International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Bahamas?
US foundations sent $14M to organizations in Bahamas across 400 grants, from 124 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 124 US foundations have made grants to Bahamas, totaling $14M across 400 grants on record.
- LEON LEVY FOUNDATION (NY) is the largest US funder of Bahamas organizations, with $7M.
- CAMP BAHAMAS MISSIONS CBM INC is the most Bahamas-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Bahamas has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Bahamas with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years. A stronger color means more.
| Funder | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON LEVY FOUNDATION$7M | $731k | $837k | $813k | $1M | $2M | $2M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THE WINDERMERE ISLAND FOUNDATION INC$694k | $37k | $45k | $127k | $100k | $140k | $60k | $116k | $30k | $40k |
| Builders Vision Foundation$487k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200k | $286k | $0 |
| OCEAN MOKUM FOUNDATION$470k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $470k | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMP BAHAMAS MISSIONS CBM INC$428k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $428k | $0 |
| CAPITOR CARES INC$394k | $2k | $10k | $45k | $130k | $86k | $59k | $31k | $5k | $25k |
| Myron Jacob Foreman US Scholarship Trust$380k | $26k | $39k | $41k | $61k | $40k | $28k | $50k | $48k | $47k |
| FAITH VENTURES FOUNDATION INC$369k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36k | $49k | $176k | $108k | $0 | $0 |
| WAITT FOUNDATION$350k | $100k | $100k | $100k | $0 | $50k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BELVEDERE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$262k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5k | $231k | $0 | $25k | $0 |
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$245k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $65k | $80k | $100k | $0 |
| ROTARY DISTRICT 6990 FOUNDATION INC$183k | $183k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Bahamas
Bahamas's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Bahamas — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 400 grants that carry one.
43 recipients
14 recipients
133 recipients
29 recipients
9 recipients
21 recipients
5 recipients
5 recipients
Largest recipients in Bahamas
Spelling, accent, abbreviation, and language variants of the same organization are merged into one recipient. Organizations abroad have no US EIN, so this resolution is best-effort.
7 US funders · 13 grants
2 US funders · 2 grants
4 US funders · 7 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Bahamas.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Bahamas, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Bahamas on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Bahamas?
- LEON LEVY FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Bahamas organizations on record, with $7M across 8 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Bahamas?
- 124 US foundations have granted a combined $14M to organizations in Bahamas across 400 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Bahamas?
- The largest areas are general & operating support, health & medicine, research & science, by the stated purpose of the grants.