International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Cuba?
US foundations sent $2M to organizations in Cuba across 42 grants, from 11 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 11 US foundations have made grants to Cuba, totaling $2M across 42 grants on record.
- ABG MINISTRIES (TX) is the largest US funder of Cuba organizations, with $2M.
- That is about $0.21 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- US giving to Cuba has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Cuba with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABG MINISTRIES$2M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Cuba
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
13 recipients
Largest recipients in Cuba
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 · 7 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 4 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Cuba.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Cuba, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Cuba on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Cuba?
- ABG MINISTRIES is the largest US funder of Cuba organizations on record, with $2M across 7 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Cuba?
- 11 US foundations have granted a combined $2M to organizations in Cuba across 42 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.21 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Cuba?
- The largest areas are religion & faith, by the kind of organization receiving the money.