International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Congo (Brazzaville)?
US foundations sent $244M to organizations in Congo (Brazzaville) across 113 grants, from 15 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 15 US foundations have made grants to Congo (Brazzaville), totaling $244M across 113 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Congo (Brazzaville) organizations, with $209M.
- That is about $38.48 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- US giving to Congo (Brazzaville) has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Congo (Brazzaville) 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$209M | ||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$34M | ||||||||
| THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION$200k | ||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$200k | ||||||||
| GE FOUNDATION$100k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Congo (Brazzaville)
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
4 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Congo (Brazzaville)
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 · 90 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
2 US funders · 2 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 3 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Congo (Brazzaville).
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Congo (Brazzaville), shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Congo (Brazzaville) on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Congo (Brazzaville)?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Congo (Brazzaville) organizations on record, with $209M across 89 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Congo (Brazzaville)?
- 15 US foundations have granted a combined $244M to organizations in Congo (Brazzaville) across 113 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $38.48 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Congo (Brazzaville)?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, food, water & agriculture, religion & faith, by the kind of organization receiving the money.