International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to Saudi Arabia?
US foundations sent $125M to organizations in Saudi Arabia across 61 grants, from 17 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 17 US foundations have made grants to Saudi Arabia, totaling $125M across 61 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Saudi Arabia organizations, with $124M.
- That is about $3.55 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- US giving to Saudi Arabia has risen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Saudi Arabia with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$124M | ||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$745k | ||||||||
| SEAWORLD & BUSCH GARDENS CONSERVATION FUND$224k | ||||||||
| THE IRONMAN FOUNDATION INC$129k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Saudi Arabia
What the money funds
By the kind of organization receiving the money — universities, hospitals, research institutes, and so on.
4 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
2 recipients
3 recipients
Largest recipients in Saudi Arabia
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 · 17 grants
2 US funders · 9 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
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 Saudi Arabia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Saudi Arabia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Saudi Arabia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Saudi Arabia?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Saudi Arabia organizations on record, with $124M across 26 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Saudi Arabia?
- 17 US foundations have granted a combined $125M to organizations in Saudi Arabia across 61 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $3.55 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Saudi Arabia?
- The largest areas are economic & community development, research & science, arts & culture, by the kind of organization receiving the money.