International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Bahamas?
US foundations sent $12M to organizations in Bahamas across 336 grants, from 109 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 109 US foundations have made grants to Bahamas, totaling $12M across 336 grants on record.
- LEON LEVY FOUNDATION (NY) is the largest US funder of Bahamas organizations, with $7M.
- That is about $30.98 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- Capitor Cares Inc is the most Bahamas-focused funder, directing 81% 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 — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEON LEVY FOUNDATION$7M | |||||||||
| THE WINDERMERE ISLAND FOUNDATION INC$624k | |||||||||
| OCEAN MOKUM FOUNDATION$470k | |||||||||
| FAITH VENTURES FOUNDATION INC$369k | |||||||||
| Capitor Cares Inc$369k | |||||||||
| WAITT FOUNDATION$350k | |||||||||
| Myron Jacob Foreman US Scholarship Trust$307k | |||||||||
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$245k | |||||||||
| BELVEDERE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$236k | |||||||||
| Builders Initiative Foundation$200k | |||||||||
| SYSCO DISASTER RELIEF FOUNDATION INC$168k | |||||||||
| FIELDSTONE 1793 FOUNDATION$150k |
* 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 kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
11 recipients
12 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
6 recipients
5 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
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
3 US funders · 3 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
4 US funders · 5 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?
- 109 US foundations have granted a combined $12M to organizations in Bahamas across 336 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $30.98 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Bahamas?
- The largest areas are religion & faith, education & schools, health & medicine, by the kind of organization receiving the money.