International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to India?
US foundations sent $2.0B to organizations in India across 11,198 grants, from 1,185 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 1,185 US foundations have made grants to India, totaling $2.0B across 11,198 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of India organizations, with $1.1B.
- DR PRADIP AND KUMKUM GHOSH FOUNDATION IN is the most India-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to India has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of India with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years. A stronger color means more.
| Funder | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | '26* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$1.1B | $102M | $120M | $128M | $101M | $136M | $125M | $209M | $197M | $0 | $0 |
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$81M | $12M | $9M | $11M | $10M | $11M | $8M | $7M | $13M | $0 | $0 |
| THE LACHIMI FOUNDATION$47M | $4M | $0 | $2M | $5M | $4M | $7M | $10M | $15M | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION$37M | $2M | $6M | $4M | $5M | $8M | $5M | $4M | $4M | $0 | $0 |
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$33M | $5M | $1M | $1M | $4M | $12M | $5M | $4M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation$29M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7M | $5M | $8M | $10M | $0 | $0 |
| DR PRADIP AND KUMKUM GHOSH FOUNDATION IN$27M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16M | $50k | $4M | $7M | $0 | $0 |
| WAL-MART FOUNDATION$26M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $375k | $4M | $2M | $7M | $6M | $7M | $0 |
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$26M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1M | $6M | $4M | $14M | $0 | $0 |
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$24M | $4M | $11M | $1M | $7M | $1M | $440k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WADHWANI INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOUNDATION$21M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $179k | $1M | $6M | $8M | $7M | $0 | $0 |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$17M | $0 | $4M | $5M | $5M | $2M | $800k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of India
India's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to India — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 11,154 grants that carry one.
1,499 recipients
528 recipients
1,474 recipients
955 recipients
641 recipients
307 recipients
228 recipients
240 recipients
Largest recipients in India
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 · 24 grants
3 US funders · 59 grants
2 US funders · 19 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
4 US funders · 19 grants
9 US funders · 56 grants
A further $407k across 11 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 India.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to India, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to India on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to India?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of India organizations on record, with $1.1B across 1,334 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to India?
- 1,185 US foundations have granted a combined $2.0B to organizations in India across 11,198 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in India?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, food, water & agriculture, education & schools, by the stated purpose of the grants.