Global Fund for Women

What Global Fund for Women does

Global Fund for Women is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit feminist fund founded in 1987 in San Francisco by Anne Firth Murray, Frances Kissling, and Laura Lederer. Its core function is movement-led grantmaking to gender justice organizations worldwide, with a cumulative track record of over 12,000 grants to 5,000+ groups across 176 countries, including 220+ organizations funded in their first year of operations. The organization is not a product company; it operates as a grantmaker whose primary outputs are unrestricted financial support, convenings, advocacy, and movement-intelligence infrastructure such as the Gender Justice Data Hub.

The Gender Justice Data Hub is the organization's primary technology asset. It combines statistical analysis of the ACLED armed conflict dataset (five years of historical data covering 600,000+ protests), Meltwater media monitoring, and qualitative inputs from local feminist advisors and activists to identify emerging intersectional gender justice movements. The platform is explicitly described as statistical and participatory rather than AI-driven, with no machine learning or predictive modeling in use. Programmatic offerings include unrestricted movement-led grantmaking, the Crisis Fund for emergency support in repressive contexts, and the Artist Changemaker Program for cultural advocacy.

The business model is donations-driven rather than revenue-generating. Individual contributions account for nearly three-quarters of annual income, with no product or service sales. Donations are tax-deductible under the organization's 501(c)(3) status (Tax ID 77-0155782) and cannot be earmarked for specific overseas grantees under US tax law. Distribution occurs through a global website donation platform, phone, mail, and legacy giving channels; movement identification occurs through the Data Hub and network relationships. The organization serves two distinct sides: donors (individuals and institutions in the US and globally) and grantees (grassroots feminist organizations globally), with a staff of 51-100 supporting operations across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Name

Global Fund for Women

Legal name

Global Fund for Women Inc.

Website

https://globalfundforwomen.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Global Fund for Women is a 501(c)(3) feminist fund founded in 1987 that makes movement-led grants to gender justice organizations worldwide, having supported 5,000+ groups across 176 countries, funded primarily by individual donations and operated by 51-100 staff in San Francisco.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gender Justice Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF), Gender Lens / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Funds (FSANAJAM)

Keywords

• Feminist grantmaking
• Gender justice funding
• Movement philanthropy
• Women's rights advocacy
• Nonprofit grantmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The primary revenue source, with individual donations accounting for nearly three-quarters of annual income. Donations are tax-deductible when made without receiving goods or services in return. The organization cannot designate donations to specific overseas organizations due to US tax laws but provides flexible, unrestricted funding to grantees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Global Fund for Women is a feminist fund that raises donations and redistributes them as unrestricted grants to grassroots gender justice movements worldwide, using a movement-led, participatory approach. Since 1987 it has made over 12,000 grants to 5,000+ organizations across 176 countries, and operates the Gender Justice Data Hub to identify emerging movements through statistical analysis of public conflict and media datasets combined with local activist input.

Product overview

Global Fund for Women is a feminist nonprofit organization (not a technology product company) that supports gender justice movements through grantmaking, advocacy, and the Gender Justice Data Hub. The core offering is movement-led funding and support services, including unrestricted grants to grassroots feminist organizations, the Artist Changemaker Program for artistic advocacy, and the Crisis Fund for emergency situations. The Gender Justice Data Hub is their primary data/analytics tool that uses statistical analysis (not AI) to identify emerging movements. Their model focuses on shifting power to frontlines of gender justice through participatory grantmaking and unrestricted funding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gender Justice Data Hub: A comprehensive data platform that uses statistical tools and algorithms to understand gender justice movements, leveraging data from ACLED and Meltwater, with insights from local gender justice activists.

Products and services

• Movement-Led Grantmaking Core grantmaking service providing unrestricted funding to grassroots gender justice organizations and movements worldwide. Over 12,000 grants have been made to 5,000+ groups across 176 countries since 1987, including seed funding to 220+ organizations during their first year of operations.
• Gender Justice Data Hub Data analytics platform that uses statistical tools and algorithms to identify and track emerging gender justice movements globally, combining quantitative data from the ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project) dataset with media monitoring via Meltwater and local activist insights. Covers five years of historical records and over 600,000 protests. No AI or machine learning is used for prediction.
• Crisis Fund Emergency funding mechanism that provides rapid support to gender justice organizations operating in repressive or crisis situations, including organizations that may be completely offline for safety reasons.
• Artist Changemaker Program Program that supports artists working on gender justice initiatives, providing funding and a platform for artistic expression related to feminist movements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 12,000 grants to 5,000+ gender justice groups in 176 countries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• RochecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2025Roche renewed its strategic partnership with the Global Fund, committing US$1 million in Technical Assistance to support the 8th Replenishment (2026-2028) and strengthen laboratory systems and diagnostic capabilities in low- and middle-income countries. The collaboration combines Roche's diagnostic expertise with the Global Fund's delivery model to expand access to testing, improve lab infrastructure, and advance health equity. The Global Fund reports that its partnership over two decades has saved 65 million lives and reduced the combined death rate from HIV, TB, and malaria by 63%.
• Global Fund (for TB screening programs)majorOthersThe Global Fund invests over US$193 million to expand AI-enabled TB screening in more than 20 countries, using AI-powered digital X-ray analysis to improve early detection and treatment of tuberculosis in underserved communities. The Global Fund is a separate organization from Global Fund for Women that focuses on HIV, TB, and malaria. This investment supports the fight against an ancient killer (TB) through AI technology.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GlobalFundWomen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GlobalFundForWomen
• Facebookfacebook.com/GlobalFundforWomen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-fund-for-women
• Instagraminstagram.com/globalfundwomen
• Pinterestpinterest.com/globalfundwomen

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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