International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Kyrgyzstan?
US foundations sent $22M to organizations in Kyrgyzstan across 51 grants, from 12 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 12 US foundations have made grants to Kyrgyzstan, totaling $22M across 51 grants on record.
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY (NY) is the largest US funder of Kyrgyzstan organizations, with $16M.
- That is about $3.11 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- US giving to Kyrgyzstan has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Kyrgyzstan with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$16M | ||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$3M | ||||||||
| THE CHRISTENSEN FUND$1M | ||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$1M | ||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$395k | ||||||||
| THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION$150k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Kyrgyzstan
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
3 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
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Largest recipients in Kyrgyzstan
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.
4 US funders · 17 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 3 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 Kyrgyzstan.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Kyrgyzstan, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Kyrgyzstan on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Kyrgyzstan?
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Kyrgyzstan organizations on record, with $16M across 17 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Kyrgyzstan?
- 12 US foundations have granted a combined $22M to organizations in Kyrgyzstan across 51 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $3.11 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Kyrgyzstan?
- The largest areas are education & schools, economic & community development, environment & climate, by the kind of organization receiving the money.