Top Foundation Funders

1. The Oak Foundation $22.2 M
2. Comic Relief UK $21.6 M
3. Open Society Foundations $21.6 M
4. The Atlantic Philanthropies $11.7 M
5. NoVo Foundation $9.8 M
6. The International Development Research Centre $8.0 M
7. American Jewish World Service $7.7 M
8. Ford Foundation $5.6 M
9. EEA and Norway Grants $5.3 M
10. Humanity United $5.2 M
11. Nationale Postcode Loterij $3.7 M
12. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $3.3 M
13. The Global Fund for Women $2.4 M
14. Tides Foundation $2.2 M
15. The Henry Smith Charity $2.2 M
16. Proteus Fund $1.9 M
17. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation $1.9 M
18. Foundation for a Just Society $1.6 M
19. Conrad N. Hilton Foundation $1.5 M
20. UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality $1.4 M
21. Hivos $1.4 M
22. Fund For Global Human Rights $1.4 M
23. The Northern Rock Foundation $1.3 M
24. Trust for London $1.3 M
25. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $1.1 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

• Women & Girls

  $79,651,981 (50%)
  1,098 Grants (57%)

• Children & Youth

  $65,681,142 (41%)
  627 Grants (33%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $18,859,351 (12%)
  259 Grants (14%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $3,872,707 (2%)
  80 Grants (4%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $3,793,636 (2%)
  109 Grants (6%)

• People with Disabilities

  $2,910,056 (2%)
  54 Grants (3%)

• LGBTQI

  $2,758,423 (2%)
  111 Grants (6%)

• Sex Workers

  $2,154,305 (1%)
  30 Grants (2%)

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

  $41,225,610 (26%)
  431 Grants (23%)

• Research and Documentation

  $28,875,549 (18%)
  238 Grants (12%)

• Capacity-building and Technical Assistance

  $26,814,262 (17%)
  304 Grants (16%)

• Public Engagement and Awareness-raising

  $17,765,155 (11%)
  296 Grants (15%)

• Media and Technology

  $10,516,012 (7%)
  147 Grants (8%)

• Coalition-building and Collaboration

  $7,287,406 (5%)
  184 Grants (10%)

• Litigation and Legal Aid

  $4,681,878 (3%)
  60 Grants (3%)

• Arts and Culture

  $2,725,226 (2%)
  71 Grants (4%)

• Grassroots Organizing

  $2,346,097 (1%)
  56 Grants (3%)

• Security and Resilience

  $2,320,683 (1%)
  23 Grants (1%)

• Scholarships and Travel

  $102,787 (0%)
  16 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 Rees-Jones Foundation
  Recipient International Justice Mission (United States)
  Description For an initiative to increase the capacity and will of Indian public justice systems to address bonded labor.
• Funder The International Development Research Centre
  Recipient Instituto de Investigacion LACSO (Venezuela)
  Description To undertake research on the role of institutions in provoking, sustaining, or reducing poverty, inequality and violence in Venezuelan cities.

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