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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

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

2 grants · NY · 0.1% of its overseas giving

5 grants · GA · 0.4% of its overseas giving

6 grants · SC · 100% of its overseas giving

1 grant · NY · 0.0% of its overseas giving

1 grant · CA · 1.3% of its overseas giving

90 grants · MO · 100% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.

Health & medicine$400k

3 recipients

Environment & climate$300k

1 recipient

Arts & culture$40k

4 recipients

Education & schools$8k

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.

Foundation for an Open Society DOTS$430k

2 US funders · 2 grants

Vitols Fund$365k

1 US funder · 6 grants

Zala Brīvība$360k

1 US funder · 3 grants

Sustainability Foundation$300k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Children's Hospital Foundation$250k

1 US funder · 2 grants

Latvijas Ģimenes Plānošanas un Seksuālās Veselības Asociācija Papardes Zieds$150k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Who funds whom

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

THE ZVEJNIEKS FOUNDATION OF SOUTH Vitols Fund$365k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Foundation for an Open Society DOTS$360k
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc Zala Brīvība$360k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Sustainability Foundation$300k
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc Children's Hospital Foundation$250k
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC Latvijas Ģimenes Plānošanas un Seksuālās Veselības Asociācija Papardes Zieds$150k

Where the funders are

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

FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYFoundation for an Open Society DOTS · 2023$360k
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYSustainability Foundation · 2023$300k
The Coca-Cola Foundation IncZala Brīvība · 2021$210k
The Coca-Cola Foundation IncChildren's Hospital Foundation · 2021$150k
The Coca-Cola Foundation IncZala Brīvība · 2023$150k
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INCLatvijas Ģimenes Plānošanas un Seksuālās Veselības Asociācija Papardes Zieds · 2021$150k

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.

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