23%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$2.1 Billion out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
21,127 Grants
from 2011 - 2015
Top Foundation Funders
- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $415.4 M
- Ford Foundation $263.7 M
- NoVo Foundation $158.6 M
- Anonymous $137.5 M
- The Oak Foundation $77.0 M
- National Endowment for Democracy $75.3 M
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $74.7 M
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $61.9 M
- American Jewish World Service $51.0 M
- Hivos $42.0 M
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation $39.6 M
- Tides Foundation $36.9 M
- Cordaid $34.6 M
- The Global Fund for Women $32.3 M
- Nationale Postcode Loterij $30.7 M
- Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $27.7 M
- Foundation for a Just Society $22.4 M
- The Sigrid Rausing Trust $21.6 M
- Mama Cash $20.3 M
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $20.3 M
- W. K. Kellogg Foundation $17.8 M
- Human Dignity Foundation $17.6 M
- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors $17.1 M
- Howard G. Buffett Foundation $15.8 M
- Esmee Fairbairn Foundation $14.4 M
-
M = Millions
B = Billions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
26%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$6.8 Billion out of
$25.8 Billion for all rights
26,635 Disbursements
Top Funders
- Sweden $794.5 M
- Canada $721.4 M
- Norway $696.6 M
- United Kingdom $567.8 M
- Global Fund $521.8 M
- Spain $485.9 M
- European Union Institutions $420.8 M
- Netherlands $392.9 M
- Australia $343.4 M
- United States $322.1 M
- Finland $293.2 M
- Germany $266.6 M
- Ireland $170.0 M
- Denmark $124.5 M
- Switzerland $111.2 M
- Belgium $91.3 M
- Japan $86.7 M
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $76.9 M
- Italy $62.2 M
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $53.4 M
- Korea $30.8 M
- Austria $25.6 M
- International Development Association $23.4 M
- United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) $17.7 M
- France $14.6 M
-
M = Millions
B = Billions
Trends Blog Series
Relevant Posts
- Data at the Intersections: Advancing Environmental and Climate Justice Using a Human Rights Lens
- Why International Human Rights Funders Still Have a Role to Play in Brazil
- Where are the Gaps, Opportunities, and Challenges? Comparing funding trends from the women’s funds community
Subset of Foundation Funding by Region
Top three categories shown in default view.
Add or remove regions using the legend below.
Subset of Foundation Funding by Issue
Top three categories shown in default view.
Add or remove issues using the legend below.
Subset of Foundation Funding by Intersecting Populations
Top three categories shown in default view.
Add or remove populations using the legend below.
Subset of Foundation Funding by Strategy
Top three categories shown in default view.
Add or remove strategies using the legend below.
Related Resources
- Documenting Human Rights Violations: Increasing Recognition of Civil and Political Rights in Burma
- Rapid Response Grantmaking: A Successful Strategy to Protect Women's Human Rights
- Strengthening Women’s Voices and Supporting Women’s Movements
- Taking Advantage of Seasoned Activists to Expand and Strengthen Human Rights Movements
- The Value of Flexible Funding in International Human Rights Grantmaking