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Which US foundations give to Haiti?

US foundations sent $78M to organizations in Haiti across 558 grants, from 111 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$35M
WK Kellogg Foundation$20M
HAITI AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE INC$7M
THE WO FOUNDATION$1M
RAPINO FAMILY FOUNDATION$955k
Graber Family Foundation$910k
CASHMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$858k
IOA INC$832k
The Gregory S and Mary K Zenczak Family Foundation$798k
Global GLOW$729k
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION$651k
WESKAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$629k

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

Top US funders of Haiti

18 grants · NY · 3.3% of its overseas giving

67 grants · MI · 14% of its overseas giving

6 grants · NY · 100% of its overseas giving

3 grants · TX · 100% of its overseas giving

11 grants · CA · 100% of its overseas giving

7 grants · DE · 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$1M · 100% of its overseas giving
RAPINO FAMILY FOUNDATION$955k · 100% of its overseas giving
Graber Family Foundation$910k · 100% of its overseas giving
CASHMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$858k · 100% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

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

Education & schools$7M

19 recipients

Arts & culture$3M

6 recipients

Religion & faith$2M

17 recipients

Environment & climate$906k

1 recipient

Health & medicine$422k

10 recipients

Economic & community development$289k

6 recipients

Children & youth$173k

4 recipients

Research & science$2k

1 recipient

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$36M

2 US funders · 23 grants

Haitian Foundation$6M

1 US funder · 5 grants

Université Quisquéya$5M

1 US funder · 11 grants

Fondasyon Kole Zepol$3M

3 US funders · 12 grants

Centre d'Art de Port-au-Prince$3M

1 US funder · 4 grants

Anseye Pou Ayiti$2M

3 US funders · 9 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$32M
HAITI AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE INC Haitian Foundation$6M
WK Kellogg Foundation Université Quisquéya$5M
WK Kellogg Foundation Fondation Connaissance et Liberté$4M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Centre d'Art de Port-au-Prince$3M
WK Kellogg Foundation Fondasyon Kole Zepol$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
HAITI AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE INCHaitian Foundation · 2023$2M
HAITI AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE INCHaitian Foundation · 2024$1M

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 $35M across 18 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Haiti?
111 US foundations have granted a combined $78M to organizations in Haiti across 558 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $6.66 per resident.
What do US foundations fund in Haiti?
The largest areas are education & schools, arts & culture, religion & faith, by the kind of organization receiving the money.

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