Community Foundation for Saint Vincent and Grenadines
350 Burnt Hill Road
Hebron, Connecticut 06248
United States
Mission
To make grants for social, educational, health, economic development and other charitable purposes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Most Meaningful Change
In 2010, the foundation started Action Bequia, a community development agency that has made significant improvements to the local Bequia community over the past three years through programs ranging from infrastructure improvement to educational programs for youth and the building of the Southside Community Center. We meet and communicate regularly with other funders and embark on joint funding and programming initiatives. We also collaborate with a large cocoa-growing project on SVG and on other economic development activities. We have supported the Saint Vincent National Trust in its efforts to preserve history and archaeology, fielding a team of engineers who visited from the University of Hartford in 2011. Last year we were sponsors and initiators for the Phenomenal Women’s Conference, which raised the visibility of women and their issues on SVG. One of the major roles of CFSVG is to act as a convener of other funders who are active in SVG this includes the Mary Tidlund Foundation, The Grenadines Partnership Fund, the UK Trust, the Mustique Charitable Trust, the Kerosene Lamp Foundation and the Pan American Development Foundation. Additionallly one of the major focus areas of CFSVG and Action Bequia currently is to implement a recycling program on the island of Bequia with a major grant for the UNDP. This year we collaborated extensively with the Anderson Family Foundation and assisted them with technical assistance and grant making.
2009 Year Founded
$25,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Community Foundation for Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
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Address 1 | 350 Burnt Hill Road |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Hebron |
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State / Region | Connecticut |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 06248 |
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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 | 860 882 4576 |
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Email | Felharley@cfsvg.org |
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Website | www.cfsvg.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | No Staff |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Felicity Harley |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President |
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Year Founded | 2009 |
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Mission Statement | To make grants for social, educational, health, economic development and other charitable purposes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 120,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 1 |
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Total Board Members | 7 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $25,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $25,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $25,000 |
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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 | Did not answer |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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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 | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a centrally important role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a centrally important role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Lots of time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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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 | Not 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 | Not at all |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Not at all |
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Human and social services | Not at all |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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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 | Not at all |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Not at all |
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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 | Never |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Never |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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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 | No change |
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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 | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Do not work in this sphere |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Much achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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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 | A few small achievements |
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Value of community assets | Much achievement |
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Quality of the environment | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Much achievement |
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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 | Some important achievements |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Much achievement |
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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 | Little |
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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 | Unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Other organization | Very helpful |
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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 | No |
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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 | Yes |
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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 | No |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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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 | Neither important nor unimportant |
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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 | In 2010, the foundation started Action Bequia, a community development agency that has made significant improvements to the local Bequia community over the past three years through programs ranging from infrastructure improvement to educational programs for youth and the building of the Southside Community Center. We meet and communicate regularly with other funders and embark on joint funding and programming initiatives. We also collaborate with a large cocoa-growing project on SVG and on other economic development activities. We have supported the Saint Vincent National Trust in its efforts to preserve history and archaeology, fielding a team of engineers who visited from the University of Hartford in 2011. Last year we were sponsors and initiators for the Phenomenal Women’s Conference, which raised the visibility of women and their issues on SVG. One of the major roles of CFSVG is to act as a convener of other funders who are active in SVG this includes the Mary Tidlund Foundation, The Grenadines Partnership Fund, the UK Trust, the Mustique Charitable Trust, the Kerosene Lamp Foundation and the Pan American Development Foundation. Additionallly one of the major focus areas of CFSVG and Action Bequia currently is to implement a recycling program on the island of Bequia with a major grant for the UNDP. This year we collaborated extensively with the Anderson Family Foundation and assisted them with technical assistance and grant making. |
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