International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Canada?
US foundations sent $1.7B to organizations in Canada across 17,561 grants, from 2,587 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 2,587 US foundations have made grants to Canada, totaling $1.7B across 17,561 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Canada organizations, with $489M.
- JUBILO TRUST is the most Canada-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Canada has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Canada with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | '26* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$489M | ||||||||||
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION$141M | ||||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$48M | ||||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$44M | ||||||||||
| JUBILO TRUST$39M | ||||||||||
| LILLY ENDOWMENT INC$36M | ||||||||||
| LILY STREET FOUNDATION$28M | ||||||||||
| GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION$28M | ||||||||||
| THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC$27M | ||||||||||
| DENNIS & PHYLLIS WASHINGTON FOUNDATION$26M | ||||||||||
| MURRAY & SYDELL ROSENBERG FOUNDATIONINC$25M | ||||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$24M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Canada
Canada's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Canada — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 17,518 grants that carry one.
807 recipients
2,725 recipients
1,827 recipients
561 recipients
1,099 recipients
259 recipients
258 recipients
335 recipients
Largest recipients in Canada
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.
238 US funders · 906 grants
5 US funders · 49 grants
26 US funders · 131 grants
30 US funders · 110 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
32 US funders · 119 grants
A further $11M across 14 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 Canada.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Canada, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Canada on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Canada?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Canada organizations on record, with $489M across 450 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Canada?
- 2,587 US foundations have granted a combined $1.7B to organizations in Canada across 17,561 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Canada?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, research & science, general & operating support, by the stated purpose of the grants.