Where Can You Donate to Help Puerto Rico?
These Disaster Relief and Nonprofit Organizations in Puerto Rico Need Your Help
Make a Contribution to Support Puerto Ricans Today!
***Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1 and will run until Nov. 30. ***
Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico as a category 1 and left the island in the dark (once again!) and without water.
The U.S. Citizens in Puerto Rico were still suffering after the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, a series of brutal earthquakes, Covid-19, and now Hurricane Fiona. After these horrible catastrophes – where 3.5 million U.S. citizens live and work – Puerto Rico is struggling to recover and we need your help.
We face daily power outages and water rationing, as well as limited access to clean water. Thousands of people still have blue tarps on their home, and many lost their homes altogether from the earthquakes. Many senior citizens are left alone, without services and care they need.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Below is a list of the many organizations on the island helping to rebuild Puerto Rico. These are reputable organizations who are not affiliated with the government of Puerto Rico.
In addition, Together Puerto Rico accepts donations by mail-in check or directly through GoFundMe.
Our main mission is to distribute water filters and solar lights to the hardest hit areas. Many people do not have electricity, face regular blackouts and buy bottled water instead of using a filter.
MAKE A DIRECT CONTRIBUTION
- Donate on GoFundMe
- Mail a check to Together Puerto Rico, HC-5 Box 8645 Rio Grande, PR 00745
LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PUERTO RICO RECOVER
We compiled a list of other organizations and grassroots nonprofits who are working hard on the ground.
Whether you would like to support people in repairing their homes, support the environment or help Puerto Ricans cultivate sustainable foods, or help animals get off the streets, you will find an organization below that needs your help to do it.
Below is a compilation of organizations, large and small that you can lend a hand to who are making a big difference in Puerto Rico. This is by no means a complete list. If you would like your organization included on this website, send us an email.
Together we can do so much!
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Organizations that Support Children
Organizations that Support the Deaf Community
Organization that Support Animals and Wildlife
Organizations that Support Agriculture / Sustainable Foods
Organizations Rebuilding Homes/ Construction
Local Churches and Faith-based Groups
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Together Puerto Rico – Water Filters and Solar Lights for Puerto Rico
Our main mission is to distribute water filters, solar lights and Covid-19 supplies, like masks and hand sanitizer – to people affected by disasters. We also support other NGO’s in their mission by connecting them to resources and people who need them.
MAKE A DIRECT CONTRIBUTION
Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico/ Food Kitchens of Puerto Rico
The food kitchens of Puerto Rico are a self-managed food distribution initiative of social orientation and activist. It is one of the projects of the Center for Political, Educational and Cultural development (CDPEC), a non-profit grassroots activist organization. The food kitchens of Puerto Rico are held in the university campuses of Rio Piedras and Cayey at different times.
Los Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico son una iniciativa de distribución de alimentos autogestionada de orientación social y activista. Es uno de los proyectos del Centro para el Desarrollo Político, Educativo y Cultural (CDPEC), una organización sin fines de lucro de base activista. Los Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico se realizan en los recintos universitarios de Río Piedras y Cayey en horarios distintos. De manera itinerante se realizan comedores sociales en comunidades.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/comedores.sociales/
Donate to Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico
Hope Builders Inc. – Home Repairs in Vieques
Hope Builders is a small 501(c)(3) organization, located in Vieques PR, founded with the mission of hurricane relief, through short term roof repairs and long term program development for the community.
We believe, Vieques should have access to safe, sanitary and sustainable housing. We believe in giving opportunities to gain knowledge and skills to create economic development.
Donate: https://www.hopebuildersinc.org/donate
Tenedor Social – “Social Spoon” – Hot Meals During Disasters
Chef Marina Martinez and her team has been dishing up free meals for people ever since the earthquakes hit in January. They distribute about 600 free healthy meals every week to 100-300 families, mainly in Farjardo and the eastern part of the island.
With the severe economic strain from Covid-19, obtaining food is a major issue, bigger than ever before, around the island.
Tenedor Social relies on individuals donations to make their work possible.
En Español:
Tenedor Social Inc. es un junte de chef que se unió para mitigar el hambre en las crisis del terremoto y el covid -19.
Se han formalizado para garantizar la sana alimentación de la región. Funcionan bajo la donación del pueblo.
