International giving · Asia
Which US foundations give to Kazakhstan?
US foundations sent $7M to organizations in Kazakhstan across 43 grants, from 17 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 17 US foundations have made grants to Kazakhstan, totaling $7M across 43 grants on record.
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY (NY) is the largest US funder of Kazakhstan organizations, with $3M.
- That is about $0.33 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- US giving to Kazakhstan has risen over the filing years on record.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$3M | ||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$2M | ||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$1M |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Kazakhstan
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
1 recipient
1 recipient
3 recipients
1 recipient
1 recipient
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.
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Kazakhstan.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Kazakhstan, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Kazakhstan on record.
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 $3M across 8 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Kazakhstan?
- 17 US foundations have granted a combined $7M to organizations in Kazakhstan across 43 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.33 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Kazakhstan?
- The largest areas are environment & climate, economic & community development, arts & culture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.