International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Ukraine?
US foundations sent $62M to organizations in Ukraine across 1,075 grants, from 168 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 168 US foundations have made grants to Ukraine, totaling $62M across 1,075 grants on record.
- CHARITY FUND - THE UKRAINE FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Ukraine organizations, with $21M.
- That is about $1.64 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- ARIZAE FOUNDATION is the most Ukraine-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Ukraine has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Ukraine with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY FUND - THE UKRAINE FOUNDATION$21M | |||||||||
| CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION$6M | |||||||||
| MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION$4M | |||||||||
| THE KOUM FAMILY FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| ARIZAE FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC$2M | |||||||||
| Luminate Foundation Inc$2M | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$2M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$2M | |||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$2M | |||||||||
| TED FOUNDATION INC$1M | |||||||||
| COMMITTEE FOR OPEN DEMOCRACY INC$1M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Ukraine
Ukraine's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Ukraine — 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.
29 recipients
28 recipients
13 recipients
22 recipients
21 recipients
10 recipients
6 recipients
14 recipients
Largest recipients in Ukraine
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 · 1 grant
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 21 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
A further $113k across 1 grant 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 Ukraine.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Ukraine, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Ukraine on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Ukraine?
- CHARITY FUND - THE UKRAINE FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Ukraine organizations on record, with $21M across 1 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Ukraine?
- 168 US foundations have granted a combined $62M to organizations in Ukraine across 1,075 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.64 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Ukraine?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, religion & faith, economic & community development, by the kind of organization receiving the money.