General Information

The Portuguese Foundation, Inc.
Mailing address P. O. Box 331441, West Hartford, CT 06133-1441
Physical address 86 New Park Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut
Telephone and Fax 860-236-5514
Website www.pfict.org
Email info@pfict.org
Web Page Design: Griffin Dorman
Federal Employer Identification Number: 06-1329611
IRS Designation: 501(c)(3) Form 990 Required
Date Received: April 9, 1993, Date Applicable: October 23, 1991
Most Recent IRS Form 990N on Record: March 26, 2009 (FY2008)

Founders and Incorporators
Alberto Costa
Hon. Angelo L. dos Santos
Fernando G. Rosa
John Serrano
Founded: January 24, 1990
Incorporated: September 28, 1991 Recorded: October 21, 1991
Legal counsel: Serrano & Serrano, LLC Attorneys at Law.

Presidents
2009- Jose “Zak” P. Bravado
2007-2008 John Bairos
2004-2006 Gabriel R. Serrano
2002-2003 Fernando G. Rosa
2000-2001 Alberto A. Costa
1998-1999 Edward A. Santos
1996-1997 Jorge T. Vieira
1994-1995 Hon. Angelo L. dos Santos
1990-1993 Attorney John Serrano (Founding President)

Scholarship Banquet Keynote Speaker:
2007: John Serrano, Attorney, Serrano & Serrano, LLC, West Hartford, CT
2006: Maria Rosario Simao, Attorney, Manager, Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
2005: Dr. Antonio A. Cirurgiao, Author, Comendador da Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique, Professor Emeritus of Spanish & Portuguese University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2004: Hon. Paul J. Tavares, Rhode Island State Treasurer
2003: Dr. George Monteiro, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
2002: Ronald J. Cruz, Executive Director of PALCUS, Washington, D.C.
2001: Dr. Patricia Raposa Aucella, Optometrist, Newington, Connecticut
2000: Hon. Angelo L. dos Santos, Commissioner, Workers' Compensation Commission, State of Connecticut
1999: Domitila A. dos Santos, Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Salomon Smith Barney, New York, New York
1998: Dr. Burke A. Cunha, Chief of the Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York
1997: Dr. Lisa Seabra Veiga, DMD, Dentist, Waterbury, Connecticut
1996: Dr. Onesimo Teotonio de Almeida, Professor, Director of the Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
1995: Hon. Tony Coelho, former U. S. Representative of California, President & CEO Werthein Schroder Investment Service, New York, New York
1994: Maria Fernanda Miranda -Principal, Magnet Cultural School, Bridgeport, Connecticut
1993: Carlos Batista, Vice President, Engineering Bristol Babcock, Watertown, Connecticut
1992: Dr. Antonio Simoes, Dean of Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, Fairfield University, Fairfield Connecticut