43%
Share of foundation
human rights funding
$1.2 Billion out of
$2.8 Billion for all rights
11,435 Grants
Top Foundation Funders
- National Endowment for Democracy $121.0 M
- Oak Foundation $117.8 M
- Ford Foundation $88.4 M
- NoVo Foundation $76.9 M
- Foundation to Promote Open Society $64.8 M
- Foundation For The Carolinas $43.0 M
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $39.4 M
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $35.1 M
- Comic Relief $33.1 M
- The Sigrid Rausing Trust $31.6 M
- The California Endowment $27.4 M
- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $26.4 M
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation $24.1 M
- NEO Philanthropy $17.1 M
- Big Lottery Fund $16.8 M
- Foundation for a Just Society $15.4 M
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation $15.1 M
- American Jewish World Service $14.7 M
- The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women $12.2 M
- Proteus Fund $11.5 M
- The James Irvine Foundation $11.0 M
- American Jewish World Service - Donor Advised Funds $11.0 M
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation $10.7 M
- ViiV Healthcare $10.4 M
- International Development Research Centre $10.2 M
- M = Millions
Foundation Funding by Region
Asia & Pacific
$90,179,362 (8%)
1,537 Grants (13%)
Caribbean
$17,074,785 (1%)
233 Grants (2%)
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia
$52,177,224 (4%)
912 Grants (8%)
Global Programs
$139,443,218 (12%)
511 Grants (4%)
Latin America & Mexico
$84,064,145 (7%)
1,557 Grants (14%)
Middle East & North Africa
$39,294,349 (3%)
524 Grants (5%)
North America
$544,290,444 (45%)
3,406 Grants (30%)
Sub-Saharan Africa
$152,855,182 (13%)
1,973 Grants (17%)
Western Europe
$100,235,319 (8%)
913 Grants (8%)
Region totals include both foundation grants directly to recipients based in the region specified and foundation grants to recipients located in other regions to do work benefiting the region specified. Grants may mention more than one region of benefit and therefore be counted in more than one category.
Foundation Funding by Issue
Freedom from Violence
$176,204,435 (15%)
1,865 Grants (16%)Environmental and Resource Rights
$174,404,242 (15%)
1,574 Grants (14%)Health and Well-being Rights
$118,186,139 (10%)
1,183 Grants (10%)Economic and Labor Rights
$114,583,633 (10%)
764 Grants (7%)Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law
$111,630,034 (9%)
642 Grants (6%)Civic and Political Participation
$107,514,916 (9%)
1,148 Grants (10%)Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination
$86,793,231 (7%)
1,080 Grants (9%)Migration and Displacement
$50,966,089 (4%)
474 Grants (4%)Expression and Information Rights
$46,878,552 (4%)
527 Grants (5%)Sexual and Reproductive Rights
$41,693,719 (3%)
603 Grants (5%)Human Rights, General
$34,324,385 (3%)
329 Grants (3%)Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding
$22,807,306 (2%)
372 Grants (3%)
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
$303,096,921 (25%)
3,767 Grants (33%)Children & Youth
$265,787,671 (22%)
2,462 Grants (22%)Migrants & Refugees
$140,047,370 (12%)
1,221 Grants (11%)Indigenous Peoples
$66,478,387 (6%)
834 Grants (7%)LGBTQI
$60,824,869 (5%)
1,303 Grants (11%)People with Disabilities
$27,904,823 (2%)
588 Grants (5%)Human Rights Defenders
$14,812,482 (1%)
388 Grants (3%)Sex Workers
$4,782,524 (0%)
129 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.
874 Grants (8%)