The Popular Foundation Inc. concentrates its modest giving on education and community arts initiatives, with a clear emphasis on supporting an inner‑city Catholic work‑study high school in New York and a Puerto Rican arts & technology nonprofit. Grants appear targeted and mission‑driven rather than broadly distributed, using corporate sponsorship mechanisms to channel support to specific programs and partner organizations.
Popular Foundation Inc. shows a concentrated pattern of support for education pathways tied to work experience, especially through the Cristo Rey network. One of its largest recent grants, $77,000 in 2023, went to Cristo Rey New York High School for corporate classroom sponsorship, followed by $55,000 in 2024 and $30,000 in 2025 for the same school’s work-study program. The foundation also backed Cristo Rey Miami High School with $31,854 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025, indicating repeated support for the model rather than isolated gifts. Alongside those school-based awards, the foundation has funded community arts and technology, youth entrepreneurship, seniors’ services, and housing-linked workforce support. Recent grants include $100,000 to PR Centro De Artes Y Tecnologia in New York and repeated support for Thelma Gibson Health Initiative and Chapman Partnership in Miami. The funding pattern suggests a small number of recurring partner organizations, with grants often tied to specific programs or sponsorships rather than broad unrestricted support. Several recipients appear across multiple years, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards.
Education is the clearest thread in the foundation’s portfolio. It supported Cristo Rey New York High School with $30,000 in 2025 for a corporate work-study program that places students at 85 Broad, and it also funded Cristo Rey Miami High School with $25,000 in 2025 for its integrated educational and work model. Financial literacy and entrepreneurship are another recurring area. Junior Achievement Miami received $25,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for youth programs in South Florida, including financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship. Junior Achievement of New York received $15,000 in 2025 for K-12 financial literacy. The foundation also backs college access. Creo College Preparatory Charter School received $20,000 in 2025 for an out-of-state overnight visit for 8th graders, and $20,000 in 2024 for college awareness field trips. In workforce and social services, Chapman Partnership received funding for its HOPE program, which links homeless individuals to workforce development training.
Popular Foundation Inc. gives at a relatively narrow scale, with typical grants centered around the $10,000 mark: the 25th percentile is $9,190, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent grant list shows a mix of repeat awards and multi-year relationships rather than one-off gifts. Cristo Rey New York High School, Junior Achievement Miami, Thelma Gibson Health Initiative, Chapman Partnership, and others appear in more than one year. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not make program-related investments. It also funds individuals, though the recent grants provided here are all institutional awards.
$446K
$4.5M
$905K
$571K
Most grants fall between $9K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants focused on a small number of recipients, including repeat support to Cristo Rey NY and one pass‑through/strategic donation to a Puerto Rican arts organization.
Notable grantees: Cristo Rey New York High School, PR Centro de Artes y Tecnología (PRCAT)
Grantmaking is regional and heavily weighted toward New York and South Florida. New York accounts for 54% of grants, and recent recipient cities include New York, Bronx, and Brooklyn. Miami and North Miami also appear repeatedly, along with North Miami Beach. Outside the United States, there are no recipient-country grants in the data; all listed grants go to U.S. recipients. The pattern is local-to-regional rather than national, with repeated support concentrated in a small set of cities.
The recent grants center on education and youth-serving organizations, including Cristo Rey New York High School, Cristo Rey Miami High School, Junior Achievement Miami, Junior Achievement of New York, and Creo College Preparatory Charter School. The foundation also funds senior services, workforce development for people experiencing homelessness, and community arts and technology through PR Centro De Artes Y Tecnologia.
The typical grant size is small and clustered near $10,000. The 25th percentile is $9,190, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000.
Yes. Several grantees appear in multiple years, including Cristo Rey New York High School in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Junior Achievement Miami in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Thelma Gibson Health Initiative in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Chapman Partnership in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
New York is the top state by grant count, with 54% of grants going to recipients in New York. Recent recipient cities include New York, Bronx, Brooklyn, Miami, North Miami, and North Miami Beach.
