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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

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.

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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)

89 grants · WA · 1.1% of its overseas giving

2 grants · NE · 2.5% of its overseas giving

1 grant · CA · 0.4% of its overseas giving

1 grant · NY · 0.0% of its overseas giving

1 grant · CT · 3.7% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.

Health & medicine$232M

4 recipients

Food, water & agriculture$100k

1 recipient

Religion & faith$7k

1 recipient

Economic & community development$2k

1 recipient

Research & science$444

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.

World Health Organization$243M

2 US funders · 90 grants

Fondation Panzi DRC$200k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Forgotten Parks ASBL$200k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale$155k

2 US funders · 2 grants

FoodForward SA NPC$100k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Nundu Deaconess Hospital$58k

1 US funder · 3 grants

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Congo (Brazzaville).

GATES FOUNDATION World Health Organization$209M
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION World Health Organization$34M
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION Forgotten Parks ASBL$200k
THE FORD FOUNDATION Fondation Panzi DRC$200k
GATES FOUNDATION Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale$150k
GE FOUNDATION FoodForward SA NPC$100k

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Congo (Brazzaville), shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.

AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Notable grants

The largest individual grants to Congo (Brazzaville) on record.

GATES FOUNDATIONWorld Health Organization · 2024$43M
GATES FOUNDATIONWorld Health Organization · 2023$40M
GATES FOUNDATIONWorld Health Organization · 2021$33M
GATES FOUNDATIONWorld Health Organization · 2020$29M
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATIONWorld Health Organization · 2023$23M
GATES FOUNDATIONWorld Health Organization · 2018$20M

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.

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