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Which US foundations give to Togo?

US foundations sent $28M to organizations in Togo across 37 grants, from 14 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Togo with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION$20M
GATES FOUNDATION$5M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$1M
FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY$961k
THE GREENBAUM FOUNDATION$554k
THE FORD FOUNDATION$200k
JUBILEE USA NETWORK$120k

* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.

Top US funders of Togo

1 grant · NE · 1.5% of its overseas giving

5 grants · WA · 0.0% of its overseas giving

1 grant · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

6 grants · NY · 1.0% of its overseas giving

5 grants · CA · 22% of its overseas giving

3 grants · NY · 0.0% of its overseas giving

Togo's dedicated funders

Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Togo — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.

THE GREENBAUM FOUNDATION$554k · 22% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.

Health & medicine$20M

2 recipients

Environment & climate$1M

1 recipient

Research & science$345k

1 recipient

Education & schools$209k

2 recipients

Children & youth$75k

1 recipient

Largest recipients in Togo

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.

Ministry of Health of Togo$20M

1 US funder · 1 grant

Ecobank Transnational Inc$4M

1 US funder · 3 grants

Alliance pour le Contrôle du Tabac en Afrique (ACTA)$1M

1 US funder · 2 grants

Sustainable Solutions for Africa (SSA)$1M

1 US funder · 1 grant

Xoese - Le Fonds pour les Femmes Francophones$926k

2 US funders · 7 grants

La Conscience$345k

1 US funder · 3 grants

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Togo.

THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION Ministry of Health of Togo$20M
GATES FOUNDATION Ecobank Transnational Inc$4M
GATES FOUNDATION Alliance pour le Contrôle du Tabac en Afrique (ACTA)$1M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Sustainable Solutions for Africa (SSA)$1M
FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY Xoese - Le Fonds pour les Femmes Francophones$886k
THE GREENBAUM FOUNDATION La Conscience$345k

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Togo, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.

AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Notable grants

The largest individual grants to Togo on record.

THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATIONMinistry of Health of Togo · 2024$20M
GATES FOUNDATIONEcobank Transnational Inc · 2020$2M
GATES FOUNDATIONEcobank Transnational Inc · 2021$2M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYSustainable Solutions for Africa (SSA) · 2023$1M
GATES FOUNDATIONAlliance pour le Contrôle du Tabac en Afrique (ACTA) · 2022$900k
FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETYXoese - Le Fonds pour les Femmes Francophones · 2020$536k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Togo?
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Togo organizations on record, with $20M across 1 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Togo?
14 US foundations have granted a combined $28M to organizations in Togo across 37 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $2.96 per resident.
What do US foundations fund in Togo?
The largest areas are health & medicine, environment & climate, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.

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