The foundation funds corporate work-study and sponsorship models, college access trips, and financial literacy programs. Examples include Cristo Rey New York High School’s corporate classroom sponsorship, Creo College Preparatory Charter School’s 8th-grade college visits, and Junior Achievement programs that teach financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THELMA GIBSON HEALTH INITIATIVE | Miami, FL | $31,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| CRISTO REY NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT MIAMI | North Miami Florida, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | JA in a Day is a unique Junior Achievement program designed to foster collaboration between accomplished business volunteers and elementary schools. |
| CRISTO REY MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL | North Miami, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | The integrated educational and work model of Cristo Rey Miami empowers students to acquire practical experience, develop essential skills, and forge successful career paths. |
| RESOLUTION PROJECT INC | New York City, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | Resolution Fellowship ensures young people have pathways to become community leaders. |
| CREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP INC | Miami, FL | $16,147 | 2025 | 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. |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | Inspiring K-12 Learners for Greater Financial Literacy and Empowerment teaches equips students with foundational personal finance skills. |
| AUTISM HERO PROJECT | Algonquin, IL | $14,649 | 2025 | #HeroesUnite: focuses on equipping first responders with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and effectively respond to individuals with autism during emergency situations. |
| NETWORK FOR TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP | Miami, FL | $13,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| CENTER FOR FINANCIAL TRAINING INC | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| WOMEN'S HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATI | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM INC | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 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.? |
| LATINAS ON THE VERGE OF EXCELLENCE - LOVE INC | Queens, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| ASCENDUS INC | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| NORTHERN MANHATTAN IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| BROOKLYN BUREAU OF COMMUNITY SERVICE | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| MINNESOTA ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER INC | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN INC | Livingston, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| FAMILY LEGAL CARE | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| BOTTOMLESS CLOSET | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | The Upskill at Home program offers a workshop curriculum that empowers disadvantaged New York City women to become self-sufficient. |
| URBAN WORKFORCE ADVANTAGE INC | Elizabeth, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| FRESH YOUTH INITIATIVES INC | New York, NY | $8,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| SEARCH AND CARE INC | New York, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | 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. |
| FUNDACION BANCO POPULAR | San Juan, PR | $6,000 | 2025 | GRANT WAS RECEIVED FROM PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION AND WAS PASSED THROUGH PF, Inc. |
| TANDEM FAMILY | Minneapolis, MN | $5,332 | 2025 | The Stabilize, Strengthen and Thrive Program offers therapy, life skills education, and coaching. |
| HUMANITY ALLIANCE | Victoria, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | 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. |
| NEW JERSEY CITIZEN ACTION | Newark, NJ | $4,600 | 2025 | 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. |
| NHSNYC | New York, NY | $4,600 | 2025 | 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. |
| HOUSING PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CORP | New York City, NY | $4,600 | 2025 | Homeownership Education & Counseling creates economic opportunity and promoting stable and thriving neighborhoods. |
| FOCUS HISPANIC CENTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT I | New York, NY | $4,600 | 2025 | 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. |
| MARGARET COMMUNITY CORPORATION | Far Rockaway, NY | $4,600 | 2025 | MCC Homebuyer Education Program is designed to equip potential homebuyers with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the homebuying process successfully. |
| NEW AGE PREP | New York, NY | $4,600 | 2025 | 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. |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW JERSEY | Edison, NJ | $4,600 | 2025 | Supporting & Preparing mentors students for their futures through career exploration, readiness, and financial literacy. |
| EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM | New York, NY | $4,600 | 2025 | 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. |
| CHILDREN OF THE CITY | Brooklyn, NY | $4,600 | 2025 | Create Success is a multiservice academic enrichment program that runs year round with a high priority placed on students' educational success. |
| ST JOSEPH SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER | Elizabeth, NJ | $4,600 | 2025 | 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. |
| NEW COMMUNITY CORPORATION | Newark, NJ | $4,600 | 2025 | 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. |
| HARLEM GROWN | New York City, NY | $3,875 | 2025 | Harlem Grown Youth Educational Programming utilizes urban farms as living classrooms, to deliver hands-on, culturally responsive lessons. Through seven school partnerships, Harlem Grown educators engage students in cooking demos, plant identification, and sustainable agriculture practices. |
| RAIN INC | Bronx, NY | $3,875 | 2025 | CucinaDolores Mobile Kitchen is designed to address the urgent need for nutritious meals among Bronx residents. |
| NEW YORK CARES | New York, NY | $3,875 | 2025 | New York Cares' goal is to close the academic achievement gap for low-income elementary and middle school students (ages 4-13) and provide tools for academic success into adulthood. |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF QUEENS | Woodside, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | Building Financial Freedom Program will be delivered through a combination of in-person workshops, virtual seminars, and individual financial coaching sessions, allowing participants to learn at their own pace. Bilingual sessions will be offered. |
| CRISTO REY NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $55,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION TO CORPORATE CLASSROOM SPONSORSHIP |
| CRISTO REY MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL | North Miami, FL | $31,854 | 2024 | 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 | Miami, FL | $31,677 | 2024 | 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 | North Miami Florida, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | 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. |
| CREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | Creo's College Awareness Field Trips: This program brings to life our vision of students thriving in college. In partnership with Popular, these field trips promote belonging and confidence for first-generation college-bound students. |
| RESOLUTION PROJECT INC | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | Resolution Project identifies, equips, empowers, and funds enthusiastic undergraduate social entrepreneurs starting social enterprises to solve some of the world's most persistent and challenging social and environmental problems. They support young social entrepreneurs in addressing local problems affecting their communities by providing catalytic seed funding to launch their social ventures, individualized mentorship, and access to pro-bono resources. scale and grow their ventures. |
THELMA GIBSON HEALTH INITIATIVE
$31,000From 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.
