International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Belgium?
US foundations sent $489M to organizations in Belgium across 1,192 grants, from 170 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 170 US foundations have made grants to Belgium, totaling $489M across 1,192 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Belgium organizations, with $273M.
- That is about $41.19 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- THE RAYMOND DEBBANE FAMILY FOUNDATION is the most Belgium-focused funder, directing 95% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Belgium has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Belgium 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$273M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$45M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$30M | |||||||||
| THE RAYMOND DEBBANE FAMILY FOUNDATION$15M | |||||||||
| THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY$12M | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$10M | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$9M | |||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$8M | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$8M | |||||||||
| The Robert Brunner Foundation Inc$8M | |||||||||
| MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION$5M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$5M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Belgium
Belgium's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Belgium — 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.
24 recipients
21 recipients
15 recipients
11 recipients
25 recipients
15 recipients
16 recipients
6 recipients
Largest recipients in Belgium
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 · 3 grants
1 US funder · 18 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
3 US funders · 17 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Belgium.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Belgium, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Belgium on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Belgium?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Belgium organizations on record, with $273M across 177 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Belgium?
- 170 US foundations have granted a combined $489M to organizations in Belgium across 1,192 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $41.19 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Belgium?
- The largest areas are education & schools, health & medicine, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.