Philanthropy

Service to others.

More than three decades of giving, liberally and consistently, to those who need it most. The Carlyle Poindexter Charitable Foundation carries that commitment forward in perpetuity.

31+Years of giving
80+Partner charities
3Countries served
Carlyle Poindexter Charitable Foundation
Our mission

A duty to our neighbor.

I take very seriously my personal and our larger corporate family’s responsibility to the communities in which we are present. We owe a duty to our neighbor, especially the weaker and less fortunate members of our society.C. Constantin Poindexter, Founder

Every quarter, the Poindexter group of companies gives as liberally as possible to laudable causes, matched with Constantin’s personal funds. The Carlyle Poindexter Charitable Foundation’s operating documents guarantee that funding continues in perpetuity, beyond his lifetime.

Funds are disbursed to carefully vetted organizations across the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the United States: children’s cancer centers and hospitals, food banks and housing initiatives, scholarship programs and language disorder clinics, and Masonic charities devoted to widows, orphans, and the afflicted. The commitment is simple: give generously, to causes that are real, and do it without fanfare.

Freemasonry

Brotherly love, relief, and truth.

Constantin is a Scottish Rite and York Rite Freemason. The Craft’s charge to relieve the distressed runs through everything the Foundation does.

La fe se puede perder de vista. La esperanza termina en la fruición, pero la Caridad se extiende más allá del sepulcro.Virtus Junxit, Mors Non Separabit
Square and Compasses Royal Arch seal, York Rite Scottish Rite emblem Knights Templar emblem

Freemasonry teaches that a man’s duty extends beyond himself: to care for the widow and the orphan, to relieve the sick and the afflicted, and to do so quietly, without expectation of return. In 2026 the North Carolina Masonic Foundation recognized more than fifteen years of his support by welcoming him as an inaugural member of its Phoenix Society. For Constantin those tenets are not ceremonial. They are the reason the Foundation gives on a fixed schedule, to causes that are real, and without fanfare.

Through the Scottish Rite and the York Rite, the Foundation supports the charities of the Craft: the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, which funds pediatric eye care and research; Scottish Rite Charities and the RiteCare language disorder clinics, which help children with speech and language difficulties find their voice; the Masonic Orphanage of North Carolina and the NC Masonic Foundation, which raise and educate children who have lost their families; and Whitestone Home for the Elderly, which shelters aged Masons, their wives, and widows.

Brotherly loveRegard for every person, without distinction of station or circumstance.
ReliefA standing obligation to aid the distressed, the widow, and the orphan.
TruthIntegrity in dealing, in business as in charity.
In the news

Giving, in practice.

Recent releases from the Foundation and the Poindexter companies. More press and photographs are archived at Surety One.

Media & press archive
June 2026

Café el Cibaeño pledges 5% of all sales to children’s health

Poindexter Marcelino Agroindustrias el Cibao committed five percent of every Café el Cibaeño sale, permanently and across every channel, to hospitals, treatment centers, and nonprofits caring for children with serious or life-threatening illnesses.

“A great man plants trees whose shade he knows he will never enjoy. ‘So that others may take the shade’ is, in large part, our reason for being.”
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June 2026

Janus Assurance Re supports Fundación Amigos Contra el Cáncer Infantil

Constantin delivered a vehicle loaded with non-perishable food, essentials, and diapers, together with a cash gift, to FACCI’s shelter in Santo Domingo, where families of children in cancer treatment are housed and fed.

“It is an intolerable injustice that a child should suffer the cruelty of cancer. While this monster keeps stealing smiles and innocence, I will not rest in fighting it.”
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May 2026

Honoring Dominican veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces

For Memorial Day, Janus Assurance Re made a corporate gift to the VA Foreign Medical Services Foundation, supporting veterans living abroad with permanent injuries and the families and caregivers who carry the cost of service alongside them.

“Honoring veterans requires far more than words. It demands action, human sensitivity, and a permanent commitment to those who bore the weight of service on behalf of all of us.”
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April 2026

An afternoon with the girls of Hogar Escuela Doña Chucha

After praying the Rosary together, dozens of girls and adolescents at the Doña Chucha home shared games and a pizza party with Constantin, part of the ongoing Apoyo de Doña Chucha program covering food, education, health, and recreation.

“I didn’t bring pizza. I brought a hug disguised as pizza. These girls don’t need a CEO; they need someone to remind them that they are deeply loved.”
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2026

Janus Assurance Re commits to Hogar Escuela de Niñas Doña Chucha

Janus Assurance Re and the Carlyle Poindexter Charitable Foundation established a sustained support program for the Doña Chucha home for girls in Santo Domingo, a Salesian institution that shelters, feeds, and educates girls without the protection of a family.

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2026

North Carolina Masonic Foundation names Constantin an inaugural Phoenix Society member

The Foundation recognized more than fifteen years of support for its work caring for children, uplifting aging Masons, and funding educational opportunity across North Carolina.

“Philanthropy should be intentional and lasting, supporting people in the moment of need while also building long-term strength for future needs.”
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March 2025

Surety One supports the SuperKids Scholarship Program

Constantin donated five laptop computers, together with a personal financial gift to cover their allocation and delivery, to the SuperKids Scholarship Program directed by former North Carolina Attorney General Rufus Edmisten, which provides resources to students with academic promise who lack the tools to succeed.

“Access to technology is a fundamental requirement for learning and development in a world of A.I. and e-work. I am honored to support the SuperKids Scholarship Program.”
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December 2024

500,000 frequent flier miles gifted to social good

Constantin donated 500,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles to the airline’s Social Good program, which channels miles to the American Red Cross, Feeding America, and UNICEF to deploy relief workers, transport supplies, and reunite families in crises.

“The recipients of their charitable contributions need my miles far more than I need a plane ticket upgrade.”
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Partners

Organizations we support.

A partial list. The full giving history spans hundreds of disbursements across three decades.

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República Dominicana

  • FINJUS
  • Hábitat para la Humanidad
  • Techo para Mi País
  • Make-A-Wish República Dominicana
  • Nido para Ángeles
  • Hogar de Niñas Doña Chucha
  • Muchachos con Don Bosco
  • Amigos Contra el Cáncer Infantil
  • Quiéreme Como Soy
  • Ministerio Serás
  • Instituto de Desarrollo Integral
  • Save the Children RD
  • Project Hope RD

Puerto Rico

  • Fundación para Puerto Rico
  • San Jorge Children’s Hospital
  • Fundación de Niños San Jorge
  • Ricky Martin Foundation
  • Iniciativa Comunitaria de Puerto Rico
  • Taller de Salud
  • Make-A-Wish Puerto Rico
  • Susan Komen Puerto Rico

United States

  • Duke Cancer Institute
  • Duke Children’s Oncology Center
  • UNC Children’s Cancer Center
  • The National Children’s Cancer Society
  • National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation
  • No Kid Hungry Foundation
  • Knights Templar Eye Foundation
  • Scottish Rite Charities
  • The Masonic Orphanage of North Carolina
  • Whitestone Home for the Elderly
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH
  • Give Kids the World Village