International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Madagascar?
US foundations sent $7M to organizations in Madagascar across 138 grants, from 40 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 40 US foundations have made grants to Madagascar, totaling $7M across 138 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Madagascar organizations, with $915k.
- 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. A stronger color means more.
| Funder | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$915k | $0 | $0 | $80k | $0 | $90k | $402k | $173k | $170k | $0 |
| JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION$760k | $0 | $60k | $250k | $225k | $225k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PIH PARTNERS IN HEALTH CANADA$739k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $739k | $0 |
| THE LIZ CLAIBORNE & ART ORTENBERG FOUNDATION$694k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $164k | $86k | $113k | $74k | $256k | $0 |
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$398k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $398k | $0 | $0 |
| THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION$375k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $85k | $30k | $100k | $80k | $80k | $0 |
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$375k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $375k | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WOMENSTRONG INTERNATIONAL$367k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $70k | $97k | $55k | $84k | $16k | $45k |
| SEGAL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$332k | $0 | $0 | $68k | $70k | $98k | $0 | $45k | $52k | $0 |
| Optivest Foundation$303k | $19k | $20k | $30k | $57k | $31k | $70k | $62k | $13k | $0 |
| JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION$280k | $78k | $108k | $94k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| IMAZAVA INC$246k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $101k | $145k | $0 |
* 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 stated purpose of 138 grants that carry one.
20 recipients
5 recipients
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3 recipients
10 recipients
19 recipients
12 recipients
7 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.
2 US funders · 6 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
3 US funders · 16 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
2 US funders · 10 grants
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?
- 40 US foundations have granted a combined $7M to organizations in Madagascar across 138 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Madagascar?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, economic & community development, arts & culture, by the stated purpose of the grants.