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It incorporates work to reform criminal justice systems and laws, including those criminalizing marginalized communities.</p> </div> </header> <div id="year-selection"> <span class="label-select-year">Select Year</span> <ul class="tabs-nav dropdown"> <li class="year-2020 active"> 2020 </li> <li class="year-trends"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/trends/"> Trends, 2011 - 2015 </a> </li> <li class="year-2019"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/2019/"> 2019 </a> </li> <li class="year-2018"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/2018/"> 2018 </a> </li> <li class="year-2017"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/2017/"> 2017 </a> </li> <li class="year-2016"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/2016/"> 2016 </a> </li> <li class="year-2015"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/2015/"> 2015 </a> </li> <li class="year-2014"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/2014/"> 2014 </a> </li> <li class="year-2013"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/2013/"> 2013 </a> </li> <li class="year-2012"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/2012/"> 2012 </a> </li> <li class="year-2011"> <a href="/issues/justice/year/2011/"> 2011 </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="explore"> <div class="label-select-year focus-bg"><span>Explore:</span></div> <div class="select-box"><span>Select a Section</span></div> <ul class="tabs-jump-nav"> <li class="panel-top-foundation-funders focus-bg"> <a href="#top-foundation-funders-panel">Top Foundation Funders</a> </li> <li class="panel-bilateral-and-multilateral-funding focus-bg"> <a href="#bilateral-and-multilateral-funding-panel">Bilateral and Multilateral Funding</a> </li> <li class="panel-regional-focus focus-bg"> <a href="#regional-focus-panel">Regional Focus</a> </li> <li class="panel-population-focus focus-bg"> <a href="#population-focus-panel">Population Focus</a> </li> <li class="panel-strategy-focus focus-bg"> <a href="#strategy-focus-panel">Strategy Focus</a> </li> <li class="panel-related-resources focus-bg"> <a href="#related-resources-panel">Related Resources</a> </li> </ul> </div> <article class="focus-justice post-686 hr_issue type-hr_issue status-publish hentry"> <div class="twoColumnTbl equalize single-focus"> <div class="column1"> <div class="twoColumnTbl focus-share"> <div class="column1"> <span class="donut chart large focus-icon focus-justice issue" data-type="donut" data-focus="justice" data="6" id="justice-2020" data-bg="6E6F71"></span> </div> <div class="column2"> <h2 class="focus-color"><span class="focus-share-percent">6%</span><br> <span class="focus-share-text">Share of foundation <br>human rights funding</span></h2> <p class="focus-share-numbers">$279.2 Million out of<br> $4.9 Billion for all rights<br> 1,584 Grants </p> </div> </div> <article id="funders"> <h2 class="no-line" id="top-foundation-funders-panel">Top Foundation Funders</h2> <ol class="funders expand-list"> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="6905746"><span class="funder-name"> Ford Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$35.7 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="7152551"><span class="funder-name"> John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$29.7 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="8901146"><span class="funder-name"> Foundation to Promote Open Society </span> <span class="funder-amount">$26.0 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="7041464"><span class="funder-name"> Silicon Valley Community Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$19.2 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="8880364"><span class="funder-name"> Laura and John Arnold Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$19.2 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="7779113"><span class="funder-name"> Open Society Policy Center </span> <span class="funder-amount">$10.4 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="13771250"><span class="funder-name"> Oak Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$9.5 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="6907536"><span class="funder-name"> Freedom House </span> <span class="funder-amount">$7.6 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="7087770"><span class="funder-name"> Wellspring Philanthropic Fund </span> <span class="funder-amount">$7.5 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="9208647"><span class="funder-name"> Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$6.6 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="9142288"><span class="funder-name"> Lakeshore Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$5.4 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7779245"><span class="funder-name"> Annie E Casey Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$5.3 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="8394117"><span class="funder-name"> William & Flora Hewlett Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$5.1 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="9277757"><span class="funder-name"> Abbvie Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$5.0 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="9466755"><span class="funder-name"> Libra Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.9 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7092622"><span class="funder-name"> Robert Wood Johnson Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.9 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7523420"><span class="funder-name"> Charles Stewart Mott Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.8 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7045313"><span class="funder-name"> Kendeda Fund </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.8 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="8463926"><span class="funder-name"> California Endowment </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.4 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="6911979"><span class="funder-name"> New York Community Trust aka Community Funds </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.4 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="8455052"><span class="funder-name"> California Wellness Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.0 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7524287"><span class="funder-name"> W.K. Kellogg Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.9 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7696223"><span class="funder-name"> Novo Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.7 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7285667"><span class="funder-name"> Heinz Endowments </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.6 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="12262263"><span class="funder-name"> A B Charitable Trust </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.5 M</span> </li> <li class="note">M = Millions</li> </ol> </article> <article id="oecd" class="oecd-panel"> <h2 class="title" id="bilateral-and-multilateral-funding-panel">Bilateral and Multilateral Funding</h2> <div class="twoColumnTbl oecd-share"> <div class="column1"> <span class="donut chart large focus-icon focus-justice