International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Nigeria?
US foundations sent $1.1B to organizations in Nigeria across 2,762 grants, from 160 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 160 US foundations have made grants to Nigeria, totaling $1.1B across 2,762 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Nigeria organizations, with $765M.
- That is about $4.75 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- NDPI FOUNDATION INC is the most Nigeria-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Nigeria has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Nigeria 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$765M | ||||||||
| JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR$144M | ||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$61M | ||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$50M | ||||||||
| NDPI FOUNDATION INC$18M | ||||||||
| THE SKOLL FOUNDATION$9M | ||||||||
| Luminate Foundation Inc$8M | ||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$8M | ||||||||
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$7M | ||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$5M | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$3M | ||||||||
| GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION$3M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Nigeria
Nigeria's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Nigeria — 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.
87 recipients
22 recipients
65 recipients
68 recipients
75 recipients
29 recipients
36 recipients
33 recipients
Largest recipients in Nigeria
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 · 10 grants
3 US funders · 60 grants
2 US funders · 7 grants
1 US funder · 32 grants
1 US funder · 16 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Nigeria.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Nigeria, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Nigeria on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Nigeria?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Nigeria organizations on record, with $765M across 636 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Nigeria?
- 160 US foundations have granted a combined $1.1B to organizations in Nigeria across 2,762 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $4.75 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Nigeria?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, food, water & agriculture, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.