International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Cambodia?
US foundations sent $19M to organizations in Cambodia across 397 grants, from 109 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 109 US foundations have made grants to Cambodia, totaling $19M across 397 grants on record.
- GHR Foundation (MN) is the largest US funder of Cambodia organizations, with $4M.
- That is about $1.08 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- Cambodia Family Support USA is the most Cambodia-focused funder, directing 94% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Cambodia has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Cambodia with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHR Foundation$4M | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$2M | |||||||||
| THE FAITH FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| Cambodia Family Support USA$1M | |||||||||
| THE KARAKIN FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| TONDO FOUNDATION$990k | |||||||||
| Metabolic Home For Children$842k | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$764k | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAMSBURG CHRISTADELPHIAN$595k | |||||||||
| CAMBODIAN ISLAMIC FOUNDATION$561k | |||||||||
| JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR$560k | |||||||||
| CHINA MEDICAL BOARD INC$528k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Cambodia
Cambodia's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Cambodia — 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.
13 recipients
13 recipients
7 recipients
9 recipients
5 recipients
13 recipients
3 recipients
4 recipients
Largest recipients in Cambodia
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 · 5 grants
8 US funders · 15 grants
2 US funders · 6 grants
1 US funder · 9 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
A further $347k across 2 grants went to recipients the filings name only in the aggregate (“various”, “multiple organizations”, and the like), so they can’t be attributed to a single organization.
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Cambodia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Cambodia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Cambodia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Cambodia?
- GHR Foundation is the largest US funder of Cambodia organizations on record, with $4M across 34 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Cambodia?
- 109 US foundations have granted a combined $19M to organizations in Cambodia across 397 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.08 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Cambodia?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, children & youth, economic & community development, by the kind of organization receiving the money.