International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Senegal?
US foundations sent $266M to organizations in Senegal across 413 grants, from 44 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 44 US foundations have made grants to Senegal, totaling $266M across 413 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Senegal organizations, with $137M.
- That is about $14.39 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- Senegoal Foundation is the most Senegal-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Senegal has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Senegal with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$137M | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$42M | ||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$39M | ||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$30M | ||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$6M | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$3M | ||||||||
| CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK$3M | ||||||||
| THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION$1M | ||||||||
| Senegoal Foundation$798k | ||||||||
| WALLACE GLOBAL FUND II$762k | ||||||||
| THE SKOLL FOUNDATION$700k | ||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$685k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Senegal
Senegal's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Senegal — 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.
5 recipients
25 recipients
5 recipients
9 recipients
5 recipients
2 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Senegal
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 · 31 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
2 US funders · 5 grants
3 US funders · 27 grants
10 US funders · 39 grants
3 US funders · 17 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Senegal.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Senegal, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Senegal on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Senegal?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Senegal organizations on record, with $137M across 149 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Senegal?
- 44 US foundations have granted a combined $266M to organizations in Senegal across 413 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $14.39 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Senegal?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, education & schools, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.