In an effort to establish a better basis for ongoing research, a not-for-profit foundation was formed, namely, Caribbean American Research Foundation, Inc. The purposes of the foundation are a) to support research designed to provide data and new information on various aspects of the Caribbean and the Caribbean-American community; b) to encourage research and scholarship by he award of grants, bursaries, scholarships or fellowships to persons or entities engaged in research and development studies on the Caribbean experience; c) to foster the cultural, social, economic and educational well-being of the Caribbean community in the United States by supporting multi-culturalism and diversity for the community-at-large; d) to provide a forum for Caribbean scholars to present papers and research projects relating to the advancement of the Caribbean-American immigrant cultural expression, to mutual benefit of the peoples of the United States and the people of the Caribbean.