International giving · Africa
Which US foundations give to Tunisia?
US foundations sent $13M to organizations in Tunisia across 121 grants, from 23 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 23 US foundations have made grants to Tunisia, totaling $13M across 121 grants on record.
- FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY (NY) is the largest US funder of Tunisia organizations, with $5M.
- 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 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$5M | |||||||||
| THE FORD FOUNDATION$4M | |||||||||
| THE PAIX ALIA FOUNDATION$799k | |||||||||
| GATES FOUNDATION$718k | |||||||||
| LAZORD FOUNDATION$571k | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$300k | |||||||||
| JJJ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$241k | |||||||||
| THE ADDAX FOUNDATION$159k | |||||||||
| 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 stated purpose of 121 grants that carry one.
25 recipients
14 recipients
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22 recipients
7 recipients
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6 recipients
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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 · 9 grants
2 US funders · 6 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
2 US funders · 5 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
1 US funder · 4 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?
- 23 US foundations have granted a combined $13M to organizations in Tunisia across 121 grants in the IRS filings on record.
- What do US foundations fund in Tunisia?
- The largest areas are general & operating support, health & medicine, human rights & democracy, by the stated purpose of the grants.