International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Myanmar?
US foundations sent $13M to organizations in Myanmar across 308 grants, from 34 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 34 US foundations have made grants to Myanmar, totaling $13M across 308 grants on record.
- SLINGSHOT DEVELOPMENT FUND (MO) is the largest US funder of Myanmar organizations, with $2M.
- That is about $0.23 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- DEBOER FOUNDATION INC is the most Myanmar-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Myanmar has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Myanmar with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLINGSHOT DEVELOPMENT FUND$2M | |||||||||
| THE RAY AND TYE NOORDA FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$2M | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$1M | |||||||||
| DEBOER FOUNDATION INC$974k | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$937k | |||||||||
| Foundation For Global Education$748k | |||||||||
| Foundation for Theological Education in Asia and the Pacific$222k | |||||||||
| Luminate Foundation Inc$215k | |||||||||
| DRY CREEK CHARITY$158k | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$144k | |||||||||
| HACKETT MISSION LEGACY INC$140k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Myanmar
Myanmar's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Myanmar — 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.
6 recipients
7 recipients
3 recipients
23 recipients
5 recipients
10 recipients
19 recipients
2 recipients
Largest recipients in Myanmar
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.
2 US funders · 5 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Myanmar.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Myanmar, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Myanmar on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Myanmar?
- SLINGSHOT DEVELOPMENT FUND is the largest US funder of Myanmar organizations on record, with $2M across 63 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Myanmar?
- 34 US foundations have granted a combined $13M to organizations in Myanmar across 308 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.23 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Myanmar?
- The largest areas are research & science, economic & community development, relief & humanitarian, by the kind of organization receiving the money.