International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Brazil?
US foundations sent $465M to organizations in Brazil across 2,795 grants, from 240 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 240 US foundations have made grants to Brazil, totaling $465M across 2,795 grants on record.
- THE FORD FOUNDATION (NY) is the largest US funder of Brazil organizations, with $112M.
- That is about $2.19 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JEWISH HOSPITALS AND is the most Brazil-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Brazil has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Brazil with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$112M | |||||||||
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION$70M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$60M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$34M | |||||||||
| WK Kellogg Foundation$22M | |||||||||
| CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION$19M | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$14M | |||||||||
| THE CARL VICTOR PAGE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$10M | |||||||||
| THE SKOLL FOUNDATION$10M | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$9M | |||||||||
| SEQUOIA CLIMATE FOUNDATION$8M | |||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$8M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Brazil
Brazil's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Brazil — 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.
9 recipients
63 recipients
27 recipients
30 recipients
10 recipients
12 recipients
16 recipients
9 recipients
Largest recipients in Brazil
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.
10 US funders · 30 grants
5 US funders · 15 grants
21 US funders · 71 grants
6 US funders · 52 grants
4 US funders · 26 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Brazil.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Brazil, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Brazil on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Brazil?
- THE FORD FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Brazil organizations on record, with $112M across 737 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Brazil?
- 240 US foundations have granted a combined $465M to organizations in Brazil across 2,795 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $2.19 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Brazil?
- The largest areas are environment & climate, arts & culture, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.