Population

People with Disabilities, 2011 - 2015

Human rights funding for people with diverse disabilities protects and promotes their full and equal enjoyment of rights as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This funding supports work to eliminate the barriers that inhibit their full and effective inclusion in society and address abuses ranging from discrimination to violence. It funds initiatives to ensure accessibility, civic engagement, full legal capacity, and living in the community.

Foundation Funding for People with Disabilities

These are partial figures based on a subset of foundations that shared grants data all five years: Read more about our methodology.

3%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$246.8 Million out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
3,312 Grants
from 2011 - 2015

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Anonymous $55.6 M
  2. Nationale Postcode Loterij $16.2 M
  3. The Atlantic Philanthropies $14.9 M
  4. The Oak Foundation $13.9 M
  5. NoVo Foundation $12.9 M
  6. Abilis Foundation $9.4 M
  7. Esmee Fairbairn Foundation $9.4 M
  8. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $8.3 M
  9. Disability Rights Fund $7.7 M
  10. American Jewish World Service $7.2 M
  11. GE Foundation $5.4 M
  12. Tides Foundation $5.2 M
  13. The California Endowment $5.1 M
  14. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $4.6 M
  15. Disability Rights Advocacy Fund $4.3 M
  16. Ford Foundation $4.2 M
  17. The Melville Charitable Trust $4.0 M
  18. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation $2.8 M
  19. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $2.6 M
  20. The Global Fund for Women $2.3 M
  21. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $1.6 M
  22. Conrad N. Hilton Foundation $1.5 M
  23. New Israel Fund $1.4 M
  24. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation $1.3 M
  25. Arie and Ida Crown Memorial $1.3 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

3%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$1.1 Billion out of
$36.6 Billion for all rights
4,587 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Australia $265.9 M
  2. Sweden $160.0 M
  3. European Union Institutions $115.9 M
  4. Finland $104.5 M
  5. United Kingdom $62.5 M
  6. Norway $60.1 M
  7. United States $59.6 M
  8. Canada $57.0 M
  9. Belgium $40.9 M
  10. Germany $28.8 M
  11. Italy $26.4 M
  12. Netherlands $15.6 M
  13. Spain $15.0 M
  14. France $14.6 M
  15. Ireland $10.1 M
  16. Denmark $7.3 M
  17. Korea $3.1 M
  18. Austria $2.6 M
  19. Switzerland $2.4 M
  20. Czech Republic $1.6 M
  21. Iceland $1.3 M
  22. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $984.3 K
  23. Japan $941.5 K
  24. OPEC Fund for International Development $926.1 K
  25. International Labour Organisation $808.1 K
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

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