Top Foundation Funders

1. The Freedom Forum $24.4 M
2. Ford Foundation $11.1 M
3. NoVo Foundation $3.0 M
4. John S. and James L. Knight Foundation $2.6 M
5. Surdna Foundation $2.3 M
6. Tides Foundation $1.8 M
7. W.K. Kellogg Foundation $1.6 M
8. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation $1.6 M
9. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $1.5 M
10. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors $1.2 M
11. Bridge House Estates $1.1 M
12. Paul Hamlyn Foundation $1.1 M
13. Fondazione CON IL SUD $1.0 M
14. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $1.0 M
15. King Baudouin Foundation $1.0 M
16. The Kresge Foundation $850.0 K
17. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation $775.0 K
18. Greater Milwaukee Foundation $750.0 K
19. The Nathan Cummings Foundation $729.0 K
20. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis $718.0 K
21. The Libra Foundation $635.0 K
22. Boston Foundation $624.6 K
23. The Baring Foundation $552.7 K
24. Mama Cash $534.1 K
25. John Templeton Foundation $483.0 K
26. M = Millions

Foundation Funding by Region

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

• Expression and Information Rights

  $32,089,528 (42%)
  46 Grants (6%)

• Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

  $14,127,379 (19%)
  179 Grants (25%)

• Human Rights, General

  $7,756,793 (10%)
  101 Grants (14%)

• Education, religion, and culture

  $6,600,922 (9%)
  127 Grants (17%)

• Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

  $3,774,563 (5%)
  16 Grants (2%)

• Environmental and Resource Rights

  $2,749,934 (4%)
  74 Grants (10%)

• Health and Well-being Rights

  $2,594,301 (3%)
  45 Grants (6%)

• Freedom from Violence

  $1,987,602 (3%)
  56 Grants (8%)

• Migration and Displacement

  $1,846,976 (2%)
  29 Grants (4%)

• Civic and Political Participation

  $1,523,060 (2%)
  14 Grants (2%)

• Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

  $539,502 (1%)
  17 Grants (2%)

• Economic and Labor Rights

  $371,774 (0%)
  10 Grants (1%)

• Sexual and Reproductive Rights

  $193,580 (0%)
  13 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

• Children & Youth

  $8,511,386 (11%)
  144 Grants (20%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $4,813,266 (6%)
  62 Grants (9%)

• Women & Girls

  $4,042,722 (5%)
  179 Grants (25%)

• People with Disabilities

  $3,718,219 (5%)
  48 Grants (7%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $2,351,091 (3%)
  47 Grants (6%)

• LGBTQI

  $2,116,645 (3%)
  40 Grants (6%)

• Sex Workers

  $212,203 (0%)
  6 Grants (1%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $93,445 (0%)
  9 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.