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BUCHANAN FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $53.7M · expenses $29K · assets $1.88B

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98-1376156
Address
COURT PLACE RUE DU MANOIR, SAINT PETER PORT GY1 3XZ
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Mission

THE FOUNDATION DEVOTES ITS PROPERTY TO FUNDING AND DEVELOPING PHILANTHROPIC PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE (INCLUDING FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE").

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Peter Atkinson (former) GUARDIAN2017-2019 $9,621$29,381 1
Peter Atkinson Resigned 92021 (former) GUARDIAN2020 $9,739$9,739 1
Unpaid officers and directors · 5 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
William Buchanan Gray COUNCILLOR2017-2025 1
Alicia Nimo Saavedra COUNCILLOR2018-2025 1
Adrian Harbour GUARDIAN2021-2025 1
Adrian Harbour Appointed 92021 (former) GUARDIAN2020 1
Alicia Nimo Ssavedra (former) COUNCILLOR2017 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM BUCHANAN GRAY COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA NIMO SAAVEDRA COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN HARBOUR GUARDIAN1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM BUCHANAN GRAY COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA NIMO SAAVEDRA COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN HARBOUR GUARDIAN1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM BUCHANAN GRAY COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA NIMO SAAVEDRA COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN HARBOUR GUARDIAN1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM BUCHANAN GRAY COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA NIMO SAAVEDRA COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN HARBOUR GUARDIAN1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM BUCHANAN GRAY COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA NIMO SAAVEDRA COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN HARBOUR GUARDIAN1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $10K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER ATKINSON RESIGNED 92021 GUARDIAN1 $9,739$0$0 $9,7391
WILLIAM BUCHANAN GRAY COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA NIMO SAAVEDRA COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIAN HARBOUR APPOINTED 92021 GUARDIAN1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $10K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER ATKINSON GUARDIAN1 $9,621$0$0 $9,6211
WILLIAM BUCHANAN GRAY COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA NIMO SAAVEDRA COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $10K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER ATKINSON GUARDIAN1 $9,621$0$0 $9,6211
WILLIAM BUCHANAN GRAY COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA NIMO SAAVEDRA COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $10K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER ATKINSON GUARDIAN1 $10,139$0$0 $10,1391
WILLIAM BUCHANAN GRAY COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ALICIA NIMO SSAVEDRA COUNCILLOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2018 · 1 contractor · $176K
NameLocationServicePaid
ROPES WEALTH ADVISORS LLCBOSTON, MAINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES$176,316

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $25K

Listed grants add up to $25,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $26,485,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $5.5M

Listed grants add up to $5,550,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $13,255,478. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $1.2M
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $100K

Listed grants add up to $100,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $4,450,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2018 · 1 grant to organizations · $29.6M
2017 · 1 grant to organizations · $3.1M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,683,601$29,106 $1,876,956,056$1,876,956,056 $0$0 $000
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,275,844$26,637,661 $1,836,517,835$1,836,517,835 $0$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,830,730$13,389,808 $1,508,593,902$1,508,593,902 $0$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,087,536$1,319,820 $1,185,692,093$1,185,692,093 $0$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,754,790$4,569,422 $1,094,617,665$1,094,617,665 $0$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$662,031,035$133,018 $1,154,721,588$1,154,721,588 $661,033,496$0 $10,31300
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$102,169$155,445 $440,834,203$440,834,203 $0$0 $9,73900
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,130,402$29,947,896 $428,953,469$428,953,469 $0$0 $9,62100
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,307,098$3,668,785 $436,510,670$436,510,670 $1,505,874$0 $10,13900

Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $29,106 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $23,463-$23,463- 80.6%
Insurance $5,542-$5,542- 19.0%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $101-$101- 0.3%
Total$29,106100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $26,637,661 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,485,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $26,460,000$26,460,000-- 99.3%
Fees: investment management $115,924-$115,924- 0.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $25,000$25,000-- 0.1%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $24,557-$24,557- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $11,139-$11,139- 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $1,041-$1,041- 0.0%
Total$26,637,661100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $13,389,808 spent · pay $0 · grants $13,255,478 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $7,705,478$7,705,478-- 57.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,550,000$5,550,000-- 41.4%
Fees: investment management $119,234-$119,234- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $10,204-$10,204- 0.1%
Other (as described)FOREIGN TAXES WITHHELD $4,266-$4,266- 0.0%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $341-$341- 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $285-$285- 0.0%
Total$13,389,808100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,319,820 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,200,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,200,000$1,200,000-- 90.9%
Fees: investment management $91,924-$91,924- 7.0%
Fees: legal $15,299-$15,299- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $9,185-$9,185- 0.7%
Fees: other services $2,707-$2,707- 0.2%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $675-$675- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$1,319,820100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $4,569,422 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,450,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $4,350,000$4,350,000-- 95.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $100,000$100,000-- 2.2%
Fees: investment management $99,531-$99,531- 2.2%
Fees: accounting $8,750-$8,750- 0.2%
Fees: legal $8,218-$8,218- 0.2%
Fees: other services $2,261-$2,261- 0.0%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $662-$662- 0.0%
Total$4,569,422100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $133,018 spent · pay $10,313 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $108,260-$108,260- 81.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $10,313-$10,313- 7.8%
Fees: accounting $8,550-$8,550- 6.4%
Fees: legal $3,443-$3,443- 2.6%
Fees: other services $2,452-$2,452- 1.8%
Total$133,018100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $155,445 spent · pay $9,739 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $103,050-$103,050- 66.3%
Fees: legal $31,259-$31,259- 20.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $9,739-$9,739- 6.3%
Fees: accounting $8,500-$8,500- 5.5%
Fees: other services $2,897-$2,897- 1.9%
Total$155,445100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $29,947,896 spent · pay $9,621 · grants $29,600,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $29,600,000$29,600,000-- 98.8%
Fees: investment management $231,720-$231,720- 0.8%
Fees: legal $85,399-$85,399- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $18,115-$18,115- 0.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $9,621-$9,621- 0.0%
Fees: other services $2,954-$2,954- 0.0%
Interest $57-$57- 0.0%
Other (as described)WIRE FEES $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$29,947,896100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $3,668,785 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,052,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,052,250$3,052,250-- 83.2%
Fees: investment management $416,840-$416,840- 11.4%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $98,375-$98,375- 2.7%
Fees: legal $80,984-$80,984- 2.2%
Fees: other services $20,280-$20,280- 0.6%
Interest $56-$56- 0.0%
Total$3,668,785100%

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