Top Foundation Funders

1. Ford Foundation $36.8 M
2. Foundation to Promote Open Society $36.3 M
3. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $30.1 M
4. Silicon Valley Community Foundation $26.6 M
5. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $23.4 M
6. Tulsa Community Foundation $21.5 M
7. European Endowment for Democracy $15.7 M
8. Crankstart Foundation $15.2 M
9. John Templeton Foundation $12.8 M
10. Oak Foundation $10.8 M
11. Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $9.2 M
12. Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan $8.9 M
13. Libra Foundation $7.1 M
14. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $6.9 M
15. Sigrid Rausing Trust $6.1 M
16. Charles Koch Foundation $6.0 M
17. NoVo Foundation $5.5 M
18. Larry Ellison Foundation $5.0 M
19. Richard & Helen DeVos Foundation $4.7 M
20. Sarah Scaife Foundation $4.7 M
21. Batchelor Foundation $4.7 M
22. Douglas & Maria DeVos Foundation $4.1 M
23. Yellow Chair Foundation $4.1 M
24. Wallace Global Fund $4.0 M
25. San Francisco Foundation $3.4 M
26. M = Millions

Foundation Funding by Region

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

• Children & Youth

  $45,756,275 (10%)
  785 Grants (17%)

• Women & Girls

  $28,305,829 (6%)
  407 Grants (9%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $14,726,865 (3%)
  106 Grants (2%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $6,041,678 (1%)
  103 Grants (2%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $4,872,878 (1%)
  11 Grants (0%)

• LGBTQI

  $807,675 (0%)
  14 Grants (0%)

• People with Disabilities

  $534,119 (0%)
  18 Grants (0%)

• Sex Workers

  $434,585 (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

  $103,888,817 (22%)
  787 Grants (17%)

• Capacity-building and Technical Assistance

  $44,548,365 (10%)
  316 Grants (7%)

• Media and Technology

  $29,759,194 (6%)
  238 Grants (5%)

• Coalition-building and Collaboration

  $24,767,045 (5%)
  251 Grants (6%)

• Arts and Culture

  $17,024,436 (4%)
  150 Grants (3%)

• Research and Documentation

  $16,460,990 (4%)
  122 Grants (3%)

• Grassroots Organizing

  $4,257,902 (1%)
  48 Grants (1%)

• Litigation and Legal Aid

  $4,101,402 (1%)
  48 Grants (1%)

• Security and Resilience

  $417,261 (0%)
  6 Grants (0%)

• Scholarships and Travel

  $147,016 (0%)
  10 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.