CERI (Community Energy Resilience Initiative)
Who can apply: Available to critical facilities, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico that need solar energy with storage to maintain continuity of essential services.
To develop the capacities of communities in Puerto Rico to accomplish their social transformation and economic self-sufficiency, stimulating investment in the communities and maximizing the yield of each contribution.
Puerto Rico Community Foundation Inc uses grantmaking to build community capacity in Puerto Rico, with a portfolio that reaches education, housing, community economic development, water, energy, health, arts, racial and gender equity, and sustainable development. A large share of its recent giving supports local organizations through programs that mix grants, fiscal sponsorship, and project capital. Recent awards show a strong emphasis on community infrastructure and economic self-sufficiency. One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico received $161,000 in 2025 for resiliencia, and Asociacion de Acueductos Comunitarios de Puer received $158,506 in 2024 to strengthen or restore community aqueducts. The foundation also backed incubacion for Mujeres de Islas Inc with $111,000 in 2025, and supported several Puerto Rico-based nonprofit intermediaries and community groups through subawards and sponsored structures. Its grantmaking also reaches education and community wellbeing. Grants include $73,500 to Nuestra Escuela Inc for educacion, $73,243 to Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital for neonatal intensive care, and $70,000 to Fundacion de Mujeres en Puerto Rico Inc for SIEMPREVIVAS. Across these awards, the foundation appears to fund both direct service and the organizational capacity needed to sustain it.
In community economic development, the foundation backed multiple incubation efforts. It gave $111,000 to Mujeres de Islas Inc for incubacion in Culebra, and also supported Centro de Microempresas y Tecnologias Agricolas Sustentables Yauco Inc and Oficina para la Promocion y el Desarrollo Humano Inc through incubation-related awards. Housing and infrastructure are another clear thread. One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico received $140,000 in 2023 for rehabilitacion de ocho viviendas in Playa, Salinas, while Plenitud Iniciativas Eco-Educativas Inc received $100,000 in 2024 for acquisition of land. The foundation also funds energy and water resilience. Asociacion de Acueductos Comunitarios de Puerto Rico received $158,506 in 2024 to strengthen or restore community aqueducts, and Comunidad Solar Toro Negro Inc received $50,000 in 2024 for estudios supervisados tied to solar work. Health and wellbeing appear through grants such as $39,000 to Fundacion A-Mar para Ninos Quemados Inc for servicios psicologicos.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,418 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from small grants and subawards to larger project grants above $100,000, including several six-figure awards in Puerto Rico. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: Colectivo Ile Corporacion appears in 2023 and 2024, Mujeres de Islas Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Oficina para la Promocion y el Desarrollo Humano Inc appears in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation also uses fiscal sponsorship and subaward structures, and it operates active programs that are both open and restricted depending on the fund.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Puerto Rico-based: 99% of grants go to recipients in PR. The recent list clusters in San Juan, Caguas, Culebra, Arecibo, Yauco, Mayaguez, Las Marias, Moca, and Ciales. Outside Puerto Rico, the recent grants table includes Atlanta, Georgia, through Georgia Tech Foundation. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided.
Its stated focus areas include education, housing, community economic development, water, energy, health, arts, racial and gender equity, and sustainable development. Recent awards also show support for community resilience, solar energy, aqueducts, entrepreneurship, mental health, and youth-serving organizations.
The typical award size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,418 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include larger project awards above $100,000.
Its giving is highly concentrated in Puerto Rico: 99% of grants go to recipients in PR, and the geographic scope of giving is local. The recent grants table also includes one U.S. mainland recipient, Georgia Tech Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia.
Yes. Colectivo Ile Corporacion appears in 2023 and 2024, Mujeres de Islas Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Oficina para la Promocion y el Desarrollo Humano Inc appears in 2023 and 2024. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with some grantees.
