International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Honduras?
US foundations sent $35M to organizations in Honduras across 346 grants, from 76 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 76 US foundations have made grants to Honduras, totaling $35M across 346 grants on record.
- WORLD CHILDRENS FUND (CA) is the largest US funder of Honduras organizations, with $10M.
- That is about $3.27 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- POINT OF IMPACT GLOBAL MISSIONS INC is the most Honduras-focused funder, directing 98% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Honduras has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Honduras with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORLD CHILDRENS FUND$10M | ||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$6M | ||||||||
| JULIAN GRACE FOUNDATION$4M | ||||||||
| POINT OF IMPACT GLOBAL MISSIONS INC$2M | ||||||||
| ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC$2M | ||||||||
| Escuela San Mateo Inc$1M | ||||||||
| RUTH PAZ FOUNDATION INC$1M | ||||||||
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$854k | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$845k | ||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$755k | ||||||||
| THE SUMMIT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC$697k | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$655k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Honduras
Honduras's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Honduras — 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.
5 recipients
4 recipients
6 recipients
5 recipients
3 recipients
2 recipients
2 recipients
4 recipients
Largest recipients in Honduras
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 · 1 grant
4 US funders · 15 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 9 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Honduras.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Honduras, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Honduras on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Honduras?
- WORLD CHILDRENS FUND is the largest US funder of Honduras organizations on record, with $10M across 1 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Honduras?
- 76 US foundations have granted a combined $35M to organizations in Honduras across 346 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $3.27 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Honduras?
- The largest areas are economic & community development, research & science, religion & faith, by the kind of organization receiving the money.