What Platform for Social Impact does

Platform for Social Impact (PSI) is a Puerto Rico-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2022 by Eduardo Carrera to convert capital into measurable family economic mobility outcomes on the island. PSI operates as a single platform executing two mandates: a Capital Mandate that designs and deploys blended finance vehicles combining philanthropic grants, federal funding, New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) bridge financing; and a Community Mandate that coordinates four ecosystem organizations — Vimenti (K-12 charter school and workforce programs), Project Makers (entrepreneurship incubator leading the E3 program and Small Business Growth Fund revolving microloan facility), Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud (IDJ, nonpartisan policy arm leading the E2 benefits-cliff program), and Vidalus (healthcare clinic serving 4,000+ low-income patients) — into a unified place-based economic mobility system branded Oasis 360.

The flagship deliverable is Oasis 360, a coordinated system concentrated within a 2.5-mile radius of the Oasis Hub in Villa Prades along the San Juan–Carolina corridor. The Oasis Hub is a 136,000-square-foot permanent facility (opening 2027, more than 50% complete by mid-2026) co-owned with Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, financed via a $43 million blended stack. The Oasis 360 system comprises five programmatic streams — Better Jobs for Me (workforce development, targeting 1,250 workers), Family Navigator (whole-family case management embedded in seven schools using AI-enabled prioritization tools), Caring Community (childcare, elder care, and caregiver job creation), Empowered for Employment/E2 (benefits cliff policy work), and Equitable Employment through Enterprise/E3 (entrepreneurship accelerator) — alongside a Revolving Loan Fund ($1,000–$25,000 microloans, 99%+ repayment), a 12-week Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, and early childhood and after-school STEM programs.

PSI's business model is grant-funded rather than revenue-generating; the organization orchestrates more than $100M of capital across vehicles but retains minimal direct program margin. Services are delivered free to community residents. In 2024, PSI was awarded a $30 million EDA Recompete Pilot Program grant (selected from 565 applicants nationwide) to fund the five Oasis Expansion programs. The 1–10 employee core team is lean by design: PSI positions itself as a capital platform and governance backbone rather than a direct service provider, with service delivery executed through the four ecosystem organizations. National CDFIs (Civic Builders, LISC, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Raza Development Fund, LIIF, Capital One) entered Puerto Rico for the first time or materially expanded their presence through PSI's capital stack.

Name

Platform for Social Impact

Legal name

Platform for Social Impact

Website

https://impactpr.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Platform for Social Impact is a Puerto Rico 501(c)(3) nonprofit that deploys blended philanthropic, federal, and tax-credit capital through four ecosystem organizations (Vimenti, Project Makers, IDJ, Vidalus) to deliver integrated workforce, education, healthcare, and entrepreneurship services to low-income families via the Oasis 360 place-based system anchored by a 136,000 sq ft Hub opening 2027.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Economic Development Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact Investing & Social Finance (Funds, CDFIs, Microfinance) (BPAGALAA)

Keywords

• Community economic development
• Workforce development services
• Microenterprise lending programs
• Early childhood education
• Community development finance

