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Grants awarded

Who does The Mastercard Foundation fund?

The Mastercard Foundation has awarded $1.7 billion across 205 grants to 86 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in international. Its typical grant is $1,000,000, with most between $249,999 and $3,521,318. Repeat grantees receive a median $1,295,190 versus $250,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$1.7B
Typical grant
$1.0M
Grantees
86
Grants
205
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

86 of 86 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
U United Nations Development Programme $840.8M142020–20232023
Carnegie Mellon University $266.3M62020–20242024PA
Inkomoko $55.2M62020–20242024WA
American University of Beirut $45.4M72020–20242024NY
Grassroots Business Partners INC $42.7M42020–20232023DC
Arizona State University Alumni Association $40.4M120242024AZ
U UNICEF the United Nations Children's Fund $35.0M120242024
One Acre Fund $28.8M52020–20242024IL
Corpsafrica $27.9M52020–20242024DC
R Regents of the University of California $27.8M42020–20242024CA
Shining Hope for Communities INC $27.7M32020–20232023NY
Heifer Project International $24.0M52020–20242024AR
T The 1818 Society Co Staff Relations I the World Bank $16.0M32022–20242024DC
Capitalplus Exchange Corporation $13.7M42021–20242024IL
Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet Geapp INC $12.2M120242024NY
Technoserve INC $11.1M32020–20232023VA
Global Give Back Circle $10.0M32022–20242024NY
Trustees of Tufts College $9.9M32020–20242024MA
Emerging Public Leaders $8.3M42021–20242024DC
C Crossboundary $7.6M22023–20242024
U United Nations Capital Development Fund $7.2M120242024
Education Development Center INC $7.2M42020–20242024MA
African Center for Economic Transformation $6.9M52020–20242024DC
Johns Hopkins University $6.4M42023–20242024MD
U United Nations Development Programme $6.4M120242024
Generation - You Employed INC $6.3M22023–20242024DC
Batonga Foundation $6.3M42020–20242024DC
Educate $5.8M120242024CO
B Bankable Frontier Associates LLC $4.5M32020–20232023
Kepler INC $4.2M32021–20242024NY
Cornell University $4.2M32020–20222022NY
Refugee Economic Inclusion Coalition $3.9M120242024IL
International Rescue Committee INC $3.8M32020–20222022NY
International Youth Foundation $3.8M120202020MD
Resolution Project INC $3.3M52020–20242024NY
Youth Development Labs INC $3.3M22023–20242024CA
Commons Project Foundation $2.7M22022–20232023NY
M Michigan State University $1.9M22020–20212021MI
Wellesley College $1.8M52020–20242024MA
Brac USA INC $1.7M120212021NY
Mercy Corps $1.7M120202020OR
Mawazo Institute $1.7M32021–20242024IL
R Regents of the University of Colorado $1.6M32021–20242024CO
International Food Policy Research Institute $1.6M120222022DC
Duke University $1.6M22020–20212021NC
Root Capital INC $1.2M120202020MA
International Center for Research on Women $962K120242024DC
Village Health Works $954K22020–20242024NY
Kiva Microfunds $867K120202020CA
Building Tomorrow INC $855K22020–20212021IN
Connect Humanity $766K120232023CA
M Mathematica INC $700K120242024
The Global Development Incubator INC $576K120202020DC
Kellermann Foundation $546K120242024TX
Refushe INC $526K120202020IL
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children $341K32022–20242024NY
Z Zuriworks for Womens Health $302K22020–20212021DC
Catholic Medical Mission Board INC $250K120202020NY
M Michael and Henrietta Olupona Foundation $250K22022–20232023NY
Dalberg Catalyst $250K120222022DC
The Brookings Institution $250K120212021DC
N Ncba Clusa $250K120202020DC
American Near East Refugee Aid INC $250K120212021DC
Spring Impact Incorporated $248K22022–20232023CA
H Hodi $248K120242024
St Lawrence University $200K42020–20242024NY
The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation $175K120242024MA
Drexel University $167K120202020PA
I Irex $158K120242024DC
The Center for Transcultural Studies $150K22020–20242024IL
F Future of Learning $150K120242024
L Localized INC $150K120242024
S Social Impact INC $140K120202020
Brown University of Providence $125K32020–20242024RI
T The Africa Center $125K120232023NY
International Funders for Indigenous Peoples $107K120242024CA
C Coburwas International Youth Organization to Trans $100K120212021MN
Nest INC $92K120202020NY
President and Fellows of Harvard College $75K22020–20212021MA
S Seed Academy Ghana $60K120232023CA
West African Research Association $50K22020–20222022MA
B Brown University $50K120232023
University of the People $50K120242024CA
The Pennington School $45K120202020NJ
Innovations for Poverty Action $40K220212021DC
Qm Quality Matters $35K22023–20242024MD

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