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12 funders with a record of paying for “nigeria”
Where the money went
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
309 matching grants · $104.8M · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to BudgIT Foundation for Promotion of Information Technology in Nigeria — to strengthen transparency, accountability, and youth participation in nigeria
Largest: $705,500 to LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM AFRICA — core support for the nigeria youth futures fund to support youth leadership and activism in nigeria
Largest: $3.0M to NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA — digital public infrastructure; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
26 matching grants · $10.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to CATHOLIC CARITAS FOUNDATION OF NIGERIA — to partner with four congregations of catholic sisters to build capacity for sustainable livelihoods for 20,000 direct beneficiaries in 4,000 households in two states ekiti and lag…
Largest: $100,000 to Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism — to improve nigeria's investigative journalism landscape and promoting press freedom
Largest: $12,000 to AUGUSTSECRETS NIGERIA LIMITED — in support of august secret ltd.'s food security projects in nigeria.
Largest: $179,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST — in support of its e-guide nigeria initiative, to estimate latent demand for electricity in nigeria to help identify future opportunities for investments and accelerate the replacem…
Largest: $163,675 to COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE — expenditure responsibility was exercised for this grant. scholarships and educational support to attend primary and secondary private schools for girls who qualify. scholarships ar…
CnfaWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $628,065 to J E AUSTIN ASSOCIATES INC (NIGERIA AG - INVEST ) — j. e. austin associates, supporting cnfa in the implementation of the feed the future nigeria agribusiness investment activity. specifically, the subcontractor will lead the design…
Archewell FoundationBeverly Hills, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $110,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC (SAVE THE CHILDREN NIGERIA) — to provide assistance and medical support to those affected by the floods in nigeria.
Largest: $400,000 to Red Cross Society Nigeria — flood response nigeria
Largest: $400,000 to OPEN DOORS USA — persecuted church: empower the most vulnerable (women/children) in nigeria, colombia, and the gulf
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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 →