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Puerto Rican Cultural Center

EIN 23-7347778 · Chicago, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair50 out of 100GovernanceFair68 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

A NON-PROFIT, COMMUNITY-BASED UMBRELLA INSTITUTION, WHICH SEEKS TO SERVE THE SOCIAL/CULTURAL NEEDS OF CHICAGO'S PUERTO RICAN/LATINO COMMUNITY. IT IS BUILT ON THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES: A PHILOSOPHY OF SELF-DETERMINATION, A METHODOLOGY OF SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND CRITICAL THOUGHT, AND AN ETHICS OF SELF-RELIANCE BEST EXPRESSED IN THE MOTTO, "TO LIVE AND HELP TO LIVE." THE PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL CENTER (PRCC) IS NAMED AFTER JUAN ANTONIO CORRETJER, THE CELEBRATED PUERTO RICAN NATIONAL POET AND POLITICAL LEADER. IT SERVES AS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE COMMUNITY AND TO RECOVER THEIR HISTORY, TO SHARE IN THE MUSIC, POETRY, AND DRAMA OF PUERTO RICANS BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE DIASPORA. ALL PRCC PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT THEIR REALITY, AS WELL AS TO FORMULATE A VISION OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY DEFINED BY BEING HOLISTIC IN CONTENT AND ORGANIC IN NATURE AND TO PROMOTE AN ETHICS OF SELF-RELIANCE BASED ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILI

Income
$14.7 million
Spending
$13.5 million
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
-3.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 73%
Employees
435
Volunteers
100

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 50 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 62% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 7% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    93% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 68 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $12.5 million spent. LOCAL PROJECT FUNDING
  2. PASEO
  3. CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAFE PASSAGE
  4. SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HEAD START, CAPACITY BUILDING, OTHER
  5. SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HEAD START, CAPACITY BUILDING, OTHER

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1996.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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