Qatar Foundation is a Qatar-based not-for-profit supporting education, research and innovation, and community development through schools, universities, institutes, and programs.
QF’s purpose is to support Qatar’s social and economic development through education, science and research, and community development while helping people contribute locally, regionally, and globally.
Qatar Foundation was established from a shared vision for Qatar’s future development by His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani and Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. The organization began with Qatar Academy and later expanded into a broader ecosystem of schools, universities, research institutes, innovation hubs, and community programs centered around Education City. A precise founding year was not verified in the accessible approved sources.
Qatar Foundation operates primarily as a program-delivery and partnership-based not-for-profit rather than a publicly described open grantmaking foundation. Its model includes QF-run schools, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, branch campuses of international universities, specialized research institutes, innovation hubs, community initiatives, and strategic partnerships. QF also invites partnership inquiries, while Qatar Science & Technology Park offers incubation and funding-related support for innovation.
Qatar Foundation has developed Education City from a single-school beginning into a large multidisciplinary campus. Its education ecosystem spans pre-school to postgraduate study and includes QF schools, HBKU, and international university partners. QF has also built research capacity through specialized institutes and innovation hubs, while supporting community programs in culture, heritage, health, sustainability, and social development.
QF’s official pages describe partnerships with local, regional, and international institutions. Verified research collaborations include TÜBITAK, Boeing, Harvard University, and MIT. Its higher education model includes partnerships with international universities in Education City, while QF also provides a dedicated partnerships contact route for organizations interested in collaboration.
Qatar Foundation’s ecosystem includes education, research, innovation, and community entities. Its education work includes QF-operated schools, specialized academies, higher education partnerships, and HBKU. Its research and innovation work includes Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Qatar Computing Research Institute, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Qatar Precision Health Institute, Qatar Science & Technology Park, Sidra Medicine, WISE, and the World Innovation Summit for Health. Community-linked entities and initiatives listed by QF include Qatar National Library, Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha Debates, Earthna, Al Shaqab, Qatar Reads, Qur’anic Botanic Garden, Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women, Akhlaquna Initiative, and others. The official website also identifies QF’s work in artificial intelligence, precision health, and sustainability as current strategic areas. Financial assets, endowment figures, annual giving totals, registration number, and staff size were not verified in the accessible approved sources.