Open Foundations · Puerto Rico

Ponce Health Sciences Education Foundation Inc

Mercedita, Puerto Rico · EIN 660814252. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $414K across 65 grants in 2024, a median of $4K each.

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$414K
paid in 2024
65
grants paid
$4K
median grant
79%
to first-time recipients
$20.8M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Francisco J Cerra
Address
PO Box 596, Mercedita, PR, 007150596
Phone
7878123495
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Applications should be submitted by letter. They should include the purpose, amount requested, and the use for which the funds are requested.
Submission deadline
None.
Restrictions on awards
Contributions and scholarships must be related to education in health sciences, science research and education, or the provision of health services to disadvantaged sectors.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533219349107818. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

scholarshipdonationsscholarships

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 65 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Stephanie SancezPR$24,076SCHOLARSHIPS
2Brian Soto MirandaPR$23,500Scholarship
3Adriana GutierrezPR$22,500Scholarship
4Dianiris AstacioPR$22,500Scholarship
5Maralexa MartinezPR$22,500SCHOLARSHIP
6Mariana FonsecaPR$22,500SCHOLARSHIP
7Yanira MendezPR$22,500SCHOLARSHIPS
8CrepsPR$18,000Donations
9PhsufPR$15,690DONATIONS
10Phsu SjPR$15,000DONATIONS
11Student Run FreePR$15,000DONATIONS
12Laura RodriguezPR$11,750Scholarship
13Alexandra BermudezPR$11,250Scholarship
14Hector RiveraPR$11,250Scholarship
15Enlace VolunteeringPR$10,200Donations

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20168$183K
202029$533K
202125$361K
202241$369K
202353$375K
202465$414K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Puerto Rico100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Aracelis VidalVICE-PRESIDENT · 2024
Francisco J CerraPRESIDENT · 2024
Laura RexachEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024
Ramon PonteTREASURER · 2024
Viviam PuigSECRETARY · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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