Our Impact
Bringing Puerto Rico's classical vocal heritage into its public schools — one free educational session at a time.
92free educational sessions delivered across Puerto Rico
Where we've been
Each lit municipality is one we've reached. The rest of the island is the work that remains.
students reached across Puerto Rico's public schools
25 of 78 municipalities reached
69 school sites visited
The Olga Iglesias Project has delivered 92 free educational sessions to 69 school sites across 25 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities, reaching 4608 documented students.
Select a municipality on the map to see the schools we've visited there.
In their words
What teachers told us after a visit.
“It was an incredible experience — for the first time an activity of this caliber took place at the school. The game-based dynamic was the deciding factor in capturing attention, especially for our Special Education community. We achieved something remarkable with students who have auditory sensitivity: 20 minutes of sustained tolerance.”
Escuela Superior Urbana Carlos Colón Burgos · Salinas
100%rated the educational recital Excelente
All 31 teachers surveyed also said the artists held students' attention. About a third of events returned a feedback form.
“The recital moved me deeply. It exceeded all my expectations. It was one of the most positive experiences I've had in my 16 years of teaching.”
Escuela Superior Urbana · Aguas Buenas
“A sublime cultural event… one that makes our Olga Iglesias visible to our teenagers and shares lyric art through young performers so talented and disciplined.”
Escuela Dr. Albert Einstein · San Juan
“The students learned a great deal and were engaged the entire time. They had never had the experience of seeing lyric singers before.”
Escuela Manuela Toro Morice · Caguas
“The workshop was phenomenal. The students were interested, entertained, and when it ended they asked when we'd be coming back.”
Escuela Especializada en Idiomas Juan Ponce de León · San Juan
“Grateful for the opportunity. It meant so much to expose students at a public vocational school to the recital — to take part, for the first time in their lives, in an event like this.”
Escuela Superior Pablo Colón Berdecia · Barranquitas
“The experience was one of a kind. We loved it. There were even students and teachers outside who wanted to join in. It was excellent!”
Escuela Josefina Barceló · Guaynabo
The mission, in their voices
Artists in residence and students on what your support makes possible.
Stewardship & trust
Where the support comes from, and where it goes.
An earned-income engine
Service and contract revenue, 2023–2025 — now roughly half of all income.
Net assets, growing
A clean upward line, year over year.
2025 income at a glance
- Earned services$79K · 53%
- Grants & contributions$69K · 47%
Earned services and grants each make up roughly half of cash income.
2024 · 2025
2024 · 2025
501(c)(3) · EIN 85-2692687 · Established 2020 · Compiled financial statements available to funders on request. · Read our Form 990 (2025)
Funders & supporters
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Fundación Ángel Ramos
- Annette Urso Rickel Foundation
- Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña
- San Juan Ciudad Capital
- Fundación Gonzalo Aponte
- CECFLCECFL
Partners & alliances
- Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico
- The Metropolitan Opera
- Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico
- Escuela de Artes, Diseño e Industrias Creativas — Sagrado
- Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico
- Fundació Pau Casals
- Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)
Support flows the other way too: every year since 2021, the Project has funded the Puerto Rico District of the Metropolitan Opera's Laffont Competition, so the island's young voices can compete for opera's biggest stage from home.
About the competitionThe work that remains
53 of Puerto Rico's 78 municipalities are still waiting for their first educational recital.