Issue

Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law, 2011 - 2015

Supporting the ability of people to seek and obtain a remedy through formal or informal institutions of justice for grievance in compliance with human rights standards. This includes normative legal protection, legal awareness, legal aid and counsel, adjudication, enforcement, and civil society oversight.

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Foundation Funding for Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

These are partial figures based on a subset of foundations that shared grants data all five years: Read more about our methodology.

6%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$550.8 Million out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
4,081 Grants
from 2011 - 2015

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Ford Foundation $93.1 M
  2. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $57.5 M
  3. The Atlantic Philanthropies $50.5 M
  4. Public Welfare Foundation $35.5 M
  5. National Endowment for Democracy $26.6 M
  6. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $25.3 M
  7. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $21.8 M
  8. Freedom House $19.7 M
  9. The Annie E. Casey Foundation $19.5 M
  10. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $19.1 M
  11. The Oak Foundation $15.4 M
  12. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $13.6 M
  13. The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust $12.5 M
  14. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation $6.4 M
  15. Claws Foundation $5.0 M
  16. Silicon Valley Community Foundation $4.9 M
  17. Tides Foundation $4.4 M
  18. Anonymous $4.0 M
  19. NoVo Foundation $4.0 M
  20. The Barrow Cadbury Trust $3.9 M
  21. Arcus Foundation $3.6 M
  22. Fund For Global Human Rights $3.3 M
  23. Public Interest Projects $3.1 M
  24. The Kresge Foundation $3.0 M
  25. Walton Family Foundation $2.8 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

5%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$987.5 Million out of
$18.1 Billion for all rights
3,317 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. European Union Institutions $147.9 M
  2. United States $123.7 M
  3. Canada $100.2 M
  4. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) $85.5 M
  5. Sweden $81.7 M
  6. Denmark $62.3 M
  7. Norway $61.8 M
  8. Australia $59.8 M
  9. United Kingdom $53.0 M
  10. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $41.5 M
  11. Switzerland $40.3 M
  12. Germany $37.4 M
  13. Finland $25.6 M
  14. Netherlands $17.6 M
  15. Belgium $13.2 M
  16. Spain $10.8 M
  17. Ireland $5.4 M
  18. Japan $3.9 M
  19. Italy $3.8 M
  20. Luxembourg $3.1 M
  21. France $2.5 M
  22. Austria $1.6 M
  23. United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) $1.2 M
  24. New Zealand $1.2 M
  25. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $713.7 K
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

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Sample Grants

  • Big Lottery Fund
    Who Cares Scotland (United Kingdom)
    To convene youth working in care across the United Ireland to advocate for greater legal protection and recognition of youth's rights.
  • Oak Foundation
    Socio-Legal Information Centre (India)
    To increase access to justice and legal redress for India's poor through a collective of lawyers and social activists.