What Hispanic Federation does

Hispanic Federation is a national 501(c)(3) Latino nonprofit membership organization founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York City. It functions primarily as an intermediary and grantmaker, channeling philanthropic capital and federal funding to a network of 840+ nonprofit members and partners across 43 states and territories, including 149 formal member agencies. The organization also operates direct programs in civic engagement (La Voz de Mi Gente), disaster recovery (UNIDOS Puerto Rico, launched 2017), Latinx LGBTQ+ inclusion (ACT Initiative, 2022), and economic empowerment, and has cumulatively committed more than $125 million to community services since inception. Its physical footprint has expanded to eight regional offices, with the most recent additions being the Midwest Regional Office in Chicago (2022) and a California office (2025).

The business model is a hybrid of federated fundraising and federal grant administration. Revenue is sourced from corporate philanthropy (L'Oréal Inclusive Beauty Fund, Wells Fargo), family foundations (Miranda Family Foundation), individual giving, and federal pass-through awards — most notably a $44.3 million USDA Farm and Food Workers Relief grant in 2022 that distributed $600 to 62,900 frontline agricultural workers. Capital is redistributed to member agencies and direct program participants, with the organization retaining a coordination, advocacy, and capacity-building layer on top. Go-to-market is relationship-driven, relying on the federation's 35-year brand, geographic office network, and member-network reach to attract institutional funders seeking a vetted, compliant distribution channel into Latino communities.

Name

Hispanic Federation

Legal name

Hispanic Federation Inc.

Website

https://hispanicfederation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hispanic Federation is a national 501(c)(3) Latino nonprofit membership organization headquartered in New York City, operating a network of 840+ nonprofit partners across 43 states to channel philanthropic and federal funding into Latino community services and direct programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Refugee & Migrant Integration Enterprises (Livelihoods, Services) (BPAGALAN)

Keywords

• Latino nonprofit services
• Community grantmaking
• Immigration legal aid
• Civic engagement campaigns
• Hispanic advocacy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grantmaking and Philanthropy: Hispanic Federation raises funds from institutional funders, government grants, corporate partners, and individual donors to support its programs and pass through grants to its network of nonprofit members. The organization is a leading grantmaker for nonprofits, having committed more than $125 million since 1990 to support its network. Revenue is not derived from selling products or services.
2. Federal Government Grants: Hispanic Federation administers large federal grants, including a $44,299,586 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to administer the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program, providing $600 relief payments to 62,900 qualifying farmworkers and meatpacking workers in 19 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hispanic Federation is a national Latino nonprofit membership organization that empowers Hispanic communities through direct social services (immigration legal aid, health enrollment, hunger relief, financial education, workforce development), nonprofit capacity building (grantmaking, leadership training, fundraising workshops), civic engagement (voter registration and mobilization), disaster recovery, and policy advocacy. It serves as an umbrella organization for 840+ Latino-serving nonprofits and provides all programs free of charge to eligible community members across 43 states and territories.

Product overview

Hispanic Federation operates as a comprehensive nonprofit service organization rather than a single product or platform. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of community programs organized around 12 core service areas: Civic Engagement (La Voz de Mi Gente campaign for voter registration), Economic Empowerment (workforce development, digital skilling, small business support including Crear su Negocio, and the Farm and Food Workers Relief Program), Education (CREAR Futuros college support, CREAR Junior high school preparation, and the Latinidad Curriculum Initiative), Immigration (Caminos de Esperanza legal services, Welcoming New York, Florida's HELLO Program, and various scholarship programs for DREAMERs and citizenship applicants), Health (Ser Saludable preventative health initiative, health insurance enrollment assistance), Hunger Relief (Lucha Contra El Hambre program having distributed over 1.25 million meals), Recovery and Resiliency (disaster response and recovery work), Latinx LGBTQ+ Advocacy (ACT Initiative), Nonprofit Organizational Development (Entre Familia capacity building workshops), Environmental Justice, and Policy and Advocacy. Additionally, the organization provides the NC Salud Health Hotline as a direct community service for health care access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Voz de Mi Gente A nonpartisan civic engagement campaign to register and mobilize millions of Latino voters through culturally and linguistically competent campaigns, helping local organizations build capacity to engage the Latino community in the civic process. Targeted at Hispanic/Latino community members and partner nonprofits.
• NC Salud Health Hotline

