Top Foundation Funders

1. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $30.3 M
2. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $21.6 M
3. Ford Foundation $14.4 M
4. Oak Foundation $14.3 M
5. Foundation to Promote Open Society $12.2 M
6. William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $10.2 M
7. Laura and John Arnold Foundation $7.0 M
8. W.K. Kellogg Foundation $6.3 M
9. NoVo Foundation $6.2 M
10. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund $5.5 M
11. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $3.1 M
12. Greater Washington Community Foundation $3.0 M
13. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation $2.7 M
14. Charles Koch Foundation $2.6 M
15. California Endowment $2.4 M
16. Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation $2.3 M
17. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $2.1 M
18. Freedom Fund (UK) $2.1 M
19. Trust for London $1.7 M
20. UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women $1.7 M
21. Kresge Foundation $1.7 M
22. Heising-Simons Foundation $1.6 M
23. Lozier Foundation $1.5 M
24. Rockefeller Foundation $1.5 M
25. Laudes Foundation $1.4 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

• Health and Well-being Rights

  $49,330,023 (24%)
  117 Grants (9%)

• Equality Rights and Freedom from Discrimination

  $28,138,206 (14%)
  265 Grants (21%)

• Education, Religion, and Culture

  $22,033,328 (11%)
  72 Grants (6%)

• Access to Justice/Equality Before the Law

  $18,932,067 (9%)
  58 Grants (5%)

• Environmental and Resource Rights

  $17,269,891 (8%)
  241 Grants (19%)

• Human Rights, General

  $16,460,990 (8%)
  122 Grants (10%)

• Freedom from Violence

  $14,279,086 (7%)
  114 Grants (9%)

• Migration and Displacement

  $9,692,337 (5%)
  57 Grants (5%)

• Expression and Information Rights

  $8,746,593 (4%)
  31 Grants (2%)

• Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding

  $7,061,806 (3%)
  85 Grants (7%)

• Economic and Labor Rights

  $5,998,631 (3%)
  36 Grants (3%)

• Civic and Political Participation

  $3,892,672 (2%)
  25 Grants (2%)

• Sexual and Reproductive Rights

  $2,770,828 (1%)
  33 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

• Children & Youth

  $32,417,448 (16%)
  183 Grants (15%)

• Women & Girls

  $26,104,682 (13%)
  285 Grants (23%)

• Migrants & Refugees

  $14,324,813 (7%)
  94 Grants (7%)

• Indigenous Peoples

  $9,442,967 (5%)
  91 Grants (7%)

• LGBTQI

  $5,214,670 (3%)
  109 Grants (9%)

• Human Rights Defenders

  $3,397,080 (2%)
  39 Grants (3%)

• People with Disabilities

  $3,072,285 (2%)
  39 Grants (3%)

• Sex Workers

  $336,648 (0%)
  9 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.