International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Norway?
US foundations sent $301M to organizations in Norway across 385 grants, from 82 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 82 US foundations have made grants to Norway, totaling $301M across 385 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Norway organizations, with $224M.
- THE HALLORAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC is the most Norway-focused funder, directing 79% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Norway has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Norway 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$224M | |||||||||
| Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation$25M | |||||||||
| BHP FOUNDATION$7M | |||||||||
| THE KAVLI FOUNDATION$7M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$7M | |||||||||
| ACCENTURE FOUNDATION INC$4M | |||||||||
| ALLEN FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES$4M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| ALCOA FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| THE JOHN MARTIN FOUNDATION$2M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Norway
Norway's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Norway — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 383 grants that carry one.
56 recipients
40 recipients
46 recipients
27 recipients
14 recipients
3 recipients
10 recipients
8 recipients
Largest recipients in Norway
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.
3 US funders · 15 grants
2 US funders · 10 grants
6 US funders · 19 grants
2 US funders · 5 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
2 US funders · 6 grants
A further $10M across 1 grant went to recipients the filings name only in the aggregate (“various”, “multiple organizations”, and the like), so they can’t be attributed to a single organization.
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Norway.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Norway, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Norway on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Norway?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Norway organizations on record, with $224M across 45 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Norway?
- 82 US foundations have granted a combined $301M to organizations in Norway across 385 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Norway?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, general & operating support, research & science, by the stated purpose of the grants.