Top Foundation Funders
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
Top Funders
- Sweden $1.2 M
- Norway $654.5 K
- Germany $376.3 K
- Finland $67.1 K
- United States $11.0 K
- Italy $4.5 K
- M = Millions
Foundation Funding by Region
Asia & Pacific
$1,349,017 (25%)
29 Grants (19%)
Caribbean
$238,881 (5%)
6 Grants (4%)
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$40,183 (1%)
1 Grants (1%)
Global Programs
$129,962 (2%)
4 Grants (3%)
Latin America & Mexico
$799,567 (15%)
28 Grants (19%)
North America
$528,546 (10%)
14 Grants (9%)
Sub-Saharan Africa
$1,841,712 (35%)
60 Grants (40%)
Western Europe
$548,878 (10%)
11 Grants (7%)
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 Issue
Issue totals include foundation funding that could be identified as meant to address a specific issue. In order to provide unique totals and avoid double-counting, each foundation grant has been assigned to exactly one issue category within the human rights taxonomy.
Foundation Funding by Intersecting Populations
In order to show the intersections of multiple population groups, these graphics indicate other population groups supported within funding towards the group highlighted on this page.
Foundation Funding by Strategy
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.
* Red Umbrella Fund, Mama Cash, and Open Society Foundations recently conducted an in-depth analysis of sex worker rights funding in 2013 and identified a total of $11 million in support. This additional support was identified through targeted data collection, including from non-governmental organizations, from which we do not collect funding data. To learn more: www.redumbrellafund.org/report/.