Hispanics in Philanthropy

Hispanics in Philanthropy

Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) was established in the 1980s as a membership organization for philanthropic institutions and individuals committed to supporting Latino communities. Founding records are not publicly detailed, but HIP has grown into a network spanning the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Its headquarters are in New York City, with additional offices in Austin, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Columbus, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. HIP's strategy focuses on pooled funds and donor-advised vehicles rather than direct endowment management. It operates grantmaking programs across issue areas including civic engagement, immigrant rights, economic justice, and educational equity. Known initiatives include the HIP Fund for Racial Equity and the Transnational Fund for Latin American and Caribbean Migrant Women. Grant recipients have included organizations such as the National Association of Latino Elected Officials and the Center for Latino Policy and Politics. Geographic reach spans all 50 US states and multiple Latin American countries. The organization's scale is not publicly disclosed in AUM terms. It employs an unspecified number of staff across its seven offices. No adjacent philanthropic vehicles or operating companies are known. HIP's recent operational posture includes the 2023 launch of a strategic planning process (per the organization's public communications, 2023). HIP's structural differentiator is its transnational, membership-based model — it does not manage capital for a single family but aggregates funding from diverse institutional and individual donors. This positions HIP as a intermediary between philanthropic capital and grassroots Latino-led organizations, a role distinct from grantmaking foundations or family offices. Governance is exercised through a board of directors elected by member organizations, with no single controlling principal.