International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Hong Kong?
US foundations sent $250M to organizations in Hong Kong across 512 grants, from 143 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 143 US foundations have made grants to Hong Kong, totaling $250M across 512 grants on record.
- BIN LIN AND DAISY LIU FAMILY FOUNDATION (CA) is the largest US funder of Hong Kong organizations, with $147M.
- One Accord Charity Foundation is the most Hong Kong-focused funder, directing 89% 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 | |||||||||
| SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (SJTUFA)$5M | |||||||||
| THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST$4M | |||||||||
| HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION$4M | |||||||||
| THE MOH FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| LINGNAN FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| One Accord Charity Foundation$3M |
* 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 stated purpose of 512 grants that carry one.
47 recipients
71 recipients
28 recipients
57 recipients
20 recipients
8 recipients
14 recipients
12 recipients
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
1 US funder · 2 grants
3 US funders · 15 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?
- 143 US foundations have granted a combined $250M to organizations in Hong Kong across 512 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Hong Kong?
- The largest areas are general & operating support, education & schools, health & medicine, by the stated purpose of the grants.