International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Taiwan?
US foundations sent $56M to organizations in Taiwan across 1,246 grants, from 180 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 180 US foundations have made grants to Taiwan, totaling $56M across 1,246 grants on record.
- FRIENDS OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY (CA) is the largest US funder of Taiwan organizations, with $7M.
- KAO FAMILY EDUCATION FOUNDATION is the most Taiwan-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Taiwan has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Taiwan with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY$7M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$7M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR CHINESE CULTURAL HERITAGE$5M | |||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| KAO FAMILY EDUCATION FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| CANDOR FOUNDATION INC$2M | |||||||||
| PENG EDUCATION AND WELFARE FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| CHERITH FOUNDATION INC$2M | |||||||||
| GENE CHIU FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| THE ALLIANCE CULTURAL FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| WANG MO-JEN AND WANG CHOU AN-YI WORLD$2M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$1M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Taiwan
Taiwan's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Taiwan — 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.
190 recipients
24 recipients
29 recipients
19 recipients
32 recipients
6 recipients
8 recipients
17 recipients
Largest recipients in Taiwan
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 · 8 grants
23 US funders · 105 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
A further $38k across 6 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 Taiwan.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Taiwan, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Taiwan on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Taiwan?
- FRIENDS OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY is the largest US funder of Taiwan organizations on record, with $7M across 8 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Taiwan?
- 180 US foundations have granted a combined $56M to organizations in Taiwan across 1,246 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Taiwan?
- The largest areas are education & schools, arts & culture, health & medicine, by the kind of organization receiving the money.