International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Spain?
US foundations sent $151M to organizations in Spain across 878 grants, from 244 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 244 US foundations have made grants to Spain, totaling $151M across 878 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Spain organizations, with $58M.
- That is about $3.1 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- MUSEO REINA SOFIA FOUNDATION (USA) INC is the most Spain-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Spain has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Spain 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$58M | |||||||||
| ACCENTURE FOUNDATION INC$14M | |||||||||
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION$10M | |||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$9M | |||||||||
| MUSEO REINA SOFIA FOUNDATION (USA) INC$8M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$8M | |||||||||
| PAULA AND RODGER RINEY FOUNDATION$5M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| MILKY WAY RESEARCH FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| LEDUCQ FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| ALCOA FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$2M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Spain
Spain's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Spain — 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.
24 recipients
4 recipients
26 recipients
33 recipients
2 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
3 recipients
Largest recipients in Spain
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 · 26 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
2 US funders · 7 grants
2 US funders · 12 grants
2 US funders · 7 grants
2 US funders · 12 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Spain.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Spain, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Spain on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Spain?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Spain organizations on record, with $58M across 70 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Spain?
- 244 US foundations have granted a combined $151M to organizations in Spain across 878 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $3.1 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Spain?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, environment & climate, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.