International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Trinidad and Tobago?
US foundations sent $2M to organizations in Trinidad and Tobago across 46 grants, from 25 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 25 US foundations have made grants to Trinidad and Tobago, totaling $2M across 46 grants on record.
- ARCUS FOUNDATION (NY) is the largest US funder of Trinidad and Tobago organizations, with $500k.
- That is about $1.19 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- US giving to Trinidad and Tobago has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Trinidad and Tobago with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$500k | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$210k | ||||||||
| THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC$194k | ||||||||
| THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION$150k | ||||||||
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$150k | ||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$100k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Trinidad and Tobago
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
1 recipient
4 recipients
2 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Trinidad and Tobago
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 · 5 grants
2 US funders · 2 grants
2 US funders · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
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 Trinidad and Tobago.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Trinidad and Tobago, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Trinidad and Tobago on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Trinidad and Tobago?
- ARCUS FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Trinidad and Tobago organizations on record, with $500k across 7 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Trinidad and Tobago?
- 25 US foundations have granted a combined $2M to organizations in Trinidad and Tobago across 46 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.19 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The largest areas are human rights & democracy, education & schools, food, water & agriculture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.