<1%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$13.5 Million out of
$3.2 Billion for all rights
248 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- American Jewish World Service $2.1 M
- Arcus Foundation $1.9 M
- NoVo Foundation $965.0 K
- Hivos $937.2 K
- Ford Foundation $789.0 K
- Tides Foundation $564.0 K
- Mama Cash $502.9 K
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $500.0 K
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation $490.4 K
- International Development Research Centre $424.7 K
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $320.0 K
- Fondo De Mujeres Del Sur $290.5 K
- Open Society Institute $280.0 K
- GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL $259.0 K
- Oak Foundation $243.3 K
- The Sigrid Rausing Trust $242.5 K
- Greater Washington Community Foundation $225.0 K
- The Schmidt Family Foundation $210.0 K
- Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice $186.5 K
- The Global Fund for Women $170.1 K
- Disability Rights Fund $161.8 K
- Anonymous Funder 13 $154.0 K
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation $150.0 K
- Levi Strauss Foundation $150.0 K
- Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) $150.0 K
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
1%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$57.7 Million out of
$3.9 Billion for all rights
277 Disbursements
Top Funders
- United States $22.7 M
- Canada $16.7 M
- Spain $6.2 M
- European Union Institutions $5.1 M
- Sweden $1.7 M
- Norway $1.5 M
- Belgium $798.2 K
- Germany $716.1 K
- Italy $560.7 K
- France $556.0 K
- Switzerland $428.6 K
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $130.6 K
- Netherlands $126.2 K
- International Labour Organisation $115.6 K
- Inter-American Development Bank $112.0 K
- United Kingdom $110.3 K
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $54.8 K
- World Health Organization (WHO) $52.5 K
- Korea $24.6 K
- Australia $19.9 K
- Finland $140
- 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%)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.
14 Grants (6%)