International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to Iran?
US foundations sent $2M to organizations in Iran across 45 grants, from 14 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 14 US foundations have made grants to Iran, totaling $2M across 45 grants on record.
- THE KHATIB FOUNDATION INC (FL) is the largest US funder of Iran organizations, with $1M.
- US giving to Iran has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Iran with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE KHATIB FOUNDATION INC$1M | |||||||||
| RAHIMIAN FAMILY FOUNDATION$282k | |||||||||
| Leili Rasouli & Martin Spit Family Foundation$244k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Iran
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 45 grants that carry one.
9 recipients
6 recipients
4 recipients
2 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Iran
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 · 10 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 8 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
A further $2k 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 Iran.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Iran, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Iran on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Iran?
- THE KHATIB FOUNDATION INC is the largest US funder of Iran organizations on record, with $1M across 10 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Iran?
- 14 US foundations have granted a combined $2M to organizations in Iran across 45 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Iran?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, education & schools, research & science, by the stated purpose of the grants.