Foundation Funding by Region
Asia & Pacific
$12,094,139 (14%)
259 Grants (18%)
Caribbean
$341,367 (0%)
12 Grants (1%)
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$1,976,395 (2%)
78 Grants (6%)
Global Programs
$24,065,586 (27%)
77 Grants (5%)
Latin America & Mexico
$10,220,550 (12%)
431 Grants (31%)
Middle East & North Africa
$781,353 (1%)
23 Grants (2%)
North America
$19,505,114 (22%)
279 Grants (20%)
Sub-Saharan Africa
$19,555,538 (22%)
252 Grants (18%)
Western Europe
$2,679,355 (3%)
25 Grants (2%)
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
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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Global Greengrants Fund
Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (Philippines)
To conduct studies on corporate accountability and farmworkers' occupational health and safety, including the impact of pesticides within the Asian-Pacific region, and to present the findings at the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in India. -
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
World Resources Institute (United States)
To develop an educational online resource on land and natural resource property rights in Africa.
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