Funders to approach for Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
We work with everyone to advance human rights in business and eradicate abuse by 1. Amplifying the voices of the vulnerable and human rights advocates in civil society, media, companies, and governments. 2. Helping communities and ngos get companies to address human rights concerns and provide companies the opportunity to present their full response. 3. Tracking the human rights performance of over 9000 companies in over 180 countries, making information publicly…
Your prospects by chance and grant size
a funder to approacha funder you already have
Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$160k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0M$3.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$190k–$1.7Mover two years, from 2–4 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$690kfrom 2 new funders
Half the value is in your top 10 funders, of 154
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
- 1Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: Business for Social Responsibility ($650k/yr), International Center for Research on Women ($2.0M/yr), World Resources Institute ($830k/yr)1 in 16$450k
- 2Adobe FoundationSimilar grantees: Human Rights Watch Inc ($2.0M/yr), Human Rights Campaign Foundation ($10k/yr), Disability Rights Fund Inc ($1.0M/yr)1 in 25$380k
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncAlready funds you$120k
- 3Sergey Brin Family FoundationSimilar grantees: Human Rights Foundation Inc ($500k/yr), Human Rights First ($780k/yr), The Sunrise Project Inc ($1.0M/yr)1 in 38$400k
- 4The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationSimilar grantees: Human Rights Watch Inc ($50k/yr), The Energy for Growth Hub Inc ($1.0M/yr), Digital Harbor Foundation ($4.8M/yr)1 in 29$150k
- 5The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: Human Rights Watch Inc ($530/yr), Fund for Global Human Rights Inc ($1.0M/yr), We Mean Business Coalition Inc ($1.0M/yr)1 in 22$79k
- 6Luminate Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Fund for Global Human Rights Inc ($160k/yr), The Engine Room Inc ($140k/yr), Data & Society Research Institute Inc ($480k/yr)1 in 37$190k
- The Ford FoundationAlready funds you$70k
- The Schmidt Family FoundationAlready funds you$130k
- The David and Lucile Packard FoundationAlready funds you$75k
- 7The Summit Charitable Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Fund for Global Human Rights Inc ($25k/yr), World Resources Institute ($75k/yr), Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide ($300k/yr)1 in 31$41k
- 8The Rockefeller FoundationSimilar grantees: Human Rights Watch Inc ($90/yr), International Center for Research on Women ($500k/yr), World Resources Institute ($260k/yr)1 in 17$10k
- 9John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationSimilar grantees: Human Rights Watch Inc ($3k/yr), International Center for Research on Women ($29k/yr), World Resources Institute ($1.6M/yr)1 in 30$29k
- 10Every OrgSimilar grantees: Human Rights Foundation Inc ($22k/yr), Creative Commons Corporation ($80k/yr)1 in 38$37k
- 11The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSimilar grantees: Human Rights Watch Inc ($3k/yr), International Center for Research on Women ($130k/yr), The Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice ($250/yr)1 in 26$14k
- 12The Henry Luce Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Human Rights Watch Inc ($150k/yr), National Institute for Reproductive Health Inc ($4k/yr), Girl Be Heard Institute ($1k/yr)1 in 37$24k
- Open Society InstituteAlready funds you$5k
- 13The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental TrustSimilar grantees: Global Witness ($6.9M/yr), Sustainable Markets Foundation ($970k/yr), Hourglass Climate Inc ($3.1M/yr)1 in 60$1.0M
- 14Waverley Street FoundationSimilar grantees: Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide ($830k/yr), Sustainable Markets Foundation ($2.2M/yr)1 in 65$1.0M
- 15Open Philanthropy Action FundSimilar grantees: Americans for Responsible Innovation LTD ($2.9M/yr), Digital Harbor Foundation ($250k/yr), Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc ($430k/yr)1 in 51$440k
- 16The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Business for Social Responsibility ($400k/yr), Human Rights First ($350k/yr), World Resources Institute ($4.3M/yr)1 in 49$400k
- 17BHP FoundationSimilar grantees: Global Business Coalition for Education Inc ($1.4M/yr)1 in 96$2.2M
- 18The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Witness Inc ($100k/yr), Data & Society Research Institute Inc ($1.0M/yr)1 in 62$520k
- 19The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationSimilar grantees: International Center for Research on Women ($300k/yr), Public Rights Project ($430k/yr), National Institute for Reproductive Health Inc ($2.5M/yr)1 in 71$570k
- 20The Heising-Simons FoundationSimilar grantees: Human Rights Watch Inc ($330k/yr), World Resources Institute ($130k/yr), Witness Inc ($150k/yr)1 in 40$170k
- 21Freedom Together FoundationSimilar grantees: Business for Social Responsibility ($500k/yr), Human Rights First ($880k/yr), Center for Constitutional Rights ($250k/yr)1 in 64$340k
- 22Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentSimilar grantees: World Resources Institute ($150k/yr), Creo Family Office Syndicate Inc ($11k/yr), Climate Resolve ($100k/yr)1 in 52$200k
- 23Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSimilar grantees: Human Rights Watch Inc ($240k/yr), Human Rights First ($160k/yr), Search for Common Ground ($230k/yr)1 in 54$200k
- 24The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncSimilar grantees: World Resources Institute ($1.3M/yr), News Revenue Hub Inc ($480k/yr), Planet Reimagined Inc ($250k/yr)1 in 53$160k
- 25The Blackrock Charitable FoundationSimilar grantees: Technoserve Inc ($300k/yr)under 1 in 100$500k