International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Burkina Faso?
US foundations sent $128M to organizations in Burkina Faso across 213 grants, from 26 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 26 US foundations have made grants to Burkina Faso, totaling $128M across 213 grants on record.
- THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION (NE) is the largest US funder of Burkina Faso organizations, with $95M.
- EDITH ELIZABETH GREENE-COWLES FOUNDATION is the most Burkina Faso-focused funder, directing 22% of its overseas giving here.
- 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 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$95M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$21M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$6M | |||||||||
| The McKnight Foundation$2M | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION$630k | |||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$500k | |||||||||
| EDITH ELIZABETH GREENE-COWLES FOUNDATION$278k | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$150k | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$149k | |||||||||
| TEEEM INC$126k | |||||||||
| STADER FAMILY FOUNDATION$104k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Burkina Faso — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 213 grants that carry one.
38 recipients
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5 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 · 12 grants
1 US funder · 9 grants
2 US funders · 12 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 11 grants
2 US funders · 8 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 $95M across 6 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Burkina Faso?
- 26 US foundations have granted a combined $128M to organizations in Burkina Faso across 213 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Burkina Faso?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, relief & humanitarian, education & schools, by the stated purpose of the grants.