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The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking

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  • Issues
    • Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law
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Education, Religion, and Culture, 2012

Supporting the right to participate in the cultural life of a community and engage in community duties essential to free and full development. This category includes the right to education, freedom of belief and religion, and the right to pursue one’s cultural traditions. It incorporates grants to support inclusion, acclimation, and acceptance of diverse communities.

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6%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$100.9 Million out of
$1.8 Billion for all rights
1,309 Grants

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Ford Foundation $14.9 M
  2. The Atlantic Philanthropies $11.1 M
  3. Comic Relief UK $10.2 M
  4. Open Society Foundations $7.7 M
  5. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $6.7 M
  6. Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund $6.3 M
  7. Mensen met een Missie $3.2 M
  8. Norwegian Human Rights Fund $2.8 M
  9. NEO Philanthropy $2.5 M
  10. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $1.8 M
  11. Hivos $1.8 M
  12. Proteus Fund $1.8 M
  13. Gill Foundation $1.6 M
  14. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $1.4 M
  15. American Jewish World Service $1.3 M
  16. Global Fund for Children $1.3 M
  17. Arcus Foundation $1.2 M
  18. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $1.0 M
  19. UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality $948.0 K
  20. Laura and John Arnold Foundation $840.0 K
  21. The Spencer Foundation $817.6 K
  22. Tides Foundation $805.2 K
  23. GE Foundation $774.6 K
  24. Houston Endowment $750.0 K
  25. Unbound Philanthropy $692.8 K
  26. M = Millions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

5%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$156.7 Million out of
$3.4 Billion for all rights
782 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Spain $22.2 M
  2. Norway $21.8 M
  3. Sweden $20.4 M
  4. European Union Institutions $18.9 M
  5. Canada $16.1 M
  6. Denmark $14.4 M
  7. Australia $11.5 M
  8. Belgium $6.3 M
  9. United Kingdom $4.7 M
  10. Switzerland $3.9 M
  11. Germany $3.8 M
  12. Finland $2.6 M
  13. United States $1.4 M
  14. Netherlands $1.3 M
  15. Inter-American Development Bank - Special Fund $1.2 M
  16. International Development Association $1.2 M
  17. Luxembourg $1.0 M
  18. Italy $751.9 K
  19. United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) $692.0 K
  20. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $558.2 K
  21. Korea $547.2 K
  22. Iceland $502.3 K
  23. Japan $318.3 K
  24. Austria $291.8 K
  25. France $133.3 K
  26. M = Millions

Key Findings:
2012 Funding

Key Findings

Foundation Funding by Region

Asia & Pacific

$10,829,689 (11%)
172 Grants (13%)

Caribbean

$627,992 (1%)
12 Grants (1%)

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia

$2,434,641 (2%)
79 Grants (6%)

Global Programs

$4,186,116 (4%)
38 Grants (3%)

Latin America & Mexico

$5,026,998 (5%)
121 Grants (9%)

Middle East & North Africa

$4,782,582 (5%)
53 Grants (4%)

North America

$54,627,623 (54%)
577 Grants (44%)

Sub-Saharan Africa

$17,123,956 (17%)
196 Grants (15%)

Western Europe

$3,163,860 (3%)
74 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

  • Children & Youth

    $56,336,010 (56%)
    561 Grants (43%)

  • Economically Disadvantaged

    $51,366,289 (51%)
    430 Grants (33%)

  • Ethnic or Racial Minorities

    $33,275,260 (33%)
    351 Grants (27%)

  • Women & Girls

    $11,692,835 (12%)
    205 Grants (16%)

  • LGBTQI

    $9,744,045 (10%)
    137 Grants (10%)

  • Migrants & Refugees

    $6,753,690 (7%)
    100 Grants (8%)

  • Indigenous Peoples

    $6,416,818 (6%)
    101 Grants (8%)

  • Crime or Abuse Victims

    $5,157,378 (5%)
    41 Grants (3%)

  • People with Disabilities

    $5,146,821 (5%)
    73 Grants (6%)

  • Offenders & Ex-Offenders

    $1,374,318 (1%)
    16 Grants (1%)

  • People with AIDS

    $1,229,106 (1%)
    16 Grants (1%)

  • Human Rights Defenders

    $64,268 (0%)
    5 Grants (0%)

  • Substance Abusers

    $2,539 (0%)
    1 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.

Sample Grants

  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation
    Documental Ambulante (Mexico)
    To promote social change and raise awareness of social and cultural issues by training indigenous youth to become professional documentary film-makers.
  • Comic Relief UK
    ADD International (United Kingdom)
    To promote inclusive education in Tanzania by tackling common barriers to disabled children's participation in school.

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