Organization · EIN 13-2875808 · New York, NY · International affairs
Who funds Human Rights Watch?
191 private foundations reported paying Human Rights Watch $23M on returns for tax year 2023.
191 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 191
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Schmidt Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA |
$8,480,000 | PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARTNERS | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$5,025,000 2 grant lines |
ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS +1 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Open Society Institute New York, NY |
$1,500,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Hilda Mullen Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | UNRESITRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Trellis Charitable Fund Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$750,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation Los Altos, CA · Preselected only |
$500,000 2 grant lines |
FOR THE U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jeff and Marieke Rothschild Foundation Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$400,000 2 grant lines |
GENERAL SUPPORT & LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE PROJECT +1 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Skyline Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$350,000 | TO SUPPORT THE DIGITAL INVESTIGATION LAB | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Humanity United San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$302,060 2 grant lines |
Forced Labor +1 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Donald a Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 Harrison, NY · Preselected only |
$300,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Stephen M Silberstein Foundation Belvedere, CA · Preselected only |
$300,000 | DEFEND & PRESERVE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS & LIBERTIES | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Fishman Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$252,127 | OPERATIONAL | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Barry and Wendy Meyer Foundation Encino, CA · Preselected only |
$225,000 | TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$200,000 | GENERAL DONATION | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| S&P Global Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$200,000 | DONATIONS WERE MADE IN SUPPORT OF EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS AND GRANTS THAT PROMOTE CHARITABLE SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENT… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Seymour Foundation Albany, NY · Preselected only |
$200,000 | General Charitable Purposes | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Zegar Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$150,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Panaphil Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$150,000 | Unrestricted | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Caufield Family Foundation Palm Springs, CA · Preselected only |
$150,000 | HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING AND REPORTING | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Human Rights Watch
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Human Rights Watch, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $902K to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $115K to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $7.84M to them - Gorlitz Foundation Washington, DC
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $99.5K to them - Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $37.9K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Analog Devices Foundation Boston, MA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $48.3K to them - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $2.42M to them - Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Wilmington, DE
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $922K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
74 shared funders · 2370 funders in all - International Rescue Committee New York, NY
62 shared funders · 769 funders in all - Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY
56 shared funders · 625 funders in all - World Central Kitchen Washington, DC
40 shared funders · 1099 funders in all - The Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA
40 shared funders · 258 funders in all - Oxfam-America Boston, MA
37 shared funders · 241 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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