[ultimate_heading heading_tag=”h4″ main_heading_color=”#ed184b” margin_design_tab_text=””]True Self Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization founded on June 6, 2017 with the purpose of promoting a more just and inclusive society for communities of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity in Puerto Rico. . We offer free legal services for the change of legal names to facilitate the legal transition process for transgender and non-binary people. We provide partial grants for gender affirming surgeries with the purpose of supporting the medical expense in the transition process. We provide academic and entrepreneurship scholarships for people from the LGBTQIA+ community in Puerto Rico, and we offer financial support to eligible people and projects in the community.[/ Ultimate_heading]
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Mission
Promote the social mobility of communities of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity through initiatives that support their physical, economic, and emotional wellbeing, while encouraging their maximum professional development .
Vision
We seek to be the leading foundation in Puerto Rico in promoting the integral well-being of communities of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.
Values
Lead to inspire. Empower to undertake. Advocate to transform.
Team
Board of Directors
[info_list position=”top” style=”circle with_bg” font_size_icon=”35″ eg_br_width=”1″][info_list_item list_title=”Atty. Héctor Vélez Cruz” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2633|url^https://www.trueselffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hector-r1.png|caption^null|alt^ null|title^hector r1|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:48px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:24px;”][/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Verónica Colón” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2635|url^https://www.trueselffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads /2022/09/veronica-r1.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^veronica r1|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:48px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:24px;”][/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Milmari Giusti” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2632|url^https://www.trueselffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads /2022/09/milmari-r1.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^milmari r1|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:48px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:24px;”][/info_list_item][/info_list]
Community Advisory Committee
[info_list position=”top” style=”circle with_bg” font_size_icon=”35″ eg_br_width=”1″][info_list_item list_title=”Alexandra Román” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2733|url^https:// www.trueselffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALexandraRoman.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^ALexandraRoman|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:48px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:24px;”][/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Cristian Pérez” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2734|url^https://www.trueselffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads /2022/10/CristianPerez.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^CristianPerez|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:48px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:24px;”][/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Natalia Vázquez” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2736|url^https://www.trueselffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads /2022/10/NataliaVazquez.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^NataliaVazquez|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:48px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:24px;”][/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”David Rivas” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2735|url^https://www.trueselffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads /2022/10/DavidRivas.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^DavidRivas|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:48px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:24px;”][/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title=”Alejandro Santiago” icon_type=”custom” icon_img=”id^2732|url^https://www.trueselffoundation.org/wp-content/uploads /2022/10/AlejandroSantiago.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^AlejandroSantiago|description^null” title_font_size=”desktop:18px;” title_font_line_height=”desktop:48px;” desc_font_size=”desktop:16px;” desc_font_line_height=”desktop:24px;”][/info_list_item][/info_list][ultimate_modal icon_type=”selector” icon=”Defaults-book” modal_title=”Official Documents” btn_size=”lg” btn_text=”Official Documents” overlay_bg_opacity= ”80″ img_size=”80″]2017 form 990 filed
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*True Self Foundation is a non-profit corporation under the provisions of section 1101.01(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code and section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code.