Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. Since its establishment in 1983, Oak Foundation has made over 3,000 grants to not-for-profit organizations across the … [Read more...] about Oak Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. The foundation’s grant making areas focus on global … [Read more...] about Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Sigrid Rausing Trust
Sigrid Rausing Trust is a UK grant making foundation, founded in 1995 by Sigrid Rausing to support human rights globally. Since then, the Trust has given away approximately £230 million to human rights organizations all over the world. Thematic areas Human rights defenders Free … [Read more...] about Sigrid Rausing Trust
MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur is one of the nation's largest independent foundations. Through the support it provides, the Foundation fosters the development of knowledge, nurtures individual creativity, strengthens institutions, helps improve public policy, and provides information to the public, primarily through … [Read more...] about MacArthur Foundation
Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Began 1979, The Open Society Foundations remain today committed to the global struggle for open society and respond quickly to the challenges and opportunities of the future. The foundations fund a range of programs around the world, from public health to education to business development. Women’s … [Read more...] about Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Trust Africa
Trust Africa is an independent foundation that strives to secure the conditions for democratic governance and equitable development throughout the continent. Trust Africa envisions an Africa where all members of society are safe, free and prosperous, thus seeks to strengthen African initiatives that … [Read more...] about Trust Africa
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) is active in ten countries in West Africa: Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Senegal. OSIWA is both an advocate and grant-maker for advancing West Africa to a freer, safer, and more integrated … [Read more...] about Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
Girls Rights Project
The Girls Rights Project is dedicated to ensuring that girls throughout the world have a right to life, health, freedom and education and to ending trafficking, violence and other forms of mistreatment and discrimination against girls. The Girls Rights Project funds programs that advance the rights … [Read more...] about Girls Rights Project
Foundation for a Just Society (FJS)
Foundation for a Just Society was founded by a group of women committed to advancing the human rights of women, girls, and LGBTI people. Through direct grant making, capacity building, strategic communications, and leadership in philanthropy, FJS strengthens the infrastructure of movements that … [Read more...] about Foundation for a Just Society (FJS)
Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights – Africa (UAF-Africa)
Established in 1997, Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights is a global women’s fund that protects, strengthens and sustains women and transgender human rights defenders at critical moments. As one of Urgent Action Fund’s sister funds, Urgent Action Fund – Africa (UFA-Africa) uses a UAF’s rapid … [Read more...] about Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights – Africa (UAF-Africa)