The data marks CERI, Fondo de Becas Gualasia, Redundancia energética para acueductos, Fondo Memorial Sandy Hill, Fondo Moreno Fernández, and Fondo de Becas Juan Marqués Mera as accepting unsolicited applications. Fondo de Inversión Comunitaria and Donativos are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Puerto Rico Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Available to critical facilities, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico that need solar energy with storage to maintain continuity of essential services.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech Foundation | ATLANTA, GA | $301,000 | 2025 | Educacion |
| One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | $161,000 | 2025 | Resiliencia |
| Mujeres de Islas Inc | Culebra, PR | $111,000 | 2025 | Incubacion |
| Oficina para la Promocion y | Arecibo, PR | $86,000 | 2025 | Incubacion |
| Centro de Microempresas y Tecnologias | Yauco, PR | $86,000 | 2025 | incubacion |
| Nuestra Escuela Inc | San Juan, PR | $73,500 | 2025 | Educacion |
| Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital | San Juan, PR | $73,243 | 2025 | Area de Intensivo Neonatal |
| UPR Recinto de Mayaguez | Mayaguez, PR | $60,000 | 2025 | Educacion |
| Fundacion A-Mar para Ninos Quemados Inc | San Juan, PR | $39,000 | 2025 | Servicios Psicologicos |
| Creative Justice Initiative | Bronx, NY | $38,000 | 2025 | Equidad racial |
| Colectivo Ile Corporacion | Caguas, PR | $37,600 | 2025 | Equidad racial |
| Waves Ahead Corp | San Juan, PR | $35,000 | 2025 | Programa de Salud mental |
| True Self Foundation Inc | San Juan, PR | $35,000 | 2025 | desarrollar habilidades de liderazgo |
| Compania de Baile Ballet Senorial | Ponce, PR | $35,000 | 2025 | talleres buscan fortalecer la autoestima y la confianza de los jovenes |
| Coalicion de Coaliciones Pro personas | San Juan, PR | $34,000 | 2025 | ubicacion en viviendas para la juventud LGBTQIA+ |
| Casa Protegida Julia de Burgos | San Juan, PR | $32,000 | 2025 | Servicios Psicologicos |
| Centro de Ayuda y Terapia | Moca, PR | $30,000 | 2025 | restauracion |
| Colegio de Aprendizaje y | Moca, PR | $30,000 | 2025 | Educacion |
| Corporacion para el Financiamiento | San Juan, PR | $27,500 | 2025 | Academia Practica Empresarial para Jovenes Emprendedores |
| Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados | Caguas, PR | $25,000 | 2025 | Incubacion Empresarial |
| Coordinadora Paz para la Mujer | San Juan, PR | $25,000 | 2025 | capacitar hasta 12 adolescentes LGBTQIA+ (y aliados) en temas de genero, salud y liderazgo |
| Centro de Desarrollo Educativo y Deportivo | Moca, PR | $25,000 | 2025 | restauracion |
| Incubadora Creativa Inc | Mayaguez, PR | $25,000 | 2025 | Fondo de Capital Semilla |
| Plataforma EJE Inc | Guaynabo, PR | $22,791 | 2025 | Equidad Racial |
| Centro de Adultos y Ninos | Isabela, PR | $21,000 | 2025 | Terapias |
| Hogar de Ninas de Cupey Inc | San Juan, PR | $20,000 | 2025 | Servicios Psicologicos |
| Casa de Ninos Manuel Fernandez Juncos | San Juan, PR | $20,000 | 2025 | Servicios Psicologicos |
| Solo por Hoy Inc | San Juan, PR | $17,000 | 2025 | Vivienda |
| Asociacion Pro-Bienestar Barrio Marias de Aguada | Aguada, PR | $17,000 | 2025 | Talleres |
| Casa Del Peregrino Aguadilla Inc | Aguadilla, PR | $17,000 | 2025 | restauracion vivienda |
| Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico | Carolina, PR | $16,500 | 2025 | Educacion |
| Movimiento para el Alcance de Vida In | San Juan, PR | $16,000 | 2025 | Salones de Confraternizacion y servicios |
| Ninos de Nueva Esperanza Inc | Sabana Seca, PR | $15,600 | 2025 | Servicios a ninos |
| Fundacion Santa Maria de los Angeles | San Juan, PR | $15,000 | 2025 | prevencion violencia |
| Hogar Infantil Jesus Nazareno Inc | Isabela, PR | $15,000 | 2025 | Construccion |
| Red por los Derechos de la | San Juan, PR | $15,000 | 2025 | Apoyo a Jovenes |
