International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Dominican Republic?
US foundations sent $13M to organizations in Dominican Republic across 239 grants, from 81 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 81 US foundations have made grants to Dominican Republic, totaling $13M across 239 grants on record.
- THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION (NE) is the largest US funder of Dominican Republic organizations, with $5M.
- That is about $1.1 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- KOTE SA BON is the most Dominican Republic-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Dominican Republic has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Dominican Republic with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$5M | |||||||||
| SEVENTH DAY MINISTRIES INC$1M | |||||||||
| HEAVENSENT FOUNDATION$965k | |||||||||
| KOTE SA BON$540k | |||||||||
| THE PETERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$440k | |||||||||
| GARY AND JOAN PHILLIPS FOUNDATION$395k | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$363k | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$310k | |||||||||
| THE NOONDAY FOUNDATION$230k | |||||||||
| INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION$196k | |||||||||
| LIG GLOBAL FOUNDATION INC$181k | |||||||||
| The Thomas Rosato Foundation$177k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Dominican Republic — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
1 recipient
7 recipients
4 recipients
2 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Dominican Republic
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 · 1 grant
1 US funder · 8 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
2 US funders · 14 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Dominican Republic.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Dominican Republic, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Dominican Republic on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Dominican Republic?
- THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Dominican Republic organizations on record, with $5M across 1 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Dominican Republic?
- 81 US foundations have granted a combined $13M to organizations in Dominican Republic across 239 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.1 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Dominican Republic?
- The largest areas are human rights & democracy, religion & faith, health & medicine, by the kind of organization receiving the money.