Top Foundation Funders

1. American Jewish World Service $2.1 M
2. Arcus Foundation $1.9 M
3. NoVo Foundation $965.0 K
4. Hivos $937.2 K
5. Ford Foundation $789.0 K
6. Tides Foundation $564.0 K
7. Mama Cash $502.9 K
8. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $500.0 K
9. W.K. Kellogg Foundation $490.4 K
10. International Development Research Centre $424.7 K
11. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $320.0 K
12. Fondo De Mujeres Del Sur $290.5 K
13. Open Society Institute $280.0 K
14. GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL $259.0 K
15. Oak Foundation $243.3 K
16. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $242.5 K
17. Greater Washington Community Foundation $225.0 K
18. The Schmidt Family Foundation $210.0 K
19. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice $186.5 K
20. The Global Fund for Women $170.1 K
21. Disability Rights Fund $161.8 K
22. Anonymous Funder 13 $154.0 K
23. Silicon Valley Community Foundation $150.0 K
24. Levi Strauss Foundation $150.0 K
25. Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) $150.0 K
26. M = Millions

Foundation Funding by Issue

• Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

  $4,929,539 (36%)
  76 Grants (31%)

• Human Rights, General

  $1,784,804 (13%)
  19 Grants (8%)

• Freedom from Violence

  $1,384,112 (10%)
  23 Grants (9%)

• Sexual and Reproductive Rights

  $1,378,148 (10%)
  12 Grants (5%)

• Environmental and Resource Rights

  $876,678 (6%)
  29 Grants (12%)

• Education, Religion, and Culture

  $821,601 (6%)
  14 Grants (6%)

• Health and Well-being Rights

  $574,600 (4%)
  14 Grants (6%)

• Expression and Information Rights

  $551,700 (4%)
  12 Grants (5%)

• Migration and Displacement

  $359,603 (3%)
  11 Grants (4%)

• Economic and Labor Rights

  $344,419 (3%)
  7 Grants (3%)

• Civic and Political Participation

  $325,000 (2%)
  6 Grants (2%)

• Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

  $137,563 (1%)
  21 Grants (8%)

• Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

  $74,621 (1%)
  4 Grants (2%)

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

  $3,758,461 (28%)
  72 Grants (29%)

• Children & Youth

  $3,217,231 (24%)
  57 Grants (23%)

• LGBTQI

  $1,486,659 (11%)
  33 Grants (13%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $734,753 (5%)
  22 Grants (9%)

• People with Disabilities

  $573,441 (4%)
  22 Grants (9%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $288,217 (2%)
  8 Grants (3%)

• Sex Workers

  $238,881 (2%)
  6 Grants (2%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $187,405 (1%)
  6 Grants (2%)

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

  $9,059,744 (67%)
  153 Grants (62%)

• Capacity-building and Technical Assistance

  $2,111,744 (16%)
  45 Grants (18%)

• Research and Documentation

  $1,337,872 (10%)
  21 Grants (8%)

• Grassroots Organizing

  $1,227,920 (9%)
  32 Grants (13%)

• Media and Technology

  $1,117,656 (8%)
  21 Grants (8%)

• Coalition-building and Collaboration

  $812,559 (6%)
  22 Grants (9%)

• Arts and Culture

  $399,809 (3%)
  7 Grants (3%)

• Litigation and Legal Aid

  $133,145 (1%)
  3 Grants (1%)

• Security and Resilience

  $66,000 (0%)
  3 Grants (1%)

• Scholarships and Travel

  $6,750 (0%)
  1 Grants (0%)

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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