Issue

Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding, 2011 - 2015

Supporting accountability, reconciliation, and redress in the context of large-scale past human rights abuses. Also includes grants related to violence against civilians in conflict and the promotion of peace.

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Foundation Funding for Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

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

2%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$186.1 Million out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
2,170 Grants
from 2011 - 2015

Top Foundation Funders

  1. National Endowment for Democracy $25.6 M
  2. The Oak Foundation $19.8 M
  3. Humanity United $19.6 M
  4. Cordaid $17.7 M
  5. Ford Foundation $16.4 M
  6. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $7.7 M
  7. The Skoll Foundation $5.9 M
  8. American Jewish World Service $5.1 M
  9. Hivos $4.8 M
  10. Fund For Global Human Rights $4.8 M
  11. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $4.5 M
  12. Mensen met een Missie $4.5 M
  13. New Israel Fund $3.9 M
  14. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $3.6 M
  15. Nationale Postcode Loterij $2.8 M
  16. Tides Foundation $2.7 M
  17. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $2.6 M
  18. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation $2.6 M
  19. NoVo Foundation $2.5 M
  20. The Atlantic Philanthropies $2.5 M
  21. U.S. Institute of Peace $2.2 M
  22. Anonymous $2.2 M
  23. TrustAfrica $2.0 M
  24. Silicon Valley Community Foundation $1.7 M
  25. Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust $1.6 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

4%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$742.9 Million out of
$18.1 Billion for all rights
2,766 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Sweden $121.7 M
  2. European Union Institutions $105.1 M
  3. United Kingdom $88.0 M
  4. Norway $82.7 M
  5. United States $81.7 M
  6. Canada $64.0 M
  7. Switzerland $51.5 M
  8. Australia $25.2 M
  9. Germany $24.0 M
  10. Finland $23.3 M
  11. Spain $16.8 M
  12. Denmark $14.4 M
  13. Belgium $11.3 M
  14. United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) $9.4 M
  15. Netherlands $7.6 M
  16. Japan $5.1 M
  17. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $3.8 M
  18. Italy $2.4 M
  19. France $1.7 M
  20. Portugal $852.3 K
  21. Ireland $513.2 K
  22. Luxembourg $299.5 K
  23. Poland $279.7 K
  24. New Zealand $227.9 K
  25. Inter-American Development Bank - Special Fund $222.1 K
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

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Sample Grants

  • Humanity United
    Foundation for the Graduate Institute of International Relations and Development (Geneva)
    In the Inclusive Peace and Transition Initiative, helping local and international peacebuilding communities employ evidence-based approaches to inform more inclusive peace processes.
  • Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
    Youth Build USA (United States)
    Providing funding for programming in Kosovo to increase levels of youth civic participation to cultivate positive social action in Southeast Europe.