International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Ethiopia?
US foundations sent $709M to organizations in Ethiopia across 924 grants, from 89 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 89 US foundations have made grants to Ethiopia, totaling $709M across 924 grants on record.
- THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION (NE) is the largest US funder of Ethiopia organizations, with $395M.
- STEMPOWER INC is the most Ethiopia-focused funder, directing 67% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Ethiopia has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Ethiopia 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$395M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$188M | |||||||||
| A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOUNDATION$41M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$34M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$7M | |||||||||
| THE CHILDRENS INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION DBA BIG WIN PHILANTHROPY C/O DAY PITNEY$7M | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$6M | |||||||||
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc$5M | |||||||||
| BIG WIN PHILANTHROPY INC$3M | |||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$3M | |||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$3M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Ethiopia
26 grants · CT · 53% of its overseas giving
Ethiopia's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Ethiopia — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 923 grants that carry one.
236 recipients
65 recipients
103 recipients
24 recipients
37 recipients
18 recipients
13 recipients
46 recipients
Largest recipients in Ethiopia
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 · 4 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
4 US funders · 23 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
2 US funders · 27 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Ethiopia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Ethiopia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Ethiopia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Ethiopia?
- THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Ethiopia organizations on record, with $395M across 52 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Ethiopia?
- 89 US foundations have granted a combined $709M to organizations in Ethiopia across 924 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Ethiopia?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, food, water & agriculture, research & science, by the stated purpose of the grants.