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Which US foundations give to Qatar?

US foundations sent $2M to organizations in Qatar across 14 grants, from 8 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.

The short version

The biggest funders, year by year

Each top funder of Qatar with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.

'17'18'19'20'21'23'24'25*
GATES FOUNDATION$1M
THE STIRLING FOUNDATION$296k
THE SILVERSTEIN FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S WITH GBA$190k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$104k

* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.

Top US funders of Qatar

2 grants · WA · 0.0% of its overseas giving

4 grants · UT · 2.5% of its overseas giving

1 grant · NY · 14% of its overseas giving

3 grants · NY · 0.0% of its overseas giving

What the money funds

By the stated purpose of 14 grants that carry one.

Health & medicine$1M

2 recipients

Relief & humanitarian$150k

1 recipient

Human rights & democracy$104k

3 recipients

Environment & climate$76k

1 recipient

Religion & faith$20k

1 recipient

Research & science$5k

1 recipient

General & operating support$148

1 recipient

Largest recipients in Qatar

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.

Middle East Council on Global Affairs$1M

1 US funder · 1 grant

Hamad Bin Khalifa University$190k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Qatar Red Crescent$150k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Khalid Abdalla Ali Abdalla$104k

1 US funder · 3 grants

Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue$96k

1 US funder · 2 grants

Arab Financial and Legal Institute$69k

1 US funder · 1 grant

Who funds whom

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

GATES FOUNDATION Middle East Council on Global Affairs$1M
THE SILVERSTEIN FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S WITH GBA Hamad Bin Khalifa University$190k
THE STIRLING FOUNDATION Qatar Red Crescent$150k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE Khalid Abdalla Ali Abdalla$104k
THE STIRLING FOUNDATION Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue$96k
GATES FOUNDATION Arab Financial and Legal Institute$69k

Where the funders are

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

GATES FOUNDATIONMiddle East Council on Global Affairs · 2024$1M
THE SILVERSTEIN FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S WITH GBAHamad Bin Khalifa University · 2023$190k
THE STIRLING FOUNDATIONQatar Red Crescent · 2025$150k
THE STIRLING FOUNDATIONDoha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue · 2023$76k
GATES FOUNDATIONArab Financial and Legal Institute · 2017$69k
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTEKhalid Abdalla Ali Abdalla · 2018$54k

Questions and answers

Which US foundation gives the most to Qatar?
GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Qatar organizations on record, with $1M across 2 grants.
How much do US foundations give to Qatar?
8 US foundations have granted a combined $2M to organizations in Qatar across 14 grants in the IRS filings on record.
What do US foundations fund in Qatar?
The largest areas are health & medicine, relief & humanitarian, human rights & democracy, by the stated purpose of the grants.

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