Top Foundation Funders

1. Ford Foundation $29.9 M
2. Open Doors International $22.1 M
3. Open Society Foundations $20.6 M
4. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $7.2 M
5. The Christensen Fund $5.8 M
6. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $4.0 M
7. American Jewish World Service $4.0 M
8. NEO Philanthropy $3.4 M
9. Nationale Postcode Loterij $3.3 M
10. Laura and John Arnold Foundation $3.0 M
11. NoVo Foundation $2.6 M
12. EEA and Norway Grants $2.5 M
13. Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund $2.2 M
14. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation $1.8 M
15. Tamalpais Trust $1.7 M
16. Human Dignity Foundation $1.7 M
17. Proteus Fund $1.7 M
18. The Kendeda Fund $1.7 M
19. New Israel Fund $1.7 M
20. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation $1.6 M
21. Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation $1.6 M
22. The Atlantic Philanthropies $1.4 M
23. Mensen met een Missie $1.4 M
24. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $1.3 M
25. Gill Foundation $1.3 M
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

• Children & Youth

  $74,579,448 (45%)
  716 Grants (48%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $22,675,912 (14%)
  250 Grants (17%)

• Women & Girls

  $17,204,441 (10%)
  242 Grants (16%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $11,865,887 (7%)
  134 Grants (9%)

• LGBTQI

  $9,742,572 (6%)
  107 Grants (7%)

• People with Disabilities

  $4,472,425 (3%)
  97 Grants (6%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $124,221 (0%)
  14 Grants (1%)

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

  $42,306,644 (26%)
  336 Grants (22%)

• Research and Documentation

  $18,737,134 (11%)
  172 Grants (11%)

• Capacity-building and Technical Assistance

  $16,131,457 (10%)
  163 Grants (11%)

• Arts and Culture

  $9,459,893 (6%)
  148 Grants (10%)

• Coalition-building and Collaboration

  $8,282,300 (5%)
  175 Grants (12%)

• Media and Technology

  $8,090,011 (5%)
  125 Grants (8%)

• Public Engagement and Awareness-raising

  $7,723,383 (5%)
  127 Grants (8%)

• Grassroots Organizing

  $3,457,684 (2%)
  46 Grants (3%)

• Litigation and Legal Aid

  $627,581 (0%)
  15 Grants (1%)

• Scholarships and Travel

  $614,710 (0%)
  22 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.

Sample Grants

• Funder The Heinz Endowments
  Recipient Duquesne University (United States)
  Description For the Canevin Center for Educational Transformation and Social Justice, which works to effect change to acheive equity in education for all children.
• Funder First Peoples Worldwide
  Recipient Bundu Tuhan Biocultural Heritage (Malaysia)
  Description For work to conserve and strengthen cultural and traditional heritage.

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