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Which US foundations give to Bolivia?

US foundations sent $14M to organizations in Bolivia across 222 grants, from 50 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Bolivia with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25*
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION$3M
The McKnight Foundation$2M
THE FORD FOUNDATION$2M
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$1M
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$1M
Project 14 Global Missions$936k
THE ERIC D & STEVEN D HOVDE FOUNDATION$575k
THE TINKER FOUNDATION INC$525k
Daniels Hamant Foundation$432k
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION$370k
THE WAGNER FOUNDATION LTD$345k
OA FOUNDATION INC$279k

* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.

Top US funders of Bolivia

8 grants · CA · 0.7% of its overseas giving

21 grants · MN · 5.4% of its overseas giving

11 grants · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

14 grants · GA · 0.7% of its overseas giving

12 grants · NY · 0.2% of its overseas giving

4 grants · VA · 43% of its overseas giving

Bolivia's dedicated funders

Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Bolivia — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.

Project 14 Global Missions$936k · 43% of its overseas giving
Daniels Hamant Foundation$432k · 100% of its overseas giving
THE ERIC D & STEVEN D HOVDE FOUNDATION$575k · 26% of its overseas giving
THE WAGNER FOUNDATION LTD$345k · 56% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the stated purpose of 222 grants that carry one.

Education & schools$4M

33 recipients

Children & youth$1M

9 recipients

Arts & culture$981k

8 recipients

Food, water & agriculture$868k

13 recipients

Health & medicine$664k

17 recipients

Environment & climate$613k

18 recipients

Human rights & democracy$550k

3 recipients

Research & science$418k

21 recipients

Largest recipients in Bolivia

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.

Fundación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas$3M

1 US funder · 7 grants

Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina y el Caribe$2M

4 US funders · 12 grants

Bolivia Orphanage$936k

1 US funder · 4 grants

Hogar de Niños Alalay$574k

1 US funder · 5 grants

United Nations Development Programme$549k

1 US funder · 5 grants

The Foundation for the Promotion and Investigation of Andean Products$549k

1 US funder · 5 grants

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Bolivia.

GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION Fundación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas$3M
THE FORD FOUNDATION Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina y el Caribe$2M
Project 14 Global Missions Bolivia Orphanage$936k
THE ERIC D & STEVEN D HOVDE FOUNDATION Hogar de Niños Alalay$574k
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc United Nations Development Programme$549k
The McKnight Foundation The Foundation for the Promotion and Investigation of Andean Products$549k

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Bolivia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.

AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Notable grants

The largest individual grants to Bolivia on record.

GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATIONFundación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas · 2023$2M
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATIONFundación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas · 2019$400k
THE FORD FOUNDATIONFondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina y el Caribe · 2021$385k
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATIONFundación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas · 2022$300k
The Coca-Cola Foundation IncUnited Nations Development Programme · 2020$299k
OA FOUNDATION INCFundación Margarita · 2022$279k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Bolivia?
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Bolivia organizations on record, with $3M across 8 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Bolivia?
50 US foundations have granted a combined $14M to organizations in Bolivia across 222 grants in the IRS filings on record.
What do US foundations fund in Bolivia?
The largest areas are education & schools, children & youth, arts & culture, by the stated purpose of the grants.

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