International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Jamaica?
US foundations sent $7M to organizations in Jamaica across 210 grants, from 68 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 68 US foundations have made grants to Jamaica, totaling $7M across 210 grants on record.
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY (NY) is the largest US funder of Jamaica organizations, with $3M.
- That is about $2.61 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- MEDGIVE FOUNDATION INC is the most Jamaica-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Jamaica has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Jamaica with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$3M | |||||||||
| THE LLOYD CARNEY FOUNDATION$796k | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$540k | |||||||||
| PRICESMART FOUNDATION$387k | |||||||||
| MEDGIVE FOUNDATION INC$313k | |||||||||
| JAMES P AND JUDITH E ZIMMERMAN$220k | |||||||||
| MONTEGO BAY ANIMAL HAVEN LIMITED$217k | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAMSBURG CHRISTADELPHIAN$203k | |||||||||
| BUDD FAMILY FOUNDATION$189k | |||||||||
| WHEATON FOUNDATION$172k | |||||||||
| JRH Foundation Inc$164k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Jamaica
Jamaica's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Jamaica — 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.
24 recipients
1 recipient
2 recipients
4 recipients
4 recipients
2 recipients
6 recipients
2 recipients
Largest recipients in Jamaica
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.
4 US funders · 15 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
2 US funders · 3 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
A further $79k across 3 grants went to recipients the filings name only in the aggregate (“various”, “multiple organizations”, and the like), so they can’t be attributed to a single organization.
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Jamaica.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Jamaica, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Jamaica on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Jamaica?
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Jamaica organizations on record, with $3M across 20 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Jamaica?
- 68 US foundations have granted a combined $7M to organizations in Jamaica across 210 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $2.61 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Jamaica?
- The largest areas are education & schools, human rights & democracy, food, water & agriculture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.