International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Hong Kong?
US foundations sent $242M to organizations in Hong Kong across 465 grants, from 132 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 132 US foundations have made grants to Hong Kong, totaling $242M across 465 grants on record.
- BIN LIN AND DAISY LIU FAMILY FOUNDATION (CA) is the largest US funder of Hong Kong organizations, with $147M.
- That is about $32.2 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- Ge Li & Ning Zhao Family Foundation is the most Hong Kong-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Hong Kong has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Hong Kong with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIN LIN AND DAISY LIU FAMILY FOUNDATION$147M | |||||||||
| CROUCHER FOUNDATION THE$39M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$8M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$8M | |||||||||
| THE SHAW (US) FOUNDATION$6M | |||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$6M | |||||||||
| THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY$4M | |||||||||
| HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION$4M | |||||||||
| THE MOH FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| One Accord Charity Foundation$2M | |||||||||
| Ge Li & Ning Zhao Family Foundation$2M | |||||||||
| LINGNAN FOUNDATION$2M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Hong Kong
Hong Kong's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Hong Kong — 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.
32 recipients
10 recipients
10 recipients
2 recipients
6 recipients
8 recipients
5 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Hong Kong
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
1 US funder · 4 grants
4 US funders · 5 grants
7 US funders · 18 grants
3 US funders · 15 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Hong Kong.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Hong Kong, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Hong Kong on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Hong Kong?
- BIN LIN AND DAISY LIU FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Hong Kong organizations on record, with $147M across 1 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Hong Kong?
- 132 US foundations have granted a combined $242M to organizations in Hong Kong across 465 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $32.2 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Hong Kong?
- The largest areas are education & schools, research & science, religion & faith, by the kind of organization receiving the money.