Top Foundation Funders

1. Ford Foundation $15.6 M
2. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $10.3 M
3. NoVo Foundation $8.2 M
4. Oak Foundation $6.6 M
5. National Endowment for Democracy $5.3 M
6. NEO Philanthropy $3.9 M
7. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $3.5 M
8. Foundation to Promote Open Society $3.1 M
9. The Libra Foundation $2.4 M
10. Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation $2.1 M
11. American Jewish World Service - Donor Advised Funds $1.6 M
12. Proteus Fund $1.6 M
13. The Overbrook Foundation $1.2 M
14. Arcus Foundation $1.2 M
15. Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund $1.2 M
16. John S. and James L. Knight Foundation $1.1 M
17. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $1.1 M
18. Fund for Global Human Rights $1.0 M
19. International Development Research Centre $955.2 K
20. Public Welfare Foundation $900.0 K
21. The M.A.C. AIDS Fund $814.2 K
22. Global Greengrants Fund $771.7 K
23. The Baring Foundation $733.8 K
24. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation $701.6 K
25. Hivos $561.0 K
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

• Freedom from Violence

  $14,510,339 (17%)
  140 Grants (17%)

• Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

  $13,776,995 (16%)
  146 Grants (18%)

• Environmental and Resource Rights

  $7,797,965 (9%)
  150 Grants (18%)

• Sexual and Reproductive Rights

  $7,417,121 (8%)
  31 Grants (4%)

• Economic and Labor Rights

  $7,406,850 (8%)
  38 Grants (5%)

• Migration and Displacement

  $6,790,400 (8%)
  62 Grants (8%)

• Civic and Political Participation

  $5,209,619 (6%)
  22 Grants (3%)

• Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

  $4,853,834 (6%)
  75 Grants (9%)

• Human Rights, General

  $4,380,900 (5%)
  42 Grants (5%)

• Health and Well-being Rights

  $4,220,640 (5%)
  23 Grants (3%)

• Education, religion, and culture

  $3,996,859 (5%)
  40 Grants (5%)

• Expression and Information Rights

  $3,608,474 (4%)
  26 Grants (3%)

• Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

  $3,392,909 (4%)
  23 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

  $22,150,323 (25%)
  204 Grants (25%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $11,325,486 (13%)
  99 Grants (12%)

• LGBTQI

  $5,465,535 (6%)
  132 Grants (16%)

• Children & Youth

  $5,143,434 (6%)
  91 Grants (11%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $3,412,340 (4%)
  77 Grants (9%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $2,203,584 (3%)
  61 Grants (7%)

• People with Disabilities

  $1,068,495 (1%)
  15 Grants (2%)

• Sex Workers

  $212,270 (0%)
  6 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.