International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Benin?
US foundations sent $27M to organizations in Benin across 74 grants, from 15 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 15 US foundations have made grants to Benin, totaling $27M across 74 grants on record.
- THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION (NE) is the largest US funder of Benin organizations, with $20M.
- That is about $1.85 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- US giving to Benin has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Benin with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$20M | ||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$3M | ||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$2M | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$500k | ||||||||
| JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION$418k | ||||||||
| LEANDRE & JOSIANE ADIFON FOUNDATION$188k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Benin
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
3 recipients
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4 recipients
2 recipients
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4 recipients
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Largest recipients in Benin
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 · 5 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
2 US funders · 4 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Benin.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Benin, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Benin on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Benin?
- THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Benin organizations on record, with $20M across 5 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Benin?
- 15 US foundations have granted a combined $27M to organizations in Benin across 74 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.85 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Benin?
- The largest areas are religion & faith, research & science, environment & climate, by the kind of organization receiving the money.