International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to United Kingdom?
US foundations sent $6.3B to organizations in United Kingdom across 18,770 grants, from 2,326 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 2,326 US foundations have made grants to United Kingdom, totaling $6.3B across 18,770 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of United Kingdom organizations, with $2.1B.
- THE LARRY ELLISON FOUNDATION is the most United Kingdom-focused funder, directing 99% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to United Kingdom has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of United Kingdom with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | '26* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$2.1B | ||||||||||
| GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION$411M | ||||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$324M | ||||||||||
| THE LARRY ELLISON FOUNDATION$234M | ||||||||||
| THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR STRATEGIC INNOVATION$173M | ||||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$139M | ||||||||||
| ESMEE FAIRBAIRN FOUNDATION$115M | ||||||||||
| JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION$113M | ||||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$111M | ||||||||||
| STEPHEN A SCHWARZMAN FOUNDATION$100M | ||||||||||
| EBOR CHARITABLE TRUST$93M | ||||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$88M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of United Kingdom
93 grants · CA · 69% of its overseas giving
United Kingdom's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to United Kingdom — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 18,737 grants that carry one.
1,768 recipients
2,312 recipients
2,954 recipients
443 recipients
499 recipients
1,226 recipients
540 recipients
422 recipients
Largest recipients in United Kingdom
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.
277 US funders · 2,118 grants
5 US funders · 46 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
33 US funders · 206 grants
5 US funders · 39 grants
15 US funders · 278 grants
A further $3M across 4 grants went to recipients the filings name only in the aggregate (“various”, “multiple organizations”, and the like), so they can’t be attributed to a single organization.
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in United Kingdom.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to United Kingdom, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to United Kingdom on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to United Kingdom?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of United Kingdom organizations on record, with $2.1B across 2,035 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to United Kingdom?
- 2,326 US foundations have granted a combined $6.3B to organizations in United Kingdom across 18,770 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in United Kingdom?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, research & science, general & operating support, by the stated purpose of the grants.