International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Indonesia?
US foundations sent $288M to organizations in Indonesia across 1,492 grants, from 115 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 115 US foundations have made grants to Indonesia, totaling $288M across 1,492 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Indonesia organizations, with $115M.
- That is about $1.01 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- FANUK HUMAN RESOURCES FOUNDATION is the most Indonesia-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Indonesia has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Indonesia 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$115M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$87M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$42M | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$9M | |||||||||
| MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION$4M | |||||||||
| THE SKOLL FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| MASTERCARD IMPACT FUND$3M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$3M | |||||||||
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$2M | |||||||||
| GROWALD CLIMATE FUND INC$2M | |||||||||
| Walton Family Foundation Inc$2M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Indonesia
Indonesia's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Indonesia — 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.
4 recipients
26 recipients
22 recipients
29 recipients
9 recipients
7 recipients
4 recipients
3 recipients
Largest recipients in Indonesia
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 · 16 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
4 US funders · 15 grants
3 US funders · 17 grants
2 US funders · 11 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Indonesia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Indonesia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Indonesia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Indonesia?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Indonesia organizations on record, with $115M across 53 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Indonesia?
- 115 US foundations have granted a combined $288M to organizations in Indonesia across 1,492 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.01 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Indonesia?
- The largest areas are food, water & agriculture, education & schools, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.