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The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking

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Children & Youth, 2011 - 2015

Human rights funding for children (under 18) protects and promotes their rights as described in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This funding ensures children have access to adequate healthcare, education, and housing, live free from violence and exploitation, and are involved in decisions that affect them. Human rights funding for youth similarly upholds their rights and recognizes their role as pivotal actors in social change.

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Foundation Funding for Children & Youth

These are partial figures based on a subset of foundations that shared grants data all five years: Read more about our methodology.
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20%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$1.9 Billion out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
14,774 Grants
from 2011 - 2015

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Anonymous $186.2 M
  2. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $145.6 M
  3. Nationale Postcode Loterij $138.8 M
  4. Ford Foundation $127.1 M
  5. The Atlantic Philanthropies $119.4 M
  6. The Oak Foundation $114.1 M
  7. NoVo Foundation $112.8 M
  8. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $89.5 M
  9. National Endowment for Democracy $50.9 M
  10. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $43.5 M
  11. The California Endowment $41.1 M
  12. American Jewish World Service $32.6 M
  13. The Annie E. Casey Foundation $32.0 M
  14. Human Dignity Foundation $28.2 M
  15. Hivos $26.2 M
  16. Public Welfare Foundation $24.6 M
  17. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation $24.2 M
  18. Tides Foundation $23.0 M
  19. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors $16.7 M
  20. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation $16.4 M
  21. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $16.3 M
  22. Segal Family Foundation $15.9 M
  23. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $15.5 M
  24. Cordaid $14.5 M
  25. Public Interest Projects $13.4 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

22%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$5.8 Billion out of
$25.8 Billion for all rights
20,707 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Sweden $977.7 M
  2. Canada $868.0 M
  3. United Kingdom $601.2 M
  4. Norway $505.2 M
  5. Global Fund $505.1 M
  6. European Union Institutions $421.2 M
  7. United States $309.2 M
  8. Finland $296.2 M
  9. Australia $193.3 M
  10. Germany $161.8 M
  11. Spain $161.4 M
  12. Netherlands $137.5 M
  13. Switzerland $92.4 M
  14. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $80.1 M
  15. Belgium $77.5 M
  16. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $74.7 M
  17. Denmark $65.7 M
  18. Italy $56.3 M
  19. Japan $52.1 M
  20. Ireland $33.9 M
  21. Korea $11.1 M
  22. Austria $10.7 M
  23. France $10.2 M
  24. New Zealand $8.6 M
  25. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $8.6 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Trends Blog Series

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