International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Lesotho?
US foundations sent $1M to organizations in Lesotho across 24 grants, from 7 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 7 US foundations have made grants to Lesotho, totaling $1M across 24 grants on record.
- GREATER IMPACT FOUNDATION (NY) is the largest US funder of Lesotho organizations, with $1M.
- That is about $0.51 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- US giving to Lesotho has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Lesotho with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER IMPACT FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$105k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Lesotho
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
2 recipients
5 recipients
2 recipients
Largest recipients in Lesotho
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 · 1 grant
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Lesotho.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Lesotho, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Lesotho on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Lesotho?
- GREATER IMPACT FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Lesotho organizations on record, with $1M across 1 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Lesotho?
- 7 US foundations have granted a combined $1M to organizations in Lesotho across 24 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.51 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Lesotho?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, arts & culture, religion & faith, by the kind of organization receiving the money.