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Which US foundations give to Côte d'Ivoire?

US foundations sent $88M to organizations in Côte d'Ivoire across 93 grants, from 18 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Côte d'Ivoire 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$83M
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$3M
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$895k
FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$610k
THE FORD FOUNDATION$300k
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK$200k
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$100k

* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.

Top US funders of Côte d'Ivoire

59 grants · WA · 0.4% of its overseas giving

3 grants · NY · 0.9% of its overseas giving

4 grants · GA · 0.5% of its overseas giving

6 grants · NY · 0.7% of its overseas giving

1 grant · NY · 0.0% of its overseas giving

1 grant · NY · 0.2% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

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

Economic & community development$43M

1 recipient

Education & schools$18M

4 recipients

Food, water & agriculture$11M

2 recipients

Research & science$387k

2 recipients

Environment & climate$150k

2 recipients

Largest recipients in Côte d'Ivoire

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.

African Development Bank$43M

3 US funders · 22 grants

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny$18M

1 US funder · 11 grants

Africa Rice Center$12M

1 US funder · 11 grants

African Water Association$8M

1 US funder · 8 grants

African Water and Sanitation Association$3M

2 US funders · 3 grants

African Legal Support Facility$2M

1 US funder · 3 grants

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Côte d'Ivoire.

GATES FOUNDATION African Development Bank$40M
GATES FOUNDATION Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny$18M
GATES FOUNDATION Africa Rice Center$12M
GATES FOUNDATION African Water Association$8M
GATES FOUNDATION African Water and Sanitation Association$3M
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION African Development Bank$3M

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Côte d'Ivoire, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.

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NY
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NV
WY
SD
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IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
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CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
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NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Notable grants

The largest individual grants to Côte d'Ivoire on record.

GATES FOUNDATIONAfrican Development Bank · 2019$9M
GATES FOUNDATIONAfrican Development Bank · 2020$8M
GATES FOUNDATIONAfrican Development Bank · 2022$8M
GATES FOUNDATIONAfrican Development Bank · 2021$7M
GATES FOUNDATIONAfrican Development Bank · 2018$5M
GATES FOUNDATIONUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny · 2019$4M

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Côte d'Ivoire?
GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Côte d'Ivoire organizations on record, with $83M across 59 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Côte d'Ivoire?
18 US foundations have granted a combined $88M to organizations in Côte d'Ivoire across 93 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $2.76 per resident.
What do US foundations fund in Côte d'Ivoire?
The largest areas are economic & community development, education & schools, food, water & agriculture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.

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