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Which US foundations give to Georgia?

US foundations sent $3M to organizations in Georgia across 57 grants, from 20 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Georgia with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$1M
Luminate Foundation Inc$330k
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$325k
GATES FOUNDATION$300k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$208k
LEON LEVY FOUNDATION$100k

* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.

Top US funders of Georgia

13 grants · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

3 grants · DC · 0.4% of its overseas giving

3 grants · GA · 0.2% of its overseas giving

1 grant · WA · 0.0% of its overseas giving

10 grants · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

2 grants · NY · 1.2% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.

Health & medicine$370k

2 recipients

Economic & community development$210k

1 recipient

Environment & climate$150k

1 recipient

Arts & culture$128k

2 recipients

Human rights & democracy$100k

1 recipient

Education & schools$25k

2 recipients

Largest recipients in Georgia

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.

Institute for Development of Freedom of Information$540k

2 US funders · 7 grants

Open Society Georgia Foundation$482k

1 US funder · 2 grants

Health Systems Global Association$370k

2 US funders · 2 grants

Women's Fund in Georgia$250k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Dawning LLC$168k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Independent Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment$150k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Georgia.

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Open Society Georgia Foundation$482k
Luminate Foundation Inc Institute for Development of Freedom of Information$330k
GATES FOUNDATION Health Systems Global Association$300k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Women's Fund in Georgia$250k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Institute for Development of Freedom of Information$210k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Dawning LLC$168k

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Georgia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.

AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Notable grants

The largest individual grants to Georgia on record.

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYOpen Society Georgia Foundation · 2020$400k
GATES FOUNDATIONHealth Systems Global Association · 2017$300k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYWomen's Fund in Georgia · 2020$250k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYDawning LLC · 2023$168k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYInstitute for Development of Freedom of Information · 2022$163k
The Coca-Cola Foundation IncIndependent Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment · 2022$150k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Georgia?
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Georgia organizations on record, with $1M across 13 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Georgia?
20 US foundations have granted a combined $3M to organizations in Georgia across 57 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.86 per resident.
What do US foundations fund in Georgia?
The largest areas are health & medicine, economic & community development, environment & climate, by the kind of organization receiving the money.

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