{"id":16839,"date":"2024-02-10T11:05:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T19:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/?page_id=16839"},"modified":"2025-09-11T04:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:29:21","slug":"grants-for-global-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-for-global-development","title":{"rendered":"Grants for Global Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:151px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16807\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/funding-guide-banner-blue-dots-1.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89663f76828384b428a65bf60de1d528\" style=\"color:#484848;font-size:42px\">Grants for Global Development<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro-box has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebeeeb\">Learn more about grants for global development by exploring Inside Philanthropy\u2019s list of top global development nonprofits below. Subscribers can also explore funders using our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/grantfinder-search\"><strong>Grantfinder Search Tool<\/strong><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Become a member.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-background-auto gb-background-no-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bg-radiant-dots-shortest.png);background-position:50% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideright\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:6px;background-position:80% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column ip-gf-key-funders-box gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Key Funders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list key-funders-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/bloomberg-philanthropies\">Bloomberg Philanthropies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/howard-g-buffett-foundation\">Howard G. Buffett Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/susan-thompson-buffett-foundation\">Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-f\/ford-foundation\">Ford Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-g\/gates-foundation\">Gates Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/h-grants\/helmsley-charitable-trust\">Helmsley Charitable Trust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/h-grants\/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation\">William and Flora Hewlett Foundation&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/m-grants\/mastercard-foundation\">Mastercard Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-m\/gordon-and-betty-moore-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-n\/new-venture-fund\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"136240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Venture Fund<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-o\/omidyar-network\">Omidyar Network&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-o\/open-philanthropy-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Philanthropy <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/rgrants\/rockefeller-foundation\">Rockefeller Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-s\/silicon-valley-community-foundation\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"136231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silicon Valley Community Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Funding Trends for Global Development<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Global development is one of the oldest focus areas of modern philanthropy, and private funding in this area has long been dominated by large foundations engaging in conventional, top-down philanthropy. However, longstanding philanthropic sectors are now evolving as leading funders consider sustainability and equity, while emerging philanthropic leaders emphasize the importance of local decision-making and community solutions. Private philanthropy for global development has always been modest compared to official development assistance, but private grantmakers have moved considerable resources to address some of the world\u2019s intractable problems, like diseases,hunger and inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional philanthropic involvement by large American foundations has been critiqued as a contemporary form of colonialism, as funders attempted to impose Western ideas and Western-led solutions around the world. IP\u2019s Philip Rojc explores this issue in further depth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2022\/9\/22\/does-global-philanthropy-have-a-colonialism-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. Today, a number of the major funders for global development align their giving with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/sustainable-development-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainable development goals<\/a> set by the global community via the U.N. in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related catastrophes, and the war in Ukraine have all slowed progress toward achieving those goals. Leading private funders have made new pledges to address some of the gaps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-g\/gates-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation<\/a> dominates private funding across this giving landscape with a focus on agricultural development, global health, gender equality and the alleviation of poverty, among other interests. Gates\u2019 recent commitments include support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-g\/the-global-fund-to-fight-aids-tuberculosis-and-malaria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria<\/a>, as well as for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/sustainable-agriculture-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agriculture<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/food-and-nutrition-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">food security<\/a> programs and education of healthcare workers around the world. Digital inclusion is another growing area of philanthropy for global development, as seen in the Gates Foundation\u2019s 2022 commitment of $200 million to expand global digital public infrastructure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Non-displaying inline paywall marker. Editors: please keep this code block. Position this block before the first full-width paragraph or just above the foundations list heading. -->\n<div id=\"ipInlineOffer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container foundation-list gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/bloomberg-philanthropies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg Philanthropies<\/a>, another major private funder for global development, focuses on diseases and the environment. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/susan-thompson-buffett-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation<\/a> leads private funding for reproductive health and rights work worldwide. A more recent entrant to the field is mega-donor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-a\/audacious-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MacKenzie Scott<\/a>, who, in just a few years, has made significant contributions in several African nations, Brazil and rural India, with a focus on women and girls, farmers, and socio-economic equity and inclusion.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As in most philanthropic sectors, equity and inclusion are growing priorities. The Ford Foundation, Omidyar Network, and Open Society Foundations have all joined the donor collaborative Funders Organized for Rights in the Global Economy (FORGE), which is dedicated to \u201cfunding a future that works for people and the planet.\u201d They are supporting reforms informed by communities and workers to shift the balance of power in the global economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gender justice and climate justice movements have also called for funders to support local and grassroots solutions, an approach taken up by grantmakers modeling an alternative to top-down philanthropy such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-g\/global-green-grants-fundnbsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Greengrants Fund<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-g\/global-fund-for-women-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Fund for Women<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group modified-date-row is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f56a869c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><em>Published on <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-02-10T11:05:59-08:00\">February 10, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about grants for global development by exploring Inside Philanthropy\u2019s list of top global development nonprofits below. 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