International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Mexico?
US foundations sent $671M to organizations in Mexico across 4,650 grants, from 497 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 497 US foundations have made grants to Mexico, totaling $671M across 4,650 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Mexico organizations, with $243M.
- That is about $5.13 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- Alumbra Innovations Foundation is the most Mexico-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Mexico has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Mexico 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$243M | |||||||||
| WK Kellogg Foundation$81M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$52M | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$34M | |||||||||
| JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR$27M | |||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$25M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$20M | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$20M | |||||||||
| Walton Family Foundation Inc$19M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$19M | |||||||||
| THE CHRISTENSEN FUND$8M | |||||||||
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation$8M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Mexico
Mexico's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Mexico — 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.
97 recipients
26 recipients
41 recipients
15 recipients
4 recipients
14 recipients
28 recipients
18 recipients
Largest recipients in Mexico
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.
4 US funders · 79 grants
7 US funders · 38 grants
10 US funders · 50 grants
9 US funders · 58 grants
5 US funders · 13 grants
4 US funders · 19 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Mexico.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Mexico, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Mexico on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Mexico?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Mexico organizations on record, with $243M across 81 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Mexico?
- 497 US foundations have granted a combined $671M to organizations in Mexico across 4,650 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $5.13 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Mexico?
- The largest areas are arts & culture, religion & faith, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.