International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Pakistan?
US foundations sent $728M to organizations in Pakistan across 1,232 grants, from 195 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 195 US foundations have made grants to Pakistan, totaling $728M across 1,232 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Pakistan organizations, with $656M.
- CANCER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION (CERF) is the most Pakistan-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Pakistan has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Pakistan with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years. A stronger color means more.
| Funder | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | '26* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$656M | $57M | $67M | $67M | $61M | $74M | $92M | $105M | $133M | $0 | $0 |
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$17M | $3M | $2M | $2M | $3M | $4M | $2M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ahmad Family Charitable Foundation$8M | $76k | $3M | $108k | $827k | $2M | $1M | $266k | $76k | $213k | $0 |
| CANCER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION (CERF)$7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3M | $4M | $0 | $0 |
| ABDUL SATTAR EDHI INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC$6M | $793k | $68k | $46k | $46k | $0 | $3M | $3M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THE SKOLL FOUNDATION$5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2M | $2M | $270k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FOR THE NEEDY & HUNGRY FOUNDATION INC$4M | $0 | $0 | $783k | $648k | $0 | $0 | $1M | $1M | $0 | $0 |
| Al Mustafa Charitable Trust$3M | $0 | $0 | $94k | $342k | $230k | $579k | $898k | $790k | $0 | $0 |
| RUKHSANA TAHIRKHELI FOUNDATION$2M | $211k | $205k | $175k | $125k | $165k | $260k | $190k | $260k | $0 | $0 |
| WELLCOME LEAP INC$1M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1M | $0 |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$1M | $0 | $525k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750k | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DREAM BLUE FOUNDATION$991k | $105k | $98k | $98k | $98k | $198k | $98k | $166k | $130k | $0 | $0 |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Pakistan
Pakistan's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Pakistan — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 1,232 grants that carry one.
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Largest recipients in Pakistan
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 · 16 grants
1 US funder · 125 grants
1 US funder · 27 grants
1 US funder · 9 grants
1 US funder · 23 grants
2 US funders · 9 grants
A further $374k across 2 grants 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 Pakistan.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Pakistan, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Pakistan on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Pakistan?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Pakistan organizations on record, with $656M across 290 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Pakistan?
- 195 US foundations have granted a combined $728M to organizations in Pakistan across 1,232 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Pakistan?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, research & science, education & schools, by the stated purpose of the grants.