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Which US foundations give to Haiti?

US foundations sent $91M to organizations in Haiti across 668 grants, from 121 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

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

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FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$38M
WK Kellogg Foundation$25M
HAITI AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE INC$8M
THE WO FOUNDATION$2M
THE FORD FOUNDATION$1M
RAPINO FAMILY FOUNDATION$955k
MORTEL HIGH HOPES FOR HAITI FOUNDATION$943k
The Gregory S and Mary K Zenczak Family Foundation$931k
Graber Family Foundation$910k
CASHMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$858k
IOA INC$832k
Global GLOW$729k

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

Top US funders of Haiti

19 grants · NY · 2.9% of its overseas giving

83 grants · MI · 13% of its overseas giving

7 grants · NY · 100% of its overseas giving

5 grants · TX · 100% of its overseas giving

1 grant · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

11 grants · CA · 100% of its overseas giving

Haiti's dedicated funders

Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Haiti — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.

THE WO FOUNDATION$2M · 100% of its overseas giving
RAPINO FAMILY FOUNDATION$955k · 100% of its overseas giving
MORTEL HIGH HOPES FOR HAITI FOUNDATION$943k · 100% of its overseas giving
The Gregory S and Mary K Zenczak Family Foundation$931k · 100% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the stated purpose of 660 grants that carry one.

General & operating support$38M

55 recipients

Education & schools$12M

225 recipients

Health & medicine$10M

55 recipients

Economic & community development$4M

27 recipients

Research & science$4M

19 recipients

Human rights & democracy$3M

9 recipients

Relief & humanitarian$2M

23 recipients

Food, water & agriculture$2M

11 recipients

Largest recipients in Haiti

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.

Fondation Connaissance et Liberté$41M

3 US funders · 27 grants

Haitian Foundation$7M

1 US funder · 6 grants

Université Quisqueya$5M

1 US funder · 12 grants

Fondasyon Kole Zepol$4M

3 US funders · 13 grants

Le Centre d'art de Port-au-Prince$3M

1 US funder · 4 grants

Anseye pou Ayiti$2M

3 US funders · 11 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 Haiti.

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Fondation Connaissance et Liberté$35M
HAITI AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE INC Haitian Foundation$7M
WK Kellogg Foundation Université Quisqueya$5M
WK Kellogg Foundation Fondation Connaissance et Liberté$5M
WK Kellogg Foundation Fondasyon Kole Zepol$3M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Le Centre d'art de Port-au-Prince$3M

Where the funders are

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

Notable grants

The largest individual grants to Haiti on record.

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYFondation Connaissance et Liberté · 2022$9M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYFondation Connaissance et Liberté · 2021$9M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYFondation Connaissance et Liberté · 2020$8M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYFondation Connaissance et Liberté · 2023$6M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYFondation Connaissance et Liberté · 2024$3M
HAITI AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE INCHaitian Foundation · 2023$2M

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Haiti?
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Haiti organizations on record, with $38M across 19 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Haiti?
121 US foundations have granted a combined $91M to organizations in Haiti across 668 grants in the IRS filings on record.
What do US foundations fund in Haiti?
The largest areas are general & operating support, education & schools, health & medicine, by the stated purpose of the grants.

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