International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Sweden?
US foundations sent $124M to organizations in Sweden across 1,074 grants, from 137 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 137 US foundations have made grants to Sweden, totaling $124M across 1,074 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Sweden organizations, with $28M.
- That is about $11.77 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- The Hans and Barbara Bergstrom Foundation is the most Sweden-focused funder, directing 98% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Sweden has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Sweden 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$28M | ||||||||
| THE BARBRO OSHER PRO SUECIA FOUNDATION$12M | ||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$11M | ||||||||
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION$8M | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$6M | ||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$5M | ||||||||
| The Hans and Barbara Bergstrom Foundation$4M | ||||||||
| CRANKSTART FOUNDATION$3M | ||||||||
| SEADREAM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$2M | ||||||||
| HELLMUTH HERTZ FOUNDATION$2M | ||||||||
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$2M | ||||||||
| The Sobrato Foundation$2M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Sweden
Sweden's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Sweden — 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.
28 recipients
5 recipients
28 recipients
34 recipients
12 recipients
4 recipients
2 recipients
2 recipients
Largest recipients in Sweden
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 · 15 grants
11 US funders · 35 grants
2 US funders · 23 grants
4 US funders · 12 grants
10 US funders · 29 grants
6 US funders · 14 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Sweden.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Sweden, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Sweden on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Sweden?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Sweden organizations on record, with $28M across 74 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Sweden?
- 137 US foundations have granted a combined $124M to organizations in Sweden across 1,074 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $11.77 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Sweden?
- The largest areas are education & schools, environment & climate, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.