International giving · Oceania
Which US foundations give to Kiribati?
US foundations sent $2M to organizations in Kiribati across 12 grants, from 4 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 4 US foundations have made grants to Kiribati, totaling $2M across 12 grants on record.
- WAITT FOUNDATION (SD) is the largest US funder of Kiribati organizations, with $1M.
- That is about $11.39 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- US giving to Kiribati has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Kiribati with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAITT FOUNDATION$1M | ||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$386k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Kiribati
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Kiribati
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 · 3 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Kiribati.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Kiribati, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Kiribati on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Kiribati?
- WAITT FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Kiribati organizations on record, with $1M across 3 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Kiribati?
- 4 US foundations have granted a combined $2M to organizations in Kiribati across 12 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $11.39 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Kiribati?
- The largest areas are environment & climate, by the kind of organization receiving the money.