International giving · Americas
Which US foundations give to Venezuela?
US foundations sent $13M to organizations in Venezuela across 416 grants, from 40 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 40 US foundations have made grants to Venezuela, totaling $13M across 416 grants on record.
- Simon Bolivar Foundation Inc (TX) is the largest US funder of Venezuela organizations, with $3M.
- That is about $0.45 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as not classified.
- WE LOVE FOUNDATION INC is the most Venezuela-focused funder, directing 78% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Venezuela has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Venezuela with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Bolivar Foundation Inc$3M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$3M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$3M | |||||||||
| TURIMIQUIRE FOUNDATION INC$631k | |||||||||
| CLOVER FOUNDATION$526k | |||||||||
| WE LOVE FOUNDATION INC$443k | |||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$400k | |||||||||
| TALENTOS UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA$398k | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$296k | |||||||||
| THE LAMP FOUNDATION$222k | |||||||||
| THE SALESIAN WOMEN ASSOCIATION INC$192k | |||||||||
| THE CHRISTENSEN FUND$125k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Venezuela
Venezuela's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Venezuela — 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.
19 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
4 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Venezuela
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 · 10 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
2 US funders · 8 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Venezuela.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Venezuela, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Venezuela on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Venezuela?
- Simon Bolivar Foundation Inc is the largest US funder of Venezuela organizations on record, with $3M across 22 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Venezuela?
- 40 US foundations have granted a combined $13M to organizations in Venezuela across 416 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.45 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Venezuela?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, education & schools, children & youth, by the kind of organization receiving the money.