issue" data-type="donut" data-focus="justice" data="5" id="oecd-2020" data-bg="6E6F71"></span> </div> <div class="column2"> <h2 class="focus-color"><span class="focus-share-percent">5%</span><br> <span class="focus-share-text">Share of OECD <br>human rights funding</span></h2> <p class="focus-share-numbers">$351.6 Million out of<br> $7.8 Billion for all rights<br> 808 Disbursements </p> </div> </div> <h2 class="no-line">Top Funders</h2> <ol class="funders expand-list"> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> European Union Institutions </span> <span class="funder-amount">$153.8 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> United States </span> <span class="funder-amount">$48.1 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Sweden </span> <span class="funder-amount">$24.2 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Germany </span> <span class="funder-amount">$21.8 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> United Kingdom </span> <span class="funder-amount">$15.5 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Denmark </span> <span class="funder-amount">$12.9 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Norway </span> <span class="funder-amount">$10.0 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) </span> <span class="funder-amount">$9.7 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Netherlands </span> <span class="funder-amount">$9.1 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Switzerland </span> <span class="funder-amount">$8.1 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Canada </span> <span class="funder-amount">$7.2 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Belgium </span> <span class="funder-amount">$4.5 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> France </span> <span class="funder-amount">$4.2 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Australia </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.9 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Finland </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.8 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Spain </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.8 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Ireland </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.5 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.2 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Italy </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.9 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.5 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> New Zealand </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.3 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.1 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Austria </span> <span class="funder-amount">$851.4 K</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Asian Development Bank </span> <span class="funder-amount">$328.3 K</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Korea </span> <span class="funder-amount">$144.9 K</span> </li> <li class="note">M = Millions</li> </ol> </article> <div id="single-year-report" class="standalone-panel"> <h1 class="focus-bg">Key Findings: 2020 Funding</h1> <a href="https://www.hrfn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/HRFN-Advancing-Human-Rights-2020-Full-Report.pdf" target="_blank"><img src="https://wordpress.foundationcenter.org/advancing-human-rights/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2024/09/AHR-2020-Report-Cover.png" alt="Key Findings"></a> </div> </div> <div class="column2"> <article id="region"> <h2 id="regional-focus-panel">Foundation Funding by Region</h2> <div class="region-column chart" id="region-chart-2020" data-type="region-column" data-year="2020" data-xaxis="Asia & Pacific;Caribbean;Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia;Global Programs;Latin America & Mexico;Middle East & North Africa;North America;Sub-Saharan Africa;Western Europe" data-xaxisid="asia;caribbean;eastern-europe;global;latin-america;middle-east;north-america;africa;western-europe" data-series2="Number of Grants;53;5;40;52;130;39;1118;82;110" data-series1="Grant Dollars;3717088;122046;3211514;14447318;12744219;7406658;221116279;9272104;11535433" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> <h3>Asia & Pacific</h3> <p>$3,717,088 (1%)<br> 53 Grants (3%) </p> <h3>Caribbean</h3> <p>$122,046 (0%)<br> 5 Grants (0%) </p> <h3>Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia</h3> <p>$3,211,514 (1%)<br> 40 Grants (3%) </p> <h3>Global Programs</h3> <p>$14,447,318 (5%)<br> 52 Grants (3%) </p> <h3>Latin America & Mexico</h3> <p>$12,744,219 (5%)<br> 130 Grants (8%) </p> <h3>Middle East & North Africa</h3> <p>$7,406,658 (3%)<br> 39 Grants (2%) </p> <h3>North America</h3> <p>$221,116,279 (79%)<br> 1,118 Grants (71%) </p> <h3>Sub-Saharan Africa</h3> <p>$9,272,104 (3%)<br> 82 Grants (5%) </p> <h3>Western Europe</h3> <p>$11,535,433 (4%)<br> 110 Grants (7%) </p> </span> </div> <p class="footnote">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.</p> </article> <article id="population"> <div class="top-border"></div> <h2 id="population-focus-panel">Foundation Funding by Population</h2> <ul class="facet-charts expand-list"> <li class="initial"><div class="focus-population"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/populations/children/year/2020/"> Children & Youth</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon large focus-children" id="children-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;33033587" data-series1="Number of Grants;219" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$33,033,587 (12%)" data-alt-2="219 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $33,033,587 (12%)<br> 219 Grants (14%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li class="initial"><div class="focus-population"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/populations/migrants/year/2020/"> Migrants & Refugees</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon large focus-migrants" id="migrants-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;32826101" data-series1="Number of Grants;103" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$32,826,101 (12%)" data-alt-2="103 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $32,826,101 (12%)<br> 103 Grants (7%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li class="initial"><div class="focus-population"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/populations/women/year/2020/"> Women & Girls</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon large focus-women" id="women-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;28751112" data-series1="Number of Grants;181" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$28,751,112 (10%)" data-alt-2="181 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $28,751,112 (10%)<br> 181 Grants (11%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-population"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/populations/disabilities/year/2020/"> People with Disabilities</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon large focus-disabilities" id="disabilities-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;10964965" data-series1="Number of Grants;42" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$10,964,965 (4%)" data-alt-2="42 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $10,964,965 (4%)<br> 42 Grants (3%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-population"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/populations/lgbtqi/year/2020/"> LGBTQI</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon large focus-lgbtqi" id="lgbtqi-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;6931469" data-series1="Number of Grants;78" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$6,931,469 (2%)" data-alt-2="78 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $6,931,469 (2%)<br> 78 Grants (5%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-population"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/populations/indigenous-peoples/year/2020/"> Indigenous Peoples</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon large focus-indigenouspeoples" id="indigenouspeoples-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;2232875" data-series1="Number of Grants;26" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$2,232,875 (1%)" data-alt-2="26 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $2,232,875 (1%)<br> 26 Grants (2%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-population"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/populations/defenders/year/2020/"> Human Rights Defenders</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon large focus-defenders" id="defenders-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;1827598" data-series1="Number of Grants;72" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$1,827,598 (1%)" data-alt-2="72 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $1,827,598 (1%)<br> 72 Grants (5%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-population"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/populations/sex-workers/year/2020/"> Sex Workers</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon large focus-sexworkers" id="sexworkers-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;1378337" data-series1="Number of Grants;15" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$1,378,337 (0%)" data-alt-2="15 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $1,378,337 (0%)<br> 15 Grants (1%) </span> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p class="footnote">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.</p> </article> <article id="strategy"> <div class="top-border"></div> <h2 id="strategy-focus-panel">Foundation Funding by Strategy</h2> <ul class="facet-charts expand-list"> <li class="initial"><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/advocacy/year/2020/"> Advocacy, Systems Reform and Implementation</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-advocacy" id="advocacy-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;156876032" data-series1="Number of Grants;802" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$156,876,032 (56%)" data-alt-2="802 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $156,876,032 (56%)<br> 802 Grants (51%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li class="initial"><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/capacity-building/year/2020/"> Capacity-building and Technical Assistance</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-capacitybuilding" id="capacitybuilding-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;35804551" data-series1="Number of Grants;115" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$35,804,551 (13%)" data-alt-2="115 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $35,804,551 (13%)<br> 115 Grants (7%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li class="initial"><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/research/year/2020/"> Research and Documentation</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-research" id="research-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;29120063" data-series1="Number of Grants;143" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$29,120,063 (10%)" data-alt-2="143 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $29,120,063 (10%)<br> 143 Grants (9%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/media/year/2020/"> Media and Technology</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-media" id="media-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;22489905" data-series1="Number of Grants;152" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$22,489,905 (8%)" data-alt-2="152 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $22,489,905 (8%)<br> 152 Grants (10%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/collaboration/year/2020/"> Coalition-building and Collaboration</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-collaboration" id="collaboration-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;18402495" data-series1="Number of Grants;100" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$18,402,495 (7%)" data-alt-2="100 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $18,402,495 (7%)<br> 100 Grants (6%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/legal/year/2020/"> Litigation and Legal Aid</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-legal" id="legal-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;15630783" data-series1="Number of Grants;125" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$15,630,783 (6%)" data-alt-2="125 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $15,630,783 (6%)<br> 125 Grants (8%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/grassroots/year/2020/"> Grassroots Organizing</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-grassroots" id="grassroots-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;13765823" data-series1="Number of Grants;78" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$13,765,823 (5%)" data-alt-2="78 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $13,765,823 (5%)<br> 78 Grants (5%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/arts/year/2020/"> Arts and Culture</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-arts" id="arts-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;916555" data-series1="Number of Grants;13" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$916,555 (0%)" data-alt-2="13 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $916,555 (0%)<br> 13 Grants (1%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/security/year/2020/"> Security and Resilience</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-security" id="security-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;633239" data-series1="Number of Grants;30" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$633,239 (0%)" data-alt-2="30 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $633,239 (0%)<br> 30 Grants (2%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><div class="focus-strategy"> <h3 class="focus-name"> <a class="focus-color" href="/strategies/scholarships/year/2020/"> Scholarships and Travel</a></h3> <div class="double-donut chart focus-icon strategy large focus-scholarships" id="scholarships-2020" data-type="double-donut" data-focus="justice" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;100677" data-series1="Number of Grants;4" data-total="279229531" data-grants="1584" data-alt-1="$100,677 (0%)" data-alt-2="4 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $100,677 (0%)<br> 4 Grants (0%) </span> </div> </div></li> </ul> <p class="footnote">Strategy totals include foundation funding that could be identified as supporting a specific strategy. 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