13%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$237.2 Million out of
$1.8 Billion for all rights
2,648 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- Comic Relief UK $53.1 M
- Ford Foundation $23.0 M
- American Jewish World Service $15.0 M
- National Endowment for Democracy $13.9 M
- The Atlantic Philanthropies $13.4 M
- Hivos $12.7 M
- Open Society Foundations $10.6 M
- Humanity United $8.7 M
- The Foundation for Civil Society $6.8 M
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $5.9 M
- UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality $4.8 M
- Tides Foundation $4.7 M
- The Sigrid Rausing Trust $4.7 M
- Cordaid $4.5 M
- The Oak Foundation $4.5 M
- Nationale Postcode Loterij $4.0 M
- Bloomberg Philanthropies $3.8 M
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation $3.6 M
- Mensen met een Missie $3.4 M
- Human Dignity Foundation $2.5 M
- Freedom House $2.3 M
- Fund For Global Human Rights $2.2 M
- African Women's Development Fund $2.1 M
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $2.1 M
- NIKE Foundation $2.0 M
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
29%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$986.6 Million out of
$3.4 Billion for all rights
3,605 Disbursements
Top Funders
- Sweden $140.3 M
- United States $126.0 M
- Canada $117.7 M
- Global Fund $111.1 M
- Norway $86.1 M
- European Union Institutions $73.2 M
- Denmark $55.5 M
- Germany $43.2 M
- Belgium $37.1 M
- United Kingdom $36.3 M
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $26.2 M
- Finland $25.7 M
- Ireland $22.6 M
- Netherlands $20.2 M
- Spain $14.4 M
- Switzerland $10.8 M
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $9.1 M
- Australia $7.8 M
- United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) $6.1 M
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) $4.4 M
- France $3.6 M
- Austria $2.0 M
- Italy $1.8 M
- Luxembourg $1.5 M
- International Development Association $1.1 M
- M = Millions
Foundation Funding by Issue
Human Rights, General
$40,347,552 (17%)
656 Grants (25%)Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination
$40,302,664 (17%)
495 Grants (19%)Freedom from Violence
$37,015,104 (16%)
269 Grants (10%)Environmental and Resource Rights
$24,626,025 (10%)
280 Grants (11%)Sexual and Reproductive Rights
$22,269,022 (9%)
127 Grants (5%)Economic and Labor Rights
$15,286,917 (6%)
151 Grants (6%)Health and Well-being Rights
$12,370,783 (5%)
179 Grants (7%)Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law
$10,147,886 (4%)
106 Grants (4%)Civic and Political Participation
$7,717,203 (3%)
57 Grants (2%)Expression and Information Rights
$5,352,207 (2%)
77 Grants (3%)Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
$3,972,788 (2%)
41 Grants (2%)Migration and Displacement
$708,536 (0%)
14 Grants (1%)
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 Population
Economically Disadvantaged
$120,061,380 (51%)
656 Grants (25%)Women & Girls
$98,436,403 (41%)
1,134 Grants (43%)Children & Youth
$65,009,965 (27%)
626 Grants (24%)Crime or Abuse Victims
$55,929,003 (24%)
417 Grants (16%)People with AIDS
$25,341,139 (11%)
308 Grants (12%)LGBTQI
$13,325,722 (6%)
155 Grants (6%)Ethnic or Racial Minorities
$8,788,354 (4%)
131 Grants (5%)People with Disabilities
$8,673,643 (4%)
204 Grants (8%)Migrants & Refugees
$4,295,991 (2%)
73 Grants (3%)Indigenous Peoples
$3,916,865 (2%)
78 Grants (3%)Offenders & Ex-Offenders
$2,978,529 (1%)
43 Grants (2%)Sex Workers
$1,910,375 (1%)
51 Grants (2%)Human Rights Defenders
$1,718,924 (1%)
71 Grants (3%)Substance Abusers
$427,340 (0%)
11 Grants (0%)
Population totals include foundation funding that could be identified as meant to benefit a specific group. Grants may serve multiple populations and would therefore be counted in more than one category.
Sample Grants
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Rockefeller Foundation
Forum for African Women Educationalists (Kenya)
To promote gender and education equity in Africa by fostering positive policies, practices, and attitudes toward girls' education. -
Foundation for Civil Society
Chama Cha Walemavu Wa Viungo Tanzania
To promote the rights of people with disabilities in Kagera region.
196 Grants (7%)