{"id":200200,"date":"2025-01-16T15:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T23:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/?page_id=200200"},"modified":"2025-09-11T04:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:31:00","slug":"grants-for-global-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-for-global-security","title":{"rendered":"Grants for Global Security"},"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-d0a8a3d0922ab7f6655e63f722b254d7\" style=\"color:#484848;font-size:42px\">Global Security Grants<\/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 security and grants for human rights by exploring Inside Philanthropy\u2019s list of top global security and human rights nonprofits below. Subscribers can also explore funders using our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grantfinder-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grant Finder Search Tool<\/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\/find-a-grant\/grants-a\/amalgamated-foundation\">Amalgamated Charitable Foundation<\/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-c\/carnegie-corporation-of-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carnegie Corporation of New York<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-c\/marguerite-casey-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marguerite Casey Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant-places\/illinois-grants\/chicago-community-trust\">The Chicago Community Trust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-f\/ford-foundation\">Ford Foundation<\/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<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-j\/jewish-community-foundation-of-los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/m-grants\/macarthur-foundation\">John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-n\/new-york-community-trust\">New York Community Trust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/grants-o\/open-society-foundations\">Open Society Foundations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-p\/paypal-giving-fund\">PayPal Giving Fund<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-p\/pew-charitable-trusts\">The Pew Charitable Trusts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/funding-for-global-security\/ploughshares-fund-grants-for-global-security.html\">Ploughshares Fund<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/rgrants\/rockefeller-brothers-foundation\">Rockefeller Brothers Fund<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant-places\/washington-grants\/seattle-foundation\">Seattle Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/s-grants\/skoll-foundation\">Skoll Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-w\/wells-fargo\">Wells Fargo 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 has-text-align-left\"><strong>Funding trends<\/strong> <strong>for global security philanthropy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economicsandpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GPI-2024-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Peace Index<\/a> found that \u201cmany of the conditions that precede major conflicts are higher than they have been since the end of the Second World War.\u201d Conflict is becoming more widespread, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/newsletters\/axios-future-of-defense-7f38e2e0-28de-11ef-a69d-2b7202e2e866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the nature of it is changing<\/a> in a multipolar world with new technologies. After a retraction following the end of the Cold War, philanthropy for global security is growing again with the rise of new conflicts and threats to stability.&nbsp;With technology&#8217;s help, we can <a href=\"https:\/\/acleddata.com\/\">track global conflicts<\/a> in real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/peacenexus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Philanthropy-for-a-safe-healthy-and-just-world.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey<\/a> by Candid and Centris showed that less than 1% of philanthropy goes to peace and security initiatives. But things have shifted since then, as Barry Knight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliancemagazine.org\/analysis\/emerging-story-of-philanthropy-and-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a> in <em>Alliance<\/em>. Candid\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.foundationcenter.org\/#\/map\/?subjects=all&amp;popgroups=all&amp;years=all&amp;location=6295630&amp;excludeLocation=0&amp;geoScale=ADM0&amp;layer=recip&amp;boundingBox=-139.219,-31.354,135,66.513&amp;gmOrgs=all&amp;recipOrgs=all&amp;tags=all&amp;keywords=&amp;pathwaysOrg=&amp;pathwaysType=&amp;acct=psfg&amp;typesOfSupport=all&amp;transactionTypes=all&amp;amtRanges=all&amp;minGrantAmt=0&amp;maxGrantAmt=0&amp;gmTypes=all&amp;minAssetsAmt=0&amp;maxAssetsAmt=0&amp;minGivingAmt=0&amp;maxGivingAmt=0&amp;andOr=0&amp;includeGov=0&amp;custom=all&amp;customArea=all&amp;indicator=&amp;dataSource=oecd&amp;chartType=trends&amp;multiSubject=1&amp;listType=gm&amp;windRoseAnd=undefined&amp;zoom=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peace and Security Funding Map<\/a> indicates that global grantmaking for peace and security totaled at least $1 billion per year in 2021, 2022, and 2023, compared to around $700 million each year from 2018 to 2020. With a considerable amount of this funding happening in urgent response to the wars in Ukraine and Israel\/Palestine, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2022-4-14-wheres-david-rockefeller-when-we-need-him-ukraine-and-the-case-for-peacebuilding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remains to be seen<\/a> whether there will be a long-term increase in giving for peace and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace and global security is a complex philanthropic space, which can be risky and challenging for funders. Further complications include social media and disinformation, AI, cyber security, and drones and other technology that contribute to the involvement of non-state groups. As the authoritarian turn in the geopolitical sphere returns, global philanthropy itself has been a target of efforts to close civic space, as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/research\/2024\/03\/closing-civic-space-in-the-united-states-connecting-the-dots-changing-the-trajectory?