Issue

Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law, 2013

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 category includes normative legal protection, legal awareness, legal aid and counsel, adjudication, enforcement, and civil society oversight. It incorporates work to reform criminal justice systems and laws, including those criminalizing marginalized communities.

6%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$149.2 Million out of
$2.3 Billion for all rights
1,111 Grants

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Open Society Foundations $38.7 M
  2. Ford Foundation $20.6 M
  3. The Atlantic Philanthropies $11.6 M
  4. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $9.6 M
  5. The Oak Foundation $8.8 M
  6. Public Welfare Foundation $8.2 M
  7. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $5.4 M
  8. Freedom House $4.5 M
  9. The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust $4.0 M
  10. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $3.9 M
  11. The Annie E. Casey Foundation $3.2 M
  12. National Endowment for Democracy $2.5 M
  13. HJW Foundation $2.3 M
  14. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation $1.5 M
  15. EEA and Norway Grants $1.4 M
  16. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $1.3 M
  17. The New York Community Trust $1.2 M
  18. Claws Foundation $1.0 M
  19. Eurasia Partnership Foundation $688.4 K
  20. Fund For Global Human Rights $683.2 K
  21. Searle Freedom Trust $650.0 K
  22. Hivos $648.5 K
  23. Walton Family Foundation $580.5 K
  24. The California Endowment $579.9 K
  25. Trust for London $579.6 K
  26. M = Millions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

5%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$189.2 Million out of
$3.7 Billion for all rights
691 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. United States $21.9 M
  2. Canada $20.0 M
  3. Sweden $18.4 M
  4. European Union Institutions $17.8 M
  5. Australia $17.5 M
  6. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) $17.1 M
  7. Norway $14.5 M
  8. Denmark $10.7 M
  9. Germany $9.2 M
  10. United Kingdom $7.9 M
  11. Finland $7.8 M
  12. Switzerland $7.5 M
  13. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $6.7 M
  14. Japan $2.9 M
  15. Belgium $2.5 M
  16. Netherlands $1.9 M
  17. Ireland $1.6 M
  18. Spain $979.0 K
  19. Luxembourg $719.7 K
  20. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $521.9 K
  21. Italy $385.7 K
  22. France $242.6 K
  23. Korea $117.8 K
  24. Austria $106.2 K
  25. Iceland $60.1 K
  26. M = Millions

Key Findings:
2013 Funding

Key Findings

Foundation Funding by Region

Asia & Pacific

$11,004,976 (7%)
66 Grants (6%)

Caribbean

$2,274,227 (2%)
6 Grants (1%)

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia

$6,716,251 (5%)
101 Grants (9%)

Global Programs

$9,857,817 (7%)
61 Grants (5%)

Latin America & Mexico

$10,615,622 (7%)
83 Grants (7%)

Middle East & North Africa

$2,330,073 (2%)
29 Grants (3%)

North America

$88,664,581 (59%)
583 Grants (52%)

Sub-Saharan Africa

$12,404,169 (8%)
135 Grants (12%)

Western Europe

$13,157,772 (9%)
72 Grants (6%)

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.

Foundation Funding by Strategy

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.

Sample Grants

  • Humanity United
    International Commission of Jurists (Kenya)
    For its international justice program focused on advocacy for accountability at the national, regional and international level.
  • The Annie E. Casey Foundation
    Pretrial Justice Institute (United States)
    To provide technical assistance and training to sites exploring juvenile detention alternatives.