International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Kosovo?
US foundations sent $6M to organizations in Kosovo across 17 grants, from 6 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 6 US foundations have made grants to Kosovo, totaling $6M across 17 grants on record.
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY (NY) is the largest US funder of Kosovo organizations, with $6M.
- That is about $3.75 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- US giving to Kosovo has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Kosovo with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$6M | |||||||
| CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION$320k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Kosovo
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
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1 recipient
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Largest recipients in Kosovo
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 · 4 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Kosovo.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Kosovo, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Kosovo on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Kosovo?
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Kosovo organizations on record, with $6M across 4 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Kosovo?
- 6 US foundations have granted a combined $6M to organizations in Kosovo across 17 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $3.75 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Kosovo?
- The largest areas are arts & culture, economic & community development, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.