Popular Foundation Inc
Accepts applications
Popular Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $446,353 in 44 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $31,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$446,353
- Number of grants44
- Typical grant$10,000
- Largest grant$31,000
- Assets$4.5 million
- New grantees47%
Giving in 2024 was up from $445,363 the year before.
47% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $445,363 | 31 | $3.9 million |
| 2024 | $446,353 | 44 | $4.5 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Beatriz Polhamus 85 Broad Street 10th Floor, New York, NY 10004 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (787) 765-9800 |
| What to submit | Formal grant request |
| Restrictions | Request for individual grants not elegible |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Popular Foundation Inc funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 27 | $246,825 |
| Florida | 6 | $120,147 |
| New Jersey | 6 | $38,400 |
| Minnesota | 3 | $20,332 |
| Illinois | 1 | $14,649 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $6,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Thelma Gibson Health Initiative | From Home Isolation to Community Integration Seniors Program provides counseling, social service support, and substance use services to seniors (55+) residing in both public housing and the community at large. | $31,000 |
| Cristo Rey New York High School | The Corporate Work Study Program sponsors a core of four students who go to school on a four-day study schedule and then on the fifth day they go to 85 Broad in order to graduate from high school with work experience. | $30,000 |
| Junior Achievement Miami | JA in a Day is a unique Junior Achievement program designed to foster collaboration between accomplished business volunteers and elementary schools. | $25,000 |
| Cristo Rey Miami High School | The integrated educational and work model of Cristo Rey Miami empowers students to acquire practical experience, develop essential skills, and forge successful career paths. | $25,000 |
| Creo College Preparatory Charter School | College Access for All grant funds are used to bring all 8th graders to an out-of-state college visit and to stay on campus overnight. | $20,000 |
| Resolution Project Inc | Resolution Fellowship ensures young people have pathways to become community leaders. | $20,000 |
| Chapman Partnership Inc | Housing Opportunities and Professional Enrichment (HOPE) is Chapman Partnership's frontline effort at enabling and equipping unemployed or underemployed individuals experiencing homelessness, primarily Hispanic/Latino and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), with the tools and resources needed to upskill and/or reskill their experience to prepare them for economic mobility and improve their pathway toward independence. | $16,147 |
| Junior Achievement of New York | Inspiring K-12 Learners for Greater Financial Literacy and Empowerment teaches equips students with foundational personal finance skills. | $15,000 |
| Individual | $14,649 | |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | Aspiring Entrepreneurs Program (AEP) is a comprehensive pathway that includes NFTE's programs held during in-school and out-of-school time. It aims to inspire students to pursue their dreams for future careers and small business startups. | $13,000 |
| Bottomless Closet | The Upskill at Home program offers a workshop curriculum that empowers disadvantaged New York City women to become self-sufficient. | $10,000 |
| Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation | NMIC's Train & Earn program has served approximately 450 young people ages 16 to 24 who are out of work and out of school, providing them with employment placement and retention services, as well as case management support for at least a year after training completion. | $10,000 |
| Center for Financial Training Inc | Students-Teaching-Students: A Financial Literacy Program will target Miami Dade College students and their families. The overall goal is to raise financial literacy awareness among LMI students. | $10,000 |
| Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporati | WHEDco's Education and Youth Development Programs help young people develop fundamental competencies and individual talents and interests that underpin their life-long path to success. | $10,000 |
| Violence Intervention Program Inc | VIP's Economic Justice Program (EJP) empowers immigrant, Latinx survivors of domestic and sexual violence to achieve financial independence by providing culturally specific and trauma-informed financial literacy training and small business development.? | $10,000 |
| Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Inc | TheTeen Center & College Directions Program (TC & CDP) is a youth development program that provides low-income Bronx adolescents, ages 11-21, with safe, supportive environments to learn, grow, and socialize during the risky afterschool hours. | $10,000 |
| Urban Workforce Advantage Inc | Project ABLE (Adult Basic Literacy Education) provides adult basic skills and English as a Second Language instruction to adults in Hudson and Union Counties in NJ. | $10,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Inc | NCJW/Essex 2025 Back 2 School Store empowers children in financial need by providing new, free of charge essential school items, so they are well-prepared to focus on learning and succeed in school. | $10,000 |
| Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service | Provides a great free resource for families. The Education Programming uses evidence-based creative curriculum to ensure the whole family is engaged in children's wellbeing and school readiness. The requested funds were destined to purchase program supplies for BCS' after-school educational programming. | $10,000 |
| Family Legal Care | Family Legal Care's Family Law Education and Community Outreach Program works with local service providers to present in-person and virtual legal clinics and webinars.They also share legal information, tools, and other legal resources in the community. | $10,000 |
