International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Portugal?
US foundations sent $12M to organizations in Portugal across 238 grants, from 67 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 67 US foundations have made grants to Portugal, totaling $12M across 238 grants on record.
- THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC (NY) is the largest US funder of Portugal organizations, with $3M.
- That is about $1.1 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- WAITT FOUNDATION is the most Portugal-focused funder, directing 23% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Portugal has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Portugal with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC$3M | |||||||||
| THE PAUL G ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| WAITT FOUNDATION$983k | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$600k | |||||||||
| LEDUCQ FOUNDATION$592k | |||||||||
| THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION$514k | |||||||||
| CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK$400k | |||||||||
| THE J PAUL GETTY TRUST$374k | |||||||||
| Global Ahead Inc$302k | |||||||||
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION$298k | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$233k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Portugal
Portugal's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Portugal — 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.
2 recipients
1 recipient
6 recipients
8 recipients
4 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Portugal
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 · 28 grants
2 US funders · 5 grants
5 US funders · 10 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Portugal.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Portugal, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Portugal on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Portugal?
- THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC is the largest US funder of Portugal organizations on record, with $3M across 28 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Portugal?
- 67 US foundations have granted a combined $12M to organizations in Portugal across 238 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.1 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Portugal?
- The largest areas are food, water & agriculture, environment & climate, health & medicine, by the kind of organization receiving the money.