International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to Syria?
US foundations sent $1M to organizations in Syria across 46 grants, from 9 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 9 US foundations have made grants to Syria, totaling $1M across 46 grants on record.
- HOWARD KARAGHEUSIAN COMMEMORATIVE CORPORATION (NY) is the largest US funder of Syria organizations, with $713k.
- US giving to Syria has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Syria with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD KARAGHEUSIAN COMMEMORATIVE CORPORATION$713k | |||||||||
| VLADA K PETRIC AND DARA C PETRIC 2016 TR$167k | |||||||||
| Musaadah Charity$100k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Syria
What the money funds
By the stated purpose of 46 grants that carry one.
5 recipients
28 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Syria
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 · 2 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Syria.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Syria, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Syria on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Syria?
- HOWARD KARAGHEUSIAN COMMEMORATIVE CORPORATION is the largest US funder of Syria organizations on record, with $713k across 2 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Syria?
- 9 US foundations have granted a combined $1M to organizations in Syria across 46 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Syria?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, relief & humanitarian, research & science, by the stated purpose of the grants.