International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Guyana?
US foundations sent $7M to organizations in Guyana across 57 grants, from 19 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 19 US foundations have made grants to Guyana, totaling $7M across 57 grants on record.
- EXXONMOBIL FOUNDATION (TX) is the largest US funder of Guyana organizations, with $6M.
- US giving to Guyana has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Guyana 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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXXONMOBIL FOUNDATION$6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2M | $4M | $0 |
| THE JAY & SYLVIA SOBHRAJ FOUNDATION INC$809k | $0 | $403k | $122k | $1k | $109k | $0 | $174k | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE SUBRAJ FAMILY FOUNDATION$210k | $0 | $80k | $38k | $30k | $28k | $0 | $33k | $0 | $0 |
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$140k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20k | $0 | $60k | $60k | $0 | $0 |
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$123k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $123k | $0 |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Guyana
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 57 grants that carry one.
6 recipients
8 recipients
6 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Guyana
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 · 2 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Guyana.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Guyana, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Guyana on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Guyana?
- EXXONMOBIL FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Guyana organizations on record, with $6M across 3 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Guyana?
- 19 US foundations have granted a combined $7M to organizations in Guyana across 57 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Guyana?
- The largest areas are education & schools, research & science, health & medicine, by the stated purpose of the grants.