Region

Western Europe, 2016

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

10%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$269.9 Million out of
$2.8 Billion for all rights
2,257 Grants

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Big Lottery Fund $110.9 M
  2. Comic Relief $28.6 M
  3. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation $26.0 M
  4. Oak Foundation $20.4 M
  5. Fundación ONCE $9.5 M
  6. Paul Hamlyn Foundation $6.3 M
  7. The Tudor Trust $5.6 M
  8. Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust $4.8 M
  9. Wikimedia Foundation $4.1 M
  10. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $3.7 M
  11. Bridge House Estates $3.7 M
  12. Foundation to Promote Open Society $3.7 M
  13. The M.A.C. AIDS Fund $3.6 M
  14. Unbound Philanthropy $3.4 M
  15. The Barrow Cadbury Trust $3.0 M
  16. The Baring Foundation $2.3 M
  17. Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales $2.1 M
  18. Omidyar Network Fund $2.1 M
  19. King Baudouin Foundation $2.0 M
  20. King Baudouin Foundation $1.8 M
  21. W.K. Kellogg Foundation $1.7 M
  22. Global Dialogue $1.6 M
  23. National Endowment for Democracy $1.6 M
  24. A B Charitable Trust $1.3 M
  25. ViiV Healthcare $1.2 M
  26. M = Millions

Key Findings: 2016 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.