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Advancing Human Rights

The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking

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Health and Well-being Rights, 2011 - 2015

Supporting the right to adequate standards for physical and mental health and wellbeing, including adequate food, clothing, and housing. This right recognizes that every person is entitled to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.

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Foundation Funding for Health and Well-being Rights

These are partial figures based on a subset of foundations that shared grants data all five years: Read more about our methodology.
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12%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$1.1 Billion out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
6,120 Grants
from 2011 - 2015

Top Foundation Funders

  1. The California Endowment $192.8 M
  2. The Atlantic Philanthropies $127.9 M
  3. Nationale Postcode Loterij $104.3 M
  4. Anonymous $88.6 M
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $87.7 M
  6. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $76.6 M
  7. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $71.9 M
  8. Ford Foundation $58.3 M
  9. Howard G. Buffett Foundation $42.8 M
  10. The Oak Foundation $40.9 M
  11. Tides Foundation $22.3 M
  12. Hivos $15.7 M
  13. Stop AIDS Now $14.7 M
  14. GE Foundation $14.0 M
  15. The Rockefeller Foundation $13.9 M
  16. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation $11.1 M
  17. Segal Family Foundation $9.0 M
  18. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $8.8 M
  19. The Kresge Foundation $8.6 M
  20. American Jewish World Service $7.9 M
  21. The California Wellness Foundation $7.5 M
  22. Cordaid $6.8 M
  23. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation $6.7 M
  24. NoVo Foundation $6.4 M
  25. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $6.2 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

7%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$1.9 Billion out of
$25.8 Billion for all rights
5,498 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Global Fund $621.9 M
  2. United States $274.7 M
  3. Sweden $183.3 M
  4. Canada $167.6 M
  5. Spain $93.9 M
  6. European Union Institutions $71.4 M
  7. Norway $71.1 M
  8. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) $55.8 M
  9. United Kingdom $50.6 M
  10. Netherlands $48.6 M
  11. Belgium $42.9 M
  12. Finland $37.7 M
  13. Germany $34.1 M
  14. Australia $20.9 M
  15. Denmark $16.4 M
  16. Switzerland $16.3 M
  17. World Health Organization (WHO) $13.9 M
  18. Ireland $13.5 M
  19. Italy $9.9 M
  20. France $5.6 M
  21. International Development Association $4.9 M
  22. Korea $4.6 M
  23. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $4.5 M
  24. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $3.5 M
  25. OPEC Fund for International Development $2.5 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Trends Blog Series

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View the entire blog series

Trends Snapshot

Trends Analysis Snapshot

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Subset of Foundation Funding by Population

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Subset of Foundation Funding by Strategy

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Related Resources

  • Campaigning to Prioritize Human Rights: Garnering Government Support for Environmental Rights of the Local Community

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