Donate by:
Pay Pal: bistrodelmar@gmail.com
ATH Movil: 939-269-1978
Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico / Community Foundation of Puerto Rico – Disaster Relief
Fundación Comunitaria activated the Puerto Rico Community Recovery Fund to support communities affected by earthquakes and hurricanes.
To respond to the necessities of the communities in the southwest part of the island affected by the earthquakes, Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico activated the Puerto Rico Community Recovery Fund. If you want to make a philanthropic contribution, please do so in the following link. Thanks for your continuous support in this difficult time.
Puerto Rico Somos Gente – Healing and Rebuilding
We perform spiritual mission work, help to rebuild homes, and spread love to families across the beautiful islands of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Somos Gente Inc. es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3) registrada en Puerto Rico y compuesta de Voluntarios de diferentes pueblos de la isla.
ConPRmetidos – Long-term Revitalization
We are committed to Puerto Rico’s recovery over the long run because true sustainable recovery – that creates permanent change which will help the island thrive – takes time.
ConPRmetidos is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2012. We are tax-exempt under Section 1101.01 (a)(2)(A) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended and under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
ConPRmetidos believes that Puerto Ricans can build a global model of community-driven success. Our mission is to create a stable, productive, and self-sufficient Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Rises
Our mission is, not only to provide for the needs of our people, but to also do our best to ensure that all donations be delivered directly to the people that need them most. Food, water and first need items distribute directly neighborhood by neighborhood, barrio por barrio. COMO DEBE SER!
Hurricane Maria Recovery Fund – Affiliated with Friends of Puerto Rico
In order to help build Puerto Rico after the passing of hurricane Maria, we’re raising funds that will be invested 100% in the Island. Friends of Puerto Rico is a national non-profit organization incorporated in Washington, DC. Our mission is to build the future of Puerto Rico.
Donate to the Hurricane Maria Recovery Fund
Iniciativa Comunitaria
HURRICANE MARIA RELIEF CAMPAIGN: After the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, we unite to generate funds to bring food, water and medicines to affected communities in the towns of Loíza, Toa Baja and San Juan. A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/iniciativapr
Donate Money to Iniciativa Comunitaria
Donate Items to Iniciativa Comunitaria
Ricky Martin Foundation
Puerto Rico has been devastated by Hurricane Maria, and the island desperately need us. This is a humanitarian crisis affecting 3.5 million people. The power grid is destroyed, food and water are in short supply and we all need to work together now. For this reason, I created this page to collect funds and my donation of $100,000 is already in, as well as the generous donations from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and many others.
The Ricky Martin Foundation team on the ground is already working with the local government, local volunteers and the First Lady of Puerto Rico to provide urgently needed food, water, clothing and medical supplies. For the longterm, we’ll partner with Habitat for Humanity once rebuilding is able to start, just like we did after the tsunami in Thailand and the earthquake in Haiti.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickyMartinFoundation
Donate to Ricky Martin Foundation
Taller Salud
A feminist organization, which works for the health and development of girls and women, towards the integral health and full development of their communities.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taller.salud/
Causa Local – Support for small businesses and local Kiva administrators
Causa Local is a 501(c)(3) organization that works to develop a more inclusive financial system that provides greater access to low-income communities and individuals by facilitating access to capital, financial capability, and business development support to committed and responsible small businesses in Puerto Rico to support their financial health, growth, and resiliency.
San Juan Community Library
The only public lending library in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the past 34 years, the San Juan Community Library has a bilingual collection in Spanish and English of over 32,000 titles, including books and DVD’s and a digital branch hosting over 45,000 ebooks and audiobooks.
San Juan Community Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit under the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury.
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Fundación CAF
They accept in-kind donations including:
- Emergency supplies for all kinds of disasters
- Health products
- Hygiene items
- Household products
- Education material
- Personal items
- Provisions/Food
- Clothing
Fundación Atención Atención – Time to Play Program
“A community initiative to help recover children’s happiness”
The foundation of a very popular local television program for kids. They are currently bringing programing and psychological aid to children in the area.
Our mission is to serve as a facilitator, providing training and alternative tools to teachers, therapists and parents to provide the necessary preparation for children with special needs, allowing them to develop and strengthen their capabilities, and raise the potential of their skills and knowledge.
Nuestra misión es servir de agente facilitador, proveyendo capacitación y herramientas alternativas a maestros, terapistas y padres para que brinden la preparación necesaria a niños con necesidades especiales, permitiéndoles desarrollar y fortalecer sus capacidades, y elevar el potencial de sus habilidades y conocimiento.
