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Which US foundations give to Kazakhstan?

US foundations sent $10M to organizations in Kazakhstan across 53 grants, from 20 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

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

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25*
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$5M
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$3M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$1M
AGAPE V&N Davidhizars Foundation$150k

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

Top US funders of Kazakhstan

11 grants · NY · 0.4% of its overseas giving

14 grants · GA · 1.5% of its overseas giving

1 grant · NY · 0.5% of its overseas giving

1 grant · AK · 100% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the stated purpose of 51 grants that carry one.

General & operating support$4M

6 recipients

Environment & climate$1M

2 recipients

Education & schools$400k

2 recipients

Relief & humanitarian$200k

1 recipient

Food, water & agriculture$100k

1 recipient

Economic & community development$99k

2 recipients

Research & science$77k

5 recipients

Arts & culture$67k

6 recipients

Largest recipients in Kazakhstan

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.

CAPS UNLOCK$5M

1 US funder · 4 grants

Soros Foundation - Kazakhstan$1M

1 US funder · 1 grant

Social Dynamics Public Fund$1M

1 US funder · 4 grants

CSD Center$551k

1 US funder · 4 grants

The Red Crescent Society of the Republic of Kazakhstan$500k

1 US funder · 2 grants

Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia$450k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Who funds whom

The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Kazakhstan.

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY CAPS UNLOCK$5M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE Soros Foundation - Kazakhstan$1M
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc Social Dynamics Public Fund$1M
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc CSD Center$551k
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc The Red Crescent Society of the Republic of Kazakhstan$500k
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia$450k

Where the funders are

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

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYCAPS UNLOCK · 2023$3M
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYCAPS UNLOCK · 2024$2M
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTESoros Foundation - Kazakhstan · 2019$1M
The Coca-Cola Foundation IncRegional Environmental Center for Central Asia · 2023$450k
The Coca-Cola Foundation IncALE Coalition for the GREEN economy and Development · 2020$400k
The Coca-Cola Foundation IncSocial Dynamics Public Fund · 2022$334k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Kazakhstan?
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Kazakhstan organizations on record, with $5M across 11 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Kazakhstan?
20 US foundations have granted a combined $10M to organizations in Kazakhstan across 53 grants in the IRS filings on record.
What do US foundations fund in Kazakhstan?
The largest areas are general & operating support, environment & climate, education & schools, by the stated purpose of the grants.

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