International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Malaysia?
US foundations sent $60M to organizations in Malaysia across 555 grants, from 86 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 86 US foundations have made grants to Malaysia, totaling $60M across 555 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Malaysia organizations, with $35M.
- That is about $1.7 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- THE MACLELLAN FOUNDATION INC is the most Malaysia-focused funder, directing 46% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Malaysia has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Malaysia with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$35M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$3M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$2M | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$2M | |||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| THE MACLELLAN FOUNDATION INC$960k | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$955k | |||||||||
| Motorola Solutions Foundation$891k | |||||||||
| ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC$850k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Malaysia
Malaysia's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Malaysia — 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.
7 recipients
7 recipients
9 recipients
19 recipients
5 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
2 recipients
Largest recipients in Malaysia
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 · 11 grants
2 US funders · 11 grants
5 US funders · 22 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
3 US funders · 8 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Malaysia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Malaysia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Malaysia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Malaysia?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Malaysia organizations on record, with $35M across 22 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Malaysia?
- 86 US foundations have granted a combined $60M to organizations in Malaysia across 555 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.7 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Malaysia?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, research & science, environment & climate, by the kind of organization receiving the money.