Kuwait-america Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1730454 Website

THE KUWAIT-AMERICA FOUNDATION'S (THE FOUNDATION) PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO INITIATE EDUCATIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES IN AMERICA WHICH RESULT IN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF KUWAIT AND ENHANCE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THE TWO NATIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$17.9M

-2.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.0M

+11.1% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$500K

-44.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$800K$2M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$17,900,040$18,306,940$18,759,413
Revenue$2,501,260$2,274,338$1,849,894
Expenses$2,908,140$2,702,430$2,670,700
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$917,544$1,095,661$571,249
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$253K$506K$759K$1M2 grants20202 grants20211 grants20221 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

UNITED STATES ASSOCIATIO…$900KWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$100K

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

BASMA RAYESSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$108KDANIEL Q CALLISTERTRUSTEE, CONSULTANT$36K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DANIEL Q CALLISTERTRUSTEE, CONSULTANT20$36,000
HASSAN AL-EBRAHEEM PHDCHAIRMAN5
FAWZI AL-SULTANVICE CHAIR1
ISSAM MOHAMMED AL-BAHARTRUSTEE1
QUTAYBA AL-GHANIMTRUSTEE1
ABDULLATIF AL-HAMADTRUSTEE1
MOHAMMED AL-NAQQITRUSTEE1
SHEIKH ALI ALKHALIFA AL-SABAHTRUSTEE1
SHEIKH MOHAMMED AL-SABAH PHDTRUSTEE1
SOUAD AL-SABAH PHDTRUSTEE1
ABDUL HAMID AL-SARRAFTRUSTEE1
SALEH AL-ZOUMANTRUSTEE1
ADNAN SHIHAB ELDDINE PHDTRUSTEE1
FAISAL ALI MUTAWATRUSTEE1
JASSIM QABAZARDTRUSTEE1
BASMA RAYESSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$108,208

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

New YorkWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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