1%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$33.0 Million out of
$2.8 Billion for all rights
349 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation $10.0 M
- National Endowment for Democracy $6.6 M
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation $2.5 M
- American Jewish World Service $2.1 M
- Stop AIDS Now $1.7 M
- Oak Foundation $1.7 M
- The M.A.C. AIDS Fund $1.3 M
- Flora Family Foundation $937.5 K
- NoVo Foundation $850.0 K
- Ford Foundation $770.0 K
- Foundation for a Just Society $625.0 K
- Foundation to Promote Open Society $420.0 K
- Global Greengrants Fund $349.7 K
- Arcus Foundation $287.5 K
- The Sigrid Rausing Trust $282.8 K
- Mama Cash $268.5 K
- The Summit Foundation $261.4 K
- ViiV Healthcare $192.3 K
- Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice $169.6 K
- Elton John AIDS Foundation $160.0 K
- GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL $142.1 K
- Moriah Fund $138.0 K
- Global Fund for Women $126.0 K
- THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN $125.6 K
- Disability Rights Fund $119.7 K
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
1%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$44.4 Million out of
$3.9 Billion for all rights
305 Disbursements
Top Funders
- Canada $15.1 M
- United States $8.6 M
- European Union Institutions $8.2 M
- Spain $4.7 M
- Norway $2.0 M
- United Kingdom $962.8 K
- Switzerland $937.1 K
- Belgium $912.1 K
- Germany $748.1 K
- Italy $407.4 K
- France $405.4 K
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $404.4 K
- Netherlands $284.0 K
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $274.7 K
- Australia $128.3 K
- Korea $101.1 K
- Sweden $87.7 K
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $65.3 K
- International Labour Organisation $26.1 K
- Finland $20.9 K
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) $10.7 K
- M = Millions
Foundation Funding by Issue
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
$11,351,074 (34%)
23 Grants (7%)Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination
$2,974,851 (9%)
34 Grants (10%)Civic and Political Participation
$2,819,422 (9%)
26 Grants (7%)Health and Well-being Rights
$2,811,362 (9%)
39 Grants (11%)Economic and Labor Rights
$2,799,929 (8%)
24 Grants (7%)Expression and Information Rights
$2,244,190 (7%)
23 Grants (7%)Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law
$2,055,661 (6%)
18 Grants (5%)Freedom from Violence
$1,892,400 (6%)
35 Grants (10%)Environmental and Resource Rights
$1,325,029 (4%)
78 Grants (22%)Human Rights, General
$1,079,165 (3%)
20 Grants (6%)Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
$408,010 (1%)
6 Grants (2%)Migration and Displacement
$95,050 (0%)
4 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
Women & Girls
$16,417,939 (50%)
99 Grants (28%)Children & Youth
$3,623,841 (11%)
61 Grants (17%)LGBTQI
$2,556,390 (8%)
45 Grants (13%)Human Rights Defenders
$2,417,068 (7%)
11 Grants (3%)Migrants & Refugees
$650,470 (2%)
21 Grants (6%)People with Disabilities
$424,683 (1%)
19 Grants (5%)Indigenous Peoples
$320,400 (1%)
38 Grants (11%)Sex Workers
$282,862 (1%)
5 Grants (1%)
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.
Foundation Funding by Strategy
Advocacy, Systems Reform and Implementation
$17,074,785 (52%)
233 Grants (67%)Capacity-building and Technical Assistance
$5,020,935 (15%)
128 Grants (37%)Coalition-building and Collaboration
$4,429,173 (13%)
67 Grants (19%)Grassroots Organizing
$3,956,881 (12%)
62 Grants (18%)Arts and Culture
$2,216,719 (7%)
15 Grants (4%)Media and Technology
$1,780,510 (5%)
26 Grants (7%)Research and Documentation
$1,495,884 (5%)
32 Grants (9%)Litigation and Legal Aid
$1,363,282 (4%)
19 Grants (5%)Scholarships and Travel
$69,000 (0%)
3 Grants (1%)Security and Resilience
$51,000 (0%)
2 Grants (1%)
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.
19 Grants (5%)