7%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$219.2 Million out of
$3.2 Billion for all rights
2,903 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- Ford Foundation $41.9 M
- Tides Foundation $17.8 M
- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $14.7 M
- Hivos $13.3 M
- Open Society Institute $12.9 M
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation $12.8 M
- Oak Foundation $11.6 M
- NoVo Foundation $10.0 M
- International Community Foundation $7.9 M
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $6.7 M
- Foundation to Promote Open Society $6.5 M
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $4.7 M
- The Sigrid Rausing Trust $4.0 M
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation $3.6 M
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $3.2 M
- Foundation for a Just Society $3.1 M
- Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres $2.7 M
- C&A Foundation $2.6 M
- Global Greengrants Fund $2.6 M
- Fund for Global Human Rights $2.3 M
- International Development Research Centre $2.2 M
- American Jewish World Service $2.1 M
- GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL $1.8 M
- Brazil Fund for Human Rights Foundation - FBDH $1.8 M
- The Coca-Cola Foundation $1.6 M
- M = Millions
Bilateral and Multilateral Funding
10%
Share of OECD
human rights funding
$400.6 Million out of
$3.9 Billion for all rights
2,438 Disbursements
Top Funders
- United States $78.7 M
- Spain $74.8 M
- Germany $65.4 M
- Sweden $51.5 M
- European Union Institutions $33.9 M
- Canada $30.5 M
- Norway $19.0 M
- Switzerland $8.0 M
- Inter-American Development Bank $6.5 M
- Belgium $5.6 M
- United Kingdom $4.7 M
- Italy $4.1 M
- Denmark $3.5 M
- Ireland $3.0 M
- Netherlands $2.5 M
- United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) $2.2 M
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $1.1 M
- Finland $1.0 M
- International Labour Organisation $865.0 K
- Austria $857.0 K
- Luxembourg $596.6 K
- World Health Organization (WHO) $590.1 K
- Japan $425.2 K
- Korea $401.4 K
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) $336.0 K
- M = Millions
Foundation Funding by Issue
Environmental and Resource Rights
$45,878,612 (21%)
974 Grants (34%)Human Rights, General
$25,559,056 (12%)
232 Grants (8%)Sexual and Reproductive Rights
$25,292,552 (12%)
192 Grants (7%)Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination
$23,522,241 (11%)
408 Grants (14%)Freedom from Violence
$17,409,911 (8%)
234 Grants (8%)Migration and Displacement
$14,326,060 (7%)
59 Grants (2%)Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
$12,270,500 (6%)
160 Grants (6%)Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law
$10,253,715 (5%)
95 Grants (3%)Health and Well-being Rights
$9,340,729 (4%)
150 Grants (5%)Economic and Labor Rights
$9,049,952 (4%)
101 Grants (3%)Expression and Information Rights
$5,264,239 (2%)
139 Grants (5%)Civic and Political Participation
$2,343,622 (1%)
27 Grants (1%)
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
$64,882,307 (30%)
1,121 Grants (39%)Indigenous Peoples
$44,278,046 (20%)
608 Grants (21%)Migrants & Refugees
$21,610,744 (10%)
101 Grants (3%)Children & Youth
$18,721,457 (9%)
416 Grants (14%)Human Rights Defenders
$6,755,238 (3%)
113 Grants (4%)LGBTQI
$5,348,826 (2%)
189 Grants (7%)People with Disabilities
$1,458,631 (1%)
33 Grants (1%)Sex Workers
$799,567 (0%)
28 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
$109,141,732 (50%)
1,716 Grants (59%)Capacity-building and Technical Assistance
$56,625,319 (26%)
767 Grants (26%)Research and Documentation
$25,870,484 (12%)
278 Grants (10%)Coalition-building and Collaboration
$17,574,666 (8%)
300 Grants (10%)Media and Technology
$11,456,665 (5%)
184 Grants (6%)Grassroots Organizing
$10,433,934 (5%)
255 Grants (9%)Litigation and Legal Aid
$7,638,534 (3%)
149 Grants (5%)Arts and Culture
$1,968,675 (1%)
84 Grants (3%)Security and Resilience
$1,148,413 (1%)
23 Grants (1%)Scholarships and Travel
$554,035 (0%)
57 Grants (2%)
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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