Top Foundation Funders

1. NoVo Foundation $44.5 M
2. W.K. Kellogg Foundation $31.6 M
3. Ford Foundation $18.5 M
4. Oak Foundation $18.1 M
5. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $16.7 M
6. Foundation to Promote Open Society $16.6 M
7. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $13.7 M
8. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $10.3 M
9. California Endowment $10.0 M
10. Tides Foundation $8.1 M
11. Silicon Valley Community Foundation $7.4 M
12. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $6.9 M
13. Charles LŽopold Mayer Foundation for Human Progress $6.6 M
14. Carnegie Corporation of New York $6.3 M
15. Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation $5.7 M
16. UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women $5.3 M
17. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $4.9 M
18. Foundation for a Just Society $4.8 M
19. Kresge Foundation $3.6 M
20. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $3.4 M
21. Paul Hamlyn Foundation $3.3 M
22. Raikes Foundation $2.9 M
23. Arcus Foundation $2.7 M
24. Surdna Foundation $2.7 M
25. EsmŽe Fairbairn Foundation $2.6 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

  $83,045,713 (23%)
  570 Grants (22%)

• Freedom from Violence

  $46,047,459 (13%)
  180 Grants (7%)

• Education, Religion, and Culture

  $43,440,514 (12%)
  143 Grants (5%)

• Migration and Displacement

  $36,259,067 (10%)
  288 Grants (11%)

• Environmental and Resource Rights

  $36,145,615 (10%)
  487 Grants (18%)

• Health and Well-being Rights

  $29,225,807 (8%)
  198 Grants (7%)

• Human Rights, General

  $24,767,045 (7%)
  251 Grants (9%)

• Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

  $19,785,983 (5%)
  91 Grants (3%)

• Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

  $13,064,871 (4%)
  108 Grants (4%)

• Sexual and Reproductive Rights

  $12,269,654 (3%)
  133 Grants (5%)

• Civic and Political Participation

  $11,881,092 (3%)
  87 Grants (3%)

• Economic and Labor Rights

  $7,810,194 (2%)
  77 Grants (3%)

• Expression and Information Rights

  $4,476,765 (1%)
  34 Grants (1%)

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

  $90,050,840 (24%)
  792 Grants (30%)

• Children & Youth

  $79,784,831 (22%)
  476 Grants (18%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $66,493,642 (18%)
  433 Grants (16%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $31,754,023 (9%)
  248 Grants (9%)

• LGBTQI

  $13,060,267 (4%)
  190 Grants (7%)

• People with Disabilities

  $6,581,211 (2%)
  62 Grants (2%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $6,417,015 (2%)
  80 Grants (3%)

• Sex Workers

  $665,930 (0%)
  24 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.