International giving · Oceania
Which US foundations give to Papua New Guinea?
US foundations sent $2M to organizations in Papua New Guinea across 38 grants, from 11 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 11 US foundations have made grants to Papua New Guinea, totaling $2M across 38 grants on record.
- THE CHRISTENSEN FUND (CA) is the largest US funder of Papua New Guinea organizations, with $870k.
- That is about $0.21 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- US giving to Papua New Guinea has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Papua New Guinea with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHRISTENSEN FUND$870k | ||||||||
| Acahand Foundation$680k | ||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$289k | ||||||||
| JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR$150k | ||||||||
| Tradition and Transition Fund$130k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Papua New Guinea
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
4 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Papua New Guinea
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 · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Papua New Guinea.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Papua New Guinea, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Papua New Guinea on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Papua New Guinea?
- THE CHRISTENSEN FUND is the largest US funder of Papua New Guinea organizations on record, with $870k across 5 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Papua New Guinea?
- 11 US foundations have granted a combined $2M to organizations in Papua New Guinea across 38 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.21 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Papua New Guinea?
- The largest areas are environment & climate, health & medicine, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.