The devastation caused by Hurricane María in 2017 intensified the inequity and violence that profoundly affect the lives of women in Puerto Rico.

The feminist Puerto Rican leaders who created the Foundation understood the crucial need to drive feminist philanthropic investment in support of the collaborative and transformational efforts of non-governmental women’s organizations, many of which operate with limited resources.

The Puerto Rico Women’s Foundation was born from the awareness and determination of an alliance of feminist Puerto Rican women of the diaspora with others living in the Puerto Rico archipelago.

Women have proven time and again, to be instrumental in providing rapid, pertinent response in the defense and protection of the rights and well-being of families and communities. We support them in their mission.

We are the only philanthropic organization in Puerto Rico focusing exclusively in gender equity and feminist mobilization.

MISSION

The Fundación de Mujeres en Puerto Rico (FMnPR), founded by women in the Diaspora and in Puerto Rico, promotes social justice and supports the economic security, safety, health, reproductive autonomy and general empowerment of women, girls and gender-fluid individuals in Puerto Rico.

VISION

We visualize an equitable Puerto Rico committed to social justice, where women, girls and gender fluid people are protagonists and can fully develop in freedom throughout their lives.

OUR EFFORTS

As feminist donors, our goal is to nurture a set of strong feminist organizations that lead a transformation of the power structures to advance gender rights. We invest in organizations that serve women and girls in all the diversity as well as the non-binary community. Many of these organizations lack flexible funds and face barriers in their access to funding. However, they have a crucial role in advancing the agenda related to climate change, food security, public policymaking, gender equity, and racial justice in Puerto Rico.

Our grants prioritize community organizations with insufficient funds whose social impact is not yet well-known despite their outstanding work in the community. We work with the communities most affected by inequality, discrimination, and violence.

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The Fundación de Mujeres en Puerto Rico is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (EIN # 66- 0931262). No goods or services will be provided in exchange for this contribution and is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Tejedoras de Equidad

Connecting Gender Equity Champions for Puerto Rico

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