Sources of Funding

CASAR was established in 2004 after receiving a generous $5.2 million endowment from His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud. 

In his remarks at the endowment ceremony, Prince Alwaleed expressed that "it is incumbent upon us to teach our own people about the United States... [CASAR] is in an effort to deepen our understanding of the US, as well as to bridge the gap that emerged between the US and the Arab World."

Prince Alwaleed also provided funding for the creation of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research at the American University in Cairo.

The American University of Beirut has also dedicated resources to CASAR, and continues fund-raising efforts on CASAR’s behalf.