The Ochoa Foundation is a private family foundation, which was created to formalize the family's philanthropic giving, raise awareness related to child poverty and cancer, and provide a mechanism to channel the support of the family's friends to these causes.

The Foundation has two principle funding directives. First, the Foundation seeks to provide direct assistance to individuals and families in-need, rather than funding large systemic initiatives.  Second, the Foundation's resources are designated primarily for causes related to child poverty or cancer.

As part of the Foundation's focus on fighting cancer, the Foundation has recently established the J.C. Roumain Cancer Assistance Fund. The Fund provides small one-time financial gifts to families who have a family member fighting cancer, particularly terminal cancer. The gifts are meant to assist the family pay pressing living expenses, such as housing payments and utility bills, as well as some medical expenses.   Families can apply for the gifts directly or be nominated by a family friend.   More information about the Fund and applying can be found by clicking here.

Although the Foundation is a family foundation, no grant or funding direction is approved without a vote of the full board of directors.

The Ochoa Foundation is incorporated in New York and is a federal 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.