| Initiative for Independent | Aguadilla, PR | $15,000 | 2025 | Educacion |
| Hogar Nueva Mujer Santa Maria de la M | Cayey, PR | $15,000 | 2025 | techo seguro a victimas sobrevivientes de violencia de genero junto a sus hijos |
| Fundacion Mi Gran Sueno Inc | Aguada, PR | $15,000 | 2025 | Desarrollar talleres |
| Fundacion Santa Maria de los Angeles | San Juan, PR | $14,500 | 2025 | prevencion violencia |
| Hogar del Buen Pastor Inc | San Juan, PR | $14,000 | 2025 | Servicios medicina alternativa |
| Reborn Family Center Inc | Juana Diaz, PR | $14,000 | 2025 | Autismo |
| Programa de Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario | Aguada, PR | $12,000 | 2025 | Tutorias |
| Proyecto la Nueva Esperanza Inc | Aguadilla, PR | $10,000 | 2025 | Mejoras a estructura |
| Hogar del Buen Pastor Inc | San Juan, PR | $10,000 | 2025 | Servicios medicina alternativa |
| Hogar de Ninos Regazo de Paz Inc | Aguadilla, PR | $10,000 | 2025 | Servicios a ninos |
| Surf4DEM Inc | San Juan, PR | $10,000 | 2025 | Autismo |
| Ninos de Nueva Esperanza Inc | Sabana Seca, PR | $10,000 | 2025 | Servicios a ninos |
| Centro Margaritas Inc | Cidra, PR | $9,802 | 2025 | equipo y mantenimiento |
| Hogar del Buen Pastor Inc | San Juan, PR | $8,204 | 2025 | Servicios medicina alternativa |
One Stop Career Center of Puerto Rico
$161,000Resiliencia
Oficina para la Promocion y
$86,000Incubacion
Centro de Microempresas y Tecnologias
$86,000incubacion
Nuestra Escuela Inc
$73,500Educacion
Ashford Presbyterian Community Hospital
$73,243Area de Intensivo Neonatal
UPR Recinto de Mayaguez
$60,000Educacion
Fundacion A-Mar para Ninos Quemados Inc
$39,000Servicios Psicologicos
Compania de Baile Ballet Senorial
$35,000talleres buscan fortalecer la autoestima y la confianza de los jovenes
ubicacion en viviendas para la juventud LGBTQIA+
Casa Protegida Julia de Burgos
$32,000Servicios Psicologicos
Colegio de Aprendizaje y
$30,000Educacion
Corporacion para el Financiamiento
$27,500Academia Practica Empresarial para Jovenes Emprendedores
Alianza Municipal de Servicios Integrados
$25,000Incubacion Empresarial
capacitar hasta 12 adolescentes LGBTQIA+ (y aliados) en temas de genero, salud y liderazgo
Centro de Desarrollo Educativo y Deportivo
$25,000restauracion
Incubadora Creativa Inc
$25,000Fondo de Capital Semilla
Plataforma EJE Inc
$22,791Equidad Racial
Centro de Adultos y Ninos
$21,000Terapias
Hogar de Ninas de Cupey Inc
$20,000Servicios Psicologicos
Casa de Ninos Manuel Fernandez Juncos
$20,000Servicios Psicologicos
Solo por Hoy Inc
$17,000Vivienda
Asociacion Pro-Bienestar Barrio Marias de Aguada
$17,000Talleres
Casa Del Peregrino Aguadilla Inc
$17,000restauracion vivienda
Movimiento para el Alcance de Vida In
$16,000Salones de Confraternizacion y servicios
Ninos de Nueva Esperanza Inc
$15,600Servicios a ninos
Fundacion Santa Maria de los Angeles
$15,000prevencion violencia
Hogar Infantil Jesus Nazareno Inc
$15,000Construccion
Red por los Derechos de la
$15,000Apoyo a Jovenes
Initiative for Independent
$15,000Educacion
Hogar Nueva Mujer Santa Maria de la M
$15,000techo seguro a victimas sobrevivientes de violencia de genero junto a sus hijos
Fundacion Mi Gran Sueno Inc
$15,000Desarrollar talleres
Fundacion Santa Maria de los Angeles
$14,500prevencion violencia
Hogar del Buen Pastor Inc
$14,000Servicios medicina alternativa
Reborn Family Center Inc
$14,000Autismo
Programa de Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario
$12,000Tutorias
Proyecto la Nueva Esperanza Inc
$10,000Mejoras a estructura
Hogar del Buen Pastor Inc
$10,000Servicios medicina alternativa
Hogar de Ninos Regazo de Paz Inc
$10,000Servicios a ninos
Surf4DEM Inc
$10,000Autismo
Ninos de Nueva Esperanza Inc
$10,000Servicios a ninos
Centro Margaritas Inc
$9,802equipo y mantenimiento
Hogar del Buen Pastor Inc
$8,204Servicios medicina alternativa