The Latin American Community Foundation concentrates on economic and civic development in Latin America—especially Guatemala—by funding programs that expand microfinance, entrepreneurship training, water/sanitation projects, and leadership/business development. Their grants favor capacity-building and partnership models that support small and mid-sized local organizations and cross-border initiatives focused on livelihoods and community resilience.
A $50,000 grant to Business Council for Peace Inc. for general support sits at the top of Latin American Community Foundation’s recent giving, and it points to a funder that backs community development work across Latin America through local and cross-border intermediaries. The foundation’s portfolio centers on economic and civic development, with recurring support for microfinance, entrepreneurship training, water and sanitation, and leadership or business-development programs. Its recent grants include multi-year support for organizations such as The Friendship Bridge, Agora Partnerships, and Amigos De Guatemala, suggesting a pattern of continuing relationships rather than isolated awards. Several grants also tie philanthropy to specific initiatives, such as Juntas Contamos and Colmena, microcredit plus services, and water purification projects. The foundation’s work appears oriented toward capacity-building models that help small and mid-sized organizations deliver services, strengthen local entrepreneurs, and connect business activity with community resilience. Recent awards range from general support to targeted program funding, showing flexibility in how the foundation structures its grants while staying within a consistent regional focus.
Microfinance is one of the clearest threads in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $40,000 to The Friendship Bridge for microcredit plus services in 2026, then supported the same organization in 2025 for the same purpose, and also gave $30,000 for handmade products, non-formal finance management education, and agriculture credit training. Entrepreneurship development is another recurring area: Natun Guatemala received $30,000 for entrepreneurship training in 2024, $25,000 for an entrepreneurship program in 2026, and $20,000 for Trust Banks in 2025. On the workforce side, Laboratoria Inc. received $20,000 for Activa Tu Carrera and $20,000 for a technology bootcamp and job placement. Water access also appears in the portfolio, including $40,000 to Amigos De Guatemala for a water purification project and $15,000 for the first phase of the water project.
Typical grant size is centered in the mid five-figure range, with a p25 of $20,000, a median of $27,000, and a p75 of $37,500. The recent record shows repeat funding to several organizations across multiple years, including The Friendship Bridge, Agora Partnerships, Natun Guatemala, Laboratoria Inc, Amigos De Guatemala, and Business Council for Peace Inc. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation gives through outright grants only; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Some awards are general support, while others are tied to named projects or phases of work.
$208K
$5.3M
$539K
$307K
Most grants fall between $20K and $38K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$38K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Relatively concentrated giving: a small number of mid- to large-sized grants ($30k–$80k) distributed across 7 grants, with repeated multi-year or follow-on support to several grantees. Emphasis is on program/project grants and partnership-oriented capacity building rather than very small, one-off donations.
Notable grantees: Business Council for Peace Inc, The Friendship Bridge, Amigos de Guatemala, Agora Partnerships, Natun Guatemala
Although the foundation’s remit is regional, all recent grants in the dataset went to U.S.-based recipient organizations. New York appears most often among recipient locations, including New York, Ithaca, and Brooklyn. Other recipient cities include Lakewood, Winston-Salem, Miami, Laguna Beach, Cloverdale, and Reston is the headquarters city, but no grants were shown to Virginia recipients. The recipient country distribution in the data is entirely U.S.-based, at 100% of recent grants.
Its recent grants support microfinance and microcredit services, entrepreneurship training, water purification projects, business leadership and peacebuilding efforts, and workforce pathways such as technology bootcamps and job placement. The foundation also funds capacity-building partnerships and coalition programs.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including The Friendship Bridge, Agora Partnerships, Natun Guatemala, Laboratoria Inc, Amigos De Guatemala, and Business Council for Peace Inc. The repeated awards span 2024 through 2026.
The distribution is centered in the mid five figures: p25 is $20,000, median is $27,000, and p75 is $37,500. Recent awards include both $10,000 grants and larger $50,000 grants, but most fall around that middle range.
The top state by grant count is New York. Recent recipient cities in that state include New York, Ithaca, and Brooklyn. The grants in the dataset were all to U.S.-based organizations.
No. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGORA PARTNERSHIPS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | JUNTAS CONTAMOS AND COLMENA INITIATIVES |
| BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR PEACE INC | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE | LAKEWOOD, CO | $40,000 | 2026 | MICROCREDIT PLUS SERVICES |
| NATUN GUATEMALA | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM |
| AMIGOS DE GUATEMALA | CLOVERDALE, CA | $23,300 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL AND MARKETING COSTS FOR LA BEDICION |
| LABORATORIA INC | MIAMI, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | ACTIVA TU CARRERA |
| AMIGOS DE GUATEMALA | CLOVERDALE, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | WATER PURIFICATION PROJECT |
| BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR PEACE INC | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $40,000 | 2025 | LEADERS CIRCLE |
| THE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE | LAKEWOOD, CO | $40,000 | 2025 | MICROCREDIT PLUS SERVICES |
| AGORA PARTNERSHIPS | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | JUNTAS CONTAMOS |
| MARIPOSA DR FOUNDATION | ITHACA, NY | $24,000 | 2025 | NAVIGATING HER FUTURE |
| LABORATORIA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | TECHNOLOGY BOOTCAMP AND JOB PLACEMENT |
| NATUN GUATEMALA | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TRUST BANKS |
| BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR PEACE INC | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $40,000 | 2024 | FOR THE EL SALVADOR WOMEN CONNECT ALUMNI PROGRAM |
| NATUN GUATEMALA | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING |
| THE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE | LAKEWOOD, CO | $30,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT HANDMADE BY FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE; NON-FORMAL EDUCATION IN FINANCE MANAGEMENT; AND THE AGRICULTURE CREDIT TRAINING |
| MARIPOSA DR FOUNDATION | ITHACA, NY | $24,000 | 2024 | NAVIGATING HER FUTURE |
| AMIGOS DE GUATEMALA | CLOVERDALE, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE WATER PROJECT |
| AGORA PARTNERSHIPS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LABORATORIA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
AGORA PARTNERSHIPS
$50,000JUNTAS CONTAMOS AND COLMENA INITIATIVES
BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR PEACE INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMIGOS DE GUATEMALA
$23,300OPERATIONAL AND MARKETING COSTS FOR LA BEDICION
LABORATORIA INC
$20,000ACTIVA TU CARRERA
AMIGOS DE GUATEMALA
$40,000WATER PURIFICATION PROJECT
BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR PEACE INC
$40,000LEADERS CIRCLE
AGORA PARTNERSHIPS
$30,000JUNTAS CONTAMOS
LABORATORIA INC
$20,000TECHNOLOGY BOOTCAMP AND JOB PLACEMENT
BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR PEACE INC
$40,000FOR THE EL SALVADOR WOMEN CONNECT ALUMNI PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT HANDMADE BY FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE; NON-FORMAL EDUCATION IN FINANCE MANAGEMENT; AND THE AGRICULTURE CREDIT TRAINING
AMIGOS DE GUATEMALA
$15,000FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE WATER PROJECT
AGORA PARTNERSHIPS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT