BAHAMAS NATIONAL TRUST FUND INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $2.3M · expenses $3.4M · assets $581K

EIN
37-1697045
Address
PO BOX 5910, PRINCETON, NJ 08543-5910
NTEE code
C30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Macgregor Robertson (its 2013 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2013 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To provide financial and administrative support to effectively manage national public parks and protected areas throughout the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. To support educational programs for both children and adults that will teach them about the maintenance of natural resources and the projection of the environment.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Arpad Busson President2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Mark Dowley Vice President2022-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Deirdre Simon Treasurer/Secretary2022-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Meredith Ross (former) Director2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Andrew Perlman (former) Director2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Marvin Arrington (former) Director2018-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Robert Goldrich (former) Director2022 5 $0 reported 1
Macgregor Robinson (former) DIRECTOR2018-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Andy Fowler (former) DIRECTOR2018-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Joe Wasilewski (former) DIRECTOR2018-2021 5 $0 reported 1
David T Price (former) DIRECTOR2018 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Arpad Busson President5 $0$0$0 $01
Mark Dowley Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
Deirdre Simon Treasurer/Secretary15 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Arpad Busson President5 $0$0$0 $01
Mark Dowley Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
Meredith Ross Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Andrew Perlman Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Deirdre Simon Treasurer/Secretary15 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Arpad Busson President5 $0$0$0 $01
Mark Dowley Vice President5 $0$0$0 $01
Meredith Ross Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Andrew Perlman Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Deirdre Simon Treasurer/Secretary15 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marvin Arrington Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Arpad Busson Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Mark Dowley Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Goldrich Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Andrew Perlman Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Deirdre Simon Treasurer15 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MACGREGOR ROBINSON DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MARVIN ARRINGTON DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
ANDY FOWLER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOE WASILEWSKI DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MACGREGOR ROBINSON DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MARVIN ARRINGTON DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
ANDY FOWLER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOE WASILEWSKI DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MACGREGOR ROBINSON DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MARVIN ARRINGTON DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
ANDY FOWLER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOE WASILEWSKI DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MACGREGOR ROBINSON DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MARVIN ARRINGTON DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
ANDY FOWLER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOE WASILEWSKI DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID T PRICE DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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 ↗
$2,318,944$3,401,976 $580,567$389,276 $2,294,374$0 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,418,292$1,071,968 $1,472,308$1,472,308 $1,385,539$0 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,756,297$3,495,101 $1,125,984$1,125,984 $2,725,032$0 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,591,939$1,335,819 $1,864,788$1,864,788 $1,604,548$0 $00-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,261,047$3,712 $1,643,237$1,643,237 $1,242,882$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$520,730$467,209 $107,640$107,640 $520,730$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$528,727$671,860 $54,119$54,119 $528,727$0 $000
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$445,026$239,161 $197,252$197,252 $445,026$0 $000

Funders of this organization

16 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,776,555 in all, tax years 2013 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
BUILDERS INITIATIVE Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Bahamas National Trust Fund Inc” 2022-2024 3$699,347 2024$99,768
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LEON LEVY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BAHAMAS NATIONAL TRUST FUND INC” 2023 1$611,821 2023$611,821
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GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2023 3$570,100 2023$70,100
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BOB & JEANNE COUGHLIN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BAHAMAS NATIONAL TRUST FUND” 2023-2024 2$450,000 2024$250,000
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CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$233,434 2024$116,003
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$60,000 2024$30,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2019-2020, 2022-2023 5$45,350 2023$7,600
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BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC Public charity Exact 2013 1$30,000 2013$30,000
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GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT INC Public charity Exact 2021 1$25,000 2021$25,000
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ONLY ONE INC Public charity Exact 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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HARNISCH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BAHAMAS NATIONAL TRUST FUND INC” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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DISCOVERY LAND COMPANY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$7,125 2021$7,125
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SAMUEL ERNEST DOUGLASS JR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Bahamas National Trust Fund Inc” 2025 1$2,500 2025$2,500
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JOEL L ALTMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Bahamas National Trust Fund Inc”, “BAHAMAS NATIONAL TRUST FUND INC” 2023-2024 2$1,000 2024$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BAHAMAS NATIONAL TRUST FUND INC” 2021 1$878 2021$878
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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 · $3,401,976 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,387,315 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $3,387,315$3,387,315-- 99.6%
Fees: management $13,000-$13,000- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $1,350-$1,350- 0.0%
Office expenses $241-$241- 0.0%
Fees: legal $70-$70- 0.0%
Total$3,401,976100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $1,071,968 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,053,523 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,053,523$1,053,523-- 98.3%
Fees: management $11,000-$11,000- 1.0%
Fees: legal $6,020-$6,020- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $1,350-$1,350- 0.1%
Office expenses $75-$75- 0.0%
Total$1,071,968100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $3,495,101 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,470,778 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $3,470,778$3,470,778-- 99.3%
Fees: management $17,500-$17,500- 0.5%
Fees: investment management $3,544-$3,544- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $2,745-$2,745- 0.1%
Office expenses $534-$534- 0.0%
Total$3,495,101100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,335,819 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,332,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $1,332,000$1,332,000-- 99.7%
Fees: investment management $3,514-$3,514- 0.3%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $305-$305- 0.0%
Total$1,335,819100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $3,712 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $3,432-$3,432- 92.5%
Fees: other services $280-$280- 7.5%
Total$3,712100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $467,209 spent · pay $0 · grants $467,084 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $467,084$467,084-- 100.0%
Fees: other services $125-$125- 0.0%
Total$467,209100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $671,860 spent · pay $0 · grants $669,696 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $669,696$669,696-- 99.7%
Fees: accounting $1,985-$1,985- 0.3%
Fees: other services $179-$179- 0.0%
Total$671,860100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $239,161 spent · pay $0 · grants $236,616 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $236,616$236,616-- 98.9%
Fees: legal $2,500-$2,500- 1.0%
Fees: other services $45-$45- 0.0%
Total$239,161100%

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