International giving · Middle East
Which US foundations give to United Arab Emirates?
US foundations sent $118M to organizations in United Arab Emirates across 129 grants, from 52 different funders. Read from IRS 990 filings.
The short version
- 52 US foundations have made grants to United Arab Emirates, totaling $118M across 129 grants on record.
- GATES FOUNDATION (WA) is the largest US funder of United Arab Emirates organizations, with $108M.
- That is about $10.75 per resident across all years on file, for a country the World Bank classes as high income.
- SHAIKH FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST is the most United Arab Emirates-focused funder, directing 100% of its overseas giving here.
- US giving to United Arab Emirates has fallen over the filing years on record.
The biggest funders, year by year
Each top funder of United Arab Emirates 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$108M | ||||||||
| ARMENIAN WOUNDED HEROES FUND INC$2M | ||||||||
| JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION$2M | ||||||||
| OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE$1M | ||||||||
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY$1M | ||||||||
| THE JAIN FOUNDATION INC$939k | ||||||||
| SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION$500k | ||||||||
| PROMETHEUS FOUNDATION$373k | ||||||||
| SHAIKH FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST$332k | ||||||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION$304k | ||||||||
| ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS FUND INC$250k | ||||||||
| Humanity United$200k |
* 2025 onward is still arriving — 990s lag 12–24 months, so the most recent years under-report.
Top US funders of United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates's dedicated funders
Foundations that send most of their overseas money to United Arab Emirates — 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.
3 recipients
1 recipient
2 recipients
1 recipient
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3 recipients
1 recipient
Largest recipients in United Arab Emirates
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 · 6 grants
1 US funder · 11 grants
1 US funder · 5 grants
1 US funder · 2 grants
1 US funder · 3 grants
1 US funder · 7 grants
Who funds whom
The largest funder-to-recipient ties — which US foundation backs which organization in United Arab Emirates.
Where the funders are
The US states home to the foundations giving to United Arab Emirates, shaded by dollars granted. Click a state.
Notable grants
The largest individual grants to United Arab Emirates on record.
Questions and answers
- Which US foundation gives the most to United Arab Emirates?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest US funder of United Arab Emirates organizations on record, with $108M across 47 grants.
- How much do US foundations give to United Arab Emirates?
- 52 US foundations have granted a combined $118M to organizations in United Arab Emirates across 129 grants in the IRS filings on record, about $10.75 per resident.
- What do US foundations fund in United Arab Emirates?
- The largest areas are health & medicine, research & science, environment & climate, by the kind of organization receiving the money.