We’re committed to unlocking human potential for a better world by empowering change-makers in local communities. We implement innovative programs to reduce harmful alcohol use and promote smart drinking, and we fund early-stage projects that support community resilience and local economic opportunity to bring transformative progress to the world’s most vulnerable communities.
A pair of $1,000,000 grants in 2025 define Ab Inbev Foundation’s recent giving: one to Wateraid Limited for securing water in Ghana 2024-2025, and one to International Development Enterprises for social entrepreneurship programming. That combination shows how the foundation uses large project grants to support both basic services and local economic opportunity. Its program areas also include harmful alcohol use reduction, smart drinking, road safety, sustainable agriculture for smallholder farmers, emergency response, and community resilience. The foundation backs early-stage projects and pilot work rather than individual giving, and its grantmaking is organized around specific pillars and programs. Across its stated priorities, it focuses on interventions that can be tested, adapted, and scaled in under-resourced or vulnerable communities. The result is a portfolio that links public health, water access, disaster recovery, and livelihood support through programmatic funding.
Water access is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s work. In 2025, it awarded $1,000,000 to Wateraid Limited to support securing water in Ghana 2024-2025. Social entrepreneurship is another pillar: the foundation gave $1,000,000 to International Development Enterprises for IDE programming social entrepreneurship. Beyond those examples, its active programs also include sustainable agriculture for smallholder farmers, with a stated emphasis on pilot projects and scalable approaches that improve farmer wellbeing and food security. It also funds emergency response and long-term disaster recovery, including innovation for disaster resilience in vulnerable communities. Together, these areas point to project support for practical, community-level solutions rather than broad unrestricted funding.
Recent grants show a high-concentration pattern at the top end of the range, with two 2025 awards at $1,000,000 each. The foundation is a regular funder with annual grants of $2,000,000 and total assets of $5,575,060. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants listed here are program and project support rather than open individual awards. One of the active smart drinking programs accepts unsolicited applications, but the other listed programs are marked as not accepting unsolicited proposals.
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About 0% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
Top 5 recipient countries by grant volume for Ab Inbev Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 2 | $2M | 20.0% |
| 2 | United StatesDomestic | 2 |
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Grant recipients in the provided recent-grants data are located in the UK and the US, with the UK accounting for 2 grants and the US for 1. Named recipient locations include Denver, CO for International Development Enterprises. The foundation’s own HQ is in New York, NY, but none of the grants shown are to recipients in New York state. Program geography is global across several pillars, with some initiatives tied to specific countries such as Ghana for water access work.
Its active programs cover harmful alcohol use reduction and smart drinking, screening and brief intervention, responsible beverage service, road safety, social entrepreneurship, water access and safe water systems, sustainable agriculture for smallholder farmers, and emergency response and long-term disaster recovery. The program list also emphasizes pilot work and community-level interventions.
The two largest recent grants listed are both $1,000,000 in 2025. One supported securing water in Ghana 2024-2025, and the other supported social entrepreneurship programming. The foundation’s annual grants total $2,000,000.
Most listed programs are marked as not accepting unsolicited proposals. The exception in the provided data is the Smart Drinking program, which is marked as accepting unsolicited applications. Its Community Resilience RFP is described as a request-for-proposal mechanism shared with potential partners in Q3.
In the recent-grants data provided, recipients are in the UK and the US, with 2 grants to UK organizations and 1 to a US organization. One named US recipient is in Denver, CO. None of the listed grants are to recipients in New York state.
The foundation supports organizations working on community-level programs and pilot projects, including local social enterprises, smallholder farmer initiatives, water access work, and disaster recovery efforts. Its stated philosophy includes program and project support, market-based or social enterprise support, and capacity building for enterprises in under-resourced communities.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| $2M |
20.0% |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | $1.6M | 20.0% |
| 4 | Belgium | 2 | $200K | 20.0% |
| 5 | Honduras | 2 | $100K | 20.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY INC | PHOENIX, AZ | $1,000,000 | 2026 | WATER ACCESS GRANT FOCUSING ON MOZAMBIQUE |
| WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME | ROME | $797,536 | 2026 | SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE GRANT |
| KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN | LEUVEN | $100,000 | 2026 | RAISING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF HARMFUL DRINKING, CENTERED AROUND EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND BRIEF INTERVENTION. |
| FUNDACION CERVECERIA HONDURENA PARA EL AMBIENTE | SAN PEDRO SULA | $50,000 | 2026 | THE "NUEVA ARCADIA ROAD SAFETY 2025" PROJECT SEEKS TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS AND STRENGTHEN PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF INTERVENTIONS. |
| WATERAID LIMITED | — | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT SECURING WATER IN GHANA 2024-2025 |
| INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES | DENVER, CO | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT IDE PROGRAMMING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY INC
$1,000,000WATER ACCESS GRANT FOCUSING ON MOZAMBIQUE
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
$797,536SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE GRANT
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
$100,000RAISING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF HARMFUL DRINKING, CENTERED AROUND EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND BRIEF INTERVENTION.
FUNDACION CERVECERIA HONDURENA PARA EL AMBIENTE
$50,000THE "NUEVA ARCADIA ROAD SAFETY 2025" PROJECT SEEKS TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS AND STRENGTHEN PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF INTERVENTIONS.
WATERAID LIMITED
$1,000,000TO SUPPORT SECURING WATER IN GHANA 2024-2025
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES
$1,000,000TO SUPPORT IDE PROGRAMMING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP