International giving · Oceania
Which US foundations give to Guam?
US foundations sent $12M to organizations in Guam across 81 grants, from 32 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 32 US foundations have made grants to Guam, totaling $12M across 81 grants on record.
- LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION (DC) is the largest US funder of Guam organizations, with $10M.
- That is about $74.48 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- US giving to Guam has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Guam with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION$10M | |||||||||
| NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION$379k | |||||||||
| ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION$250k | |||||||||
| ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL$207k | |||||||||
| Guam Humanities Council$203k | |||||||||
| BJU Inc$183k | |||||||||
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc$165k | |||||||||
| FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK FOUNDATION$162k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Guam
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
4 recipients
2 recipients
4 recipients
5 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Guam
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.
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Guam.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Guam, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Guam on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Guam?
- LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION is the largest US funder of Guam organizations on record, with $10M across 2 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Guam?
- 32 US foundations have granted a combined $12M to organizations in Guam across 81 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $74.48 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Guam?
- The largest areas are education & schools, research & science, environment & climate, by the kind of organization receiving the money.