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Which US foundations give to Moldova?

US foundations sent $19M to organizations in Moldova across 49 grants, from 15 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

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

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$16M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$2M
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$160k
MERCY FOUND ME FOUNDATION INC$113k

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

Top US funders of Moldova

21 grants · NY · 1.6% of its overseas giving

7 grants · NY · 1.1% of its overseas giving

3 grants · GA · 0.1% of its overseas giving

4 grants · GA · 13% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

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

Education & schools$970k

1 recipient

Children & youth$100k

1 recipient

Religion & faith$16k

2 recipients

Health & medicine$5k

1 recipient

Largest recipients in Moldova

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.

Soros Foundation - Moldova$14M

1 US funder · 13 grants

Institute for Strategic Initiatives$3M

2 US funders · 5 grants

Institute for European Policies and Reform$1M

2 US funders · 3 grants

Centrul de Informații Universitare$970k

2 US funders · 3 grants

GENDERDOC-M Information Centre$120k

2 US funders · 3 grants

Pavel Malancea$105k

1 US funder · 2 grants

Who funds whom

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

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Soros Foundation - Moldova$14M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Institute for Strategic Initiatives$2M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE Institute for Strategic Initiatives$990k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE Centrul de Informații Universitare$720k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Institute for European Policies and Reform$650k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE Institute for European Policies and Reform$640k

Where the funders are

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

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYSoros Foundation - Moldova · 2023$4M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYSoros Foundation - Moldova · 2020$4M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYSoros Foundation - Moldova · 2022$3M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYSoros Foundation - Moldova · 2021$3M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYInstitute for Strategic Initiatives · 2023$2M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTEInstitute for Strategic Initiatives · 2022$750k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Moldova?
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Moldova organizations on record, with $16M across 21 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Moldova?
15 US foundations have granted a combined $19M to organizations in Moldova across 49 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $7.99 per resident.
What do US foundations fund in Moldova?
The largest areas are education & schools, children & youth, religion & faith, by the kind of organization receiving the money.

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