International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to Qatar?
US foundations sent $2M to organizations in Qatar across 12 grants, from 8 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 8 US foundations have made grants to Qatar, totaling $2M across 12 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Qatar organizations, with $1M.
- That is about $0.64 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- US giving to Qatar has risen over the filing years on record.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||
| THE SILVERSTEIN FOUNDATION FOR$190k | |||||||
| THE STIRLING FOUNDATION$126k | |||||||
| 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
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
1 recipient
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.
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 1 grant
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Qatar.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Qatar, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Qatar on record.
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 12 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.64 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Qatar?
- The largest areas are education & schools, religion & faith, by the kind of organization receiving the money.