St. Croix Foundation
1023 Market Street
Christiansted, Virgin Islands 00820
United States
Mission
To foster greater philanthropic activity, to marshal resources and to act as a catalyst to benefit the people of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands
Most Meaningful Change
We have recognized that all roads to addressing our socioeconomic issues lead back to education. In response to the record of poor student performance and the rise in youth violence, we have become the leading voice for educational reform. While it has not yet gained sufficient traction to result in reform, we have galvanized enough of our community to begin this critical discussion.
1990 Year Founded
7 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$400 Endowment Value
$600,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | St. Croix Foundation |
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Address 1 | 1023 Market Street |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Christiansted |
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State / Region | Virgin Islands |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 00820 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 340.773.9898 |
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Email | staff@stxfoundation.org |
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Website | stxfoundation.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Did not answer |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Roger Dewey |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President |
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Year Founded | 1990 |
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Mission Statement | To foster greater philanthropic activity, to marshal resources and to act as a catalyst to benefit the people of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands |
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Organization Description | Other |
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Other Description | Community foundation that aslo acts as an operating foundation |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 100,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 7 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 19 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $1,400,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $4,141,825 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $1,200,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $600,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | No but intend to build one |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $400 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Declined |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | No role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Did not answer |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a centrally important role |
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Government initiative funding | Did not answer |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Did not answer |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Did not answer |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Centrally important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Not at all |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Little |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Lot |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Fair amount |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Lot |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Rarely |
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Research | Often |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting much worse |
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Crime | Getting much worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting worse |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting worse |
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Value of community assets | Getting worse |
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Quality of the environment | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting worse |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Crime | A few small achievements |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Some important achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Some important achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Much achievement |
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Value of community assets | A few small achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Much achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Much achievement |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Lot |
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National government | Little |
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Universities | Lot |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Regional association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | N/A |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | N/A |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We have recognized that all roads to addressing our socioeconomic issues lead back to education. In response to the record of poor student performance and the rise in youth violence, we have become the leading voice for educational reform. While it has not yet gained sufficient traction to result in reform, we have galvanized enough of our community to begin this critical discussion. |
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