11%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$355.9 Million out of
$3.2 Billion for all rights
3,170 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- Foundation For The Carolinas $53.3 M
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $43.5 M
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation $33.0 M
- Ford Foundation $32.1 M
- Hivos $10.7 M
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $9.6 M
- Tides Foundation $8.7 M
- NoVo Foundation $7.6 M
- Omidyar Network Fund $7.2 M
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $7.1 M
- Global Greengrants Fund $7.0 M
- The JPB Foundation $6.4 M
- The Kresge Foundation $6.1 M
- International Community Foundation $6.0 M
- C&A Foundation $5.4 M
- Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres $4.7 M
- The Schmidt Family Foundation $4.0 M
- American Jewish World Service $3.9 M
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $3.7 M
- Fondazione CON IL SUD $3.6 M
- Oak Foundation $3.4 M
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation $3.1 M
- The California Endowment $2.9 M
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation $2.9 M
- The Skoll Foundation $2.9 M
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
10%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$373.6 Million out of
$3.9 Billion for all rights
1,059 Disbursements
Top Funders
- Sweden $81.8 M
- United States $73.4 M
- Canada $43.1 M
- Germany $37.6 M
- European Union Institutions $34.9 M
- Finland $22.4 M
- Spain $20.8 M
- Norway $18.6 M
- United Kingdom $9.8 M
- Denmark $5.9 M
- Asian Development Bank $5.2 M
- Switzerland $4.6 M
- Belgium $4.6 M
- Australia $3.2 M
- Ireland $2.0 M
- Netherlands $1.4 M
- Italy $1.2 M
- France $1.0 M
- Austria $838.8 K
- Luxembourg $563.6 K
- Global Environment Facility $384.9 K
- Korea $87.6 K
- Czech Republic $34.2 K
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $9.2 K
- M = Millions
Foundation Funding by Region
Asia & Pacific
$19,158,077 (5%)
387 Grants (12%)
Caribbean
$876,678 (0%)
29 Grants (1%)
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$488,276 (0%)
46 Grants (1%)
Global Programs
$69,584,079 (20%)
202 Grants (6%)
Latin America & Mexico
$45,878,612 (13%)
974 Grants (31%)
Middle East & North Africa
$1,386,692 (0%)
19 Grants (1%)
North America
$177,067,965 (50%)
927 Grants (29%)
Sub-Saharan Africa
$27,598,961 (8%)
482 Grants (15%)
Western Europe
$12,746,014 (4%)
96 Grants (3%)
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
Indigenous Peoples
$94,064,622 (26%)
807 Grants (25%)Women & Girls
$31,122,047 (9%)
838 Grants (26%)Children & Youth
$8,905,545 (3%)
479 Grants (15%)Migrants & Refugees
$5,612,572 (2%)
66 Grants (2%)People with Disabilities
$1,014,030 (0%)
21 Grants (1%)Human Rights Defenders
$880,219 (0%)
56 Grants (2%)LGBTQI
$156,671 (0%)
7 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.
Foundation Funding by Strategy
Advocacy, Systems Reform and Implementation
$208,124,503 (58%)
1,620 Grants (51%)Capacity-building and Technical Assistance
$60,258,845 (17%)
1,025 Grants (32%)Coalition-building and Collaboration
$29,207,889 (8%)
379 Grants (12%)Research and Documentation
$18,257,903 (5%)
391 Grants (12%)Grassroots Organizing
$15,250,825 (4%)
336 Grants (11%)Litigation and Legal Aid
$11,420,632 (3%)
152 Grants (5%)Media and Technology
$9,140,346 (3%)
81 Grants (3%)Arts and Culture
$2,749,934 (1%)
74 Grants (2%)Scholarships and Travel
$723,071 (0%)
10 Grants (0%)Security and Resilience
$43,270 (0%)
5 Grants (0%)
Strategy totals include foundation funding that could be identified as supporting a specific strategy. Grants may employ multiple strategies and would therefore be counted in more than one category.
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