Top Foundation Funders

1. NoVo Foundation $8.7 M
2. Ford Foundation $7.8 M
3. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $7.1 M
4. Foundation to Promote Open Society $5.7 M
5. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $5.0 M
6. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $4.2 M
7. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $4.1 M
8. Oak Foundation $3.8 M
9. Sigrid Rausing Trust $3.2 M
10. Humanity United $1.9 M
11. One Earth Future Foundation $1.8 M
12. Charles LŽopold Mayer Foundation for Human Progress $1.7 M
13. New Israel Fund $1.7 M
14. King Baudouin Foundation United States $1.5 M
15. Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft $1.4 M
16. Foundation for a Just Society $1.3 M
17. Rockefeller Brothers Fund $1.3 M
18. Peace Direct $1.3 M
19. Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH $1.2 M
20. Global Fund for Women $1.2 M
21. United States Institute of Peace $1.0 M
22. William Davidson Foundation $1.0 M
23. Carnegie Corporation of New York $800.0 K
24. Freedom House $798.8 K
25. Catalyst for Peace $794.0 K
26. M = Millions

Foundation Funding by Region

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

• Women & Girls

  $19,915,677 (23%)
  267 Grants (30%)

• Children & Youth

  $7,677,627 (9%)
  86 Grants (10%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $6,930,970 (8%)
  40 Grants (4%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $6,923,398 (8%)
  51 Grants (6%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $4,382,662 (5%)
  68 Grants (8%)

• LGBTQI

  $253,568 (0%)
  16 Grants (2%)

• People with Disabilities

  $207,769 (0%)
  8 Grants (1%)

• Sex Workers

  $69,435 (0%)
  2 Grants (0%)

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

• Advocacy, Systems Reform and Implementation

  $33,572,865 (38%)
  485 Grants (54%)

• Coalition-building and Collaboration

  $13,064,871 (15%)
  108 Grants (12%)

• Capacity-building and Technical Assistance

  $10,973,741 (12%)
  96 Grants (11%)

• Research and Documentation

  $7,061,806 (8%)
  85 Grants (9%)

• Media and Technology

  $4,057,048 (5%)
  69 Grants (8%)

• Litigation and Legal Aid

  $3,012,886 (3%)
  40 Grants (4%)

• Grassroots Organizing

  $2,894,048 (3%)
  51 Grants (6%)

• Arts and Culture

  $1,792,850 (2%)
  30 Grants (3%)

• Security and Resilience

  $956,752 (1%)
  7 Grants (1%)

• Scholarships and Travel

  $39,140 (0%)
  8 Grants (1%)

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.

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