International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Bangladesh?
US foundations sent $153M to organizations in Bangladesh across 460 grants, from 61 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 61 US foundations have made grants to Bangladesh, totaling $153M across 460 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Bangladesh organizations, with $127M.
- That is about $0.88 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- DR MOMINUR RAHMAN FOUNDATION INC is the most Bangladesh-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Bangladesh has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Bangladesh 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$127M | |||||||||
| BANGLADESH AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MUSLIM AID FOR HUMA$9M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$5M | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$4M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$1M | |||||||||
| DR MOMINUR RAHMAN FOUNDATION INC$698k | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$689k | |||||||||
| Musaadah Charity$586k | |||||||||
| ASIA CONNECTION INC$553k | |||||||||
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$501k | |||||||||
| PORIJON INC$389k | |||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$350k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Bangladesh
Bangladesh's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Bangladesh — 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.
17 recipients
8 recipients
12 recipients
6 recipients
4 recipients
3 recipients
4 recipients
3 recipients
Largest recipients in Bangladesh
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.
4 US funders · 90 grants
2 US funders · 13 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
1 US funder · 16 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
1 US funder · 20 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Bangladesh.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Bangladesh, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Bangladesh on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Bangladesh?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Bangladesh organizations on record, with $127M across 198 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Bangladesh?
- 61 US foundations have granted a combined $153M to organizations in Bangladesh across 460 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.88 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Bangladesh?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, economic & community development, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.