10%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$272.9 Million out of
$2.8 Billion for all rights
1,787 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $52.5 M
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation $22.4 M
- NoVo Foundation $21.2 M
- Ford Foundation $12.4 M
- Laura and John Arnold Foundation $11.5 M
- Comic Relief $8.9 M
- Walton Family Foundation $8.3 M
- Lilly Endowment $7.5 M
- Foundation to Promote Open Society $6.5 M
- Oak Foundation $6.2 M
- Carnegie Corporation of New York $5.0 M
- American Jewish World Service - Donor Advised Funds $3.5 M
- The William Penn Foundation $3.5 M
- The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation $3.4 M
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation $3.4 M
- Arcus Foundation $3.3 M
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $3.1 M
- Robina Foundation $3.0 M
- Big Lottery Fund $2.9 M
- College Futures Foundation $2.7 M
- Barr Foundation $2.7 M
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation $2.6 M
- National Endowment for Democracy $2.5 M
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $2.5 M
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $2.4 M
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
10%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$395.1 Million out of
$3.9 Billion for all rights
869 Disbursements
Top Funders
- Italy $234.0 M
- Sweden $27.0 M
- European Union Institutions $23.4 M
- Norway $19.8 M
- Spain $15.2 M
- Finland $14.6 M
- United Kingdom $13.3 M
- Germany $12.9 M
- United States $7.3 M
- Canada $5.5 M
- Switzerland $5.2 M
- Netherlands $3.2 M
- Portugal $2.6 M
- Japan $2.4 M
- Inter-American Development Bank - Special Fund $1.7 M
- France $1.5 M
- Denmark $967.7 K
- Austria $886.1 K
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $672.9 K
- Iceland $544.9 K
- Korea $472.8 K
- Ireland $446.4 K
- Luxembourg $320.1 K
- United Arab Emirates $235.0 K
- Belgium $192.0 K
- M = Millions
Key Findings:
2016 Funding
Foundation Funding by Region
Asia & Pacific
$5,153,948 (2%)
137 Grants (8%)
Caribbean
$1,115,190 (0%)
19 Grants (1%)
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$2,173,429 (1%)
82 Grants (5%)
Global Programs
$8,389,992 (3%)
45 Grants (3%)
Latin America & Mexico
$6,956,741 (3%)
242 Grants (14%)
Middle East & North Africa
$6,733,663 (2%)
56 Grants (3%)
North America
$210,788,289 (77%)
805 Grants (45%)
Sub-Saharan Africa
$21,319,683 (8%)
242 Grants (14%)
Western Europe
$11,742,648 (4%)
167 Grants (9%)
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
$133,880,778 (49%)
816 Grants (46%)Indigenous Peoples
$27,576,844 (10%)
295 Grants (17%)Migrants & Refugees
$18,445,405 (7%)
169 Grants (9%)Women & Girls
$15,037,011 (6%)
341 Grants (19%)People with Disabilities
$10,851,836 (4%)
111 Grants (6%)LGBTQI
$6,316,220 (2%)
142 Grants (8%)Human Rights Defenders
$110,340 (0%)
11 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
$112,297,186 (41%)
874 Grants (49%)Coalition-building and Collaboration
$31,751,796 (12%)
321 Grants (18%)Capacity-building and Technical Assistance
$24,491,699 (9%)
365 Grants (20%)Arts and Culture
$19,907,669 (7%)
318 Grants (18%)Grassroots Organizing
$18,909,025 (7%)
186 Grants (10%)Research and Documentation
$14,781,195 (5%)
107 Grants (6%)Media and Technology
$12,132,893 (4%)
150 Grants (8%)Litigation and Legal Aid
$3,996,859 (1%)
40 Grants (2%)Scholarships and Travel
$3,951,616 (1%)
73 Grants (4%)
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.