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explains<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/25-philanthropy-predictions-for-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IP predicts<\/a> a difficult road ahead for the few funders still dedicated to this space. That said, this is also an area where philanthropists can play a vital role addressing urgent needs and supporting long-term change. Grantmaking for global security overlaps with grantmaking for human rights, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/fundraising-disasters-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">humanitarian relief<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/fundraising-for-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate change<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/civic-democracy-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">democracy<\/a>, climate security, and other areas of philanthropy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What do global security grants fund?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grants for global security invest in a variety of projects and organizations, including efforts to prevent and resolve international conflicts, to build and promote peace, and to support stable and resilient societies. <br><\/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>This includes grants for research, institution building, policy advocacy, and grassroots activism. Philanthropy also addresses the effects of conflict and lack of stability with grants focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/fundraising-disasters-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">humanitarian relief<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/food-and-nutrition-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">food insecurity<\/a>, the needs of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/grants-immigrants-refugees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refugees<\/a>, and other specific impacts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across this vast and varied philanthropic sector, funders are increasingly learning the importance of working at the local-level. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/fundraising-for-climate-change\">Climate security<\/a> and cyber security are also likely to see increasing grantmaker attention in coming years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preliminary results from a 2023\/24 survey by Social Change Initiative found that effective philanthropic interventions include \u201csupport for community-based peacebuilding, strengthening the capacity of organisations engaged in conflict transformation, supporting gender-based responses, and providing independent analysis and policy advice,\u201d Barry Knight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliancemagazine.org\/analysis\/emerging-story-of-philanthropy-and-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> in <em>Alliance<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>History of grantmaking for global security&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As IP\u2019s Philip Rojc <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2022-4-14-wheres-david-rockefeller-when-we-need-him-ukraine-and-the-case-for-peacebuilding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously reported<\/a>, \u201cmid-century magnates and prominent foundations were one key to the establishment of what has come to be known as the liberal international order.\u201d In the aftermath of World War II, American philanthropists such as David Rockefeller resourced organizations such as the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution that they hoped would advance peace and stability. Prominent philanthropists continued to focus on this area through the Cold War and the nuclear arms race. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the end of the Cold War, philanthropic attention has shifted to other priorities. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2024-2-9-macarthurs-big-bets-are-now-winding-down-what-impact-did-they-have-and-what-happens-to-grantees-nownbsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MacArthur Foundation\u2019s wind-down<\/a> of grantmaking to address nuclear challenges after four decades \u2013 with the final grants in this program made in 2022 \u2013 is one example of the post-Cold War shift. More recently, however, there are signs of renewed philanthropic attention to issues of peace and global security in the face of new global conflicts, new threats to security, and new forms of warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gaps in funding for global security&nbsp;<\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuclear reduction is \u201chistorically underfunded,\u201d Dr. Emma Belcher, CEO of the nuclear-focused Ploughshares Fund, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2024-2-9-macarthurs-big-bets-are-now-winding-down-what-impact-did-they-have-and-what-happens-to-grantees-nownbsp\">told IP<\/a>. That may be partly because it is a field where progress is incremental over decades, not the sort of issue where funders can expect to see an immediate return on investment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While philanthropic funding for peace has increased in the last few years, there is still a large gap between funding and need, especially in the face of multiple ongoing conflicts, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliancemagazine.org\/analysis\/emerging-story-of-philanthropy-and-peace\/\">Social Change Initiative found<\/a>. Reflecting on a 2024 gathering of 200 global delegates from the philanthropic and peace-building fields, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialchangeinitiative.com\/countering-violent-conflict-polarisation-how-can-donors-help\">SCI noted<\/a> that funding for peacebuilding is inadequate overall, and \u201cespecially at the local cutting edge of conflict, where resources are often scarce.\u201d Considering multiple forms of aid (not only philanthropy), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economicsandpeace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GPI-2024-web.pdf\">2024 Global Peace Index<\/a> highlights that \u201cthe limited bandwidth of the international community means that some well-known conflicts are likely to receive the bulk of aid and attention, while less publicized crises receive much less attention and aid than is required.\u201d<\/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=\"2025-01-16T15:07:04-08:00\">January 16, 2025<\/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 security and grants for human rights by exploring Inside Philanthropy\u2019s list of top global security and human rights nonprofits below. 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