Since 2012 the US Department of Education (DOE) reports that Qatar has given close to $1.5 billion ($1,478,676,069 to be exact) to U.S. universities in the form of monetary gifts and contracts.
These university gifts and contracts have been sent by multiple Qatari entities either owned by the government or closely connected to the Qatar royal family.
They include, for example, RasGas Company Limited; Qatar Petroleum; Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) which is member of the Qatar Foundation