International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Egypt?
US foundations sent $34M to organizations in Egypt across 385 grants, from 60 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 60 US foundations have made grants to Egypt, totaling $34M across 385 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Egypt organizations, with $10M.
- That is about $0.29 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- AMK FOUNDATION is the most Egypt-focused funder, directing 80% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Egypt has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Egypt with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$10M | ||||||||
| PROJECT OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT MARK$6M | ||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$6M | ||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$2M | ||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$2M | ||||||||
| THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION$2M | ||||||||
| THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION$1M | ||||||||
| AMK FOUNDATION$1M | ||||||||
| GLOBAL PEACE & LOVE FOUNDATION LTD$666k | ||||||||
| CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK$525k | ||||||||
| CURE CANCER$472k | ||||||||
| Brothers of the Lord Organization$451k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Egypt
Egypt's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Egypt — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
6 recipients
6 recipients
4 recipients
27 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
4 recipients
Largest recipients in Egypt
Spelling, accent, abbreviation, and language variants of the same organization are merged into one recipient. Organizations abroad have no US EIN, so this resolution is best-effort.
1 US funder · 9 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
6 US funders · 29 grants
2 US funders · 10 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
2 US funders · 3 grants
A further $4k across 1 grant went to recipients the filings name only in the aggregate (“various”, “multiple organizations”, and the like), so they can’t be attributed to a single organization.
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Egypt.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Egypt, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Egypt on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Egypt?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Egypt organizations on record, with $10M across 10 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Egypt?
- 60 US foundations have granted a combined $34M to organizations in Egypt across 385 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.29 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Egypt?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, education & schools, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.