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The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking

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Economic and Labor Rights, 2011 - 2015

Supporting the right to desirable work, which includes the right to free choice of employment, safe conditions and just remuneration, protection against unemployment, access to rest and reasonable working hours, and equal pay for equal work. This category incorporates rights to free association (that is, to form labor unions), collective bargaining, and social security, and protection against forced labor, exploitative labor, child labor, and labor discrimination. It includes grants to address economic inequality.

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Foundation Funding for Economic and Labor Rights

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6%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$517.3 Million out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
3,718 Grants
from 2011 - 2015

Top Foundation Funders

  1. National Endowment for Democracy $88.1 M
  2. Ford Foundation $86.8 M
  3. The Atlantic Philanthropies $33.9 M
  4. NoVo Foundation $27.8 M
  5. Public Welfare Foundation $22.9 M
  6. Anonymous $21.8 M
  7. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $17.2 M
  8. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors $15.0 M
  9. Nationale Postcode Loterij $13.1 M
  10. New Israel Fund $10.6 M
  11. Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock $10.5 M
  12. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $8.5 M
  13. Human Dignity Foundation $8.1 M
  14. ExxonMobil Foundation $8.1 M
  15. Tides Foundation $6.5 M
  16. The Nathan Cummings Foundation $6.2 M
  17. American Jewish World Service $6.0 M
  18. The Oak Foundation $5.3 M
  19. Surdna Foundation $5.0 M
  20. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $4.7 M
  21. Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation $4.6 M
  22. The Rockefeller Foundation $4.3 M
  23. Cordaid $4.3 M
  24. Marguerite Casey Foundation $3.8 M
  25. NIKE Foundation $3.6 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

2%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$650.2 Million out of
$30.8 Billion for all rights
2,929 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. United States $258.1 M
  2. Norway $84.4 M
  3. Germany $74.3 M
  4. European Union Institutions $51.1 M
  5. Belgium $43.6 M
  6. Sweden $27.1 M
  7. Canada $23.1 M
  8. Switzerland $21.0 M
  9. Finland $14.6 M
  10. International Labour Organisation $13.9 M
  11. Denmark $10.6 M
  12. Australia $10.3 M
  13. Spain $7.7 M
  14. France $4.2 M
  15. Netherlands $1.9 M
  16. Italy $1.7 M
  17. United Kingdom $547.2 K
  18. Austria $374.1 K
  19. Japan $339.5 K
  20. Inter-American Development Bank - Special Fund $299.1 K
  21. United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) $296.6 K
  22. New Zealand $194.5 K
  23. Czech Republic $177.1 K
  24. Korea $114.7 K
  25. Ireland $89.0 K
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Trends Blog Series

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  • Why International Human Rights Funders Still Have a Role to Play in Brazil
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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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