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Which US foundations give to Lesotho?

US foundations sent $1M to organizations in Lesotho across 31 grants, from 11 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Lesotho with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years. A stronger color means more.

Funder'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25*
GREATER IMPACT FOUNDATION$1M
$0
$1M
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$105k
$0
$0
$0
$0
$57k
$41k
$7k
$0
$0

* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.

Top US funders of Lesotho

1 grant · NY · 7.9% of its overseas giving

5 grants · NY · 0.0% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the stated purpose of 31 grants that carry one.

Health & medicine$70k

2 recipients

Religion & faith$9k

5 recipients

Education & schools$9k

4 recipients

Food, water & agriculture$8k

1 recipient

General & operating support$4k

2 recipients

Research & science$2k

3 recipients

Children & youth$583

1 recipient

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.

ECO-FUEL AFRICA FOUNDATION$1M

1 US funder · 1 grant

Thabiso Masenyetse$75k

1 US funder · 3 grants

TOUCHING TINY LIVES$50k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Nthabeleng Gladys Mako Maketela$31k

1 US funder · 2 grants

MALUTI ADVENTIST HOSPITAL$20k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Lithuanian Jewish Litvak Community$8k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Who funds whom

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

GREATER IMPACT FOUNDATION → ECO-FUEL AFRICA FOUNDATION$1M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE → Thabiso Masenyetse$75k
DOVETAIL IMPACT FOUNDATION (FKA DAVID WEEKLEY FAMILY FOUNDATION) → TOUCHING TINY LIVES$50k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE → Nthabeleng Gladys Mako Maketela$31k
ADVENTIST WORLD CHARITABLE TRUST → MALUTI ADVENTIST HOSPITAL$20k
Nellie Philanthropy Foundation → Lithuanian Jewish Litvak Community$8k

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Lesotho, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.

AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Notable grants

The largest individual grants to Lesotho on record.

GREATER IMPACT FOUNDATION → ECO-FUEL AFRICA FOUNDATION · 2018$1M
DOVETAIL IMPACT FOUNDATION (FKA DAVID WEEKLEY FAMILY FOUNDATION) → TOUCHING TINY LIVES · 2023$50k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE → Thabiso Masenyetse · 2021$38k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE → Thabiso Masenyetse · 2022$30k
ADVENTIST WORLD CHARITABLE TRUST → MALUTI ADVENTIST HOSPITAL · 2024$20k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE → Nthabeleng Gladys Mako Maketela · 2021$19k

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?
11 US foundations have granted a combined $1M to organizations in Lesotho across 31 grants in the IRS filings on record.
What do US foundations fund in Lesotho?
The largest areas are health & medicine, religion & faith, education & schools, by the stated purpose of the grants.

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