International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Panama?
US foundations sent $25M to organizations in Panama across 185 grants, from 50 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 50 US foundations have made grants to Panama, totaling $25M across 185 grants on record.
- FORUM FOUNDATION (ME) is the largest US funder of Panama organizations, with $5M.
- That is about $5.56 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- The Rodney DirPacific Capital Foundation is the most Panama-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Panama has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Panama with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORUM FOUNDATION$5M | |||||||||
| MASTERCARD IMPACT FUND$5M | |||||||||
| PATRICIA PRICE PETERSON FOUNDATION$4M | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$3M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| The Rodney DirPacific Capital Foundation$1M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$958k | |||||||||
| THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC$750k | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$685k | |||||||||
| THE SKOLL FOUNDATION$410k | |||||||||
| Rogers Charitable Fund$322k | |||||||||
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC$307k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Panama
Panama's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Panama — 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.
3 recipients
4 recipients
2 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Panama
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 · 9 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
2 US funders · 11 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Panama.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Panama, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Panama on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Panama?
- FORUM FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Panama organizations on record, with $5M across 8 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Panama?
- 50 US foundations have granted a combined $25M to organizations in Panama across 185 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $5.56 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Panama?
- The largest areas are research & science, religion & faith, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.