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Which US foundations give to Bermuda?

US foundations sent $11M to organizations in Bermuda across 244 grants, from 43 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Bermuda with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25*
ERNEST E STEMPEL FOUNDATION XXXXX5004$5M
NICOLAS BERGGRUEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$2M
Stanard Family Foundation$950k
THE G UNGER VETLESEN FOUNDATION$750k
The Perot Foundation$540k
THE CHARROCK FOUNDATION$375k
THE PRUDENTIAL FOUNDATION$225k
JOHN C CORCKRAN JR CHARITABLE$203k
ORANGE CRIMSON FOUNDATION$150k
THE LEANDRO P RIZZUTO FOUNDATION$138k
THE STARR FOUNDATION$100k

* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.

Top US funders of Bermuda

36 grants · NY · 100% of its overseas giving

1 grant · CA · 86% of its overseas giving

5 grants · OH · 100% of its overseas giving

5 grants · NY · 51% of its overseas giving

12 grants · TX · 100% of its overseas giving

6 grants · MD · 100% of its overseas giving

Bermuda's dedicated funders

Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Bermuda — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.

THE G UNGER VETLESEN FOUNDATION$750k · 51% of its overseas giving
The Perot Foundation$540k · 100% of its overseas giving
THE CHARROCK FOUNDATION$375k · 100% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.

Economic & community development$3M

6 recipients

Research & science$2M

4 recipients

Education & schools$827k

5 recipients

Arts & culture$597k

3 recipients

Children & youth$157k

3 recipients

Religion & faith$129k

63 recipients

Environment & climate$27k

2 recipients

Human rights & democracy$2k

1 recipient

Largest recipients in Bermuda

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.

Friends of Bermuda Community$3M

11 US funders · 29 grants

Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences$2M

4 US funders · 21 grants

Berggruen Institute$2M

1 US funder · 1 grant

Bermuda Zoological Society$1M

5 US funders · 14 grants

American Friends of the National Museum of Bermuda$570k

1 US funder · 6 grants

Saltus Grammar School$526k

1 US funder · 6 grants

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Bermuda.

ERNEST E STEMPEL FOUNDATION XXXXX5004 Friends of Bermuda Community$3M
NICOLAS BERGGRUEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Berggruen Institute$2M
Stanard Family Foundation Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences$900k
ERNEST E STEMPEL FOUNDATION XXXXX5004 Bermuda Zoological Society$845k
THE G UNGER VETLESEN FOUNDATION Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences$750k
ERNEST E STEMPEL FOUNDATION XXXXX5004 American Friends of the National Museum of Bermuda$570k

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Bermuda, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.

AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Notable grants

The largest individual grants to Bermuda on record.

NICOLAS BERGGRUEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBerggruen Institute · 2021$2M
ERNEST E STEMPEL FOUNDATION XXXXX5004Friends of Bermuda Community · 2021$561k
ERNEST E STEMPEL FOUNDATION XXXXX5004Friends of Bermuda Community · 2022$505k
Stanard Family FoundationBermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences · 2020$500k
ERNEST E STEMPEL FOUNDATION XXXXX5004Friends of Bermuda Community · 2023$494k
ERNEST E STEMPEL FOUNDATION XXXXX5004Friends of Bermuda Community · 2020$434k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Bermuda?
ERNEST E STEMPEL FOUNDATION XXXXX5004 is the largest US funder of Bermuda organizations on record, with $5M across 36 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Bermuda?
43 US foundations have granted a combined $11M to organizations in Bermuda across 244 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $169.85 per resident.
What do US foundations fund in Bermuda?
The largest areas are economic & community development, research & science, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.

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