Funding search · EIN 521395971 · Washington, DC
Council of American Overseas Research Centers
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 69
- grants reported
- $13.5M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $152,950
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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6 grants matching “archaeological” · $708,000
- $150,000
Wf Albright Inst - Archaeological · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $90,000
Cyprus American Archaeological Inst · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $90,000
Wf Albright Inst - Archaeological · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $85,000
Cyprus American Archaeological Inst · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $208,000
Wf Albright Institute of Archaeological Research · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $85,000
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- West African Research Association2 grants · $1.2M
- American Inst for Maghrib Studies2 grants · $1.1M
- American Inst - Indian Studies2 grants · $580,974
- American Center - Oriental Research2 grants · $564,000
- American Research Center in Egypt2 grants · $512,970
- American Institute for Maghrib Studies1 grant · $507,041
- American Research Inst - Turkey2 grants · $505,850
- Mexico North Research Network2 grants · $500,100
- American Inst - Pakistan Studies2 grants · $487,106
- West African Research Association1 grant · $453,799
Giving over time
Grant history
All 69 reported grants, largest first.
- $704,314
West African Research Association · Boston, MA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $575,385
American Inst for Maghrib Studies · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $561,149
American Inst for Maghrib Studies · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $507,041
American Institute for Maghrib Studies · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $482,456
West African Research Association · Boston, MA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $453,799
West African Research Association · Boston, MA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $424,000
American Center - Oriental Research · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $368,150
American Research Institute in Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $325,606
American Inst - Pakistan Studies · Madison, WI · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $320,645
American Research Center in Egypt · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $315,100
Mexico North Research Network · Washington, DC · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $305,552
American Inst - Indian Studies · Chicago, IL · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $295,280
American Research Center in Egypt · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $277,350
American Research Inst - Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $275,422
American Inst - Indian Studies · Chicago, IL · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $247,500
American Center for Oriental Research · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $247,387
American Institute - Yemeni Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $243,001
American Institute of Indian Studies · Chicago, IL · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $234,793
American Research Institute of South Caucasus · West Lafayette, IN · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $228,500
American Research Inst - Turkey · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $217,239
Research Inst - South Caucasus · West Lafayette, IN · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $211,729
American Institute of Iranian Studies · New York, NY · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $208,000
Wf Albright Institute of Archaeological Research · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $200,400
Mexico North Research Network · Washington, DC · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $192,325
American Research Center in Egypt · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $185,039
American Inst - Iranian Studies · New York, NY · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $185,000
Mexico North Research Network · Washington, DC · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $172,448
The Academic Research Inst - Iraq · Washington, DC · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $170,936
American Center - Mongolian Studies · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $167,315
American Institute - Yemeni Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $163,666
American Institute for Yemeni Studies · Washington, DC · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $161,500
American Inst - Pakistan Studies · Madison, WI · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $160,509
American Inst - Iranian Studies · New York, NY · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $160,000
American Inst - Sri Lankan Studies · Belmont, MA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $152,950
American Inst - Bangladesh Studies · Washington, DC · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $151,210
American Inst - Bangladesh Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $150,072
Center for Khmer Studies Cks · New York, NY · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $150,000
Wf Albright Inst - Archaeological · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $149,285
The American Research Institute in Iraq · Washington, DC · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $145,500
Palestinian American Research Center · Washington, DC · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $141,442
The Academic Research Inst - Iraq · Washington, DC · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $140,000
American Center - Oriental Research · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $140,000
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies · Belmont, MA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $135,200
American Inst - Afghanistan Studies · Boston, MA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $134,000
American Inst - Indonesian Studies · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $132,796
Palestinian American Research Ctr · Washington, DC · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $131,650
American Inst - Afghanistan Studies · Boston, MA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $130,000
American Inst - Sri Lankan Studies · Belmont, MA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $114,990
Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $112,350
American Institute of Afghanistan Studies · Boston, MA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $109,119
Center for Khmer Studies Cks · New York, NY · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $101,010
Tangier American Legation Institute · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $94,469
American Center for Mongolian Studies · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $90,000
Cyprus American Archaeological Inst · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $90,000
Wf Albright Inst - Archaeological · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $86,377
American Center - Mongolian Studies · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $85,000
American Inst - Indonesian Studies · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $85,000
Cyprus American Archaeological Inst · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $85,000
Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $84,451
Center for Khmer Studies · New York, NY · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $65,500
American Institute of Pakistan Studies · Madison, WI · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $58,330
Palestinian American Research Ctr · Washington, DC · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $53,989
Research Inst - South Caucasus · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $48,886
American Institue of Bangladesh Studies · Washington, DC · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
- $48,650
Inya Institute Inya · Dekalb, IL · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $47,097
Inya Institute · Dekalb, IL · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $30,556
Assoc - Nepal and Himalayn Studies · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Pass-through subgrants
- $29,900
Assoc - Nepal and Himalayn Studies · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Pass-through subgrants
- $10,000
Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
Pass-through subgrants
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