International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Finland?
US foundations sent $70M to organizations in Finland across 140 grants, from 44 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 44 US foundations have made grants to Finland, totaling $70M across 140 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Finland organizations, with $58M.
- That is about $12.4 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- FRANK E PAYNE AND SEBA B PAYNE is the most Finland-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Finland has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Finland 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$58M | ||||||||
| American Friends of Merkos Linyonei Chinuch Chabad Lubavitch of Finland Inc$3M | ||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$2M | ||||||||
| THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY$2M | ||||||||
| WELLCOME LEAP INC$690k | ||||||||
| Humanity United$600k | ||||||||
| FRANK E PAYNE AND SEBA B PAYNE$500k | ||||||||
| LEDUCQ FOUNDATION$497k | ||||||||
| ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC$400k | ||||||||
| THE CHRISTENSEN FUND$350k | ||||||||
| EDWARD P EVANS FOUNDATION$350k | ||||||||
| Sunrise Foundation for Education and the$228k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Finland
6 grants · NJ · 100% of its overseas giving
Finland's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Finland — 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.
4 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Finland
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.
2 US funders · 16 grants
2 US funders · 21 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Finland.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Finland, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Finland on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Finland?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Finland organizations on record, with $58M across 59 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Finland?
- 44 US foundations have granted a combined $70M to organizations in Finland across 140 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $12.4 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Finland?
- The largest areas are education & schools, arts & culture, health & medicine, by the kind of organization receiving the money.