Strategy

Capacity-building and Technical Assistance, 2017

Increasing the sustainability and effectiveness of organizations, networks, or movements through strategic and long-term planning, organizational assessment and development, skills building, the use of outside consultants, and other methods to meet the capacity needs articulated by the grantee.

17%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$554.4 Million out of
$3.2 Billion for all rights
3,706 Grants

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Ford Foundation $224.8 M
  2. NoVo Foundation $33.7 M
  3. Oak Foundation $27.3 M
  4. W.K. Kellogg Foundation $24.1 M
  5. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $18.3 M
  6. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $18.2 M
  7. The James Irvine Foundation $16.9 M
  8. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $15.8 M
  9. The California Endowment $15.1 M
  10. Open Society Institute $14.9 M
  11. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $13.2 M
  12. Tides Foundation $10.9 M
  13. Foundation for a Just Society $9.6 M
  14. American Jewish World Service $8.3 M
  15. Global Greengrants Fund $5.2 M
  16. Surdna Foundation $4.5 M
  17. Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund $3.6 M
  18. Proteus Fund $3.6 M
  19. International Community Foundation $3.4 M
  20. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation $3.4 M
  21. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation $3.3 M
  22. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $3.3 M
  23. The Libra Foundation $3.3 M
  24. The Annie E. Casey Foundation $3.2 M
  25. Disability Rights Advocacy Fund $3.1 M
  26. M = Millions

Key Findings:
2017 Funding

Key Findings

Foundation Funding by Region

Asia & Pacific

$40,448,868 (7%)
553 Grants (15%)

Caribbean

$2,111,744 (0%)
45 Grants (1%)

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia

$5,969,572 (1%)
113 Grants (3%)

Global Programs

$60,011,741 (11%)
153 Grants (4%)

Latin America & Mexico

$56,625,319 (10%)
767 Grants (21%)

Middle East & North Africa

$7,732,734 (1%)
88 Grants (2%)

North America

$326,674,795 (59%)
1,225 Grants (33%)

Sub-Saharan Africa

$57,425,654 (10%)
655 Grants (18%)

Western Europe

$20,202,137 (4%)
143 Grants (4%)

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.