The Perea Social Foundation was created at 8 a.m. on 19 May 1998, by means of a document supported by 10 partners and elevated to public deed in September of the same year. It was registered under number 859 in the Second Notary of the Circle of Quibdó and later obtained its legal status from the Governor's Office of the Department of Choco, on 22 September 1998, under number 1458, and is identified with the tax number: 900950436-8. Its registration is up to date with the directorate of black communities of the Ministry of the Interior and Justice, as a grassroots organization. This allows it to issue guarantees to Icetex for scholarships for black communities.