Fund for Global Human Rights

Name

Fund for Global Human Rights

Legal name

The Fund for Global Human Rights

Website

https://globalhumanrights.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Human rights grantmaking
• Grassroots activism funding
• Nonprofit grantmaking foundation
• Humanitarian philanthropy
• Human rights support

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, the Fund for Global Human Rights raises funds through donations from individual donors, foundations, and institutional supporters. All funds raised are deployed to support grassroots human rights activists and organizations globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fund for Global Human Rights is a nonprofit grantmaking foundation that delivers flexible funding and hands-on strategic support directly to grassroots human rights defenders and community-based organizations operating in restrictive and repressive contexts worldwide. It channels donations from individuals and institutional donors into grants across issue areas such as civic power, climate justice, labor rights, LGBTQ+ rights, migrants' rights, and women's rights, while also connecting supporters through its Global Activist Alliance community program.

Product overview

Fund for Global Human Rights operates as a non-profit organization offering a unified set of programs centered on funding and supporting human rights activism globally. The core offerings consist of flexible funding programs that deliver grants directly to grassroots activists and defenders, combined with hands-on strategic support services to help navigate barriers in restrictive contexts. These are complemented by the Global Activist Alliance community initiative that connects donors and allies with movements. The organization focuses on multiple issue areas (Building Civic Power, Climate Justice, Children's and Youth Rights, Labor Rights, Legal Empowerment, LGBTQ+ Rights, Migrants' Rights, Women's Rights) across regions (East Africa, Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia and North Africa).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flexible Funding Programs Flexible grantmaking programs that deliver direct grants to human rights defenders and grassroots activist organizations working across issues such as civic power, climate justice, labor rights, LGBTQ+ rights, migrants' rights, and women's rights. Designed for grassroots NGOs and activists operating in restrictive contexts.
• Strategic Support Services Hands-on strategic support and accompaniment services that help human rights defenders navigate practical and political barriers, build collective power, and sustain movements through conflicts, crackdowns, and setbacks. Targeted at grassroots activists and organizations in repressive contexts.
• Global Activist Alliance Recurring giving community program that connects donors, supporters, and allies around a shared belief in dignity, equality, and justice, enabling sustained collective funding for grassroots human rights activism globally. Targeted at individual donors and recurring supporters.

Quantifiable outcome

• $166M+ delivered to activists
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Our SupporterscoreOthersThe organization acknowledges a global community of supporters, donors, and allies who contribute to funding human rights activism. Specific named supporters are referenced on the 'Our Supporters' page.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice: Philanthropic foundation that funds LGBTQI+ human rights movements globally, with a strong grassroots-grantmaking model. Directly comparable on flexible funding to frontline activists and shared LGBTQ+ rights issue focus.
• Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights: Rapid-response grantmaker providing flexible funds to women human rights defenders and frontline activists globally. Directly comparable model (flexible/rapid grants in restrictive contexts) with thematic overlap on women's rights.
• Sigrid Rausing Trust: UK-registered grantmaking trust that funds human rights organizations globally, including flexible core support to international and grassroots groups. Highly comparable model (foundation grantmaking for human rights) and UK base.
• Amnesty International (grants programme): Global human rights organization that makes targeted grants to grassroots defenders and uses similar advocacy + flexible support mechanisms. Comparable on mission and rights defender support, though primarily a membership-driven advocacy org rather than a pure grantmaker.
• Open Society Foundations: One of the world's largest privately funded human rights grantmakers, with a global footprint supporting civil society and rights defenders. Most directly comparable to FGHR by mission (flexible, multi-region human rights grantmaking) and institutional scale.
• Wellspring Philanthropic Fund: Private foundation that provides rapid-response and flexible grants to grassroots human rights and social justice organizations globally. Closely comparable to FGHR on grantmaking model (flexible funding to frontline activists) and issue breadth.
• Front Line Defenders: Ireland-based international organization that provides grants, security support, and capacity-building specifically to human rights defenders at risk. Comparable to FGHR's "defenders" focus and flexible grant approach in repressive contexts.
• Foundation for a Just Society: Private foundation that makes long-term, flexible grants to advance gender, racial, and economic justice for marginalized communities globally. Comparable model (multi-year, flexible grants to frontline social justice groups) and similar scale.
• American Jewish World Service (AJWS): International NGO that funds and supports grassroots human rights and social justice organizations across the Global South. Comparable mission and operating model, with strong human rights/activist funding overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Ford Foundation: One of the largest US private foundations, with global grantmaking including significant human rights, civic space, and gender justice portfolios. Broadly incumbent in the same funding category as FGHR but at materially larger scale and with a much wider thematic mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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