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Which US foundations give to Mozambique?

US foundations sent $104M to organizations in Mozambique across 114 grants, from 32 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

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

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Gorongosa Project Inc$83M
GATES FOUNDATION$18M
THE FORD FOUNDATION$800k
KASPERICK FOUNDATION$500k
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$350k
EXXONMOBIL FOUNDATION$300k
Global Ahead Inc$204k
ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC$170k
Greg Carr Foundation Inc$126k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$107k

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

Top US funders of Mozambique

7 grants · ID · 100% of its overseas giving

27 grants · WA · 0.1% of its overseas giving

6 grants · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

4 grants · CA · 20% of its overseas giving

2 grants · CA · 0.2% of its overseas giving

1 grant · TX · 3.6% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

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

Human rights & democracy$400k

1 recipient

Research & science$104k

2 recipients

Arts & culture$26k

1 recipient

Religion & faith$13k

2 recipients

Education & schools$13k

2 recipients

Children & youth$9k

2 recipients

Economic & community development$2k

1 recipient

Largest recipients in Mozambique

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.

Gorongosa Restoration Project$83M

3 US funders · 9 grants

Fundação Manhiça$8M

1 US funder · 6 grants

Instituto Nacional de Saúde$6M

1 US funder · 12 grants

Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da Comunidade$4M

2 US funders · 8 grants

Justiça Ambiental$570k

2 US funders · 5 grants

Africaworks para Comunidades Rurais$500k

1 US funder · 4 grants

Who funds whom

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

Gorongosa Project Inc Gorongosa Restoration Project$83M
GATES FOUNDATION Fundação Manhiça$8M
GATES FOUNDATION Instituto Nacional de Saúde$6M
GATES FOUNDATION Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da Comunidade$4M
KASPERICK FOUNDATION Africaworks para Comunidades Rurais$500k
THE FORD FOUNDATION Justiça Ambiental$400k

Where the funders are

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

Gorongosa Project IncGorongosa Restoration Project · 2024$19M
Gorongosa Project IncGorongosa Restoration Project · 2023$17M
Gorongosa Project IncGorongosa Restoration Project · 2021$12M
Gorongosa Project IncGorongosa Restoration Project · 2022$12M
Gorongosa Project IncGorongosa Restoration Project · 2019$9M
Gorongosa Project IncGorongosa Restoration Project · 2018$8M

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Mozambique?
Gorongosa Project Inc is the largest US funder of Mozambique organizations on record, with $83M across 7 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Mozambique?
32 US foundations have granted a combined $104M to organizations in Mozambique across 114 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $3.01 per resident.
What do US foundations fund in Mozambique?
The largest areas are human rights & democracy, research & science, arts & culture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.

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