International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Sudan?
US foundations sent $5M to organizations in Sudan across 58 grants, from 13 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 13 US foundations have made grants to Sudan, totaling $5M across 58 grants on record.
- THE STIRLING FOUNDATION (UT) is the largest US funder of Sudan organizations, with $3M.
- That is about $0.1 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as low income.
- US giving to Sudan has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Sudan with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE STIRLING FOUNDATION$3M | ||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$910k | ||||||||
| SUDAN NEXT GENERATION$437k | ||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$200k | ||||||||
| HOSANNA PATHWAYS$121k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Sudan
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
1 recipient
2 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Sudan
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 · 6 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Sudan.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Sudan, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Sudan on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Sudan?
- THE STIRLING FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Sudan organizations on record, with $3M across 6 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Sudan?
- 13 US foundations have granted a combined $5M to organizations in Sudan across 58 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.1 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Sudan?
- The largest areas are economic & community development, health & medicine, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.