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Grant recipient EIN 52-2277575Social science

Who funds Actionaid USA?

30 private foundations gave Actionaid USA in Washington, DC $21.3 million across 83 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

83 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Kathryn B McQuade FoundationPennington, NJ 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  2. The Becket Family FoundationMalvern, PA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  3. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For a project to ensure that economies and public service systems work for women and girls globally

    $1,080,000
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $400,000
  5. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    Environment and Science

    $150,000
  6. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Work on climate-induced displacement and migration

    $100,000
  7. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Peacebuilding

    $50,000
  8. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    General operating

    $25,000
  9. Claneil Foundation IncPlymouth Meeting, PA 2024

    General operating

    $8,000
  10. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gifts

    $2,851
  11. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gifts for general operating support

    $300
  12. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Volunteer program

    $150
  13. American Tower Corporation Foundation IncBoston, MA 2024

    General purpose

    $25
  14. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For a project to ensure that economies and public service systems work for women and girls globally

    $1,520,000
  15. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For convening and connecting movements in africa on feminist alternatives to neoliberalism

    $265,000
  16. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To mitigate the impact of industrial agriculture and biofuels on food security, land use, and climate change through strategic communications and targeted policy development

    $225,000
  17. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2023

    To educate the public on public sector wage bill constraints and build awareness about the need to invest in public services workers globally

    $215,000
  18. Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    Grants Contributions

    $200,000
  19. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2023

    To work towards a significant and sustainable increase in funding for public education systems, especially in low and middle income countries, for the benefit of students, teachers and education administrators, through research, advocacy and capacity building of civil society organizations within the global tax and education movement

    $150,000
  20. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    Environment and Science

    $150,000
  21. Humanity UnitedSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Peacebuilding

    $20,000
  22. Claneil Foundation IncPlymouth Meeting, PA 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  23. Frisbie Legacy FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General support

    $3,000
  24. Ben & Jerry's Foundation IncSouth Burlington, VT 2023

    General support

    $2,500
  25. Hirz Family Foundation IncSanta Ana, CA 2023

    donation

    $500
  26. The Graco FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Gift matching

    $200
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $134
  28. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2023

    Matching gifts

    $100
  29. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For a project to ensure that economies and public service systems work for women and girls globally

    $1,000,000
  30. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Empower women and girls

    $564,000
  31. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2022

    To strengthen the tax and education alliance to leverage increased tax justice for the financing of public education systems in dialogue and articulation with other public services

    $300,000
  32. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Conservation and science

    $250,000
  33. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To mitigate the impact of industrial agriculture and biofuels on food security, land use, and climate change through strategic communications and targeted policy development

    $150,000
  34. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2022

    To work towards a significant and sustainable increase in funding for public education systems, especially in low and middle income countries, for the benefit of students, teachers and education administrators, through research, advocacy and capacity building of civil society organizations within the global tax and education movement

    $150,000
  35. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For customer relationship management platform upgrade

    $80,000
  36. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    For its meeting on climate and debt

    $50,000
  37. Claneil Foundation IncPlymouth Meeting, PA 2022

    General operating

    $10,000
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $168
  39. American Tower Corporation Foundation IncBoston, MA 2022

    General purpose

    $25
  40. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Agricultural development

    $1,200,000
  41. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For a project to ensure that economies and public service systems work for women and girls globally

    $1,000,000
  42. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    Reproductive health

    $310,000
  43. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2021

    to educate the public on public sector wage bill constraints and build awareness about the need to invest in public services workers globally

    $215,000
  44. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To mitigate the impact of industrial agriculture and biofuels on food security, land use, and climate change through strategic communications and targeted policy development

    $150,000
  45. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    Conservation and science

    $100,040
  46. The Lumpkin Family FoundationMattoon, IL 2021

    Charitable

    $20,000
  47. Claneil Foundation IncPlymouth Meeting, PA 2021

    General operating

    $15,000
  48. American Tower Corporation Foundation IncBoston, MA 2021

    General purpose

    $15,000
  49. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $160
  50. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Empower women and girls

    $936,000
  51. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Agricultural development

    $708,922
  52. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For support of the economic rights work of the women's rights program

    $375,000
  53. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    Organizational effectiveness

    $290,950
  54. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To mitigate the impact of industrial agriculture and biofuels on food security, land use, and climate change through strategic communications and targeted policy development

    $150,000
  55. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2020

    to build awareness about the need for investment in public sector workers, in order to accelerate global progress towards UN Sustainable Development goals and advance human rights

    $140,000
  56. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Global advocacy campaign on the right to education

    $100,000
  57. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2020

    to educate civil society on monetary and fiscal policy, and to mobilize and strengthen domestic resources around the world

    $100,000
  58. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For antiracism strategy development

    $60,000
  59. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2020

    to support stakeholders in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda to link issues of education finance, tax justice and the growth of private actors in education

    $40,000
  60. Tamarin Foundation IncFlorham Park, NJ 2020

    General Unrestricted

    $26,453
  61. The Lumpkin Family FoundationMattoon, IL 2020

    Environmental

    $20,000
  62. The Winky Foundation Co Wilmington Trust CoWilmington, DE 2020

    General and/or educational purpose

    $5,000
  63. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $108
  64. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For support of the economic rights work of the women's rights program

    $1,600,000
  65. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Agricultural development

    $1,200,170
  66. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $216,500
  67. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    For research networking and strategic communications to identify develop and promote policies that mitigate the impact of biofuels production on food security land use and climate change

    $150,000
  68. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Global advocacy campaign on the right to education

    $100,000
  69. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    Conservation and science

    $83,335
  70. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For support of a business plan and financial review

    $55,000
  71. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To facilitate rockefeller foundation donations to charitable organizations through its matching gift program and other similar programs, as well as contributions to philanthropic sector organizations

    $600
  72. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Conservation and Science

    $460,000
  73. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Conservation

    $210,000
  74. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    For research networking and strategic communications to identify develop and promote policies that mitigate the impact of biofuels production on food security land use and climate change

    $200,000
  75. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For support of the valuing women's work for a more equal world project

    $190,000
  76. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Global advocacy campaign on the right to education

    $150,000
  77. Esb Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Funds designated to aid rohingya & syrian refugees

    $1,000
  78. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 2018

    Matching Grant

    $10
  79. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Agricultural development

    $1,842,623
  80. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Agricultural development

    $950,656
  81. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $500,000
  82. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Global advocacy campaign on the right to education

    $150,000
  83. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Stop violence against girls in schools (svags) tanzania

    $150,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other social science organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Actionaid USA’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 55 grants Preselected only $36,833,075 to similar organizations
  2. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 68 grants Accepts applications $20,243,214 to similar organizations
  3. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 167 grants Preselected only $44,617,203 to similar organizations
  4. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 58 grants Accepts applications $24,707,987 to similar organizations
  5. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 89 grants Accepts applications $28,449,064 to similar organizations
  6. Peter G Peterson FoundationNew York, NY 79 grants Accepts applications $16,521,940 to similar organizations
  7. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 61 grants Accepts applications $8,606,370 to similar organizations
  8. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 183 grants Preselected only $24,606,431 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-2277575 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.