International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Thailand?
US foundations sent $111M to organizations in Thailand across 692 grants, from 141 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 141 US foundations have made grants to Thailand, totaling $111M across 692 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Thailand organizations, with $58M.
- That is about $1.54 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- BEHAPPY LIVING INC is the most Thailand-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Thailand has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Thailand with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$58M | |||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$7M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$6M | |||||||||
| THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION$4M | |||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$3M | |||||||||
| SANYA FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$3M | |||||||||
| BEHAPPY LIVING INC$3M | |||||||||
| CHINA MEDICAL BOARD INC$2M | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$2M | |||||||||
| The Modglin Family Foundation$2M | |||||||||
| STARFISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION$2M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Thailand
Thailand's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Thailand — 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.
7 recipients
15 recipients
12 recipients
43 recipients
13 recipients
4 recipients
5 recipients
2 recipients
Largest recipients in Thailand
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.
2 US funders · 29 grants
2 US funders · 16 grants
3 US funders · 15 grants
2 US funders · 11 grants
3 US funders · 8 grants
4 US funders · 20 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Thailand.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Thailand, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Thailand on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Thailand?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Thailand organizations on record, with $58M across 75 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Thailand?
- 141 US foundations have granted a combined $111M to organizations in Thailand across 692 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.54 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Thailand?
- The largest areas are relief & humanitarian, research & science, economic & community development, by the kind of organization receiving the money.