International giving · Oceania
Which US foundations give to Australia?
US foundations sent $549M to organizations in Australia across 2,133 grants, from 506 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 506 US foundations have made grants to Australia, totaling $549M across 2,133 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Australia organizations, with $230M.
- That is about $20.17 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- TRAILSEND FOUNDATION is the most Australia-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Australia has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Australia with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$230M | |||||||||
| BHP FOUNDATION$62M | |||||||||
| EBOR CHARITABLE TRUST$52M | |||||||||
| THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY$37M | |||||||||
| SEQUOIA CLIMATE FOUNDATION$21M | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$12M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$10M | |||||||||
| GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION$8M | |||||||||
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION$7M | |||||||||
| SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION$6M | |||||||||
| ALCOA FOUNDATION$6M | |||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$5M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Australia
Australia's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Australia — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
91 recipients
41 recipients
71 recipients
10 recipients
18 recipients
43 recipients
21 recipients
14 recipients
Largest recipients in Australia
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.
45 US funders · 135 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
13 US funders · 40 grants
10 US funders · 21 grants
5 US funders · 43 grants
3 US funders · 35 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Australia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Australia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Australia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Australia?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Australia organizations on record, with $230M across 274 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Australia?
- 506 US foundations have granted a combined $549M to organizations in Australia across 2,133 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $20.17 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Australia?
- The largest areas are education & schools, research & science, health & medicine, by the kind of organization receiving the money.