International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to Turkey?
US foundations sent $47M to organizations in Turkey across 459 grants, from 97 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 97 US foundations have made grants to Turkey, totaling $47M across 459 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of Turkey organizations, with $26M.
- That is about $0.55 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as upper middle income.
- Chrest Foundation Inc is the most Turkey-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to Turkey has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of Turkey with its total, and how that giving falls across the filing years — darker means more.
| '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FOUNDATION$26M | |||||||||
| The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$6M | |||||||||
| TURKISH FRIENDS OF CHABAD INC$3M | |||||||||
| Chrest Foundation Inc$2M | |||||||||
| CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| ALALUSI FOUNDATION$1M | |||||||||
| THE BLOOMBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC$1M | |||||||||
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION$900k | |||||||||
| JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION$665k | |||||||||
| GRAND CIRCLE FOUNDATION INC$456k | |||||||||
| FOUNDATION FOR ARTS INITIATIVES$413k | |||||||||
| GROWALD CLIMATE FUND INC$400k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of Turkey
Turkey's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to Turkey — 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.
21 recipients
12 recipients
3 recipients
1 recipient
2 recipients
5 recipients
4 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in Turkey
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 · 10 grants
3 US funders · 7 grants
1 US funder · 13 grants
1 US funder · 1 grant
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 4 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in Turkey.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to Turkey, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to Turkey on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to Turkey?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of Turkey organizations on record, with $26M across 11 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to Turkey?
- 97 US foundations have granted a combined $47M to organizations in Turkey across 459 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $0.55 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in Turkey?
- The largest areas are education & schools, relief & humanitarian, environment & climate, by the kind of organization receiving the money.