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Which US foundations give to Malta?

US foundations sent $20M to organizations in Malta across 35 grants, from 12 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Malta with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.

'17'20'21'22'23'24
REGENT PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INC$19M
THE FORD FOUNDATION$577k
GATES FOUNDATION$382k

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

Top US funders of Malta

4 grants · MD · 86% of its overseas giving

2 grants · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

1 grant · WA · 0.0% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.

Arts & culture$19M

2 recipients

Health & medicine$387k

2 recipients

Education & schools$90k

1 recipient

Economic & community development$25k

1 recipient

Religion & faith$630

1 recipient

Largest recipients in Malta

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.

European Foundation for Support of Culture$19M

1 US funder · 4 grants

Diplo Foundation$577k

1 US funder · 2 grants

Malta Medicines Authority$382k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Heritage Malta$91k

1 US funder · 1 grant

University of Malta, Department of Physics$90k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Triangle Global Ltd$75k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Who funds whom

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

REGENT PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INC European Foundation for Support of Culture$19M
THE FORD FOUNDATION Diplo Foundation$577k
GATES FOUNDATION Malta Medicines Authority$382k
THE J PAUL GETTY TRUST Heritage Malta$91k
Julian Schwinger Foundation For Physics University of Malta, Department of Physics$90k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Triangle Global Ltd$75k

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Malta, 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 Malta on record.

REGENT PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INCEuropean Foundation for Support of Culture · 2021$13M
REGENT PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INCEuropean Foundation for Support of Culture · 2020$5M
REGENT PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INCEuropean Foundation for Support of Culture · 2022$1M
GATES FOUNDATIONMalta Medicines Authority · 2017$382k
THE FORD FOUNDATIONDiplo Foundation · 2023$375k
REGENT PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INCEuropean Foundation for Support of Culture · 2023$218k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Malta?
REGENT PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION INC is the largest US funder of Malta organizations on record, with $19M across 4 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Malta?
12 US foundations have granted a combined $20M to organizations in Malta across 35 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $35.13 per resident.
What do US foundations fund in Malta?
The largest areas are arts & culture, health & medicine, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.

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