International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Pakistan?
US foundations sent $713M to organizations in Pakistan across 972 grants, from 144 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 144 US foundations have made grants to Pakistan, totaling $713M across 972 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Pakistan organizations, with $655M.
- That is about $2.84 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- ABDUL SATTAR EDHI INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC 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 — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$655M | |||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$17M | |||||||||
| Ahmad Family Charitable Foundation$8M | |||||||||
| ABDUL SATTAR EDHI INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC$6M | |||||||||
| THE SKOLL FOUNDATION$5M | |||||||||
| FOR THE NEEDY & HUNGRY FOUNDATION INC$4M | |||||||||
| Al Mustafa Charitable Trust$3M | |||||||||
| RUKHSANA TAHIRKHELI FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$1M | |||||||||
| DREAM BLUE FOUNDATION$861k | |||||||||
| AGHOSH AL-KHIDMAT USA INCORPORATED$746k | |||||||||
| THE QAZI FOUNDATION$738k |
* 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 kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
39 recipients
33 recipients
10 recipients
4 recipients
6 recipients
9 recipients
2 recipients
6 recipients
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 · 124 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 $655M across 289 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Pakistan?
- 144 US foundations have granted a combined $713M to organizations in Pakistan across 972 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $2.84 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Pakistan?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, education & schools, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.