrollo Social Y Cultural Daguao Inc | Naguabo, PR | General support | $24 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Corporacion Para El Financiamiento Empresarial Del Comercio Y de Las | San Juan, PR | General support | $22 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Producir Inc Una Corp de Desarrollo Comunal Y Econ Para Cubuy Y Lomas | Canovanas, PR | General support | $11 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Vieques Rotary Club Inc | Vieques, PR | General support | $11 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.