Flamboyan Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Flamboyan Foundation makes contributions only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
- If your work fits its themes of family engagement, K–3 reading in Puerto Rico, or arts and culture, the sensible first step is to look for a way to be preselected rather than to apply directly.
- Its typical grants fall between $2,500 and $100,000, with a median of $16,500, so a modest request sits comfortably within what it usually gives, although its largest grant was $515,000.
- Repeat giving is significant: in its latest filing, 45% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so existing relationships appear to matter.
- Its filings show grants mainly in Puerto Rico, New York and District of Columbia, but no geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not rule you out.
Overview
Flamboyan Foundation is a US private foundation based in Washington, DC.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Flamboyan Foundation centres its work on REAL family engagement, K–3 reading in Puerto Rico, and preserving and sustaining arts and culture in Puerto Rico. It works with schools, educators, leaders, families and community partners to strengthen family–educator relationships and support students’ learning. Its school partnerships and leadership development build the capacity of public and public charter schools in Washington, DC, while its family-engagement work also extends nationally. In Puerto Rico, it works across educators, school communities, government, business and community partners to improve literacy by the end of third grade. Through the Flamboyan Arts Fund, it awards grants to arts organisations and supports artists and cultural projects; the Letras Boricuas Fellowship offers individual writers an unrestricted grant for creative work. Its approach combines collaboration and capacity-building with support for a stronger cultural ecosystem.
Themes
- Family engagement
- K–3 reading
- Arts and culture
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Puerto Rico, New York and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 45% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 223 grants to organisations were $16,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 15%
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 45% of grant dollars went to organisations Flamboyan Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 86 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $21,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Academy of American Poets · General support$515,0002024 tax year
- Rare · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Centro para la Reconstrucción del Hábitat · General support$189,0002024 tax year
- Centro Cultural Diógenes Colón Gómez · General support$173,0002024 tax year
- Lead Collaborative · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Education Forward DC · General support$150,0002024 tax year
- Centro Cultural Carmen Solá de Pereira de Ponce · General support$148,0002024 tax year
- Tides Foundation · General support$127,9602024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rea Carey — Secretary
- Vadim Nikitine — Treasurer
- Kristin Ehrgood — CEO & Board Chair
- Carlos Rodriguez — Executive Director - PR
- Marci Young — President & COO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $9,080,936 | $2,952,548 | $17,437,503 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,451,307 | $2,138,497 | $22,137,752 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $12,187,826 | $3,714,962 | $16,773,475 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
🎯 You've done the research. Now write an application they can't refuse.
Hinchilla combines funder's specific priorities with your organisation's past successful grants and AI analysis of what reviewers want to see.
Data privacy and security by default
Your organisation's past successful grants and experience
AI analysis of what reviewers want to see
A compelling draft application in 10 minutes instead of 10 hours
Spotted something that needs correcting? Let us know
At a glance
Applying to Flamboyan Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (202) 315-2405
- info@flamboyanfoundation.org
- Washington, DC
- flamboyanfoundation.org
Applying to Flamboyan Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (202) 315-2405
- info@flamboyanfoundation.org
- Washington, DC
- flamboyanfoundation.org