International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Netherlands?
US foundations sent $1.1B to organizations in Netherlands across 2,119 grants, from 332 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 332 US foundations have made grants to Netherlands, totaling $1.1B across 2,119 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Netherlands organizations, with $272M.
- That is about $59.32 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- Robben Foundation Inc is the most Netherlands-focused funder, directing 95% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Netherlands has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Netherlands with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$272M | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$147M | |||||||||
| SEQUOIA CLIMATE FOUNDATION$106M | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$59M | |||||||||
| OPEN DOORS INTERNATIONAL INC$54M | |||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$41M | |||||||||
| GRANTHAM FOUNDATION FOR THE PROTECTION$37M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$28M | |||||||||
| THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY$25M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$24M | |||||||||
| THE CARL VICTOR PAGE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$23M | |||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$20M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Netherlands
Netherlands's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Netherlands — 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.
30 recipients
59 recipients
26 recipients
55 recipients
5 recipients
59 recipients
9 recipients
6 recipients
Largest recipients in Netherlands
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.
24 US funders · 148 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
28 US funders · 124 grants
1 US funder · 10 grants
10 US funders · 26 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Netherlands.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Netherlands, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Netherlands on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Netherlands?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Netherlands organizations on record, with $272M across 305 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Netherlands?
- 332 US foundations have granted a combined $1.1B to organizations in Netherlands across 2,119 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $59.32 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Netherlands?
- The largest areas are environment & climate, health & medicine, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.