Strategy

Capacity-building and Technical Assistance, 2016

Increasing an organization's sustainability and effectiveness through strategic and long-term planning, organizational assessment and development, business planning, the use of outside consultants and other methods to meet the capacity needs articulated by the grantee.

13%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$371.0 Million out of
$2.8 Billion for all rights
4,461 Grants

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Ford Foundation $75.5 M
  2. National Endowment for Democracy $41.5 M
  3. Oak Foundation $40.2 M
  4. NoVo Foundation $12.0 M
  5. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $9.9 M
  6. American Jewish World Service - Donor Advised Funds $9.3 M
  7. Foundation for a Just Society $8.7 M
  8. W.K. Kellogg Foundation $8.7 M
  9. Arcus Foundation $8.5 M
  10. American Jewish World Service $8.5 M
  11. Comic Relief $7.9 M
  12. The California Endowment $7.5 M
  13. Foundation to Promote Open Society $6.9 M
  14. Global Greengrants Fund $5.8 M
  15. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation $4.8 M
  16. The M.A.C. AIDS Fund $4.8 M
  17. The Annie E. Casey Foundation $4.2 M
  18. Human Dignity Foundation $3.8 M
  19. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $3.8 M
  20. The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women $3.4 M
  21. King Baudouin Foundation $3.3 M
  22. Both ENDS $3.3 M
  23. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $3.2 M
  24. Fund for Shared Insight $3.2 M
  25. Mama Cash $3.1 M
  26. M = Millions

Key Findings: 2016 Funding

Key Findings

Foundation Funding by Region

Asia & Pacific

$41,625,505 (11%)
891 Grants (20%)

Caribbean

$5,020,935 (1%)
128 Grants (3%)

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia

$11,504,744 (3%)
222 Grants (5%)

Global Programs

$56,216,344 (15%)
141 Grants (3%)

Latin America & Mexico

$41,036,512 (11%)
796 Grants (18%)

Middle East & North Africa

$12,306,558 (3%)
127 Grants (3%)

North America

$131,580,143 (35%)
891 Grants (20%)

Sub-Saharan Africa

$54,664,397 (15%)
1,005 Grants (23%)

Western Europe

$18,923,403 (5%)
299 Grants (7%)

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

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.