International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Botswana?
US foundations sent $26M to organizations in Botswana across 78 grants, from 28 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 28 US foundations have made grants to Botswana, totaling $26M across 78 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Botswana organizations, with $11M.
- That is about $10.5 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- Conflict and Development Foundation is the most Botswana-focused funder, directing 71% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Botswana has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Botswana with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$11M | ||||||||
| AFRICAN COMPREHENSIVE HIVAIDS$9M | ||||||||
| ROBERT AND SARA ROTHSCHILD$2M | ||||||||
| MULAGO FOUNDATION$2M | ||||||||
| Conflict and Development Foundation$924k | ||||||||
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$363k | ||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$344k | ||||||||
| THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC$270k | ||||||||
| CHAN SOON-SHIONG FAMILY FOUNDATION$259k | ||||||||
| JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION$192k | ||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$150k | ||||||||
| THE GREENBAUM FOUNDATION$125k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Botswana
Botswana's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Botswana — 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.
7 recipients
4 recipients
2 recipients
4 recipients
3 recipients
Largest recipients in Botswana
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 · 6 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
3 US funders · 11 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 7 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Botswana.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Botswana, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Botswana on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Botswana?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Botswana organizations on record, with $11M across 13 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Botswana?
- 28 US foundations have granted a combined $26M to organizations in Botswana across 78 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $10.5 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Botswana?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, research & science, food, water & agriculture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.