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12 funders with a record of paying for “ethiopia”
Where the money went
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
65 matching grants · $37.8M · through 2024Largest: $350,000 to CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES INC — to conduct research and analysis and identify recommendations for implementers, private sector, and policymakers to address multi-level water security issues faced by rural communi…
Largest: $5.3M to BRIDGES TO PROSPERITY INC — transformative connectivity in rural ethiopia
Largest: $3.0M to CURE International Inc — funding to support cure ethiopia general operations as they work to provide surgical care to the most vulnerable populations.
Largest: $37,500 to ELEVATE ETHIOPIA — to promote scientific, educational, and other charitable activities.
Largest: $850,000 to Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia — just societies
The Stirling FoundationPleasant Grove, UT
8 matching grants · $986,328 · through 2025Largest: $247,633 to INTER-RELILGIOUS COUNCIL OF ETHIOPIA — to fund events promoting dialogue between different religions in ethiopia in order to encourage peace and social stability.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $9.0M · through 2022Largest: $1.2M to World Food Program USA — general operating support, providing food for starving people in kenya, ethiopia, and somalia, support for wfp afghanistan to provide food, medical assistance, and shelter to famil…
Digital Green FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $636,339 to PRECISION DEVELOPMENT — data collection and analysis, advisory content development, digital advisory delivery channel strengthening, dairy sector, ethiopia
Largest: $6.0M to ETHIOPIA FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH — family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; vaccine delivery
Largest: $11.0M to FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH — program support
Concordia Lutheran MinistriesfoundationCabot, PACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to Compassion International — to provide sponsorship, including educational, basic needs, drought relief and pastoral guidance through sharing the gospel, to sponsored children in kenya and ethiopia.
Largest: $100,000 to AFRICAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM — to provide tie-off support to launch implementation of the executive civil society leadership program in collaboration with ethiopias hawassa university school of law and governanc…
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →