27%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$453.4 Million out of
$1.7 Billion for all rights
4,667 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- Open Society Foundations $71.3 M
- Ford Foundation $47.9 M
- Anonymous $24.0 M
- Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $17.3 M
- The Atlantic Philanthropies $14.4 M
- W. K. Kellogg Foundation $13.0 M
- The Oak Foundation $11.2 M
- Cordaid $9.8 M
- The Sigrid Rausing Trust $9.1 M
- National Endowment for Democracy $8.7 M
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $7.6 M
- Arcus Foundation $7.6 M
- Hivos $7.6 M
- The Rockefeller Foundation $6.6 M
- Tides Foundation $6.4 M
- Nationale Postcode Loterij $5.8 M
- NoVo Foundation $5.7 M
- The California Endowment $5.4 M
- Lear Family Foundation $5.4 M
- The Bank of America Charitable Foundation $5.3 M
- Public Interest Projects $4.6 M
- The Global Fund for Women $4.5 M
- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $4.4 M
- Carnegie Corporation of New York $4.1 M
- The Gill Foundation $3.8 M
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
12%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$408.0 Million out of
$3.5 Billion for all rights
2,204 Disbursements
Top Funders
- Spain $71.9 M
- Netherlands $54.8 M
- Sweden $50.8 M
- Norway $44.0 M
- European Union Institutions $36.8 M
- Germany $26.9 M
- Denmark $23.3 M
- Australia $14.3 M
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $10.8 M
- United Kingdom $9.6 M
- Canada $9.3 M
- Belgium $9.3 M
- Italy $6.8 M
- Switzerland $6.6 M
- Japan $6.6 M
- Austria $6.4 M
- United States $5.0 M
- Finland $4.7 M
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $2.5 M
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $1.9 M
- France $1.4 M
- Luxembourg $1.3 M
- Korea $804.0 K
- United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) $642.7 K
- Inter-American Development Bank - Special Fund $405.2 K
- M = Millions
Foundation Funding by Region
Asia & Pacific
$26,594,740 (6%)
392 Grants (8%)
Caribbean
$1,593,589 (0%)
37 Grants (1%)
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$23,067,009 (5%)
282 Grants (6%)
Global Programs
$44,153,800 (10%)
262 Grants (6%)
Latin America & Mexico
$32,163,389 (7%)
426 Grants (9%)
Middle East & North Africa
$20,884,869 (5%)
257 Grants (6%)
North America
$233,916,899 (52%)
2,277 Grants (49%)
Sub-Saharan Africa
$52,526,587 (12%)
553 Grants (12%)
Western Europe
$43,828,101 (10%)
292 Grants (6%)
Region totals include both foundation grants directly to recipients based in the region specified and foundation grants to recipients located in other regions to do work benefiting the region specified. Grants may mention more than one region of benefit and therefore be counted in more than one category.
Foundation Funding by Population
Economically Disadvantaged
$164,536,133 (36%)
1,427 Grants (31%)Ethnic or Racial Minorities
$158,032,529 (35%)
1,478 Grants (32%)Women & Girls
$84,120,315 (19%)
1,351 Grants (29%)Migrants & Refugees
$59,525,517 (13%)
615 Grants (13%)Children & Youth
$57,211,637 (13%)
686 Grants (15%)LGBTQI
$44,429,337 (10%)
700 Grants (15%)People with Disabilities
$30,536,431 (7%)
354 Grants (8%)Crime or Abuse Victims
$21,573,690 (5%)
212 Grants (5%)Indigenous Peoples
$15,381,741 (3%)
161 Grants (3%)Offenders & Ex-Offenders
$10,351,968 (2%)
119 Grants (3%)People with AIDS
$7,540,409 (2%)
97 Grants (2%)Human Rights Defenders
$2,310,860 (1%)
74 Grants (2%)Substance Abusers
$1,499,899 (0%)
19 Grants (0%)
Population totals include foundation funding that could be identified as meant to benefit a specific group. Grants may serve multiple populations and would therefore be counted in more than one category.
Sample Grants
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Ford Foundation
Indigenous Culture Center of Peru
To build the capacity of indigenous networks in Peru, to promote the human rights of indigenous peoples, to map indigenous movements in five countries, and to identify indigenous youth pursuing higher education. -
The Atlantic Philanthropies
Genio (Ireland)
To improve access and quality of services for people with disabilities and to build leadership among civil society.
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