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,250,000+ meals distributed to Latino families in New York since 2011
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• L'Oréal USAflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerL'Oréal USA administers its Inclusive Beauty Fund in partnership with Hispanic Federation and NAACP's Economic Empowerment Fund. HF helps select grant recipients and provides programmatic oversight. In 2026, the third edition awards $25,000 grants to 12 beauty entrepreneurs (total $300,000), with mentorship from L'Oréal and SalonCentric executives. Since 2021, the fund has supported 73 small businesses.
• NAACP Economic Empowerment FundflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-administrator of L'Oréal USA's Inclusive Beauty Fund alongside Hispanic Federation, providing grants and mentorship to U.S. beauty entrepreneurs.
• FlamboyancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlamboyan and Hispanic Federation jointly granted $1 million for youth arts programs, combining resources to support creative development for Latino youth.
• New AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Hispanic Federation to release the report 'Overcoming COVID-19: Economic Barriers for Latino Communities' in Spring 2021.
• Carolina Population Center (University of North Carolina)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with HF on environmental justice work in Eastern North Carolina, conducting research on Latino immigrant vulnerability to climate-related extreme weather events.
• Orlando Center for JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHF partners with Orlando Center for Justice to deliver Florida's HELLO Program, conducting monthly workshops providing culturally and linguistically competent immigration system information and free legal guidance.
• Councilmember Francisco Moya (NYC) and David Villa (DV7 Soccer Academy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established in 2019 to run a free soccer camp for immigrant and Latinx youth in Queens, NYC, serving approximately 115 youth aged 5–13 as of 2023.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UnidosUS: Formerly the National Council of La Raza, UnidosUS is the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, with a 200+ affiliate network across 41 states. Directly comparable in mission (Latino empowerment), policy advocacy, and nonprofit-network model.
• League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC): LULAC is one of the oldest and largest Latino civic organizations in the U.S., focused on civil rights, education, and economic opportunity. Direct overlap with HF on civic engagement, education, and immigrant-advocacy programming.
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund: HSF is the nation's largest not-for-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education. Direct overlap with HF's CREAR Futuros, CREAR Junior, and DREAMer Scholarship programs targeting Latino college access and success.
• ASPIRA Association: ASPIRA is a national Latino youth-development nonprofit focused on education, leadership, and cultural identity. Overlaps with HF's youth and education programs (CREAR, scholarship, and DV7 Soccer Camp offerings).
• Hispanic Access Foundation: Hispanic Access Foundation runs programs in health, education, economic empowerment, and environmental justice for Latinos. Directly comparable mission and advocacy-model overlap with HF's 12-service-area portfolio.
• National Hispanic Medical Association: NHMA represents Hispanic physicians and works to improve health access for Latino communities. Direct overlap with HF's Ser Saludable preventative health and NC Salud health-enrollment programs.
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI): CHCI develops Latino leaders via fellowships, internships, and leadership programs. Direct overlap with HF's civic engagement, voter registration, and La Voz de Mi Gente campaigns targeting Latino political participation.
• Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR): HACR advances Hispanic inclusion in corporate America through CSR, DEI, and economic empowerment programs. Comparable corporate-partnership and economic-empowerment focus to HF's L'Oréal, RBC, and Morgan Stanley alliances.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: Catholic Charities is a much larger, established social-services umbrella that delivers immigration legal aid, hunger relief, and disaster recovery. Broader faith-based footprint overlaps with HF's humanitarian and immigrant-services programs.
• National Urban League: The National Urban League is a large, historic civil rights and workforce-development organization. Comparable in operating model (federated nonprofit affiliates, civic engagement, economic empowerment, health advocacy), though broader in racial scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hispanicfed
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/HispanicFederation
• Facebookfacebook.com/hispanicfederation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hispanic-federation/mycompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/hispanic_federation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

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