Migrants & Refugees, 2011 - 2015

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Foundation Funding for Migrants & Refugees

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12%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$1.1 Billion out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
8,757 Grants
from 2011 - 2015

Top Funders

  1. Ford Foundation $171.3 M
  2. Nationale Postcode Loterij $121.0 M
  3. NoVo Foundation $55.4 M
  4. Public Interest Projects $55.2 M
  5. The Atlantic Philanthropies $46.4 M
  6. The Oak Foundation $43.0 M
  7. Carnegie Corporation of New York $34.1 M
  8. Anonymous $31.5 M
  9. Unbound Philanthropy $27.9 M
  10. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $26.8 M
  11. The California Endowment $25.9 M
  12. Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund $21.7 M
  13. Marguerite Casey Foundation $21.2 M
  14. The James Irvine Foundation $16.8 M
  15. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $15.8 M
  16. Humanity United $15.4 M
  17. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $15.4 M
  18. Silicon Valley Community Foundation $14.7 M
  19. Wallace H. Coulter Foundation $13.2 M
  20. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $12.7 M
  21. Public Welfare Foundation $11.8 M
  22. National Endowment for Democracy $10.9 M
  23. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $10.8 M
  24. The Pershing Square Foundation $10.0 M
  25. Tides Foundation $9.7 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

9%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$1.6 Billion out of
$18.1 Billion for all rights
3,394 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Canada $270.4 M
  2. United States $247.0 M
  3. Italy $239.7 M
  4. Norway $228.7 M
  5. European Union Institutions $214.1 M
  6. Australia $71.8 M
  7. Sweden $70.9 M
  8. United Kingdom $43.3 M
  9. Switzerland $39.7 M
  10. Belgium $28.3 M
  11. Japan $27.4 M
  12. Global Fund $26.7 M
  13. Spain $25.2 M
  14. Finland $23.2 M
  15. Germany $16.8 M
  16. Denmark $13.7 M
  17. Ireland $8.8 M
  18. France $5.1 M
  19. International Labour Organisation $4.5 M
  20. Netherlands $3.8 M
  21. OPEC Fund for International Development $3.1 M
  22. Asian Development Bank Special Funds $1.8 M
  23. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) $1.2 M
  24. Iceland $1.2 M
  25. International Development Association $1.0 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

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Sample Grants

  • GE Foundation supported the International Rescue Committee in the United States to assist thousands of refugees arriving daily on the island of Lesbos, Greece, and provide essential services and education on refugee rights.
  • The Pollination Project Foundation supported Craft for Empowerment Project (CEP) in Uganda to equip South Sudanese refugee widows and child mothers with skills to make jewelry to increase their income generating potential.