The CINTAS Foundation was established in 1957 with funds from the estate of Ambassador Oscar B. Cintas. The Foundation continues to provide fellowships in architecture & design; literature; music composition; and visual arts.
Their mission supports the development and expression in the arts by offering grants to visual artists, architects, composers, and creative writers of Cuban descent, making their art available to the public. In 2023, the Foundation inaugurated the Sondra Gilman González-Falla Fellowship in Photography.
CID (Cuba Independiente y Democrática) is a nonprofit political organization dedicated to "Cuba’s total independence and sovereignty, the establishment of a multiparty system, a market economy, social justice and integration with the Western hemisphere."
Founded in Venezuela in 1980 by former Castro commander Huber Matos, the organization has adopted a non-violent strategy that integrates education and scientific and cultural study to promote its mission and goals.
