International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Madagascar?
US foundations sent $5M to organizations in Madagascar across 99 grants, from 35 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 35 US foundations have made grants to Madagascar, totaling $5M across 99 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Madagascar organizations, with $915k.
- That is about $0.16 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as low income.
- Optivest Foundation is the most Madagascar-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Madagascar has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Madagascar with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$915k | ||||||||
| JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR$760k | ||||||||
| THE LIZ CLAIBORNE & ART ORTENBERG$438k | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$398k | ||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$375k | ||||||||
| SEGAL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$332k | ||||||||
| WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL$306k | ||||||||
| Optivest Foundation$290k | ||||||||
| JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION$280k | ||||||||
| THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION$260k | ||||||||
| THE FIRMENICH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$200k | ||||||||
| THE BROOKSVILLE FUND INC$123k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Madagascar
Madagascar's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Madagascar — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
4 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
2 recipients
5 recipients
Largest recipients in Madagascar
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 · 4 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
3 US funders · 13 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Madagascar.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Madagascar, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Madagascar on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Madagascar?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Madagascar organizations on record, with $915k across 7 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Madagascar?
- 35 US foundations have granted a combined $5M to organizations in Madagascar across 99 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.16 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Madagascar?
- The largest areas are education & schools, food, water & agriculture, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.