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Migrants & Refugees, 2011 - 2015

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Foundation Funding for Migrants & Refugees

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

12%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$1.1 Billion out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
8,757 Grants
from 2011 - 2015

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Ford Foundation $171.3 M
  2. Nationale Postcode Loterij $121.0 M
  3. NoVo Foundation $55.4 M
  4. Public Interest Projects $55.2 M
  5. The Atlantic Philanthropies $46.4 M
  6. The Oak Foundation $43.0 M
  7. Carnegie Corporation of New York $34.1 M
  8. Anonymous $31.5 M
  9. Unbound Philanthropy $27.9 M
  10. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $26.8 M
  11. The California Endowment $25.9 M
  12. Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund $21.7 M
  13. Marguerite Casey Foundation $21.2 M
  14. The James Irvine Foundation $16.8 M
  15. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $15.8 M
  16. Humanity United $15.4 M
  17. W. K. Kellogg Foundation $15.4 M
  18. Silicon Valley Community Foundation $14.7 M
  19. Wallace H. Coulter Foundation $13.2 M
  20. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $12.7 M
  21. Public Welfare Foundation $11.8 M
  22. National Endowment for Democracy $10.9 M
  23. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $10.8 M
  24. The Pershing Square Foundation $10.0 M
  25. Tides Foundation $9.7 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

9%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$1.6 Billion out of
$18.1 Billion for all rights
3,394 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Canada $270.4 M
  2. United States $247.0 M
  3. Italy $239.7 M
  4. Norway $228.7 M
  5. European Union Institutions $214.1 M
  6. Australia $71.8 M
  7. Sweden $70.9 M
  8. United Kingdom $43.3 M
  9. Switzerland $39.7 M
  10. Belgium $28.3 M
  11. Japan $27.4 M
  12. Global Fund $26.7 M
  13. Spain $25.2 M
  14. Finland $23.2 M
  15. Germany $16.8 M
  16. Denmark $13.7 M
  17. Ireland $8.8 M
  18. France $5.1 M
  19. International Labour Organisation $4.5 M
  20. Netherlands $3.8 M
  21. OPEC Fund for International Development $3.1 M
  22. Asian Development Bank Special Funds $1.8 M
  23. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) $1.2 M
  24. Iceland $1.2 M
  25. International Development Association $1.0 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

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Sample Grants

  • GE Foundation
    International Rescue Committee (United States)
    To assist thousands of refugees arriving daily on the island of Lesbos, Greece, and provide essential services and education on refugee rights.
  • The Pollination Project Foundation
    Craft for Empowerment Project (CEP) (Uganda)
    To equip South Sudanese refugee widows and child mothers with skills to make jewelry to increase their income generating potential.