Top Foundation Funders

1. Oak Foundation $14.3 M
2. European Endowment for Democracy $9.9 M
3. Foundation to Promote Open Society $9.6 M
4. Sigrid Rausing Trust $5.9 M
5. Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft $2.2 M
6. Kosovar Civil Society Foundation $1.5 M
7. Disability Rights Advocacy Fund $1.2 M
8. UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women $1.2 M
9. Open Society Initiative for Europe $1.1 M
10. William Davidson Foundation $1.0 M
11. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $1.0 M
12. Wikimedia Foundation $893.5 K
13. Mama Cash $891.6 K
14. Foundation for a Just Society $760.0 K
15. Arcus Foundation $670.0 K
16. Global Fund for Women $616.2 K
17. King Baudouin Foundation United States $574.5 K
18. Ukrainian Women's Fund $557.0 K
19. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation $525.0 K
20. EEA and Norway Grants $353.1 K
21. Tamalpais Trust $334.0 K
22. Rockefeller Brothers Fund $331.0 K
23. Open Society Institute $310.9 K
24. Christensen Fund $310.0 K
25. Astraea Foundation $291.8 K
26. M = Millions

Foundation Funding by Issue

• Human Rights, General

  $16,954,276 (29%)
  64 Grants (7%)

• Freedom from Violence

  $15,110,836 (26%)
  132 Grants (14%)

• Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

  $7,005,316 (12%)
  314 Grants (33%)

• Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

  $4,372,521 (8%)
  63 Grants (7%)

• Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

  $4,266,531 (7%)
  17 Grants (2%)

• Civic and Political Participation

  $1,930,050 (3%)
  14 Grants (1%)

• Expression and Information Rights

  $1,733,386 (3%)
  95 Grants (10%)

• Environmental and Resource Rights

  $1,532,497 (3%)
  72 Grants (7%)

• Education, Religion, and Culture

  $1,324,835 (2%)
  49 Grants (5%)

• Health and Well-being Rights

  $1,271,818 (2%)
  46 Grants (5%)

• Migration and Displacement

  $1,052,747 (2%)
  45 Grants (5%)

• Sexual and Reproductive Rights

  $898,134 (2%)
  39 Grants (4%)

• Economic and Labor Rights

  $514,014 (1%)
  15 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

  $15,223,877 (26%)
  441 Grants (46%)

• Children & Youth

  $7,850,420 (14%)
  143 Grants (15%)

• LGBTQI

  $3,848,586 (7%)
  79 Grants (8%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $2,331,178 (4%)
  74 Grants (8%)

• People with Disabilities

  $1,751,236 (3%)
  52 Grants (5%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $672,219 (1%)
  36 Grants (4%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $525,000 (1%)
  7 Grants (1%)

• Sex Workers

  $268,435 (0%)
  10 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

  $29,064,546 (50%)
  487 Grants (50%)

• Capacity-building and Technical Assistance

  $14,920,045 (26%)
  132 Grants (14%)

• Coalition-building and Collaboration

  $6,032,293 (10%)
  112 Grants (12%)

• Media and Technology

  $5,516,965 (10%)
  154 Grants (16%)

• Research and Documentation

  $2,755,997 (5%)
  68 Grants (7%)

• Arts and Culture

  $1,422,086 (2%)
  67 Grants (7%)

• Litigation and Legal Aid

  $1,407,785 (2%)
  26 Grants (3%)

• Grassroots Organizing

  $1,281,674 (2%)
  43 Grants (4%)

• Security and Resilience

  $147,885 (0%)
  5 Grants (1%)

• Scholarships and Travel

  $62,680 (0%)
  29 Grants (3%)

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.