International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to India?
US foundations sent $1.8B to organizations in India across 9,683 grants, from 1,059 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 1,059 US foundations have made grants to India, totaling $1.8B across 9,683 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of India organizations, with $1.1B.
- That is about $1.26 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- THE LACHIMI FOUNDATION 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 — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$1.1B | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$69M | |||||||||
| JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR$38M | |||||||||
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$33M | |||||||||
| THE LACHIMI FOUNDATION$32M | |||||||||
| DR PRADIP AND KUMKUM GHOSH FOUNDATION IN$27M | |||||||||
| WAL-MART FOUNDATION$26M | |||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$26M | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$24M | |||||||||
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation$19M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$17M | |||||||||
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc$16M |
* 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 kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
211 recipients
243 recipients
84 recipients
273 recipients
28 recipients
16 recipients
9 recipients
84 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 · 23 grants
1 US funder · 52 grants
2 US funders · 19 grants
4 US funders · 18 grants
8 US funders · 53 grants
8 US funders · 43 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 1,323 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to India?
- 1,059 US foundations have granted a combined $1.8B to organizations in India across 9,683 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.26 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in India?
- The largest areas are research & science, health & medicine, economic & community development, by the kind of organization receiving the money.