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Which US foundations give to Hungary?

US foundations sent $32M to organizations in Hungary across 536 grants, from 67 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Hungary with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years. A stronger color means more.

Funder'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25*'26*
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$8M
$0
$0
$0
$2M
$2M
$2M
$2M
$483k
$0
$0
EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION$6M
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1M
$3M
$1M
$677k
$0
$0
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$5M
$8k
$92k
$145k
$905k
$2M
$1M
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMERICAN HOUSE FOUNDATION$3M
$975k
$985k
$501k
$2k
$40k
$30k
$0
$0
$0
$0
HOWMET AEROSPACE FOUNDATION$1M
$0
$0
$0
$160k
$586k
$275k
$200k
$205k
$0
$0
ARCONIC FOUNDATION$1M
$0
$0
$0
$200k
$225k
$250k
$193k
$163k
$150k
$0
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$1M
$0
$125k
$150k
$150k
$150k
$150k
$215k
$215k
$0
$0
GATES FOUNDATION$1M
$0
$0
$0
$0
$500k
$600k
$0
$0
$0
$0
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$845k
$0
$0
$0
$200k
$345k
$300k
$0
$0
$0
$0
PASARETI CHURCH TRUST UWO IRENE SZITTYAI$578k
$69k
$59k
$73k
$56k
$77k
$74k
$68k
$63k
$40k
$0
PROMETHEUS FOUNDATION$545k
$0
$64k
$76k
$79k
$0
$173k
$0
$152k
$0
$0
CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION$400k
$100k
$0
$0
$0
$0
$100k
$100k
$100k
$0
$0

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

Top US funders of Hungary

29 grants · NY · 0.6% of its overseas giving

19 grants · CA · 100% of its overseas giving

30 grants · NY · 2.0% of its overseas giving

61 grants · PA · 100% of its overseas giving

34 grants · PA · 19% of its overseas giving

44 grants · PA · 22% of its overseas giving

Hungary's dedicated funders

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

AMERICAN HOUSE FOUNDATION$3M · 100% of its overseas giving
PASARETI CHURCH TRUST UWO IRENE SZITTYAI$578k · 100% of its overseas giving
ARCONIC FOUNDATION$1M · 22% of its overseas giving
Reka Darida Foundation$361k · 100% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the stated purpose of 535 grants that carry one.

General & operating support$10M

69 recipients

Education & schools$5M

74 recipients

Health & medicine$4M

31 recipients

Arts & culture$2M

23 recipients

Relief & humanitarian$1M

12 recipients

Food, water & agriculture$772k

38 recipients

Research & science$691k

25 recipients

Economic & community development$622k

12 recipients

Largest recipients in Hungary

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.

Budapest Főváros Önkormányzata$3M

2 US funders · 3 grants

Validity Alapítvány - Centrum a Mentális Sérültek Jogaiért$3M

2 US funders · 12 grants

Magyar Vöröskereszt Jász Megyei Szervezete$2M

4 US funders · 32 grants

EMIH (Egységes Magyarországi Izraelita Hitközség)$2M

1 US funder · 7 grants

Gábor és Rónai Alapítvány$2M

1 US funder · 2 grants

Magyar Holokauszt Kutatási és Oktatási Intézet$2M

1 US funder · 2 grants

A further $35k across 3 grants 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 Hungary.

EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION → EMIH (Egységes Magyarországi Izraelita Hitközség)$2M
AMERICAN HOUSE FOUNDATION → Magyar Vöröskereszt Jász Megyei Szervezete$2M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE → Budapest Főváros Önkormányzata$2M
EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION → Gábor és Rónai Alapítvány$2M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY → Validity Alapítvány - Centrum a Mentális Sérültek Jogaiért$2M
EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION → Magyar Holokauszt Kutatási és Oktatási Intézet$2M

Where the funders are

The US states home to the foundations giving to Hungary, 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 Hungary on record.

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY → Budapest Főváros Önkormányzata · 2020$2M
EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION → Gábor és Rónai Alapítvány · 2022$1M
EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION → EMIH (Egységes Magyarországi Izraelita Hitközség) · 2022$960k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE → Budapest Főváros Önkormányzata · 2021$891k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE → Budapest Főváros Önkormányzata · 2020$891k
EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION → OLOESZ (Önálló Lakatlan Outreachert Egyesület) · 2023$862k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Hungary?
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Hungary organizations on record, with $8M across 29 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Hungary?
67 US foundations have granted a combined $32M to organizations in Hungary across 536 grants in the IRS filings on record.
What do US foundations fund in Hungary?
The largest areas are general & operating support, education & schools, health & medicine, by the stated purpose of the grants.

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