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PONCE DE LEON FOUNDATION

BRONX, NY · EIN 821738716 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$191
expenses
$29K
net assets
$17.8M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

Ponce de Leon Foundation is a private foundation based in New York that supports nonprofit organizations through grantmaking. The foundation funds a range of social services and cultural programs, with recent grants awarded to organizations providing case management, arts education, workforce development, and support for older adults and people with disabilities. Its funding activity is concentrated in the New York and New Jersey areas.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

General Grantmaking Program
Provides financial support to nonprofit organizations working in education, workforce development, arts, mental health, and social services, primarily in the New York and New Jersey regions.
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 4 activities
    • Funding construction career pathway programs
      Funds construction career pathway programs through grants to Andromeda Community Initiative Inc.
    • Funding culinary education programs for economic mobility of low-income refugees
      Funds culinary education programs to build economic mobility for low-income refugees through grants to Emma's Torch Ltd.
    • Funding expansion of action planning for success programs
      Funds expansion of action planning for success programs through grants to Dream Dare to Revitalize Education thru Arts & Mediation.
    • Funding wraparound employment support services for economic advancement
      Funds wraparound employment support services for economic advancement through grants to Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow Inc.
  • Performing Arts Production Support 3 activities
    • Funding after-school and senior center programming
      Funds after-school and senior center programming through grants to Braata Productions Inc.
    • Funding global arts education programming
      Funds global arts education programming through grants to Jersey City Theater Center Inc.
    • Funding professional musicians' wages for concert series
      Funds professional musicians' wages for the 2025–2026 concert series through grants to Bronx Arts Ensemble Inc.
  • Community Foundation & United Way Support 2 activities
    • Funding case management services
      Funds case management services through grants to Palisades Emergency Residence Corp.
    • Funding older adult services
      Funds older adult services through grants to Bridge Street Development Corporation.
  • Teacher & Classroom Innovation Grants 1 activity
    • Funding student leadership and AI literacy initiatives
      Funds student leadership and AI literacy initiatives through grants to Center for Supportive Schools.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding the 7th Annual Danny Awards
      Funds the 7th Annual Danny Awards through grants to Daniel's Music Foundation.
  • Mental Health Research and Services Funding 1 activity
    • Funding trauma-informed psychoeducational groups
      Funds trauma-informed psychoeducational groups through grants to Aid for AIDS International Inc.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$191
Contributions & grants
Program service revenue
Investment income$191100%
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$29K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$7K
Grants paid out$635K
balance sheet
Total assets$20.75M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$17.75M
4 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -75.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
EVELYN R LAUREANO DIRECTOR 1 $6K
RAYMOND RIVERA DIRECTOR 1 $1K
board members · 7
  • JAMES DEMETRIOU — DIRECTOR
  • JAMES PEREZ — DIRECTOR
  • JULIO GURMAN — DIRECTOR
  • MADELINE MARQUEZ — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
  • MARIA A ALVAREZ — DIRECTOR
  • NICK LUGO JR — DIRECTOR
  • STEVEN TSAVARIS — CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • AID FOR AIDS INTERNATIONAL INC Partner — Receives grant funding for trauma-informed psychoeducational groups
  • ANDROMEDA COMMUNITY INITIATIVE INC Partner — Receives grant funding for construction career pathways
  • BRAATA PRODUCTIONS INC Partner — Receives grant funding for after-school and senior center programming
  • BRIDGE STREET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Partner — Receives grant funding for older adult services
  • BRONX ARTS ENSEMBLE INC Partner — Receives grant funding for professional musicians' wages
  • CENTER FOR SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS Partner — Receives grant funding for student leadership and AI literacy initiatives
  • DANIEL'S MUSIC FOUNDATION Partner — Receives grant funding for the 7th Annual Danny Awards
  • DREAM DARE TO REVITALIZE EDUCATION THRU ARTS & MEDIATION Partner — Receives grant funding for action planning for success programs
  • EMMA'S TORCH LTD Partner — Receives grant funding for culinary education for low-income refugees
  • JERSEY CITY THEATER CENTER INC Partner — Receives grant funding for global arts education programming
  • OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER TOMORROW INC Partner — Receives grant funding for wraparound employment support services
  • PALISADES EMERGENCY RESIDENCE CORP Partner — Receives grant funding for case management services