Region

Global Programs, 2013

18%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$414.2 Million out of
$2.3 Billion for all rights
1,287 Grants

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Nationale Postcode Loterij $160.6 M
  2. Open Society Foundations $45.6 M
  3. Ford Foundation $34.0 M
  4. The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $25.8 M
  5. The Oak Foundation $14.2 M
  6. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $13.6 M
  7. Freedom House $10.2 M
  8. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $10.1 M
  9. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $9.7 M
  10. American Jewish World Service $7.5 M
  11. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $7.3 M
  12. Open Doors International $6.4 M
  13. Cordaid $4.5 M
  14. The Pershing Square Foundation $4.2 M
  15. Foundation For The Carolinas $4.1 M
  16. The Atlantic Philanthropies $4.0 M
  17. Hivos $3.6 M
  18. ExxonMobil Foundation $3.0 M
  19. Bloomberg Philanthropies $2.8 M
  20. Humanity United $2.6 M
  21. The Christensen Fund $2.4 M
  22. Foundation for a Just Society $2.0 M
  23. Silicon Valley Community Foundation $1.8 M
  24. Omidyar Network Fund $1.6 M
  25. Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation $1.6 M
  26. M = Millions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

19%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$709.5 Million out of
$3.7 Billion for all rights
1,429 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Sweden $133.2 M
  2. Norway $101.7 M
  3. Switzerland $99.4 M
  4. Netherlands $72.0 M
  5. United States $65.5 M
  6. Denmark $37.0 M
  7. Finland $26.1 M
  8. Germany $24.8 M
  9. United Kingdom $21.3 M
  10. France $16.7 M
  11. Spain $14.4 M
  12. European Union Institutions $13.7 M
  13. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) $13.7 M
  14. Australia $13.6 M
  15. Belgium $12.5 M
  16. Japan $9.2 M
  17. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) $7.8 M
  18. Ireland $7.4 M
  19. Canada $6.9 M
  20. Italy $6.2 M
  21. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $1.9 M
  22. Iceland $1.1 M
  23. Luxembourg $626.3 K
  24. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $610.7 K
  25. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $595.6 K
  26. M = Millions

Key Findings: 2013 Funding

Key Findings

Foundation Funding by Issue

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

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

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.

Sample Grants

  • The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
    National Security Archive Fund (United States)
    For work on international human rights and nuclear security.
  • Tamalpais Trust
    Tebtebba (Philippines)
    For its work to promote Indigenous cultural lifeways, traditional knowledge and Indigenous rights.

Bilateral and multilateral funding includes disbursements not directed toward a specific country or region (designated in the OECD data set as “Bilateral, unspecified”). This includes disbursements providing a global benefit or used to cover the donor’s administrative costs.