International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Vietnam?
US foundations sent $28M to organizations in Vietnam across 601 grants, from 109 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 109 US foundations have made grants to Vietnam, totaling $28M across 601 grants on record.
- SUNNY MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION INC (NJ) is the largest US funder of Vietnam organizations, with $8M.
- That is about $0.28 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- LE FOUNDATION is the most Vietnam-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Vietnam has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Vietnam with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNNY MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION INC$8M | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$3M | |||||||||
| THE WILLIAMSBURG CHRISTADELPHIAN$1M | |||||||||
| LE FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| VESAF NFP$977k | |||||||||
| VIETNAMESE FRANCISCAN VOCATION & MISSION$959k | |||||||||
| GROWALD CLIMATE FUND INC$925k | |||||||||
| ASIA CONNECTION INC$839k | |||||||||
| THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC$790k | |||||||||
| MURRAY FOUNDATION$752k | |||||||||
| The McKnight Foundation$660k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Vietnam
Vietnam's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Vietnam — 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.
50 recipients
11 recipients
16 recipients
24 recipients
2 recipients
3 recipients
16 recipients
4 recipients
Largest recipients in Vietnam
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 · 5 grants
4 US funders · 36 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
A further $26k across 4 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 Vietnam.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Vietnam, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Vietnam on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Vietnam?
- SUNNY MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION INC is the largest US funder of Vietnam organizations on record, with $8M across 5 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Vietnam?
- 109 US foundations have granted a combined $28M to organizations in Vietnam across 601 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.28 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Vietnam?
- The largest areas are education & schools, research & science, health & medicine, by the kind of organization receiving the money.