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.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT MIAMI
$25,000JA in a Day is a unique Junior Achievement program designed to foster collaboration between accomplished business volunteers and elementary schools.
The integrated educational and work model of Cristo Rey Miami empowers students to acquire practical experience, develop essential skills, and forge successful career paths.
Resolution Fellowship ensures young people have pathways to become community leaders.
CREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
$20,000College 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.
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.
Inspiring K-12 Learners for Greater Financial Literacy and Empowerment teaches equips students with foundational personal finance skills.
AUTISM HERO PROJECT
$14,649#HeroesUnite: focuses on equipping first responders with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and effectively respond to individuals with autism during emergency situations.
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.
CENTER FOR FINANCIAL TRAINING INC
$10,000Students-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.
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.
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.?
LATINAS ON THE VERGE OF EXCELLENCE - LOVE INC
$10,000The 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MINNESOTA ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE
$10,000Aftercare 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.
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.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN INC
$10,000NCJW/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.
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.
The Upskill at Home program offers a workshop curriculum that empowers disadvantaged New York City women to become self-sufficient.
URBAN WORKFORCE ADVANTAGE INC
$10,000Project 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.
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.
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.
FUNDACION BANCO POPULAR
$6,000GRANT WAS RECEIVED FROM PROFESSIONAL GOLF ASSOCIATION AND WAS PASSED THROUGH PF, Inc.
TANDEM FAMILY
$5,332The Stabilize, Strengthen and Thrive Program offers therapy, life skills education, and coaching.
HUMANITY ALLIANCE
$5,000The 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.
NEW JERSEY CITIZEN ACTION
$4,600NJCAEF'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.
NHSNYC
$4,600NHSNYC'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.
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CORP
$4,600Homeownership Education & Counseling creates economic opportunity and promoting stable and thriving neighborhoods.
FOCUS HISPANIC CENTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT I
$4,600Youth 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.
MARGARET COMMUNITY CORPORATION
$4,600MCC Homebuyer Education Program is designed to equip potential homebuyers with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the homebuying process successfully.
NEW AGE PREP
$4,600Spanish 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.
Supporting & Preparing mentors students for their futures through career exploration, readiness, and financial literacy.
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.
CHILDREN OF THE CITY
$4,600Create Success is a multiservice academic enrichment program that runs year round with a high priority placed on students' educational success.
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.
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.
Harlem Grown Youth Educational Programming utilizes urban farms as living classrooms, to deliver hands-on, culturally responsive lessons. Through seven school partnerships, Harlem Grown educators engage students in cooking demos, plant identification, and sustainable agriculture practices.
RAIN INC
$3,875CucinaDolores Mobile Kitchen is designed to address the urgent need for nutritious meals among Bronx residents.
New York Cares' goal is to close the academic achievement gap for low-income elementary and middle school students (ages 4-13) and provide tools for academic success into adulthood.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF QUEENS
$2,500Building Financial Freedom Program will be delivered through a combination of in-person workshops, virtual seminars, and individual financial coaching sessions, allowing participants to learn at their own pace. Bilingual sessions will be offered.
CONTRIBUTION TO CORPORATE CLASSROOM SPONSORSHIP
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
$31,677TGHI'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
$25,000Empowering 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.
CREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
$20,000Creo's College Awareness Field Trips: This program brings to life our vision of students thriving in college. In partnership with Popular, these field trips promote belonging and confidence for first-generation college-bound students.
Resolution Project identifies, equips, empowers, and funds enthusiastic undergraduate social entrepreneurs starting social enterprises to solve some of the world's most persistent and challenging social and environmental problems. They support young social entrepreneurs in addressing local problems affecting their communities by providing catalytic seed funding to launch their social ventures, individualized mentorship, and access to pro-bono resources. scale and grow their ventures.