Private foundation · EIN 47-4997597

Popular Foundation Inc

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New York, NY

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202533099349100748
Total assets (EOY)$4,486,015
Grants paid$446,353
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed44
Giving in home state (NY)55%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K15
$5K–$25K25
$25K–$100K4
$100K+0

Smallest $2,500 · Largest $31,000

Geographic focus

NY
55%
FL
27%
NJ
9%
MN
5%
IL
3%
PR
1%

Common purposes

schoolfinancialstudentseducationliteracyskillswillcommunityhigheducationalprovideshousingimprovedevelopmentsuccess

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$445,363$3,918,71832
2024$446,353$4,486,01544

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

ContactBeatriz Polhamus
Address85 Broad Street 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10004
Phone7877659800
Form & materialsFORMAL GRANT REQUEST
DeadlinesNONE
RestrictionsREQUEST FOR INDIVIDUAL GRANTS NOT ELEGIBLE

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Thelma Gibson Health InitiativeMiami, FLFrom Home Isolation to Community Integration Seniors Program provides counseling, social service support, and substance $31,000
Cristo Rey New York High SchoolNEW YORK, NYThe Corporate Work Study Program sponsors a core of four students who go to school on a four-day study schedule and then$30,000
Junior Achievement MiamiNorth Miami Florida, FLJA in a Day is a unique Junior Achievement program designed to foster collaboration between accomplished business volunt$25,000
Cristo Rey Miami High SchoolNorth Miami, FLThe integrated educational and work model of Cristo Rey Miami empowers students to acquire practical experience, develop$25,000
Creo College Preparatory Charter SchoolBronx, NYCollege Access for All grant funds are used to bring all 8th graders to an out-of-state college visit and to stay on cam$20,000
Resolution Project IncNew York City, NYResolution Fellowship ensures young people have pathways to become community leaders.$20,000
Chapman Partnership IncMiami, FLHousing Opportunities and Professional Enrichment (HOPE) is Chapman Partnership's frontline effort at enabling and equip$16,147
Junior Achievement Of New YorkNew York, NYInspiring K-12 Learners for Greater Financial Literacy and Empowerment teaches equips students with foundational persona$15,000
Autism Hero ProjectAlgonquin, IL#HeroesUnite: focuses on equipping first responders with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and effectively$14,649
Network For Teaching EntrepreneurshipMiami, FLAspiring Entrepreneurs Program (AEP) is a comprehensive pathway that includes NFTE's programs held during in-school and $13,000
Bottomless ClosetNew York, NYThe Upskill at Home program offers a workshop curriculum that empowers disadvantaged New York City women to become self-$10,000
Northern Manhattan Improvement CorporationNew York, NYNMIC's Train & Earn program has served approximately 450 young people ages 16 to 24 who are out of work and out of schoo$10,000
Center For Financial Training IncMiami, FLStudents-Teaching-Students: A Financial Literacy Program will target Miami Dade College students and their families. The$10,000
Women'S Housing And Economic Development CorporatiBronx, NYWHEDco's Education and Youth Development Programs help young people develop fundamental competencies and individual tale$10,000
Violence Intervention Program IncNew York, NYVIP's Economic Justice Program (EJP) empowers immigrant, Latinx survivors of domestic and sexual violence to achieve fin$10,000
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center IncBronx, NYTheTeen Center & College Directions Program (TC & CDP) is a youth development program that provides low-income Bronx ado$10,000
Urban Workforce Advantage IncElizabeth, NJProject ABLE (Adult Basic Literacy Education) provides adult basic skills and English as a Second Language instruction t$10,000
National Council Of Jewish Women IncLivingston, NJNCJW/Essex 2025 Back 2 School Store empowers children in financial need by providing new, free of charge essential schoo$10,000
Brooklyn Bureau Of Community ServiceBrooklyn, NYProvides a great free resource for families. The Education Programming uses evidence-based creative curriculum to ensure$10,000
Family Legal CareNew York, NYFamily Legal Care's Family Law Education and Community Outreach Program works with local service providers to present in$10,000
Latinas On The Verge Of Excellence - Love IncQueens, NYThe L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program serves as a preventative and motivational program that emboldens young women to believe i$10,000
Justice For FamiliesBronx, NYJ4F Financial Literacy Workshop Series is a 10-week financial literacy course serving 15-20 participants. The course wil$10,000
Ascendus IncNew York, NYAscendus's 2024 Miami Small Business Lending and Financial Education Program will provide 1,000 entrepreneurs with one-o$10,000
Minnesota Adult & Teen ChallengeMinneapolis, MNAftercare Programs at Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge aims to successfully transition clients from treatment to everyda$10,000
Fresh Youth Initiatives IncNew York, NYThe Welcome Program provides additional learning afterschool and summer programs for 140 low income, immigrant, and firs$8,000
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