International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Somalia?
US foundations sent $9M to organizations in Somalia across 27 grants, from 9 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 9 US foundations have made grants to Somalia, totaling $9M across 27 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Somalia organizations, with $8M.
- That is about $0.45 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as low income.
- US giving to Somalia has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Somalia 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$8M | ||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$200k | ||||||||
| JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION$160k | ||||||||
| SOMALI MEDICAL RELIEF$154k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Somalia
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
2 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Somalia
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 · 1 grant
1 US funder · 9 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Somalia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Somalia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Somalia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Somalia?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Somalia organizations on record, with $8M across 4 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Somalia?
- 9 US foundations have granted a combined $9M to organizations in Somalia across 27 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.45 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Somalia?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, economic & community development, human rights & democracy, by the kind of organization receiving the money.