International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Mongolia?
US foundations sent $5M to organizations in Mongolia across 47 grants, from 22 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 22 US foundations have made grants to Mongolia, totaling $5M across 47 grants on record.
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY (NY) is the largest US funder of Mongolia organizations, with $4M.
- That is about $1.48 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- US giving to Mongolia has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Mongolia with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$4M | ||||||||
| GIVING WELL FOUNDATION INC$526k | ||||||||
| THE MERALI FOUNDATION$117k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Mongolia
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
2 recipients
3 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Mongolia
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 · 4 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
2 US funders · 5 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Mongolia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Mongolia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Mongolia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Mongolia?
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Mongolia organizations on record, with $4M across 4 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Mongolia?
- 22 US foundations have granted a combined $5M to organizations in Mongolia across 47 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.48 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Mongolia?
- The largest areas are education & schools, research & science, health & medicine, by the kind of organization receiving the money.