International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Cameroon?
US foundations sent $18M to organizations in Cameroon across 238 grants, from 41 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 41 US foundations have made grants to Cameroon, totaling $18M across 238 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Cameroon organizations, with $13M.
- That is about $0.62 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS FOUNDATION is the most Cameroon-focused funder, directing 25% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Cameroon has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Cameroon 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$13M | ||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$3M | ||||||||
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$480k | ||||||||
| NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS FOUNDATION$442k | ||||||||
| Global GLOW$350k | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$289k | ||||||||
| SACRED LINK GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN PROJECT$217k | ||||||||
| MENTORS$153k | ||||||||
| BRUNO-RUMORE FOUNDATION$130k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Cameroon
Cameroon's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Cameroon — 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.
12 recipients
7 recipients
25 recipients
8 recipients
13 recipients
3 recipients
3 recipients
2 recipients
Largest recipients in Cameroon
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 · 7 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
3 US funders · 8 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Cameroon.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Cameroon, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Cameroon on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Cameroon?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Cameroon organizations on record, with $13M across 32 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Cameroon?
- 41 US foundations have granted a combined $18M to organizations in Cameroon across 238 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.62 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Cameroon?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, education & schools, environment & climate, by the kind of organization receiving the money.