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Bravo Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Miami, FL EIN: 82-3513069 Website

BRAVO FAMILY FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in Miami, Florida, that supports opportunities for personal and economic empowerment in Puerto Rico. Its work includes entrepreneurship, youth leadership, community initiatives, and disaster relief.

Key facts about Bravo Family Foundation

In short: Bravo Family Foundation gave $570K across 31 grants in 2024 (avg $18K), mostly in Puerto Rico. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
82-3513069
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$570,000
Grants made (2024)
31
Average grant
$18,387
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$69,799,884
Primary geography
Puerto Rico (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
How to apply
The filing lists a letter as the required material and states that there are no deadlines or award restrictions. Full details ↓
Deadline
None.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$69.8M

+29.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$570K

Grant Count

31

Avg Grant Size

$18K

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s mission is to empower the next generation of leaders in Puerto Rico with tools, mentorship, and resources for socio-economic mobility. Its stated areas of work include community leadership, purpose-driven technology, entrepreneurship, and innovative projects.

Its programs include Rising Entrepreneurs, which supports businesses ready to scale; Empowering Young Entrepreneurs, which serves public high school and university students in Puerto Rico; and Exceptional Community Leaders, which partners with community-based organizations to build organizational capacity and develop social enterprises. The foundation also describes the Bravo Venture Fellowship as supporting founders of Puerto Rican descent through equity investment, operational support, and access to a strategic network.

The foundation’s 2024 filing describes grants supporting young entrepreneurs with technology-based solutions or innovative approaches. It also identifies direct charitable activities focused on entrepreneurship, youth, and community leadership. On its website, the foundation says the three organizations in its Exceptional Community Leaders program developed social enterprises that generate local employment and help sustain community services.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation reported 31 grants totaling $570,000. Grant amounts ranged from $15,000 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000. The listed grant purposes were to support young entrepreneurs with technology-based solutions or innovative approaches.

Review Cycle

, and no restrictions on awards. Separately, the foundation says it cannot fulfill requests for monetary donations from individuals or third-party organizations.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars itemized for 2024 went to recipients in Puerto Rico. The foundation describes its programs as supporting people and communities in Puerto Rico.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.

States

Puerto Rico

Cities

San JuanGuaynaboBayamonAnascoCaguasDoradoPonceVega AltaVega BajaCarolinaCayeyIsabelaPenuelasToa BajaLoizaSalinasSan German

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 38 grants2022 0 grants2023 31 grants2024

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $570K (2024) to $755K (2022). In 2024 it made 31 grants totaling $570K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Joel Ocasio: $80K across 3 grantsJoel Ocasio$80K · 3 grantsElias Barbosa: $80K across 3 grantsElias Barbosa$80K · 3 grantsBryan Garcia: $80K across 3 grantsBryan Garcia$80K · 3 grantsValeria Trinidad: $45K across 3 grantsValeria Trinidad$45K · 3 grantsEdwin Moreno: $45K across 3 grantsEdwin Moreno$45K · 3 grantsFrancisco Laboy: $30K across 2 grantsFrancisco Laboy$30K · 2 grantsUrayoan Camacho: $30K across 2 grantsUrayoan Camacho$30K · 2 grantsJosue Roman: $30K across 2 grantsJosue Roman$30K · 2 grantsChristian Rosado: $30K across 2 grantsChristian Rosado$30K · 2 grantsObeth Soto: $30K across 2 grantsObeth Soto$30K · 2 grants

The largest 2024 recipient was Joel Ocasio ($80K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $480K.

Grant Size Distribution

69 grants across all recorded years

63<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 69 (91%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Joel Ocasio Dorado, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$50,000
Elias Barbosa Anasco, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$50,000
Bryan Garcia Bayamon, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$50,000
Francisco Laboy San Juan, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$15,000
Valeria Trinidad Caguas, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$15,000
Edwin Moreno San Juan, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$15,000
Francisco Laboy San Juan, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$15,000
Urayoan Camacho Bayamon, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$15,000
Josue Roman Penuelas, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$15,000
Christian Rosado San Juan, PRTo support young entrepreneurs who have technology-based solutions or innovative apporaches$15,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $69,799,884 $19,331,616 $6,698,345 $570,000 across 31 grants
2023 $54,127,356 $14,650,933 $4,963,417 0 grants reported
2022 $40,382,814 $5,903,126 $6,251,389 $754,925 across 38 grants
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$69,799,884$54,127,356$40,382,814
Revenue$19,331,616$14,650,933$5,903,126
Expenses$6,698,345$4,963,417$6,251,389
Qualifying Distributions$5,780,605$5,094,319$5,880,744
Net Investment Income$12,176,554$13,374,177$5,408,674

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Orlando Bravo as Chief Executive Officer/DI; Kathryn Garrison Bravo and Jennifer James as directors; Kyle Klopfer as Secretary/Treasurer; Blanca Santos Rodriguez as Executive Director/CFO; and Fernando Silva Caraballo and Jaime R Morales Cordero as managing directors.

Bravo Family Foundation is led by Orlando Bravo, Chief Executive Officer & Director on every filing since 2020; 3 of 7 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Orlando Bravo

    Chief Executive Officer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blanca Santos Rodriguez

    Executive Director & CFO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $44K (2020) → $281K (2024)

  • Fernando Silva Caraballo

    Managing Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $14K (2020) → $104K (2024)

  • Jaime R. Morales Cordero

    Managing Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $18K (2020) → $100K (2024)

  • Jennifer James

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathyrn Garrison Bravo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Klopfer

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Blanca Santos Rodriguez — Executive Director/CFO: $281KBlanca Santos RodriguezExecutive Director/CFO$281KFernando Silva Caraballo — Managing Director: $104KFernando Silva CaraballoManaging Director$104KJaime R Morales Cordero — Managing Director: $100KJaime R Morales CorderoManaging Director$100K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $281K, to Blanca Santos Rodriguez (Executive Director/CFO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Application contact: Blanca Santos
Mailing address: 2110 Nw 23Rd Avenue, Miami, FL 33142
Phone: (415) 363-0378
Email: info@bravofamilyfoundation.org
Website: https://www.bravofamilyfoundation.org

Frequently asked questions about Bravo Family Foundation

How much does Bravo Family Foundation give each year?

Bravo Family Foundation gave $570K across 31 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Bravo Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Bravo Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $15,000, and its average grant was $18,387, across 31 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bravo Family Foundation give grants?

Bravo Family Foundation gives mostly in Puerto Rico: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Juan, PR (9 grants), Bayamon, PR (5 grants), Dorado, PR (3 grants) and Anasco, PR (3 grants).

Does Bravo Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 31 grants with a stated purpose on Bravo Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Bravo Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Bravo Family Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Joel Ocasio ($80,000 across 3 grants), Elias Barbosa ($80,000 across 3 grants) and Bryan Garcia ($80,000 across 3 grants), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Bravo Family Foundation?

Bravo Family Foundation reported $69.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $19.3M.

What does Bravo Family Foundation fund?

The foundation’s mission is to empower the next generation of leaders in Puerto Rico with tools, mentorship, and resources for socio-economic mobility. Its stated areas of work include community leadership, purpose-driven technology, entrepreneurship, and innovative projects. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Bravo Family Foundation?

The filing lists a letter as the required material and states that there are no deadlines or award restrictions. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Bravo Family Foundation's EIN?

Bravo Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3513069. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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