Ponce De Leon Foundation
Bronx, NY · EIN 82-1738716. Reported 91 grants totalling $1,988,000 to 67 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ponce De Leon Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $16,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hope Program | Brooklyn, NY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service Inc | New York, NY | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of New York City | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York City Housing Partnership | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Part of the Solution | Bronx, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ace Programs | Long Island City, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Andromeda Community Initiative Inc | Long Island City, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Daniel's Music Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Heights Youth Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Bronx United | Bronx, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York Women's Chamber of Commerce Inc | New York, NY | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fresh Youth Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Brooklyn Cdc Inc (nhs Brooklyn) | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Act Now Foundation Dementia Resource Center | Union City, NJ | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Latino Pastoral Action Center Inc | Bronx, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Youth Sports Club Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Supportive Schools | Westampton, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creative Art Works | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Education Through Music Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leap Inc Dba Brooklyn Workforce Innovations | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Womens Chamber of Commerce Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Princeton Center for Leadership Training Inc | Princeton, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Hope Charities Inc | Jamaica, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Queens Community House | Queens, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regional Aid for Interim Needs Inc | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spanish Speaking Elderly Council Raices Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save Latin America Inc | Hudson, NJ | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Neighborhood Self Help By Older Person Project Inc | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Theatre for a New Audience | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young People Chorus of New York City | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless Inc | Long Island City, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boc Capital Corp | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bronx River Alliance Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Common Threads | Staten Island, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Options New York Inc | Mercer, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities Inc | Corona, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Educational Video Center | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Life Academy Charter Schools Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc Dba Gallopnyc | Forest Hills, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homecrest Community Services Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Kids Ny Inc | Queens Village, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jumpstart | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Brooklyn Cdc Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Settlement | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nonprofit New York | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Self Help By Older Persons Project Inc (shopp) | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Restore | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union City Music Project Inc | Weehawken, NJ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Act Now Foundation Inc | Hudson, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Behind the Book | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Legal Care | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| India Home Inc | Queens, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning Inc | Jamaica, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Inc | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Queens Public Library Foundation | Queens, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sapna Nyc Inc | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union Settlement Association | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Lgbt Network Inc | Astoria, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Lgbt Network Dba Lgbt Network | Queens, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palisades Emergency Residence Corp | Union City, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ald Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cumbe Center for African and Diaspora Dance Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| I Challenge Myself Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palisades Emergency Residence Corp (perc Shelter) | Union City, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Part of the Solution Inc (pots) | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
20 of 67 (30%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 30%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Center for Supportive Schools
SUPPORTING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AT THE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA COMMUNITY SCHOOL - Leap Inc Dba Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CAREER TRAINING - Andromeda Community Initiative Inc
CONSTRUCTION CAREER PATHWAYS - The Hope Program
DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING FOR LOW-INCOME JOBSEEKERS - Regional Aid for Interim Needs Inc
CUCINA DOLORES MOBILE FOOD KITCHEN PROJECT - New York City Housing Partnership
HOMEOWNERSHIP COUNSELING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 61 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | $320,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 22 | $436,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 27 | $622,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 24 | $610,000 | $30,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ponce De Leon Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2244 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10462. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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