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This category includes the right to education, freedom of belief and religion, and the right to pursue one鈥檚 cultural traditions. It incorporates grants to support inclusion, acclimation, and acceptance of diverse 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/social/year/trends/"> Trends, 2011 - 2015 </a> </li> <li class="year-2019"> <a href="/issues/social/year/2019/"> 2019 </a> </li> <li class="year-2018"> <a href="/issues/social/year/2018/"> 2018 </a> </li> <li class="year-2017"> <a href="/issues/social/year/2017/"> 2017 </a> </li> <li class="year-2016"> <a href="/issues/social/year/2016/"> 2016 </a> </li> <li class="year-2015"> <a href="/issues/social/year/2015/"> 2015 </a> </li> <li class="year-2014"> <a href="/issues/social/year/2014/"> 2014 </a> </li> <li class="year-2013"> <a href="/issues/social/year/2013/"> 2013 </a> </li> <li class="year-2012"> <a href="/issues/social/year/2012/"> 2012 </a> </li> <li class="year-2011"> <a href="/issues/social/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-social post-695 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-social issue" data-type="donut" data-focus="social" data="6" id="social-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">$293.5 Million out of<br> $4.9 Billion for all rights<br> 1,372 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="8394117"><span class="funder-name"> William & Flora Hewlett Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$27.9 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="7863433"><span class="funder-name"> Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$19.8 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="7524287"><span class="funder-name"> W.K. Kellogg Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$18.4 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="6905746"><span class="funder-name"> Ford Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$18.3 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="6906580"><span class="funder-name"> Andrew W. Mellon Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$17.7 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="13771250"><span class="funder-name"> Oak Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$15.0 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="6917087"><span class="funder-name"> Walton Family Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$12.6 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="8901146"><span class="funder-name"> Foundation to Promote Open Society </span> <span class="funder-amount">$7.6 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="7494521"><span class="funder-name"> Arie and Ida Crown Memorial </span> <span class="funder-amount">$7.1 M</span> </li> <li class="initial" data-gmkey="8196132"><span class="funder-name"> Kinder Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$6.4 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="6937503"><span class="funder-name"> Open Society Institute </span> <span class="funder-amount">$6.4 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7696223"><span class="funder-name"> Novo Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$6.3 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="9734544"><span class="funder-name"> Wend II </span> <span class="funder-amount">$6.0 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="6943794"><span class="funder-name"> Wallace Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$5.6 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7092622"><span class="funder-name"> Robert Wood Johnson Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$5.1 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="8360236"><span class="funder-name"> Seattle Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$4.5 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="14202332"><span class="funder-name"> Comic Relief </span> <span class="funder-amount">$4.1 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="9312761"><span class="funder-name"> Quadrivium </span> <span class="funder-amount">$4.1 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="8357671"><span class="funder-name"> Raikes Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.8 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7041464"><span class="funder-name"> Silicon Valley Community Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.5 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="6943140"><span class="funder-name"> Surdna Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.3 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="11637748"><span class="funder-name"> Foundation Open Society Institute - Switzerland </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.1 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="7671855"><span class="funder-name"> Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.0 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="11481415"><span class="funder-name"> Freudenberg Stiftung, GmbH </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.8 M</span> </li> <li data-gmkey="12007933"><span class="funder-name"> Henry Smith Charity </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.7 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-social issue" data-type="donut" data-focus="social" data="3" id="oecd-2020" data-bg="6E6F71"></span> </div> <div class="column2"> <h2 class="focus-color"><span class="focus-share-percent">3%</span><br> <span class="focus-share-text">Share of OECD <br>human rights funding</span></h2> <p class="focus-share-numbers">$226.5 Million out of<br> $7.8 Billion for all rights<br> 1,892 Disbursements </p> </div> </div> <h2 class="no-line">Top Funders</h2> <ol class="funders expand-list"> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Canada </span> <span class="funder-amount">$35.7 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Sweden </span> <span class="funder-amount">$33.0 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> European Union Institutions </span> <span class="funder-amount">$22.3 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Spain </span> <span class="funder-amount">$19.4 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Norway </span> <span class="funder-amount">$19.4 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Germany </span> <span class="funder-amount">$16.3 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Switzerland </span> <span class="funder-amount">$14.1 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Italy </span> <span class="funder-amount">$13.7 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> United States </span> <span class="funder-amount">$12.3 M</span> </li> <li class="initial"> <span class="funder-name"> Finland </span> <span class="funder-amount">$6.4 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> France </span> <span class="funder-amount">$5.4 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Climate Investment Funds </span> <span class="funder-amount">$4.1 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Netherlands </span> <span class="funder-amount">$4.0 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> United Kingdom </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.8 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Belgium </span> <span class="funder-amount">$3.0 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Australia </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.9 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Korea </span> <span class="funder-amount">$2.3 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Ireland </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.4 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Food and Agriculture Organisation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.2 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Iceland </span> <span class="funder-amount">$1.0 M</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> Austria </span> <span class="funder-amount">$902.5 K</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> World Tourism Organisation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$496.5 K</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> International Development Association </span> <span class="funder-amount">$478.2 K</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> International Labour Organisation </span> <span class="funder-amount">$477.6 K</span> </li> <li> <span class="funder-name"> United Arab Emirates </span> <span class="funder-amount">$450.0 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;56;2;99;51;79;41;923;80;90" data-series1="Grant Dollars;2872643;24408;7698272;13028341;4365669;8125050;244894631;8142806;14931743" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> <h3>Asia & Pacific</h3> <p>$2,872,643 (1%)<br> 56 Grants (4%) </p> <h3>Caribbean</h3> <p>$24,408 (0%)<br> 2 Grants (0%) </p> <h3>Eastern Europe, Central Asia, & Russia</h3> <p>$7,698,272 (3%)<br> 99 Grants (7%) </p> <h3>Global Programs</h3> <p>$13,028,341 (4%)<br> 51 Grants (4%) </p> <h3>Latin America & Mexico</h3> <p>$4,365,669 (1%)<br> 79 Grants (6%) </p> <h3>Middle East & North Africa</h3> <p>$8,125,050 (3%)<br> 41 Grants (3%) </p> <h3>North America</h3> <p>$244,894,631 (83%)<br> 923 Grants (67%) </p> <h3>Sub-Saharan Africa</h3> <p>$8,142,806 (3%)<br> 80 Grants (6%) </p> <h3>Western Europe</h3> <p>$14,931,743 (5%)<br> 90 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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;128837762" data-series1="Number of Grants;603" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$128,837,762 (44%)" data-alt-2="603 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $128,837,762 (44%)<br> 603 Grants (44%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li class="initial"><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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;41066435" data-series1="Number of Grants;222" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$41,066,435 (14%)" data-alt-2="222 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $41,066,435 (14%)<br> 222 Grants (16%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li class="initial"><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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;16480149" data-series1="Number of Grants;77" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$16,480,149 (6%)" data-alt-2="77 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $16,480,149 (6%)<br> 77 Grants (6%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;13897116" data-series1="Number of Grants;210" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$13,897,116 (5%)" data-alt-2="210 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $13,897,116 (5%)<br> 210 Grants (15%) </span> </div> </div></li> <li><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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;7743576" data-series1="Number of Grants;84" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$7,743,576 (3%)" data-alt-2="84 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $7,743,576 (3%)<br> 84 Grants (6%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;3491963" data-series1="Number of Grants;45" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$3,491,963 (1%)" data-alt-2="45 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $3,491,963 (1%)<br> 45 Grants (3%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;195954" data-series1="Number of Grants;25" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$195,954 (0%)" data-alt-2="25 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $195,954 (0%)<br> 25 Grants (2%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;116687637" data-series1="Number of Grants;476" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$116,687,637 (40%)" data-alt-2="476 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $116,687,637 (40%)<br> 476 Grants (35%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;62223548" data-series1="Number of Grants;242" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$62,223,548 (21%)" data-alt-2="242 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $62,223,548 (21%)<br> 242 Grants (18%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;34303574" data-series1="Number of Grants;141" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$34,303,574 (12%)" data-alt-2="141 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $34,303,574 (12%)<br> 141 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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;24629282" data-series1="Number of Grants;130" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$24,629,282 (8%)" data-alt-2="130 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $24,629,282 (8%)<br> 130 Grants (9%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;16864064" data-series1="Number of Grants;72" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$16,864,064 (6%)" data-alt-2="72 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $16,864,064 (6%)<br> 72 Grants (5%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;15302898" data-series1="Number of Grants;78" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$15,302,898 (5%)" data-alt-2="78 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $15,302,898 (5%)<br> 78 Grants (6%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;5754738" data-series1="Number of Grants;40" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$5,754,738 (2%)" data-alt-2="40 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $5,754,738 (2%)<br> 40 Grants (3%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;3414824" data-series1="Number of Grants;47" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$3,414,824 (1%)" data-alt-2="47 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $3,414,824 (1%)<br> 47 Grants (3%) </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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;1217747" data-series1="Number of Grants;14" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$1,217,747 (0%)" data-alt-2="14 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $1,217,747 (0%)<br> 14 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="social" data-bg="6E6F71" data-series2="Grant Dollars;50838" data-series1="Number of Grants;9" data-total="293523674" data-grants="1372" data-alt-1="$50,838 (0%)" data-alt-2="9 Grants (0%)"> <span class="screen-reader-text"> $50,838 (0%)<br> 9 Grants (1%) </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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