| Latinas on the Verge of Excellence - Love Inc | The L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program serves as a preventative and motivational program that emboldens young women to believe in themselves and in their self-worth, and in the ability to achieve their ambitious goals. | $10,000 |
| Justice for Families | J4F Financial Literacy Workshop Series is a 10-week financial literacy course serving 15-20 participants. The course will include weekly three-hour sessions facilitated by financial professionals with high levels of cultural competence and shared background/lived experiences that allow them to develop trust and connect with program participants. | $10,000 |
| Ascendus Inc | Ascendus's 2024 Miami Small Business Lending and Financial Education Program will provide 1,000 entrepreneurs with one-on-one and group-based financial education opportunities. | $10,000 |
| Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge | Aftercare Programs at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge aims to successfully transition clients from treatment to everyday life, building confidence in their abilities and empowering healthy and productive relationships within their communities. | $10,000 |
| Fresh Youth Initiatives Inc | The Welcome Program provides additional learning afterschool and summer programs for 140 low income, immigrant, and first-generation children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Participants receive 780 additional hours of extra learning and enrichment time during the year. | $8,000 |
| Search and Care Inc | Money Matters program is an innovative service aimed at providing financial guidance and literacy education to meaningfully improve the financial wellbeing of vulnerable and underserved clients. | $7,500 |
| Fundacion Banco Popular | GRANT WAS RECEIVED FROM PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION AND WAS PASSED THROUGH PF, Inc. | $6,000 |
| Tandem Family | The Stabilize, Strengthen and Thrive Program offers therapy, life skills education, and coaching. | $5,332 |
| Humanity Alliance | The Soup Starter program expands the healthy, good-for-you choices available to weekend meal recipients. Now in addition to our weekend meals, will provide a healthy choice to other food shelf programs. | $5,000 |
| Children of the City | Create Success is a multiservice academic enrichment program that runs year round with a high priority placed on students' educational success. | $4,600 |
| East Harlem Tutorial Program | EHTP's Out-of-School Time Program seeks to improve the educational and career outcomes in East Harlem where 25 percent of residents do not graduate high school. | $4,600 |
| Focus Hispanic Center for Community Development I | Youth Development Program will complement the regular school day's academic learning. The goal is to provide high-quality educational and enrichment program that will enable students to improve academic achievement and promote positive behavior and appropriate social interaction with peers and adults. | $4,600 |
| Housing Partnership Development Corp | Homeownership Education & Counseling creates economic opportunity and promoting stable and thriving neighborhoods. | $4,600 |
| Junior Achievement of New Jersey | Supporting & Preparing mentors students for their futures through career exploration, readiness, and financial literacy. | $4,600 |
| Margaret Community Corporation | MCC Homebuyer Education Program is designed to equip potential homebuyers with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the homebuying process successfully. | $4,600 |
| Nhsnyc | NHSNYC's Affordable Homeownership Program commitment is to bridge the financial and educational gap for low- and moderate-income families and foster inclusive, affordable homeownership opportunities across New York City, thereby creating more equitable and resilient communities. | $4,600 |
| New Age Prep | Spanish Harlem After School Program specifically targets preparation for the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) and the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT), which are crucial for entry into specialized public high schools and prestigious private schools, respectively. | $4,600 |
| New Community Corporation | The Family Resource Success Center (FRSC) aims to contribute to community development by establishing linkages to resources that help residents, families, and the community improve their quality of life. | $4,600 |
| New Jersey Citizen Action | NJCAEF's 2024 Housing Counseling and Homebuyer Education and Outreach Project seeks to increase the housing security and financial capability of at least 2,500 low- and moderate-income (LMI) New Jerseyans across the state, promoting access to safe and affordable housing and affordable homeownership opportunities. | $4,600 |
| St Joseph Social Service Center | Adult Learning Center continues expanding the number and levels of free English language classes, the availability of in-person and online computer basic skills classes, the guided help for GED test preparation, resume writing, job search assistance and professional skills training. | $4,600 |
Officers and trustees
- Richard Carrion
- Manuel Chinea
- Beatriz Polhamus
- Eduardo J Negron
- Ignacio Alvarez Zatarain
- Javier D Ferrer
- Bertha Rozier
- Israel Velasco
- Amy L Festante
Questions people ask
Does Popular Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.
How much does Popular Foundation Inc give?
$446,353 in tax year 2024, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.
Who runs Popular Foundation Inc?
Its 2024 filing lists Richard Carrion (Chairman, Director), Manuel Chinea (Vice Chairman, Director), Beatriz Polhamus (Executive Director, Director) and Eduardo J Negron (Treasurer, Director) among 9 officers and trustees.
What does Popular Foundation Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and youth programs.