International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Switzerland?
US foundations sent $8.3B to organizations in Switzerland across 3,254 grants, from 533 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 533 US foundations have made grants to Switzerland, totaling $8.3B across 3,254 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Switzerland organizations, with $7.3B.
- ALICE STIFTUNG is the most Switzerland-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Switzerland has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Switzerland with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | '26* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$7.3B | ||||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$213M | ||||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$90M | ||||||||||
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$66M | ||||||||||
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION$52M | ||||||||||
| FCA FOUNDATION$48M | ||||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$47M | ||||||||||
| SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION$38M | ||||||||||
| THE LEONA M AND HARRY B HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST$31M | ||||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$24M | ||||||||||
| MASTERCARD IMPACT FUND$19M | ||||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$19M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Switzerland
Switzerland's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Switzerland — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 3,255 grants that carry one.
836 recipients
325 recipients
130 recipients
138 recipients
345 recipients
67 recipients
140 recipients
54 recipients
Largest recipients in Switzerland
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.
6 US funders · 23 grants
18 US funders · 653 grants
9 US funders · 60 grants
2 US funders · 39 grants
115 US funders · 270 grants
8 US funders · 75 grants
A further $13M across 3 grants went to recipients the filings name only in the aggregate (“various”, “multiple organizations”, and the like), so they can’t be attributed to a single organization.
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Switzerland.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Switzerland, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Switzerland on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Switzerland?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Switzerland organizations on record, with $7.3B across 1,151 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Switzerland?
- 533 US foundations have granted a combined $8.3B to organizations in Switzerland across 3,254 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Switzerland?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, research & science, food, water & agriculture, by the stated purpose of the grants.