2%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$58.0 Million out of
$3.7 Billion for all rights
965 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- Oak Foundation $14.3 M
- European Endowment for Democracy $9.9 M
- Foundation to Promote Open Society $9.6 M
- Sigrid Rausing Trust $5.9 M
- Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft $2.2 M
- Kosovar Civil Society Foundation $1.5 M
- Disability Rights Advocacy Fund $1.2 M
- UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women $1.2 M
- Open Society Initiative for Europe $1.1 M
- William Davidson Foundation $1.0 M
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $1.0 M
- Wikimedia Foundation $893.5 K
- Mama Cash $891.6 K
- Foundation for a Just Society $760.0 K
- Arcus Foundation $670.0 K
- Global Fund for Women $616.2 K
- King Baudouin Foundation United States $574.5 K
- Ukrainian Women's Fund $557.0 K
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation $525.0 K
- EEA and Norway Grants $353.1 K
- Tamalpais Trust $334.0 K
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund $331.0 K
- Open Society Institute $310.9 K
- Christensen Fund $310.0 K
- Astraea Foundation $291.8 K
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
6%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$293.2 Million out of
$5.0 Billion for all rights
1,495 Disbursements
Top Funders
- European Union Institutions $77.6 M
- United States $51.0 M
- Sweden $44.8 M
- Germany $29.1 M
- Norway $22.7 M
- Switzerland $15.6 M
- United Kingdom $10.5 M
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) $8.5 M
- Denmark $5.6 M
- Asian Development Bank $4.8 M
- Netherlands $3.7 M
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $3.6 M
- Finland $2.3 M
- Austria $2.1 M
- Canada $2.0 M
- Czech Republic $1.2 M
- Australia $1.1 M
- Poland $1.0 M
- France $814.6 K
- International Labour Organisation $793.1 K
- Italy $642.4 K
- Estonia $600.7 K
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $451.8 K
- Turkey $366.4 K
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $357.5 K
- 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%)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.
49 Grants (5%)