Private foundation · New York, NY

Popular Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$8K $10K $13K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
40
Repeat grantees
22
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactBeatriz Polhamus · 7877659800
MaterialsFORMAL GRANT REQUEST
RestrictionsREQUEST FOR INDIVIDUAL GRANTS NOT ELEGIBLE

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Richard Carrion
CHAIRMAN, DIRECTOR
Manuel Chinea
VICE CHAIRMAN, DIRECTOR
Beatriz Polhamus
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR
Eduardo J Negron
TREASURER, DIRECTOR
Ignacio Alvarez Zatarain
DIRECTOR
Javier D Ferrer
DIRECTOR
Bertha Rozier
DIRECTOR
Israel Velasco
DIRECTOR
Amy L Festante
SECRETARY
Carlos Vazquez
VICE CHAIRMAN, DIRECTOR
Cathy Vuong
DIRECTOR
Richard L Carrion
Chairman, Director
Christopher Lalan
Secretary
Caty Vuong
Director

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
9.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
157
Total grants awarded
$2.9M
Total amount
$19K
Average grant
$413K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$446K
44 grants
2023
$445K
32 grants
2022
$449K
28 grants
2021
$336K
24 grants
2020
$1.2M
29 grants

Top recipients

Ltc Hispanic Federation
1 grant · NY
$413K
Hispanic Federation-abrazando a Pr
1 grant · NY
$325K
3 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$162K
Hispanic Business Initiative F
1 grant · NY
$150K
Pr Centro de Artes Y Tecnologia
2 grants · NY
$112K
4 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$110K
1 grant · NJ · ✓ Exact match
$100K
Verizon
1 grant · NY
$100K
Junior Achievement Miami
4 grants · FL
$95K
5 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$80K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

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CONTRIBUTION TO CORPORATE CLASSROOM SPONSORSHIP
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.