Popular Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 47-4997597. Reported 127 grants totalling $1,684,101 to 61 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Popular Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,567 and $13,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristo Rey New York High School | New York, NY | $162,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pr Centro De Artes Y Tecnologia | New York, NY | $112,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thelma Gibson Health Initiative | Miami, FL | $109,677 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Verizon | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement Miami | North Miami Florida, FL | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of New York | New York, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chapman Partnership Inc | Miami, FL | $58,068 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Miami High School | North Miami, FL | $56,854 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Creo College Preparatory Charter School | Bronx, NY | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Violence Intervention Program Inc | New York, NY | $43,011 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | Miami, FL | $40,567 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bottomless Closet | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Inc | Bronx, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Inc | Livingston, NJ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resolution Project Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Workforce Advantage Inc | Elizabeth, NJ | $38,058 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Financial Training Inc | Miami, FL | $35,567 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporati | Bronx, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Autism Hero Project | Algonquin, IL | $33,029 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pr Open | San Juan, PR | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fresh Youth Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Legal Care | Brooklyn, NY | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Latinas on the Verge of Excellence - Love Inc | Queens, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Victory Center Inc | North Miami Beach, FL | $29,694 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Miami-Dade Inc | Miami, FL | $25,567 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Justice for Families | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Search and Care Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ascendus Inc | New York, NY | $17,567 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tandem Family | Minneapolis, MN | $15,332 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aspire of Illinois | Westchester, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Banyan Community | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bronx Works Inc | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newark | Newark, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legal Information for Families Today | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adjustment Present Value of Grant | New York, NY | $8,131 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aspire III | Westchester, IL | $8,125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Organization to Be Selected in the Next Tax Period | New York, NY | $7,502 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fundacion Banco Popular | San Juan, PR | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bohemia 2022 | San Juan, PR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Centro Civico Dominicano | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humanity Alliance | Victoria, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Settlement Association Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children of the City | Brooklyn, NY | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Harlem Tutorial Program | New York, NY | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Focus Hispanic Center for Community Development I | New York, NY | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Housing Partnership Development Corp | New York City, NY | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of New Jersey | Edison, NJ | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Margaret Community Corporation | Far Rockaway, NY | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Age Prep | New York, NY | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Community Corporation | Newark, NJ | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Citizen Action | Newark, NJ | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nhsnyc | New York, NY | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Social Service Center | Elizabeth, NJ | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adjustment Present Value of Grant - Hispanic Fed | New York, NY | $4,127 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harlem Grown | New York City, NY | $3,875 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York Cares | New York, NY | $3,875 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rain Inc | Bronx, NY | $3,875 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens | Woodside, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
30 of 61 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 81%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Pr Centro De Artes Y Tecnologia
VERIZON GRANT MADE TO POPULAR FOUNDATION AND WAS DONATED TO PR CENTRO DE ARTES Y TECNOLOGIA (PRCAT) - Verizon
VERIZON GRANT MADE TO POPULAR FOUNDATION AND WAS DONATED TO PR CENTRO DE ARTES Y TECNOLOGOGIA (PRCAT) - Cristo Rey New York High School
CONTRIBUTION TO CORPORATE CLASSROOM SPONSORSHIP - Cristo Rey Miami High School
Cristo Rey Miami Corporate Work Study Program, a part of the Cristo Rey Network, stands as the sole educational model in the United States that combines four years of academic study with four years of professional work experience. This comprehensive approach not only prepares students for college but also empowers them to excel professionally at post-graduation. Support from the Popular Foundation will support Cristo Rey Miami's program including Business Literacy course for all students. - Thelma Gibson Health Initiative
TGHI's "From Home Isolation to Community Integration Seniors Program" works with48 elderly/seniors providing biweekly home visits & conducting wellness checks, case management & providing Instacart Food Certificates & Activities for Stimulation. - Junior Achievement Miami
Empowering Youth: This project will support Junior Achievement's effort to provide financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship programs to over 37,500 K- 12 grade students in South Florida.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 95 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $336,024 | $9,065 |
| 2022 | 28 | $448,860 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $452,864 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 44 | $446,353 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 59% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Popular Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 85 Broad Street 10TH Floor, New York, NY, 10004. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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