Contributions from the same countries (9)
I believe the answer is:
donations
'contributions' is the definition.
('donation' can be a synonym of 'contribution')
'the same countries' is the wordplay.
'the same' becomes 'do' (abbreviation for ditto).
'countries' becomes 'nations' ('nation' can be a synonym of 'country').
'do'+'nations'='DONATIONS'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for donations that I've seen before include "Contributions" , "Gifts" .)