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Sordos Unidos (Deaf Community United)
Sordos Unidos assists the Deaf Community in the search for Jobs, Education, Social Cultural Development, Social Events, Sports, and offers Sign Language Classes, among others, which can lead to more opportunities and a better quality of life for the deaf community.
President Adriana Rivera and her team has been instrumental in delivering disaster relief supplies to the deaf community in the wake of the 2020 earthquakes and the Covid-19 pandemic.
En Español:
Ayudar a la Comunidad Sorda en la búsqueda de Empleos, Educación, Desarrollo Cultural Social, Eventos Sociales, Deportes, ofrecer Clases de Lenguaje de Señas, entre otros; que redunden en más oportunidades y una mejor calidad de vida.
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PRO TECHOS
Building a Stronger Puerto Rico, One Roof at a Time.
PRoTechos is a 501(c)(3) and Puerto Rico 1101.01 nonprofit that rebuilds roofs in under-served communities while providing vocational training in construction.
Hope Builders Inc. – Home Repairs in Vieques
Hope Builders is a small 501(c)(3) organization, located in Vieques PR, founded with the mission of hurricane relief, through short term roof repairs and long term program development for the community.
We believe, Vieques should have access to safe, sanitary and sustainable housing. We believe in giving opportunities to gain knowledge and skills to create economic development.
Donate: https://www.hopebuildersinc.org/donate
ToolBank Disaster Services in Puerto Rico – Aiding NPOs with Tools to Rebuild Homes
ToolBank is an organization whose goal is to help other NPOs in efforts of reconstruction and recovery by lending them tools to complete the job.
ToolBank Disaster Services provides the tools, literally, to get the job done. We deploy staff and various size trailers filled with tools to equip community-based organizations and their volunteers at no cost.
Find ToolBank in Puerto Rico on Facebook
Puerto Rico Contact: Jaime Valle
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Centro de Conservación de Manatíes de Puerto Rico / Manatee Conservation Center of Puerto Rico
The Manatee Conservation Center is dedicated to the conservation of endangered manatees through rescue and response programs, rehabilitation and veterinary care, population research and community outreach in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
The Puerto Rico Manatee Conservation Center was damaged in the hurricane. While its current four patients – Guacara, Aramana, Mabo and Tureygua – are alive and well, the Center is without electricity and its veterinary clinic and laboratory were destroyed. One of its quarentine pools was also damaged.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manatipr.org/
Donate to the Manatee Center Hurricane Recovery
Ridge to Reefs and ISER Caribe (Institute for Socio-Ecological Research, Caribe)
Emergency Relief for Puerto Rico
Ridge to Reefs (RTR) is an environmental organization that has been working in Puerto Rico for the past 10 years doing watershed restoration and conservation. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to helping local communities with environmental restoration, but today we need your help to provide disaster relief to rural communities in Puerto Rico.
RTR and the Institute for Socio-Ecological Research are asking for financial donations to provide support to shelters and rural communities in the south, west and central regions of the island. We are working with Aqua Mira and Goal Zero to provide water purification systems, and portable solar power systems with inverters and batteries to provide essential support for rural communities that have been affected the most and are predicted to be without power for 4-6 months.
Website: https://isercaribe.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isercaribe
Save a Gato (Save a Street Cat)
Save a Gato manages the colony of cats on the Paseo del Morro in Old San Juan. We manage them through T/N/R. This stands for trap, neuter, and release.
Website: http://www.saveagato.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaveAGato/
Save a Sato (Save a Street Dog)
Save A Sato is a non-profit organization dedicated to easing the suffering of Puerto Rico’s homeless and abused animals. “Sato” is slang for street dog.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saveasato
Humane Society of Puerto Rico (Spanish)
Animal Shelter in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Operamos una entidad que alberga animales para adopción. Para entrega de animales, como parte de nuestra misión hemos decidido buscar alternativas a la eutanasia por falta de espacio y metodo para controlar la sobrepobación. Además, operamos una clínica veterinaria de salud preventiva a bajo costo.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/HumaneSocietyPR/
Donate to the Humane Society of Puerto Rico
Friends of Culebra Animals
A 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization, dedicated to the well being of the animals of Culebra, PR.
Website: http://www.friendsofculebraanimals.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofculebraanimals/
Second Chance Animal Rescue of Puerto Rico
Please donate to help us rebuild and transport our animals off the island after Hurricane Maria! We appreciate your support!
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/49830883241/
Donate: http://www.scarpr.org/
Island Dog
**HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA HAVE DESTROYED PUERTO RICO. WE ARE URGENTLY SEEKING DONATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING:
- rescue/transport of abandoned and homeless pets
- transport of owned animals to the mainland U.S. so that owners may stay with their pets.
- food and medical supplies
- urgent medical care
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IslandDogInc/
Donate: http://www.islanddog.org/donate.html
All Sato Rescue
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Every cent of every dollar donated goes directly into helping Satos!
All Sato Rescue (ASR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives, and reducing the numbers, of abandoned dogs in Puerto Rico. (Sato is Puerto Rican slang for a mutt.)
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/allsatorescue/
Donate: http://allsatorescue.org/howhelp.php
The USEF Equine Disaster Relief Fund to Support Horses Devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria
The mission behind this vital new joint initiative is to save, protect, and care for the equine victims of these two massive hurricanes.
Donate: https://www.usef.org/donate
Ed Edgar – Helping Cats
Ed works directly to save cats in Luquillo, Puerto Rico.
To send donations to Ed : Ed Edgar P.O. Box 399 Luquillo, P.R. 00773
PayPal: ejedgar3@yahoo.com
Money, food,beverage,cat food supplies needed and much appreciated.
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ed.edgar.98
Looking Glass Animal Rescue
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal welfare organization is fundraising with Amor es Iqual to help them raise the money to purchase and immediately deliver these lifesaving necessities for the animals in their care.
Amor es Igual (Love is Equal) is a rudimentary animal shelter in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico home to 95 dogs, 55 cats, and 1 horse.
The Sato Project
The Sato Project is dedicated to rescuing abandoned & abused dogs from Puerto Rico. We have been working to make change on Dead Dog Beach for the past 10 years.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDeadDogBeachProject/?fref=mentions
The Puerto Rico’s Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
PAWS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Puerto Rico’s Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) mission is to reduce the number of homeless and abandoned companion animals in the northwest corner of Puerto Rico by: Making Affordable Spaying and Neutering, Adoptions / Helping Strays, Education
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pawspetspr
Volunteer: https://www.pawspuertorico.com/volunteer
Donate: https://www.pawspuertorico.com/donate
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Para La Naturaleza
We protect lands of high ecological value. Para la Naturaleza brings together every person who wants a sustainable future for Puerto Rico, where our children can grow up in habitable cities, swim in the crystal-clear waters of our rivers and feed themselves off the land.
Website: https://www.paralanaturaleza.org/
Donate: https://reservaciones.paralanaturaleza.org/donate.jsf?lang=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParaLaNaturaleza/
Organización Boricuá de Agricultura Ecológica (Boricua Organic Agriculture Organization) (Spanish)
A non-profit organization that brings together people from all over Puerto Rico who are willing to work agriculture in harmony with the environment. The mission is to promote food sovereignty and environmental conservation, being a facilitator for the community through education and training in ecological and family agriculture, local and international alliances and the rescue and perpetuation of traditional, ancestral and completely healthy.
Website: http://organizacionboricua.blogspot.com/p/quienes-somos.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/organizacionboricua/
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Our service programs are: Emergencies and Natural Disasters, Food, Psychological Counseling, Single Mothers and Adolescents at Home Auxiliary, Cuban-Haitian Family Reunification , and Immigrant Aid Anti Human Trafficking Program, Social Work and Community Workshops Integral Human Development, Student Scholarships, Multi-Service Center and Integrated to Aging Our Lady of Lourdes, Campaign for Human and Community Development , Support Institutions to homeless people and cancer patients.
Each year Caritas Puerto Rico serves 75,000 people. There are 200 parishes in 60 municipalities on the island who work directly on projects , this adds to the support of 600 volunteers , 15 employees and 12 helpers in the home.
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Hispanic Federation’s “Unidos” page
Hispanic Federation and Coalition of Community Organizations and Elected Officials Launch “Unidos”: A Hurricane Relief Fund for Hurricane Maria Victims in Puerto Rico.
As a side note, this is where the proceeds from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new collaborative song/video about Puerto Rico will go. Listen/Watch the video on Youtube.
Donate to Hispanic Federation’s Unidos Campaign
Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico
The Club has established a fund to provide basic needs and repair their facilities which serve as community centers for different towns. http://www.bgcpr.org, 787-216-8406.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bgcpr
Make a donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico
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