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12 funders with a record of paying for “lebanese”
Where the money went Foundation to Promote Open Society → Ashkal Alwan the Lebanese Association for the Plas: $771K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Raymond Debbane Family Foundation → Life Generation USA: $750K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Chippin in for St Jude → American Lebanese Syrian Asso: $650K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Nasser and Rula Watar Foundation → American Lebanese Tripolian Organization Inc: $536K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Bank of America Charitable → American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Cha: $131K across 25 grants, latest 2022 Frederic & Agnes Maloof Foundation Inc → Lebanese American University: $101K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Ghassan & Manal Saab Foundation → Lebanese American University: $93K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Ahmar Family Foundation → Lebanese American Foundation Inc: $85K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Ford Foundation → Lebanese Association for Independent Cinema - Metropolis Cinema: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Jesra Foundation Inc → Biosciences Lebanese International Network Inc: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education → Jana Nassr Hasan: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Center for Lebanese Studies: $275K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Chippin in for St Jude → American Lebanese Syrian Association Charity Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Raymond Debbane Family Foundation → Friends of the Lebanese Franciscan: $155K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Ahmar Family Foundation → American Task Force of Lebanon: $42K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Jesra Foundation Inc → Friends of the Lebanese Franciscan: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Lebanese Association of Women Researchers: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education → Ghadi Daou: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Charities Inc: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2021 Frederic & Agnes Maloof Foundation Inc → Friends of the Lebanese Franciscan Sisters: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → American Lebanese Awareness Associ: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Nasser and Rula Watar Foundation → Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Lebanese Center for Human Rights (Cldh): $258K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Jesra Foundation Inc → Lebanese American University: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Raymond Debbane Family Foundation → Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education → Nancy Zayour: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → American Lebanese Syrian Association: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Ahmar Family Foundation → Lau Health Foundation: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Accountability Now: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → American Lebanese Syrian: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education → Aya Marroush: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education → Righad Abu El Ezz: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ahmar Family Foundation → Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Foundation to Promote Open Society: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation to Promote Open So… $1.4M The Raymond Debbane Family Foundation: $930K on this topic. Open the funder. The Raymond Debbane Family Fo… $930K Chippin in for St Jude: $900K on this topic. Open the funder. Chippin in for St Jude $900K Nasser and Rula Watar Foundation: $537K on this topic. Open the funder. Nasser and Rula Watar Foundat… $537K The Bank of America Charitable: $132K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $132K Ahmar Family Foundation: $131K on this topic. Open the funder. Ahmar Family Foundation $131K The Jesra Foundation Inc: $109K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jesra Foundation Inc $109K Frederic & Agnes Maloof Foundation Inc: $103K on this topic. Open the funder. Frederic & Agnes Maloof Found… $103K The Ford Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $100K Ghassan & Manal Saab Foundation: $93K on this topic. Open the funder. Ghassan & Manal Saab Foundati… $93K Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Education: $59K on this topic. Open the funder. Lebanese Orphans Virtuous Edu… $59K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $23K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $23K Ashkal Alwan the Lebanese Association for the Plas: received $771K on this topic Ashkal Alwan the Lebanese Assoc… $771K Life Generation USA: received $750K on this topic Life Generation USA $750K American Lebanese Syrian Asso: received $650K on this topic American Lebanese Syrian Asso $650K American Lebanese Tripolian Organization Inc: received $536K on this topic American Lebanese Tripolian Org… $536K Center for Lebanese Studies: received $275K on this topic Center for Lebanese Studies $275K Lebanese Center for Human Rights (Cldh): received $258K on this topic Lebanese Center for Human Right… $258K American Lebanese Syrian Association Charity Inc: received $250K on this topic American Lebanese Syrian Associ… $250K Friends of the Lebanese Franciscan: received $180K on this topic Friends of the Lebanese Francis… $180K American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Cha: received $131K on this topic American Lebanese Syrian Assoc… $131K Lebanese American University: received $118K on this topic Lebanese American University $118K Lebanese American University: received $101K on this topic Lebanese American University $101K Lebanese American Foundation Inc: received $85K on this topic Lebanese American Foundation Inc $85K Accountability Now: received $75K on this topic Accountability Now $75K Lebanese Association for Independent Cinema - Metropolis Cinema: received $75K on this topic Lebanese Association for Indepe… $75K Biosciences Lebanese International Network Inc: received $59K on this topic Biosciences Lebanese Internatio… $59K American Task Force of Lebanon: received $42K on this topic American Task Force of Lebanon $42K Jana Nassr Hasan: received $38K on this topic Jana Nassr Hasan $38K Lebanese Association of Women Researchers: received $25K on this topic Lebanese Association of Women R… $25K Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries: received $25K on this topic Congregation of Maronite Lebane… $25K Ghadi Daou: received $9K on this topic Ghadi Daou $9K Nancy Zayour: received $8K on this topic Nancy Zayour $8K American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char: received $8K on this topic American Lebanese Syrian Assoc… $8K American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Charities Inc: received $5K on this topic American Lebanese Syrian Assoc… $5K American Lebanese Syrian Association: received $5K on this topic American Lebanese Syrian Associ… $5K American Lebanese Syrian: received $4K on this topic American Lebanese Syrian $4K Lau Health Foundation: received $4K on this topic Lau Health Foundation $4K Aya Marroush: received $3K on this topic Aya Marroush $3K Friends of the Lebanese Franciscan Sisters: received $2K on this topic Friends of the Lebanese Francis… $2K American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc: received $2K on this topic American Lebanese Syrian Assoc… $2K American Lebanese Awareness Associ: received $1K on this topic American Lebanese Awareness Ass… $1K Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society: received $1K on this topic Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society $1K Righad Abu El Ezz: received $1K on this topic Righad Abu El Ezz $1K Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society: received $1K on this topic Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society $1K 12 funders, 33 recipients, grants matching “lebanese” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $25,000 to AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOC CHA — program/operating support
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Largest: $150,000 to CENTER FOR LEBANESE STUDIES — to support research and investigation work to challenge the stereotype image of refugees
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Largest: $250,000 to LIFE GENERATION USA — promoting the pursuit of the advancement of education and the relief of needs arising by reason of financial disadvantage among the lebanese (whether citizens of lebanon or persons…
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Largest: $38,176 to JANA NASSR HASAN — tuition-lebanese american univers
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Largest: $4,500 to AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOC CHAR — program support
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Largest: $280,000 to AMERICAN LEBANESE TRIPOLIAN ORGANIZATION INC — general & unrestricted
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Largest: $1,000 to Lebanese Ladies Cultural Society — the lebanese american foundation is dedicated to the establishment and operation of the house of lebanon a cultural and community center to support lebanese history and culture str…
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Largest: $25,743 to Lebanese American University — general funds
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Largest: $330,000 to AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSO — provide funds for cancer research
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Largest: $25,000 to LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — unrestricted use by charity
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Largest: $26,700 to LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — general funds
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Largest: $50,000 to LEBANESE ASSOCIATION FOR INDEPENDENT CINEMA - METROPOLIS CINEMA — to strengthen and preserve the infrastructure of the lebanese independent film industry and the national cinematic heritage
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