International giving · Europe
Which US foundations give to Latvia?
US foundations sent $2M to organizations in Latvia across 124 grants, from 17 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 17 US foundations have made grants to Latvia, totaling $2M across 124 grants on record.
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY (NY) is the largest US funder of Latvia organizations, with $660k.
- That is about $1.21 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- US giving to Latvia has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Latvia 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$660k | |||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$610k | |||||||
| THE ZVEJNIEKS FOUNDATION OF SOUTH$365k | |||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$150k | |||||||
| THE KOUM FAMILY FOUNDATION$131k | |||||||
| HELP THE ELDERLY LIVE WITH DIGNITY$123k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Latvia
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
3 recipients
1 recipient
4 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Latvia
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.
2 US funders · 2 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Latvia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Latvia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Latvia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Latvia?
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Latvia organizations on record, with $660k across 2 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Latvia?
- 17 US foundations have granted a combined $2M to organizations in Latvia across 124 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $1.21 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Latvia?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, environment & climate, arts & culture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.