International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Tanzania?
US foundations sent $232M to organizations in Tanzania across 1,491 grants, from 145 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 145 US foundations have made grants to Tanzania, totaling $232M across 1,491 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Tanzania organizations, with $78M.
- That is about $3.39 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- Opportunity Education Foundation is the most Tanzania-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Tanzania has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Tanzania 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$78M | ||||||||
| THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$46M | ||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$37M | ||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$13M | ||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$9M | ||||||||
| SEGAL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$6M | ||||||||
| THE SKOLL FOUNDATION$4M | ||||||||
| Opportunity Education Foundation$4M | ||||||||
| Better Way Foundation$4M | ||||||||
| CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION$3M | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$3M | ||||||||
| Abbott Fund$3M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Tanzania
Tanzania's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Tanzania — 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.
42 recipients
67 recipients
76 recipients
6 recipients
23 recipients
14 recipients
12 recipients
23 recipients
Largest recipients in Tanzania
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 · 2 grants
2 US funders · 30 grants
1 US funder · 12 grants
3 US funders · 18 grants
3 US funders · 9 grants
2 US funders · 4 grants
A further $11k across 2 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 Tanzania.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Tanzania, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Tanzania on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Tanzania?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Tanzania organizations on record, with $78M across 113 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Tanzania?
- 145 US foundations have granted a combined $232M to organizations in Tanzania across 1,491 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $3.39 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Tanzania?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, religion & faith, education & schools, by the kind of organization receiving the money.