International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Niger?
US foundations sent $8M to organizations in Niger across 38 grants, from 8 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 8 US foundations have made grants to Niger, totaling $8M across 38 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Niger organizations, with $5M.
- That is about $0.28 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as low income.
- US giving to Niger has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Niger with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$5M | ||||||
| The McKnight Foundation$3M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Niger
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
3 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Niger
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 · 3 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 11 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Niger.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Niger, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Niger on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Niger?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Niger organizations on record, with $5M across 6 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Niger?
- 8 US foundations have granted a combined $8M to organizations in Niger across 38 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.28 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Niger?
- The largest areas are education & schools, research & science, food, water & agriculture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.