International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Haiti?
US foundations sent $78M to organizations in Haiti across 558 grants, from 111 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 111 US foundations have made grants to Haiti, totaling $78M across 558 grants on record.
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY (NY) is the largest US funder of Haiti organizations, with $35M.
- That is about $6.66 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- THE WO FOUNDATION is the most Haiti-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Haiti has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Haiti with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$35M | |||||||||
| WK Kellogg Foundation$20M | |||||||||
| HAITI AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE INC$7M | |||||||||
| THE WO FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| RAPINO FAMILY FOUNDATION$955k | |||||||||
| Graber Family Foundation$910k | |||||||||
| CASHMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$858k | |||||||||
| IOA INC$832k | |||||||||
| The Gregory S and Mary K Zenczak Family Foundation$798k | |||||||||
| Global GLOW$729k | |||||||||
| INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION$651k | |||||||||
| WESKAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$629k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Haiti
Haiti's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Haiti — 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.
19 recipients
6 recipients
17 recipients
1 recipient
10 recipients
6 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Haiti
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 · 23 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 11 grants
3 US funders · 12 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
3 US funders · 9 grants
A further $4k across 1 grant 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 Haiti.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Haiti, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Haiti on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Haiti?
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Haiti organizations on record, with $35M across 18 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Haiti?
- 111 US foundations have granted a combined $78M to organizations in Haiti across 558 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $6.66 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Haiti?
- The largest areas are education & schools, arts & culture, religion & faith, by the kind of organization receiving the money.