International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Tunisia?
US foundations sent $11M to organizations in Tunisia across 111 grants, from 22 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 22 US foundations have made grants to Tunisia, totaling $11M across 111 grants on record.
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY (NY) is the largest US funder of Tunisia organizations, with $5M.
- That is about $0.93 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as lower middle income.
- LAZORD FOUNDATION is the most Tunisia-focused funder, directing 39% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Tunisia has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Tunisia with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$5M | ||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$4M | ||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$718k | ||||||||
| LAZORD FOUNDATION$551k | ||||||||
| THE PAIX ALIA FOUNDATION$334k | ||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$300k | ||||||||
| THE ADDAX FOUNDATION$159k | ||||||||
| JJJ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$150k | ||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$149k | ||||||||
| WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC$100k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Tunisia
Tunisia's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Tunisia — 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.
6 recipients
2 recipients
2 recipients
1 recipient
3 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Tunisia
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.
2 US funders · 8 grants
2 US funders · 5 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
2 US funders · 5 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 6 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Tunisia.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Tunisia, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Tunisia on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Tunisia?
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY is the largest US funder of Tunisia organizations on record, with $5M across 32 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Tunisia?
- 22 US foundations have granted a combined $11M to organizations in Tunisia across 111 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.93 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Tunisia?
- The largest areas are arts & culture, human rights & democracy, research & science, by the kind of organization receiving the money.