How to read the Atlas
Two layers. The register is complete and official; the profiles go deep on the organisations the public deals with most.
The register at a glance
One square for each organisation on the register, grouped by cause. Dashed squares hold an exemption certificate rather than full registration. Move over a square on desktop, or tap it on a phone, to see who it is.
Source: Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission, List of Approved Non-Profit Organisations, read 26 September 2026. Cause groupings are the Atlas's own, assigned from each organisation's registered name.
When they registered
New registrations each year since the Non-Profit Organisation Regulations 2014 required every non-profit formed or run in the islands to sign on.
Source: FSC NPO register, full registrations only. Year taken from the registration date, or from the registration number where the published date is incomplete.
Where the profiled charities work
How many of the 29 profiled organisations operate on each island. Most charitable activity is based on Providenciales, home to most of the population.
Source: Atlas profiles below. Organisations working across the country count once for every island. Base map: Sold by Drew island silhouettes.
Find a cause to back
Three questions. The Atlas narrows the profiled organisations to those that fit.
The profiles
Open any organisation for what it does, the facts worth knowing and how to get in touch. Where an organisation publishes no website, the Atlas says so rather than guess.
Sources: each organisation's own website where one exists (teal badge); Visit Turks and Caicos Islands; Times of the Islands; Turks and Caicos Magazine; The Sun TCI; Turks and Caicos Weekly News; Magnetic Media; Newsline TCI; United Way Worldwide; British Red Cross; Rotary District 7020; SIGBI; Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force; TCI Hospital; TCI Mall directory (2014); planettci (2018). Registration numbers from the FSC register.
What your giving buys
Real figures published by the organisations themselves or by reliable reports, so you know what to expect before you give.
Breakfast every school day for one child for a full school year, through Food for Thought.
Food for Thought websiteNational Trust annual membership for non-residents, individual or family, with free entry to its conservation sites.
National Trust websiteCarrying a rescue puppy home. The rescue arranges vaccinations, the vet check and travel certificate; the puppy travels in the cabin under your seat. Ask the rescue who covers any airline pet fee.
TCSPCA and Potcake Place websitesEntry to the National Museum on Grand Turk; children under 12 go free. Proceeds support the Museum Foundation.
Visit Turks and Caicos IslandsConch Bar Caves on Middle Caicos with a 20 to 30 minute guided tour, run by the National Trust. Cash on site or pre-booked.
National Trust websiteA morning walking a potcake puppy on Grace Bay Beach, Monday to Saturday from 10am. Everything you need for the walk is provided.
Potcake Place websiteThe giving calendar
The fundraisers residents plan the year around. Dates follow each event's usual pattern; confirm the exact day with the organisers.
Sources: Visit Turks and Caicos Islands events pages; Turks and Caicos Magazine; The Shore Club; World Open Water Swimming Association; Newsline TCI (Food and Wine Festival 2025 dates).
Where the sources disagree
Published figures do not always match. Rather than pick one, the Atlas shows each version and its source.
| Subject | Version one | Version two | Version three |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children fed daily by Food for Thought's Breakfast Programme | About 550 (Visit Turks and Caicos Islands) | About 380 a year (Turks & Caicos Sotheby's blog, May 2026) | About 200 in those schools (Food for Thought website) |
| Rotary Club of Providenciales meetings | 2nd and 4th Tuesday; call for location (Rotary District 7020) | Thursdays 6.30pm, Gilley's, Leeward (tourism directory) | Thursdays 6.30pm, Opus (TCI Mall, 2014) |
| National Museum, Providenciales opening hours | Tuesday and Thursday, 10am to 2pm (museum location page) | Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10am to 2pm (museum FAQ) | Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm (museum home page) |
| Beneficiary of the Caribbean Food & Wine Festival | Lit'l Chefs culinary training programme (Visit Turks and Caicos Islands; Forbes, 2022) | THTA Culinary Education Fund (Resident, 2025) | A charitable foundation funding scholarships and mentoring (Newsline TCI, 2025) |
The full register
All organisations as published by the Commission, searchable and filtered by the cause bar above.
| Organisation | Cause | Status | Number | Date |
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Source: Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission, List of Approved Non-Profit Organisations. Names, numbers and dates are reproduced as published; one line duplicated on the published list appears once here, and one misspelt word in a church name has been corrected.
Starting a non-profit in the islands
The Financial Services Commission is the supervisor for non-profits under the Non-Profit Organisation Regulations 2014. Any non-profit incorporated, formed or established in the islands, or administered from them, must be on its register.
Source: Financial Services Commission, Non Profit Organisations overview page, read 26 September 2026.
Common questions
How many charities are there in the Turks and Caicos?
The Commission's register lists organisations: fully registered and holding exemption certificates, with two names appearing on both lists. The register covers every kind of non-profit, so it includes churches, sports bodies, professional associations and alumni groups as well as charities in the everyday sense.
Can visitors help while on holiday?
Yes. Walk a puppy at Potcake Place in Grace Bay, carry an adopted puppy home for the TCSPCA or Potcake Place, join a National Trust membership, swim the Race for the Conch in June, or time a trip for In the Pink in October or An Evening of Art in January.
How does couriering a potcake work?
Airlines will not fly the animals unaccompanied, so both rescues rely on travellers. The rescue handles vaccinations, a vet check and the travel certificate, and the puppy travels in an airline-approved carrier under your seat. On arrival in the US or Canada it goes to its new family or a partner rescue. Contact the rescue before you travel.
Why are churches on the list?
The 2014 Regulations cover all non-profit organisations, not only charities. Churches and faith groups make up of the names, which is why they dominate the register.
How was each organisation's cause decided?
From its registered name. Where a name does not state a purpose, for example a family foundation, it sits in Community and general foundations. Any organisation that would like its cause changed can ask and the Atlas will update it.
Why does the Political cause only show two entries?
Because that is all that happens to be on the NPO register under this cause, not a count of TCI's parties. The governing Progressive National Party and the smaller Progressive Democratic Alliance are not on this register at all; parties do not have to register as non-profits to contest elections. Only the People's Democratic Movement appears here, alongside the separately registered Progressive National Institute, whose exact relationship to the PNP the Atlas has not been able to confirm.
Some charities I know are not on the register. Why?
Some operate under a different registered name or a parent body, and some, like the National Trust, were created by their own law. The Atlas profiles them where it can and notes when a name does not appear on the published list.
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Moving to the islands?
Giving back is part of island life for many who make a home here. For buying, selling or settling in the Turks and Caicos, talk to Drew Scrymgeour, Christie's International Real Estate Turks and Caicos, living in the islands since 1989.