International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to Jordan?
US foundations sent $24M to organizations in Jordan across 181 grants, from 42 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 42 US foundations have made grants to Jordan, totaling $24M across 181 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Jordan organizations, with $5M.
- That is about $2.04 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- KINGS GRANT FOUNDATION is the most Jordan-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Jordan has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Jordan with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$5M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$4M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$4M | |||||||||
| THE STIRLING FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION$2M | |||||||||
| KINGS GRANT FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| LAZORD FOUNDATION$855k | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$690k | |||||||||
| ALALUSI FOUNDATION$638k | |||||||||
| CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK$600k | |||||||||
| THE JUDES FOUNDATION$572k | |||||||||
| JJJ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$540k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Jordan
Jordan's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Jordan — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
3 recipients
9 recipients
3 recipients
3 recipients
2 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
6 recipients
Largest recipients in Jordan
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 · 2 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
2 US funders · 10 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Jordan.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Jordan, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Jordan on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Jordan?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Jordan organizations on record, with $5M across 6 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Jordan?
- 42 US foundations have granted a combined $24M to organizations in Jordan across 181 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $2.04 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Jordan?
- The largest areas are human rights & democracy, research & science, relief & humanitarian, by the kind of organization receiving the money.