International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Congo (Brazzaville)?
US foundations sent $287M to organizations in Congo (Brazzaville) across 125 grants, from 16 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 16 US foundations have made grants to Congo (Brazzaville), totaling $287M across 125 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Congo (Brazzaville) organizations, with $212M.
- 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. A stronger color means more.
| Funder | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$212M | $8M | $20M | $19M | $29M | $33M | $17M | $43M | $43M | $0 |
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$45M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23M | $11M | $11M |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CANADA / MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERESCA NADA$29M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2M | $27M | $0 |
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$450k | $200k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $250k | $0 |
| THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION$200k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200k | $0 | $0 |
| GE AEROSPACE FOUNDATION$100k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Congo (Brazzaville)
3 grants · ON · 18% of its overseas giving
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 125 grants that carry one.
50 recipients
4 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
6 recipients
1 recipient
4 recipients
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 · 94 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
2 US funders · 2 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
2 US funders · 2 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 $212M across 92 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Congo (Brazzaville)?
- 16 US foundations have granted a combined $287M to organizations in Congo (Brazzaville) across 125 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Congo (Brazzaville)?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, relief & humanitarian, research & science, by the stated purpose of the grants.