International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Mauritius?
US foundations sent $69M to organizations in Mauritius across 85 grants, from 23 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 23 US foundations have made grants to Mauritius, totaling $69M across 85 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Mauritius organizations, with $41M.
- That is about $55.42 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- US giving to Mauritius has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Mauritius 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$41M | ||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$14M | ||||||||
| NGENA FOUNDATION$4M | ||||||||
| THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR$2M | ||||||||
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$2M | ||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$2M | ||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$639k | ||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$545k | ||||||||
| SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION$491k | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$400k | ||||||||
| PREVAIL FUND$250k | ||||||||
| ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL$213k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Mauritius
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
4 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
2 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Mauritius
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 · 15 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 6 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Mauritius.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Mauritius, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Mauritius on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Mauritius?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Mauritius organizations on record, with $41M across 30 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Mauritius?
- 23 US foundations have granted a combined $69M to organizations in Mauritius across 85 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $55.42 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Mauritius?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, education & schools, economic & community development, by the kind of organization receiving the money.