International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Bhutan?
US foundations sent $9M to organizations in Bhutan across 60 grants, from 23 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 23 US foundations have made grants to Bhutan, totaling $9M across 60 grants on record.
- FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL TEXTILE ACADEMY OF (GA) is the largest US funder of Bhutan organizations, with $5M.
- That is about $10.81 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- US giving to Bhutan has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Bhutan with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL TEXTILE ACADEMY OF$5M | |||||||||
| JSW BHUTAN LEGAL EDUCATION$2M | |||||||||
| LOSTAND FOUNDATION$264k | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$250k | |||||||||
| Hongrand International Healthcare$200k | |||||||||
| TSADRA FOUNDATION$190k | |||||||||
| KARUNA FOUNDATION$123k | |||||||||
| LUCKY NUMBER 9 FOUNDATION$102k | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$100k | |||||||||
| MULAGO FOUNDATION$100k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Bhutan
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
2 recipients
3 recipients
Largest recipients in Bhutan
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 · 11 grants
3 US funders · 15 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Bhutan.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Bhutan, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Bhutan on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Bhutan?
- FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL TEXTILE ACADEMY OF is the largest US funder of Bhutan organizations on record, with $5M across 11 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Bhutan?
- 23 US foundations have granted a combined $9M to organizations in Bhutan across 60 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $10.81 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Bhutan?
- The largest areas are research & science, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.