International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Singapore?
US foundations sent $176M to organizations in Singapore across 589 grants, from 136 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 136 US foundations have made grants to Singapore, totaling $176M across 589 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Singapore organizations, with $102M.
- That is about $29.19 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- The Tibore Foundation is the most Singapore-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Singapore has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Singapore 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$102M | |||||||||
| SEQUOIA CLIMATE FOUNDATION$18M | |||||||||
| GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION$14M | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$7M | |||||||||
| SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION$6M | |||||||||
| The Tibore Foundation$2M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| THE LIU KUO-SUNG FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$2M | |||||||||
| WELLCOME LEAP INC$1M | |||||||||
| RIPPLEWORKS INC$1M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Singapore
Singapore's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Singapore — 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.
18 recipients
5 recipients
24 recipients
9 recipients
10 recipients
3 recipients
7 recipients
2 recipients
Largest recipients in Singapore
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.
5 US funders · 10 grants
1 US funder · 9 grants
2 US funders · 8 grants
16 US funders · 38 grants
2 US funders · 12 grants
1 US funder · 11 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Singapore.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Singapore, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Singapore on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Singapore?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Singapore organizations on record, with $102M across 93 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Singapore?
- 136 US foundations have granted a combined $176M to organizations in Singapore across 589 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $29.19 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Singapore?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, environment & climate, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.