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

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

• Environmental and Resource Rights

  $57,112,879 (15%)
  1,141 Grants (26%)

• Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

  $51,706,280 (14%)
  431 Grants (10%)

• Economic and Labor Rights

  $42,545,280 (11%)
  303 Grants (7%)

• Freedom from Violence

  $38,713,104 (10%)
  519 Grants (12%)

• Civic and Political Participation

  $37,818,105 (10%)
  385 Grants (9%)

• Health and Well-being Rights

  $29,207,120 (8%)
  473 Grants (11%)

• Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

  $28,827,615 (8%)
  145 Grants (3%)

• Social and Cultural Rights

  $24,491,699 (7%)
  365 Grants (8%)

• Sexual and Reproductive Rights

  $16,877,511 (5%)
  151 Grants (3%)

• Human Rights, General

  $14,631,074 (4%)
  160 Grants (4%)

• Expression and Information Rights

  $12,771,307 (3%)
  130 Grants (3%)

• Migration and Displacement

  $8,550,771 (2%)
  97 Grants (2%)

• Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

  $7,729,294 (2%)
  161 Grants (4%)

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

  $120,583,274 (33%)
  1,704 Grants (38%)

• Children & Youth

  $85,386,175 (23%)
  1,149 Grants (26%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $42,473,450 (11%)
  656 Grants (15%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $36,192,285 (10%)
  290 Grants (7%)

• LGBTQI

  $29,060,869 (8%)
  439 Grants (10%)

• People with Disabilities

  $8,022,343 (2%)
  238 Grants (5%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $4,831,866 (1%)
  148 Grants (3%)

• Sex Workers

  $2,999,037 (1%)
  68 Grants (2%)

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.