King Khalid Foundation

24.04.25

Policy design and advocacy

Flagship Report Highlights Growth Trajectory of Saudi’s Nonprofit Sector

For the first time in its history, Saudi Arabia’s nonprofit sector has surpassed SAR 100 billion in economic value, equivalent to 3.3% of the national GDP, according to the newly released "Nonprofit Sector Outlook 2025" report by the King Khalid Foundation — the Kingdom’s leading reference report on the state and prospects of the nonprofit ecosystem.

The sector’s contribution was driven by several sources: endowments accounted for SAR 48 billion in GDP contribution, nonprofit organizations followed with l SAR 47 billion in spending, volunteering added an estimated SAR 5 billion in economic value, and cooperatives contributed SAR 2 billion in value.

28.02.22

King Khalid Award

The King Khalid Foundation's Board of Trustees has approved a change in the King Khalid Award’s cycle from an annual cycle to a two-year cycle, effective in 2022-2023

As of 2022, the Board of Trustees of the King Khalid Foundation has agreed to shift the timeline of its King Khalid Awards, which have been running annually for over thirteen years, to a two-year application cycle.

07.02.19

Workshop puts sustainability practices under the spotlight

Event co-hosted by King Khalid Foundation and Tadawul aims to promote responsible business practices among Saudi firms

21.12.18