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Which US foundations give to Indonesia?

US foundations sent $324M to organizations in Indonesia across 1,688 grants, from 133 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

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$99M
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$56M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$9M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$5M
THE SKOLL FOUNDATION$4M
SEQUOIA CLIMATE FOUNDATION$4M
MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION$4M
MASTERCARD IMPACT FUND$3M
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$3M
ARCUS FOUNDATION$3M
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

53 grants · WA · 0.6% of its overseas giving

476 grants · NY · 7.0% of its overseas giving

298 grants · CA · 21% of its overseas giving

22 grants · NY · 3.8% of its overseas giving

11 grants · NY · 0.4% of its overseas giving

13 grants · CA · 4.4% of its overseas giving

Indonesia's dedicated funders

Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Indonesia — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.

FANUK HUMAN RESOURCES FOUNDATION$750k · 100% of its overseas giving
International Humanity Foundation$509k · 100% of its overseas giving
DREAM BLUE FOUNDATION$900k · 36% of its overseas giving
HASTAGA$436k · 100% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the stated purpose of 1,687 grants that carry one.

Health & medicine$93M

65 recipients

Research & science$59M

338 recipients

General & operating support$44M

134 recipients

Environment & climate$26M

134 recipients

Human rights & democracy$18M

62 recipients

Education & schools$17M

171 recipients

Food, water & agriculture$9M

41 recipients

Arts & culture$7M

63 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.

PT Bio Farma (Persero)$94M

1 US funder · 16 grants

Yayasan Keanekaragaman Hayati Indonesia$7M

1 US funder · 5 grants

Kurawal Foundation$6M

1 US funder · 7 grants

Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara$6M

4 US funders · 18 grants

Coral Triangle Center Foundation$5M

3 US funders · 18 grants

Yayasan Ekosistem Nusantara Berkelanjutan$4M

2 US funders · 12 grants

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Indonesia.

GATES FOUNDATION PT Bio Farma (Persero)$94M
THE FORD FOUNDATION Yayasan Keanekaragaman Hayati Indonesia$7M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE Kurawal Foundation$6M
THE FORD FOUNDATION Plan C Institute$4M
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Yayasan Ekosistem Nusantara Berkelanjutan$3M
THE FORD FOUNDATION Yayasan Pendidikan Internasional Indonesia$3M

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.

GATES FOUNDATIONPT Bio Farma (Persero) · 2020$34M
GATES FOUNDATIONPT Bio Farma (Persero) · 2021$31M
GATES FOUNDATIONPT Bio Farma (Persero) · 2024$16M
GATES FOUNDATIONPT Bio Farma (Persero) · 2023$8M
GATES FOUNDATIONPT Bio Farma (Persero) · 2019$5M
THE FORD FOUNDATIONYayasan Keanekaragaman Hayati Indonesia · 2022$5M

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?
133 US foundations have granted a combined $324M to organizations in Indonesia across 1,688 grants in the IRS filings on record.
What do US foundations fund in Indonesia?
The largest areas are health & medicine, research & science, general & operating support, by the stated purpose of the grants.

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