Puerto Rican Cultural Center
CHICAGO, IL
Built from IRS filings (latest Form 990: tax year 2022). Puerto Rican Cultural Center has not reviewed or approved this page. Kindora is not affiliated with it.
Mission
A NON-PROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED UMBRELLA INSTITUTION, WHICH SEEKS TO SERVE THE SOCIAL/CULTURAL NEEDS OF CHICAGO'S PUERTO RICAN/LATINO COMMUNITY. IT IS BUILT ON THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES: A PHILOSOPHY OF SELF-DETERMINATION, A METHODOLOGY OF SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND CRITICAL THOUGHT, AND AN ETHICS OF SELF-RELIANCE BEST EXPRESSED IN THE MOTTO, "TO LIVE AND HELP TO LIVE." THE PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL CENTER (PRCC) IS NAMED AFTER JUAN ANTONIO CORRETJER, THE CELEBRATED PUERTO RICAN NATIONAL POET AND POLITICAL LEADER. IT SERVES AS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE COMMUNITY AND TO RECOVER THEIR HISTORY, TO SHARE IN THE MUSIC, POETRY AND DRAMA OF PUERTO RICANS BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE DIASPORA. ALL OF THE PRCC'S PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT THEIR REALITY, AS WELL AS TO FORMULATE A VISION OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY DEFINED BY BEING HOLISTIC IN CONTENT AND ORGANIC IN NATURE AND TO PROMOTE AN ETHICS OF SELF-RELIANCE BASED ON SOCIAL RESP
Financials (IRS Form 990)
Source: IRS Form 990, tax year 2022.
Who funds Puerto Rican Cultural Center
$5.5M in foundation grants on record from 29 funders — matched from IRS 990 grant line items. Some matches may be approximate.
| Funder | Total given | Grants |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership | $2.1M | 4 |
| Chicago Community Trust | $970K | 4 |
| Council on Library and Information Resources | $344K | 1 |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) | $285K | 2 |
| All Chicago Making Homelessness History | $230K | 2 |
| Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Usa | $225K | 3 |
| Local Initiatives Support | $176K | 3 |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | $150K | 1 |
| Kresge Foundation | $150K | 1 |
| Coleman Foundation | $150K | 2 |
Leadership
MARGARET POWER — PRESIDENT (Principal officer)
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