International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Chile?
US foundations sent $142M to organizations in Chile across 635 grants, from 105 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 105 US foundations have made grants to Chile, totaling $142M across 635 grants on record.
- FUNDACION EDUCACIONAL ALONSO DE (FL) is the largest US funder of Chile organizations, with $44M.
- That is about $7.2 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- FUNDACION DE BENEFICENCIA ISABEL is the most Chile-focused funder, directing 97% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Chile has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Chile with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNDACION EDUCACIONAL ALONSO DE$44M | |||||||||
| BHP FOUNDATION$20M | |||||||||
| ZOMA FOUNDATION INC$20M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$9M | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$6M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$5M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$4M | |||||||||
| Walton Family Foundation Inc$4M | |||||||||
| THE HUNEEUS FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| FUNDACION DE BENEFICENCIA ISABEL$2M | |||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$2M | |||||||||
| PABLO VALENZUELA & BERNARDITA MENDEZ$2M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Chile
Chile's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Chile — 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.
7 recipients
6 recipients
11 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
5 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Chile
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 · 6 grants
4 US funders · 13 grants
2 US funders · 10 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
6 US funders · 23 grants
4 US funders · 15 grants
A further $44M across 5 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 Chile.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Chile, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Chile on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Chile?
- FUNDACION EDUCACIONAL ALONSO DE is the largest US funder of Chile organizations on record, with $44M across 5 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Chile?
- 105 US foundations have granted a combined $142M to organizations in Chile across 635 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $7.2 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Chile?
- The largest areas are economic & community development, arts & culture, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.