International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Namibia?
US foundations sent $18M to organizations in Namibia across 71 grants, from 27 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 27 US foundations have made grants to Namibia, totaling $18M across 71 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Namibia organizations, with $7M.
- That is about $5.88 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- WOODSTOCK STREET FOUNDATION INC is the most Namibia-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Namibia has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Namibia with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$7M | ||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$6M | ||||||||
| JC FLOWERS FOUNDATION$2M | ||||||||
| WOODSTOCK STREET FOUNDATION INC$574k | ||||||||
| Jolie-Pitt Foundation$416k | ||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$302k | ||||||||
| JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION$187k | ||||||||
| ARCUS FOUNDATION$150k | ||||||||
| SKYLIGHT FOUNDATION INC$125k | ||||||||
| Tradition and Transition Fund$113k | ||||||||
| LEVI STRAUSS FOUNDATION$100k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Namibia
Namibia's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Namibia — 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.
5 recipients
3 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
2 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Namibia
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 · 6 grants
2 US funders · 7 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
2 US funders · 3 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Namibia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Namibia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Namibia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Namibia?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Namibia organizations on record, with $7M across 6 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Namibia?
- 27 US foundations have granted a combined $18M to organizations in Namibia across 71 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $5.88 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Namibia?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, religion & faith, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.