International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to Lebanon?
US foundations sent $65M to organizations in Lebanon across 709 grants, from 121 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 121 US foundations have made grants to Lebanon, totaling $65M across 709 grants on record.
- THE FORD FOUNDATION (NY) is the largest US funder of Lebanon organizations, with $20M.
- ELMER AND MAMDOUHA BOBST FOUNDATION is the most Lebanon-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Lebanon has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Lebanon with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$20M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$11M | |||||||||
| CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK$7M | |||||||||
| HOWARD KARAGHEUSIAN COMMEMORATIVE$6M | |||||||||
| ELMER AND MAMDOUHA BOBST FOUNDATION$5M | |||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$2M | |||||||||
| THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| The Levant Foundation$1M | |||||||||
| WHEATON FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| WK Kellogg Foundation$1M | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR ARTS INITIATIVES$888k | |||||||||
| ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC$595k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Lebanon
Lebanon's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Lebanon — the specialists, not just the biggest checks.
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
7 recipients
29 recipients
19 recipients
9 recipients
5 recipients
4 recipients
16 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Lebanon
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.
5 US funders · 22 grants
9 US funders · 40 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
2 US funders · 13 grants
4 US funders · 10 grants
2 US funders · 7 grants
A further $30k across 1 grant went to recipients the filings name only in the aggregate (“various”, “multiple organizations”, and the like), so they can’t be attributed to a single organization.
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Lebanon.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Lebanon, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Lebanon on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Lebanon?
- THE FORD FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Lebanon organizations on record, with $20M across 102 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Lebanon?
- 121 US foundations have granted a combined $65M to organizations in Lebanon across 709 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Lebanon?
- The largest areas are research & science, education & schools, arts & culture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.