International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Bolivia?
US foundations sent $13M to organizations in Bolivia across 192 grants, from 47 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 47 US foundations have made grants to Bolivia, totaling $13M across 192 grants on record.
- GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION (CA) is the largest US funder of Bolivia organizations, with $3M.
- That is about $1.02 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- Project 14 Global Missions is the most Bolivia-focused funder, directing 43% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Bolivia has fallen over the filing years on record.
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 FORD FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| The McKnight Foundation$1M | |||||||||
| 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$370k | |||||||||
| OA FOUNDATION INC$279k | |||||||||
| THE WAGNER FOUNDATION LTD$230k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Bolivia
Bolivia's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Bolivia — 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.
4 recipients
1 recipient
5 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
2 recipients
7 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.
1 US funder · 7 grants
4 US funders · 12 grants
2 US funders · 9 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 9 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Bolivia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Bolivia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Bolivia on record.
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?
- 47 US foundations have granted a combined $13M to organizations in Bolivia across 192 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.02 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Bolivia?
- The largest areas are education & schools, children & youth, economic & community development, by the kind of organization receiving the money.