Top Foundation Funders

1. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation $10.0 M
2. National Endowment for Democracy $6.6 M
3. W.K. Kellogg Foundation $2.5 M
4. American Jewish World Service $2.1 M
5. Stop AIDS Now $1.7 M
6. Oak Foundation $1.7 M
7. The M.A.C. AIDS Fund $1.3 M
8. Flora Family Foundation $937.5 K
9. NoVo Foundation $850.0 K
10. Ford Foundation $770.0 K
11. Foundation for a Just Society $625.0 K
12. Foundation to Promote Open Society $420.0 K
13. Global Greengrants Fund $349.7 K
14. Arcus Foundation $287.5 K
15. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $282.8 K
16. Mama Cash $268.5 K
17. The Summit Foundation $261.4 K
18. ViiV Healthcare $192.3 K
19. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice $169.6 K
20. Elton John AIDS Foundation $160.0 K
21. GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL $142.1 K
22. Moriah Fund $138.0 K
23. Global Fund for Women $126.0 K
24. THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN $125.6 K
25. Disability Rights Fund $119.7 K
26. 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%)

• Education, religion, and culture

  $1,115,190 (3%)
  19 Grants (5%)

• 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.

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