International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Afghanistan?
US foundations sent $163M to organizations in Afghanistan across 2,491 grants, from 441 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 441 US foundations have made grants to Afghanistan, totaling $163M across 2,491 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Afghanistan organizations, with $57M.
- AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM INC is the most Afghanistan-focused funder, directing 94% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Afghanistan has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Afghanistan with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years. A stronger color means more.
| Funder | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$57M | $300k | $308k | $2M | $2M | $8M | $522k | $16M | $28M | $0 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CANADA / MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERESCA NADA$51M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $27M | $25M | $0 |
| FK Morrow Foundation$7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4M | $3M | $0 | $0 |
| EXXONMOBIL FOUNDATION$5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600k | $2M | $3M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM INC$3M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1M | $2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conflict and Development Research Fund$2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EVERY ORG$2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38k | $593k | $1M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PVH FOUNDATION INC$2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNULF REICHERT FOUNDATION INC$2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $72k | $72k | $712k | $750k | $0 | $0 |
| SAVE A FUTURE INC$1M | $81k | $163k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $607k | $476k | $156k | $0 |
| MACDONALD STEWART FOUNDATION$1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| American Friends of Black Stork$1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $933k | $25k | $466k | $0 | $0 | $0 |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Afghanistan
2 grants · ON · 32% of its overseas giving
Afghanistan's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Afghanistan — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 2,489 grants that carry one.
165 recipients
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Largest recipients in Afghanistan
Spelling, accent, abbreviation, and language variants of the same organization are merged into one recipient. Organizations abroad have no US EIN, so this resolution is best-effort.
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
A further $837k across 9 grants went to recipients the filings name only in the aggregate (“various”, “multiple organizations”, and the like), so they can’t be attributed to a single organization.
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Afghanistan.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Afghanistan, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Afghanistan on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Afghanistan?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Afghanistan organizations on record, with $57M across 17 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Afghanistan?
- 441 US foundations have granted a combined $163M to organizations in Afghanistan across 2,491 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Afghanistan?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, education & schools, arts & culture, by the stated purpose of the grants.