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Which US foundations give to British Virgin Islands?

US foundations sent $4M to organizations in British Virgin Islands across 64 grants, from 26 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

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

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
FALCONWOOD FOUNDATION$2M
FRIENDS OF THE GUIOMAR SMEETS$746k
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY$162k
REENIE BROWN AND ROY MAKOWSKY FOUNDATION$149k
Kenny Chesney Foundation Inc$120k
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT$113k
ORSCHELN INDUSTRIES FOUNDATION INC$100k

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

Top US funders of British Virgin Islands

16 grants · NY · 94% of its overseas giving

6 grants · NY · 97% of its overseas giving

2 grants · IL · 29% of its overseas giving

1 grant · CT · 100% of its overseas giving

2 grants · TN · 100% of its overseas giving

1 grant · DC · 61% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

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

Education & schools$154k

4 recipients

Religion & faith$101k

2 recipients

Economic & community development$20k

2 recipients

Health & medicine$20k

1 recipient

Environment & climate$1k

1 recipient

Largest recipients in British Virgin Islands

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.

The YEP Foundation$1M

1 US funder · 5 grants

Guiomar Smeets Foundation$746k

1 US funder · 6 grants

UNITE BVI$338k

3 US funders · 7 grants

Potcake Place$149k

1 US funder · 1 grant

UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS$113k

1 US funder · 1 grant

ROTARY CLUB OF ST THOMAS EAST ECO$110k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in British Virgin Islands.

FALCONWOOD FOUNDATION The YEP Foundation$1M
FRIENDS OF THE GUIOMAR SMEETS Guiomar Smeets Foundation$746k
FALCONWOOD FOUNDATION UNITE BVI$313k
REENIE BROWN AND ROY MAKOWSKY FOUNDATION Potcake Place$149k
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS$113k
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY ROTARY CLUB OF ST THOMAS EAST ECO$110k

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to British Virgin Islands, 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 British Virgin Islands on record.

FALCONWOOD FOUNDATIONThe YEP Foundation · 2022$366k
FALCONWOOD FOUNDATIONThe YEP Foundation · 2024$268k
FALCONWOOD FOUNDATIONThe YEP Foundation · 2020$259k
FALCONWOOD FOUNDATIONThe YEP Foundation · 2021$231k
FRIENDS OF THE GUIOMAR SMEETSGuiomar Smeets Foundation · 2018$230k
FALCONWOOD FOUNDATIONThe YEP Foundation · 2023$221k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to British Virgin Islands?
FALCONWOOD FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of British Virgin Islands organizations on record, with $2M across 16 grants.
How much do US foundations give to British Virgin Islands?
26 US foundations have granted a combined $4M to organizations in British Virgin Islands across 64 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $89.76 per resident.
What do US foundations fund in British Virgin Islands?
The largest areas are education & schools, religion & faith, economic & community development, by the kind of organization receiving the money.

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