International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Burkina Faso?
US foundations sent $80M to organizations in Burkina Faso across 180 grants, from 23 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 23 US foundations have made grants to Burkina Faso, totaling $80M across 180 grants on record.
- THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION (NE) is the largest US funder of Burkina Faso organizations, with $48M.
- That is about $3.38 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as low income.
- US giving to Burkina Faso has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Burkina Faso with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$48M | ||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$21M | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$5M | ||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$2M | ||||||||
| The McKnight Foundation$1M | ||||||||
| GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION$630k | ||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$150k | ||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$149k | ||||||||
| EDITH ELIZABETH GREENE-COWLES FOUNDATION$146k | ||||||||
| TEEEM INC$126k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Burkina Faso
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
5 recipients
3 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
3 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
3 recipients
Largest recipients in Burkina Faso
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.
2 US funders · 11 grants
1 US funder · 9 grants
2 US funders · 12 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Burkina Faso.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Burkina Faso, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Burkina Faso on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Burkina Faso?
- THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Burkina Faso organizations on record, with $48M across 5 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Burkina Faso?
- 23 US foundations have granted a combined $80M to organizations in Burkina Faso across 180 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $3.38 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Burkina Faso?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, research & science, children & youth, by the kind of organization receiving the money.