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Cause International aidAll States14,086 funders

Foundations that fund international aid

14,086 private foundations with a return in the last two years gave $2.9 billion to international aid organizations in 32,971 grants. The median grant was $5,000, and 2,994 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to international aid

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is international aid.

  1. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 440 grants Accepts applications $794,732,793 to international aid
  2. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY · tax year 2024 32 grants Accepts applications $74,637,586 to international aid
  3. The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $60,369,740 to international aid
  4. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY · tax year 2024 77 grants Preselected only $45,759,342 to international aid
  5. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 213 grants Accepts applications $45,566,175 to international aid
  6. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY · tax year 2023 90 grants Preselected only $42,664,684 to international aid
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 101 grants Accepts applications $35,645,904 to international aid
  8. Filkins Family FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $33,492,584 to international aid
  9. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA · tax year 2024 99 grants Accepts applications $28,476,610 to international aid
  10. Waverley Street FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $26,300,000 to international aid
  11. Gray FoundationAlbany, NY · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $25,050,000 to international aid
  12. The Rees-Jones FoundationDallas, TX · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $22,973,446 to international aid
  13. The Marcus Foundation IncAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 16 grants Preselected only $21,929,500 to international aid
  14. The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable TrustNew York, NY · tax year 2024 19 grants Preselected only $20,182,289 to international aid
  15. Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA · tax year 2023 16 grants Preselected only $18,831,000 to international aid
  16. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $18,427,843 to international aid
  17. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY · tax year 2024 60 grants Accepts applications $18,066,750 to international aid
  18. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 44 grants Accepts applications $17,316,400 to international aid
  19. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 27 grants Accepts applications $16,106,823 to international aid
  20. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN · tax year 2024 21 grants Preselected only $15,243,884 to international aid
  21. The Koum Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 20 grants Preselected only $13,381,000 to international aid
  22. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 27 grants Accepts applications $13,117,911 to international aid
  23. William Davidson FoundationBirmingham, MI · tax year 2024 12 grants Preselected only $11,997,449 to international aid
  24. Three Sisters Foundation Bessemer Trust Company of DelawareWilmington, DE · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $11,500,000 to international aid
  25. People's Support Foundation LimitedChicago, IL · tax year 2024 25 grants Preselected only $10,471,629 to international aid
  26. Adelson Family FoundationNeedham, MA · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $10,361,753 to international aid
  27. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $10,170,541 to international aid
  28. The Dina and Raphael Recanati FamilyNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $10,000,000 to international aid
  29. Tavitian Foundation II IncStockbridge, MA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $10,000,000 to international aid
  30. Jackson Kemper FoundationHawthorn Woods, IL · tax year 2025 14 grants Preselected only $9,788,454 to international aid
  31. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2025 17 grants Accepts applications $9,512,500 to international aid
  32. Rippleworks IncSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 14 grants Preselected only $9,387,958 to international aid
  33. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 326 grants Preselected only $9,292,481 to international aid
  34. The Ray and Tye Noorda FoundationLindon, UT · tax year 2024 13 grants Preselected only $9,275,000 to international aid
  35. Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville, AR · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $9,267,677 to international aid
  36. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $9,149,985 to international aid
  37. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA · tax year 2024 20 grants Preselected only $9,050,000 to international aid
  38. Valhalla FoundationWoodside, CA · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $8,753,300 to international aid
  39. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncOwings Mills, MD · tax year 2024 23 grants Preselected only $8,738,000 to international aid
  40. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 38 grants Accepts applications $8,605,002 to international aid
  41. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL · tax year 2024 55 grants Accepts applications $8,538,845 to international aid
  42. The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation DBA Jim Joseph FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 18 grants Preselected only $8,485,626 to international aid
  43. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC · tax year 2024 52 grants Accepts applications $7,569,193 to international aid
  44. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 8 grants Preselected only $7,433,768 to international aid
  45. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 33 grants Preselected only $7,367,926 to international aid
  46. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2025 5 grants Preselected only $7,291,486 to international aid
  47. Eagle FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2024 14 grants Preselected only $7,060,000 to international aid
  48. Pepsico Foundation IncPurchase, NY · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $7,029,676 to international aid
  49. Tansy Charitable FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $7,000,000 to international aid
  50. Bobolink FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $7,000,000 to international aid

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 440 grants Accepts applications $794,732,793 to international aid
  2. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY · tax year 2024 32 grants Accepts applications $74,637,586 to international aid
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 213 grants Accepts applications $45,566,175 to international aid
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 101 grants Accepts applications $35,645,904 to international aid
  5. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA · tax year 2024 99 grants Accepts applications $28,476,610 to international aid
  6. The Rees-Jones FoundationDallas, TX · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $22,973,446 to international aid
  7. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY · tax year 2024 60 grants Accepts applications $18,066,750 to international aid
  8. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 44 grants Accepts applications $17,316,400 to international aid
  9. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 27 grants Accepts applications $16,106,823 to international aid
  10. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 27 grants Accepts applications $13,117,911 to international aid
  11. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2025 17 grants Accepts applications $9,512,500 to international aid
  12. Wal-Mart FoundationBentonville, AR · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $9,267,677 to international aid
  13. The Coca-Cola Foundation IncAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $9,149,985 to international aid
  14. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 38 grants Accepts applications $8,605,002 to international aid
  15. Arie and Ida Crown MemorialChicago, IL · tax year 2024 55 grants Accepts applications $8,538,845 to international aid
  16. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC · tax year 2024 52 grants Accepts applications $7,569,193 to international aid
  17. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 76 grants Accepts applications $6,753,349 to international aid
  18. Cherna Moskowitz FoundationHallandale Beach, FL · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $5,647,000 to international aid
  19. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 25 grants Accepts applications $5,214,507 to international aid
  20. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 61 grants Accepts applications $5,039,608 to international aid
  21. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $4,170,000 to international aid
  22. American Express FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 81 grants Accepts applications $3,838,436 to international aid
  23. The Diane and Guilford Glazer FoundationBeverly Hills, CA · tax year 2024 22 grants Accepts applications $3,809,770 to international aid
  24. The Freeman FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 7 grants Accepts applications $3,510,780 to international aid
  25. Circle of Service FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 40 grants Accepts applications $3,356,945 to international aid

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