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Grants: PSI receives philanthropic grants from foundations (Rockefeller Foundation, Peter Alfond Foundation, Fund for the City of New York, Fundación Flamboyán, Fundación Colibrí, Popular Foundation, Liberty Foundation) to fund core operations, program delivery, and capital stack first-loss tranches. Grants are layered into blended capital structures alongside federal and private capital.
2. Federal Government Grants: PSI received a $30 million Recompete Pilot Program grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration in 2024, selected from 565 applicants nationwide. Federal funding also includes HUD CDBG-DR funds and EDA grants. These funds flow through PSI's governance structure to ecosystem organizations implementing programs on the ground.
3. New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC): PSI structures New Markets Tax Credit financing in partnership with institutions such as Civic Builders, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Nonprofit Finance Fund, Raza Development Fund, and Capital One. NMTC financing supports the $43M Oasis Hub construction. Tax credit investors receive federal tax credits in exchange for equity-like investment in low-income community projects.
4. Revolving Loan Fund (Small Business Growth Fund): PSI operates a revolving microloan fund providing $1,000–$25,000 loans to entrepreneurs who have completed PSI's business bootcamp. Loans carry below-market interest rates and generate modest financial returns while recycling capital back into the fund for subsequent borrowers. The fund maintains a 99%+ repayment rate. Revenue comes from borrower interest payments, which cover administrative costs and grow the principal over time.
5. CDFI Bridge Financing: Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) bridge financing is layered into the capital stack for the Oasis Hub, providing flexible gap financing alongside philanthropic grants and NMTC. PSI has engaged CDFIs including LISC, LIIF (Low Income Investment Fund), and Raza Development Fund.
6. Charitable Contributions and Donations: PSI, as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, accepts charitable contributions and donations. The website describes naming opportunities and in-kind contributions as partnership pathways. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Platform for Social Impact (PSI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that builds financial and community infrastructure to deliver integrated economic mobility services for low-income families in Puerto Rico. It operates Oasis 360, a place-based system anchored by the Oasis Hub (136,000 sq ft, opening 2027) that coordinates workforce training, entrepreneurship support, K-12 education, primary/behavioral healthcare, and policy advocacy through four ecosystem organizations (Vimenti, Project Makers, IDJ, Vidalus). PSI also structures a blended capital stack combining federal grants, NMTC, CDFI bridge financing, philanthropic grants, and private capital deployed through vehicles including a $1,000-$25,000 Revolving Loan Fund (Small Business Growth Fund) with a 99%+ repayment rate.

Product overview

Platform for Social Impact operates as a capital platform connecting investment to community-based solutions, organizing its work through a dual-mandate structure: a Capital Mandate that designs and deploys blended finance vehicles, and a Community Mandate that coordinates four ecosystem organizations (Vimenti, Project Makers, IDJ, Vidalus) to deliver integrated services. The flagship offering is Oasis 360, a place-based economic mobility system anchored by the 136,000 sq ft Oasis Hub (opening 2027) in Villa Prades, San Juan. Oasis 360 integrates five programmatic streams: Better Jobs for Me (workforce development), Caring Community (care infrastructure), Family Navigator (AI-enabled case management), Empowered for Employment/E2 (policy/benefts cliff), and Equitable Employment through Enterprise/E3 (entrepreneurship). Complementary programs include a Revolving Loan Fund with 99%+ repayment rates, a 12-week Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, Workforce Development training (85% placement rate), Early Childhood Development, and After-school STEM Programs. The ecosystem organizations Vimenti (K-12 charter school), Project Makers (business incubator), IDJ (policy advocacy), and Vidalus (healthcare) deliver services under the PSI umbrella with programmatic autonomy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oasis 360: PSI's flagship place-based economic mobility system, concentrated within 2.5 miles of the Oasis Hub in Villa Prades along the San Juan-Carolina corridor. Integrates education, workforce development, healthcare, entrepreneurship, and policy into one coordinated strategy.
• Oasis Hub
• Better Jobs for Me
• Caring Community
• Family Navigator
• Empowered for Employment (E2)
• Equitable Employment through Enterprise (E3)
• Small Business Growth Fund
• Fund for the People

