Community Foundation of Puerto Rico

Mission

Since 1984, donors have contributed to the development of Puerto Rican communities through the FCPR. Individuals, families, corporations or foundations have found in the FCPR the ideal philanthropic ally, an entity that has helped them turn into reality the desire to support the causes they are passionate about through the establishment, custody and administration of funds that provide scholarships to college students or donations to non-profit organizations.

The Foundation also facilitates transformation processes in communities, promoting access to renewable energy, drinking water, housing, community economic development and education. We believe that by accessing, owning and managing these resources, we promote equity, social justice and community prosperity.

We strengthen community capital to achieve equity, community prosperity and social justice
In summary, the FCPR performs several roles: grants and seeks donations (grant-maker/grant-seeker); and serves as program administrator, philanthropic leader, community coordinator, fund manager, and custodian of the community endowment fund.

The first and only community foundation in Puerto Rico
The idea of ​​creating a Puerto Rico Community Foundation began to take shape in a forum sponsored by the National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC), a non-profit organization run by Puerto Ricans in the United States.

The idea received great support from the Puerto Rican diaspora and foundations in the United States, which supported the creation of a community-based organization that would mobilize local and international resources to channel them through donations to community and non-profit organizations.

The FCPR is the first community foundation in the Caribbean and Latin America, and today the only one in Puerto Rico. It belongs to a network of over 1,600 that exist around the world. It has awarded more than $77 million in grants, scholarships, training and technical assistance in the areas of education, housing, economic and community development, energy, water, health, arts and others.

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