Top Foundation Funders

1. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $40.7 M
2. Oak Foundation $38.9 M
3. Foundation to Promote Open Society $24.3 M
4. Ford Foundation $22.8 M
5. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $20.3 M
6. David and Lucile Packard Foundation $16.8 M
7. James Irvine Foundation $14.8 M
8. California Endowment $14.4 M
9. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $10.5 M
10. Foundation for a Just Society $9.8 M
11. Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $9.5 M
12. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $9.3 M
13. Silicon Valley Community Foundation $9.1 M
14. Comic Relief $9.0 M
15. NoVo Foundation $8.9 M
16. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $8.7 M
17. Kresge Foundation $6.7 M
18. Carnegie Corporation of New York $6.6 M
19. Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies $6.5 M
20. Chicago Community Trust $6.0 M
21. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation $5.7 M
22. Open Society Policy Center $4.8 M
23. Marguerite Casey Foundation $4.0 M
24. Hab Charitable Corporation $4.0 M
25. Libra Foundation $3.7 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

• Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

  $75,303,164 (17%)
  493 Grants (18%)

• Health and Well-being Rights

  $67,752,504 (16%)
  218 Grants (8%)

• Economic and Labor Rights

  $45,402,986 (10%)
  182 Grants (7%)

• Environmental and Resource Rights

  $41,020,553 (9%)
  579 Grants (21%)

• Migration and Displacement

  $40,080,441 (9%)
  241 Grants (9%)

• Sexual and Reproductive Rights

  $33,851,019 (8%)
  141 Grants (5%)

• Freedom from Violence

  $30,239,353 (7%)
  211 Grants (8%)

• Education, Religion, and Culture

  $30,202,276 (7%)
  152 Grants (6%)

• Human Rights, General

  $24,561,911 (6%)
  256 Grants (9%)

• Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

  $19,716,531 (5%)
  74 Grants (3%)

• Civic and Political Participation

  $11,271,976 (3%)
  61 Grants (2%)

• Expression and Information Rights

  $9,404,349 (2%)
  52 Grants (2%)

• Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

  $7,076,339 (2%)
  87 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

  $116,526,207 (27%)
  1,033 Grants (38%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $72,478,147 (17%)
  386 Grants (14%)

• Children & Youth

  $70,141,384 (16%)
  594 Grants (22%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $25,749,575 (6%)
  382 Grants (14%)

• LGBTQI

  $20,383,708 (5%)
  226 Grants (8%)

• People with Disabilities

  $12,833,652 (3%)
  118 Grants (4%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $2,769,688 (1%)
  98 Grants (4%)

• Sex Workers

  $1,072,366 (0%)
  17 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.