International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Colombia?
US foundations sent $290M to organizations in Colombia across 1,420 grants, from 179 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 179 US foundations have made grants to Colombia, totaling $290M across 1,420 grants on record.
- THE FORD FOUNDATION (NY) is the largest US funder of Colombia organizations, with $58M.
- That is about $5.49 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- JULYMAR FOUNDATION INC is the most Colombia-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Colombia has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Colombia 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 FORD FOUNDATION$58M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$40M | |||||||||
| HOWARD G BUFFETT FOUNDATION$38M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$37M | |||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$17M | |||||||||
| JULYMAR FOUNDATION INC$12M | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$12M | |||||||||
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION$12M | |||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$10M | |||||||||
| COLOMBIAN RELIEF FUND INC$8M | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$3M | |||||||||
| Luminate Foundation Inc$3M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Colombia
Colombia's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Colombia — 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.
4 recipients
34 recipients
14 recipients
6 recipients
3 recipients
4 recipients
4 recipients
8 recipients
Largest recipients in Colombia
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 · 2 grants
3 US funders · 31 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
5 US funders · 34 grants
15 US funders · 46 grants
5 US funders · 14 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Colombia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Colombia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Colombia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Colombia?
- THE FORD FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Colombia organizations on record, with $58M across 286 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Colombia?
- 179 US foundations have granted a combined $290M to organizations in Colombia across 1,420 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $5.49 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Colombia?
- The largest areas are food, water & agriculture, arts & culture, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.