Hariri Foundation

What Hariri Foundation does

The Hariri Foundation-USA is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-political, and non-sectarian organization incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1985, with operational headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, and approximately 34 employees. Founded by former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik B. Hariri, the foundation's mission is to develop Lebanon's human resources through educational sponsorship and humanitarian programs, and it has supported over 34,400 students cumulatively, including 3,400+ enrolled at universities in the United States and Canada across 300+ institutions and 31 fields of study. It also operates, through affiliated organizations, 17 permanent primary health care centers throughout Lebanon that have served over 230,676 patients without regard to nationality, religion, race, or ability to pay.

The foundation delivers its programs through a relationship-driven, non-commercial model that includes interest-free student loans (repaid post-graduation and recycled to fund future cohorts), faculty development at the American University of Beirut, technical training in partnership with the Canadian Bureau for International Education, named scholarships at Boston University (which ended May 2024) and Georgetown, endowed chairs at Harvard and MIT, and emergency humanitarian logistics (e.g., 241 tons of relief supplies shipped in 2006). It maintains affiliations with the Rafik Hariri Foundation (Beirut) and the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development (Saida), and it holds UN ECOSOC special consultative status. Its leadership is family-anchored — President, CEO, and Chairman Rafic A. Bizri, with board oversight from The Honorable Bahia Hariri — and its funding derives primarily from donations by the Hariri family, with no publicly disclosed financial statements.

Name

Hariri Foundation

Legal name

Hariri Foundation-USA

Website

https://hfusa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hariri Foundation-USA is a 40-year-old non-profit that sponsors Lebanese students at North American universities, runs faculty development at AUB, and operates 17 health centers in Lebanon, funded primarily by the Hariri family.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational and Humanitarian Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Foundation/NGO & Philanthropic Scholarships (EDAIAOAH), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Educational sponsorship programs
• Humanitarian assistance services
• Scholarship administration
• Primary health care
• Faculty development

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation is funded primarily through donations from the Hariri family, supporters, and partners. As a non-profit organization, it relies on charitable contributions to fund its educational sponsorship programs, humanitarian relief efforts, and operational activities.
2. Loan Repayments: Interest-free loans provided to Lebanese students for education are repaid after graduation, with funds recycled to support future students. This creates a sustainable funding cycle for educational programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Hariri Foundation-USA administers educational sponsorship and scholarship programs for Lebanese students studying in the United States and Canada, including placement, monitoring, and counseling services. It also funds faculty development, technical training, and humanitarian relief efforts through affiliated organizations in Lebanon, operating 17 primary health care centers. The foundation is supported by charitable contributions and interest-free student loan repayments.

Product overview

Hariri Foundation is a non-profit educational and humanitarian organization, not a technology product company. It operates programs focused on education sponsorship, faculty development, technical training, scholarship administration, and humanitarian assistance. Its portfolio includes student sponsorship programs for Lebanese students in North America, faculty development at American University of Beirut, technical training programs in Canada, various scholarships at Georgetown, Boston University, and other institutions, as well as schools, universities, and health clinics in Lebanon. The foundation does not offer a commercial technology product or software platform.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Student Sponsorship Program
• Primary Health Care Centers
• AUB Faculty Development Program
• CBIE Technical Training Program
• Retraining Program
• Boston University/Hariri Foundation Scholarship Program
• Research Science Institute (RSI) Sponsorship
• Georgetown University Hariri Scholarship and Fellowship
• Humanitarian Relief Operations

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Harvard University - John F. Kennedy School of GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 1991Established the Rafiq Hariri Professorship of International Political Economy endowed chair at Harvard. Collaborated on joint research program in administrative reform in the Lebanese public sector. Partnership also includes the Gebran G. Tueni Human Rights Fellowship Program at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.
• Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated organization based in Saida, Lebanon. The Hariri Foundation-USA maintains affiliations with this entity and coordinates educational and humanitarian programs in Lebanon.
• Rafik Hariri FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated foundation based in Beirut, Lebanon. Coordinates relief efforts and distributes aid in Lebanon. The Rafik Hariri Foundation Directorate of Health and Social Services operates clinics throughout Lebanon.
• American University of Beirut (AUB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Faculty Development/Faculty Dependents Program supported graduate education of AUB faculty in the US. Also collaborated on MIT-AUB research projects focused on Lebanon's reconstruction and development.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with AUB on ten research projects focused on major problems Lebanon faced during recovery. Projects included wastewater treatment, electric power system reconstruction, urban rebuilding, and educational technology.
• Boston UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoston University/Hariri Foundation Scholarship Program initiated in 1988 funded nearly 200 students' master's degrees. Agreement made with former BU president John Silber. Program ended May 2024 with graduation of final recipient.
• Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaming gift of $20 million from Saad Hariri established the Rafik B. Hariri Building. Hariri Fellowship for MBA program established. Saad Hariri Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for business students. Inaugural Rafik B. Hariri Memorial Lecture held at the university.
• Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanuary 1986 collaboration sent 280 Lebanese students for technical training programs in Canada. CBIE responsible for academic placement, monitoring, and financial administration of the program. Students placed at 24 institutions across Canada.
• UN-HABITATcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint effort to establish US$200,000 Rafik Hariri-UN-HABITAT Memorial Award to commemorate late PM Hariri's achievements. First award presented March 2010 to Turkey's PM Erdogan at World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro.
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsOthersDonated first air shipment of 85 tons of relief supplies worth over $2 million including medical supplies, powdered milk, baby formula, hygiene kits for Lebanon relief in August 2006.
• Islamic Relief WorldwideOthersDonated airfreight expenses for the first relief shipment from Utah to Lebanon during 2006 war crisis.
• Mercy CorpsOthersPartnered in September 2006 shipment of 156 tons of relief supplies including clinical, orthopedic, surgical supplies, medicines, and humanitarian aid.
• Church World ServiceOthersPartnered in September 2006 shipment of 156 tons of relief supplies for Lebanon.
• World VisionOthersPartnered in September 2006 shipment of 156 tons of relief supplies for Lebanon.
• International Medical CorpsOthersRecipient of relief supplies from September 2006 shipment for distribution in Lebanon.
• American University of Beirut Alumni of North America (DC Chapter)OthersDonated millions of dollars worth of relief supplies included in September 2006 shipment to Lebanon.
• U.S. NavyOthersProvided High Speed Swift Vessel for transporting relief supplies from Cyprus to Beirut during August 2006 Lebanon crisis.
• Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint program with MIT for Research Science Institute (RSI). Hariri Foundation was the first Arab organization to participate. 78 students sponsored since 1993. Foundation assists CEE by selecting candidates from Lebanon.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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