7%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$261.8 Million out of
$3.7 Billion for all rights
995 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $116.9 M
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $43.1 M
- Ford Foundation $14.1 M
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation $12.5 M
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $12.1 M
- Comic Relief $7.7 M
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $6.8 M
- Foundation for a Just Society $4.1 M
- Sherwood Foundation $3.3 M
- JPB Foundation $2.5 M
- Fulk Family Foundation $2.0 M
- Heising-Simons Foundation $2.0 M
- Foundation to Promote Open Society $1.7 M
- Global Fund for Women $1.5 M
- International Women's Health Coalition $1.4 M
- California Wellness Foundation $1.2 M
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation $1.1 M
- Women Win $1.1 M
- Irving Harris Foundation $1.1 M
- Grove Foundation $1.1 M
- NoVo Foundation $1.1 M
- Oak Foundation $964.2 K
- Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust $900.0 K
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation $892.7 K
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $764.3 K
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
7%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$362.0 Million out of
$5.0 Billion for all rights
602 Disbursements
Top Funders
- Sweden $121.7 M
- Canada $47.1 M
- Netherlands $34.6 M
- Germany $28.7 M
- United Kingdom $24.2 M
- Norway $20.0 M
- Denmark $17.9 M
- Finland $13.1 M
- Australia $11.9 M
- Spain $10.7 M
- Switzerland $10.4 M
- United States $8.8 M
- European Union Institutions $3.9 M
- Luxembourg $3.3 M
- Belgium $1.9 M
- France $1.7 M
- New Zealand $682.7 K
- Italy $571.3 K
- Austria $261.7 K
- Iceland $183.2 K
- Inter-American Development Bank $176.6 K
- M = Millions
Foundation Funding by Region
Asia & Pacific
$11,999,360 (5%)
62 Grants (6%)
Caribbean
$186,226 (0%)
5 Grants (1%)
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$898,134 (0%)
39 Grants (4%)
Global Programs
$59,621,546 (23%)
77 Grants (8%)
Latin America & Mexico
$20,811,960 (8%)
203 Grants (20%)
Middle East & North Africa
$3,690,228 (1%)
19 Grants (2%)
North America
$121,448,775 (46%)
445 Grants (45%)
Sub-Saharan Africa
$55,783,393 (21%)
139 Grants (14%)
Western Europe
$4,853,928 (2%)
25 Grants (3%)
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
$229,630,811 (88%)
799 Grants (80%)Children & Youth
$35,577,799 (14%)
168 Grants (17%)LGBTQI
$12,873,570 (5%)
92 Grants (9%)People with Disabilities
$2,552,711 (1%)
23 Grants (2%)Indigenous Peoples
$1,645,059 (1%)
32 Grants (3%)Migrants & Refugees
$882,492 (0%)
22 Grants (2%)Human Rights Defenders
$362,545 (0%)
39 Grants (4%)Sex Workers
$61,403 (0%)
4 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
$87,300,540 (33%)
471 Grants (47%)Capacity-building and Technical Assistance
$19,145,162 (7%)
150 Grants (15%)Coalition-building and Collaboration
$12,269,654 (5%)
133 Grants (13%)Grassroots Organizing
$4,414,897 (2%)
77 Grants (8%)Litigation and Legal Aid
$3,831,320 (1%)
22 Grants (2%)Research and Documentation
$2,770,828 (1%)
33 Grants (3%)Media and Technology
$1,453,684 (1%)
23 Grants (2%)Security and Resilience
$956,500 (0%)
4 Grants (0%)Arts and Culture
$348,000 (0%)
11 Grants (1%)Scholarships and Travel
$8,500 (0%)
3 Grants (0%)
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.