Products and services

• Oasis 360
• Oasis Hub A 136,000 square foot permanent facility opening in 2027 that anchors the Oasis 360 system, housing K-12 education (Vimenti), workforce development, healthcare clinic (Vidalus), business acceleration (Project Makers), Peter Alfond Library and Family Center, and community spaces under one roof. Co-owned by PSI and Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico.
• Better Jobs for Me Workforce development program connecting residents to quality jobs through career pathway development, employer partnerships, industry-specific training, mentorship, and long-term retention support across healthcare, technology, construction, and care sectors. Targets 1,250 workers in new or improved jobs with an 85% placement rate within 90 days.
• Caring Community Care infrastructure program addressing childcare, afterschool, and elder care barriers that prevent adults from entering or staying in the workforce, including caregiver workforce development and care market expansion. Creating 600 new childcare spaces across seven schools and supporting over 200 families with vouchers, stipends, and care access.
• Family Navigator Whole-family case management service embedded in seven partner schools in the San Juan-Carolina corridor, using AI-enabled systems and individualized plans to connect families to the full range of Oasis 360 services and address barriers to economic mobility through a two-generation model supporting working adults and their children together.
• Empowered for Employment (E2) Policy initiative led by Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud (IDJ) addressing the benefits cliff that discourages families from transitioning into formal employment. Combines research, policy design, pilot programs, and narrative change campaigns to enable families to move into employment without losing essential support.
• Equitable Employment through Enterprise (E3) Entrepreneurship program led by Project Makers that supports business creation, formalization, and growth through an 8-week accelerator program, microbusiness formalization services, and community business ecosystem development culminating in demo day.
• Revolving Loan Fund (Small Business Growth Fund) Below-market microloan program providing $1,000 to $25,000 loans to entrepreneurs who have completed business development programming. Maintains a 99%+ repayment rate, with capital recycled to support subsequent borrowers and modest returns covering administrative costs while growing the principal.
• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 12-week intensive bootcamp covering market research, business planning, pricing strategy, regulatory compliance, and customer acquisition, paired with mentorship and culminating in pitch day. Graduates have launched businesses including bakeries employing multiple community workers.
• Workforce Development Program Comprehensive workforce training integrating industry-specific technical training, digital literacy, professional communication, financial literacy, and wraparound services to connect residents to quality employment. Achieves 85% job placement within 90 days, 78% retention at 12 months, and 35% average wage increase.
• Early Childhood Development Initiative Structured early education program serving children ages 2-5 with daily sessions emphasizing language acquisition, numeracy, creative expression, and social-emotional skills, including parent workshops designed for underserved communities in Puerto Rico.
• After-school STEM Programs Hands-on project-based learning in robotics, coding, environmental science, and mathematics for school-age children, held three afternoons weekly at community centers and partner schools. Designed to address limited STEM exposure in underserved communities.
• Vimenti Puerto Rico's first K-12 public charter school operated by PSI's ecosystem, delivering wraparound family and social programs alongside workforce development, and anchoring education services at the Oasis Hub. Leads three of five Recompete-funded programs (Better Jobs for Me, Family Navigator, Caring Community).
• Project Makers Puerto Rico's first incubator and accelerator specifically designed to make entrepreneurship accessible to low-income families, leading the E3 program and the Small Business Growth Fund microloan program under the Recompete award. Has supported 200+ entrepreneurs with an 85% business survival rate beyond two years.
• Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud (IDJ) Nonpartisan policy and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing public policies that strengthen economic security of families with children and youth. Leads the Empowered for Employment (E2) program addressing the benefits cliff and is the only nonpartisan organization in Puerto Rico dedicated to advancing public policies for family economic security.
• Vidalus Healthcare provider offering accessible primary and behavioral care to over 4,000 low-income patients annually, integrated within the Oasis Hub to create cross-sector pathways between healthcare, workforce, and family services for underserved communities.
• Capital Stack / Blended Finance Multi-source capital structure combining philanthropic grants, New Markets Tax Credits, CDFI bridge financing, federal funding, and private capital — designed to absorb different risk profiles and unlock subsequent investment layers. PSI has secured over $100M across capital vehicles, including ~$43M invested in the Oasis Hub as core infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% job placement rate within 90 days of workforce program completion
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• XPRIZEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerXPRIZE is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI. Nature of partnership not detailed in available sources.
• VimenticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVimenti is PSI's flagship ecosystem organization operating Puerto Rico's first K-12 public charter school and delivering workforce development, family support, and three Recompete-funded programs (Better Jobs for Me, Family Navigator, Caring Community). Vimenti anchors education and workforce within the Oasis Hub.
• Project MakerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject Makers is PSI's entrepreneurship ecosystem organization — Puerto Rico's first incubator and accelerator designed for low-income families. Project Makers leads the Equitable Employment through Enterprise (E3) program and the Small Business Growth Fund microloan program under the Recompete award.
• Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud (IDJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDJ is the policy and advocacy arm of PSI's ecosystem — the only nonpartisan organization in Puerto Rico dedicated to advancing public policies that strengthen family economic security. IDJ leads the Empowered for Employment (E2) program addressing the benefits cliff.
• VidaluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVidalus is PSI's healthcare ecosystem partner, providing accessible primary and behavioral care to over 4,000 low-income patients annually. Located within the Oasis Hub, Vidalus creates direct cross-sector pathways between healthcare, workforce, and family services.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto RicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico co-owns the Oasis Hub building with PSI and provides afterschool programs within the Hub. PSI was founded by Eduardo Carrera after more than 20 years at Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, where he rose from club member to CEO.
• Monge CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSI partners with Monge Capital to expand the NMTC pipeline in Puerto Rico. Monge Capital provides technical expertise in tax credit financing, identifying and structuring high-impact community-rooted initiatives that meet NMTC requirements in alignment with PSI's place-based approach.
• Triple-SminorOthersTriple-S is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI. Triple-S is a healthcare services company in Puerto Rico. Nature of partnership not detailed in available sources.
• Goodwill (Goodwill of Puerto Rico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoodwill of Puerto Rico is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI, potentially providing workforce development pathways and employer connections.
• Medical Devices ClusterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Devices Cluster is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI, potentially providing sector-specific employer partnerships for workforce development programs in healthcare-adjacent industries.
• EDP UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDP University is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI, potentially providing student volunteers and academic partnerships for PSI's STEM and workforce programs.
• UPRM CETLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUPRM CETL (University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Center for Entrepreneurial Training and Leadership) is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI, providing academic partnerships and student engagement for PSI's programs.
• Laurel StrategiesminorOthersLaurel Strategies is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI. Nature of partnership not detailed in available sources.
• MutinyminorOthersMutiny is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI. Nature of partnership not detailed in available sources.
• Kin and CommonsminorOthersKin and Commons is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI. Nature of partnership not detailed in available sources.
• IPGminorOthersIPG is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI. Nature of partnership not detailed in available sources.
• Advantage Business ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdvantage Business Consulting is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI, potentially providing business development expertise for PSI's entrepreneurship programs.
• Hacedor MakersminorOthersHacedor Makers is listed as a collaborator and supporter of PSI, potentially providing maker space and prototyping resources for PSI's entrepreneurship and workforce programs.
• Industriales de Puerto RicominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustriales de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association) is listed as a collaborator, potentially providing employer partnerships and industry connections for workforce development programs.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Purpose Built Communities: National nonprofit network that supports place-based, cradle-to-career strategies combining mixed-income housing, education, health and family services in a defined geography — closely aligned with PSI's Oasis 360 model and mix of physical hub + wraparound services.
• Harlem Children's Zone: Iconic place-based nonprofit operating a comprehensive pipeline of cradle-to-career services within a 97-block zone in Central Harlem — a near analog to PSI's 2.5-mile Oasis 360 geography combining charter school, workforce, healthcare and family support under one governance umbrella.
• StriveTogether: National cradle-to-career network funding and coaching place-based partnerships that align cross-sector partners around measurable outcomes from early childhood through career — sharing PSI's emphasis on coordinated ecosystems rather than isolated programs.
• Living Cities: Collaboration of 17 foundations and financial institutions that uses blended capital and cross-sector partnerships to advance economic opportunity in U.S. cities — closely resembles PSI's dual Capital + Community mandate and use of blended finance stacks.
• Coastal Enterprises Inc (CEI): Maine-based CDFI that deploys patient capital, small-business loans, and workforce/entrepreneurship services in distressed geographies — a strong analog to PSI's Small Business Growth Fund model and combined lending-plus-business-acceleration offering.
• Capital Impact Partners: National CDFI and place-based equitable development organization financing community health centers, charter schools, housing and small businesses in under-resourced communities — directly comparable to PSI's blended CDFI/NMTC + social infrastructure thesis.

Broad incumbents

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): One of the largest national CDFIs funding place-based community development — already an active capital partner inside PSI's blended stack, and operates a structurally similar model of community development lending paired with technical assistance.
• Nonprofit Finance Fund: National CDFI and advisory that supports nonprofits with financing, consulting, and impact-measurement infrastructure — already inside PSI's capital stack as an investor/advisor and serves a comparable nonprofit-system-building function at broader scale.
• Opportunity Finance Network: National membership association for CDFIs — provides the industry framework that PSI's microloan program and capital-stack design operate within, and an institutional peer for CDFI-style place-based lending and impact investing.
• Robin Hood Foundation: Large New York City anti-poverty foundation that applies evidence-based, outcome-tracked grantmaking and program funding to economic mobility — shares PSI's data-driven, IRIS+/impact-metrics discipline but operates as a foundation rather than an integrated direct-services platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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