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Which US foundations give to Fiji?

US foundations sent $10M to organizations in Fiji across 105 grants, from 35 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Fiji 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 FORD FOUNDATION$3M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$2M
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$990k
SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION$573k
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$500k
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$481k
THE CHRISTENSEN FUND$395k
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION$383k
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION$320k
GLOBAL SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT$228k
WAITT FOUNDATION$182k
Mission at Natuvu Creek$155k

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

Top US funders of Fiji

9 grants · NY · 0.2% of its overseas giving

6 grants · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

7 grants · CA · 0.1% of its overseas giving

1 grant · CA · 0.5% of its overseas giving

5 grants · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

4 grants · CA · 0.2% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the stated purpose of 104 grants that carry one.

General & operating support$4M

13 recipients

Human rights & democracy$2M

8 recipients

Economic & community development$1M

11 recipients

Research & science$575k

16 recipients

Health & medicine$490k

8 recipients

Environment & climate$481k

7 recipients

Relief & humanitarian$291k

4 recipients

Arts & culture$199k

5 recipients

Largest recipients in Fiji

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.

Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era$7M

6 US funders · 28 grants

University of the South Pacific$986k

4 US funders · 10 grants

Pacific Network on Globalisation$715k

2 US funders · 4 grants

Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organizations$227k

1 US funder · 4 grants

Native Fijians$155k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Fiji Locally Managed Marine Area Network$150k

1 US funder · 3 grants

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Fiji.

THE FORD FOUNDATION Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era$3M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era$2M
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era$990k
SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION University of the South Pacific$573k
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era$500k
THE CHRISTENSEN FUND Pacific Network on Globalisation$395k

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Fiji, 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 Fiji on record.

THE FORD FOUNDATIONDevelopment Alternatives with Women for a New Era · 2020$748k
THE FORD FOUNDATIONDevelopment Alternatives with Women for a New Era · 2021$666k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYDevelopment Alternatives with Women for a New Era · 2022$600k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYDevelopment Alternatives with Women for a New Era · 2020$575k
SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONUniversity of the South Pacific · 2023$573k
THE FORD FOUNDATIONDevelopment Alternatives with Women for a New Era · 2018$568k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Fiji?
THE FORD FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Fiji organizations on record, with $3M across 9 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Fiji?
35 US foundations have granted a combined $10M to organizations in Fiji across 105 grants in the IRS filings on record.
What do US foundations fund in Fiji?
The largest areas are general & operating support, human rights & democracy, economic & community development, by the stated purpose of the grants.

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