Mediterranean Women's Fund - Fonds pour les Femmes en Méditerranée

What Mediterranean Women's Fund - Fonds pour les Femmes en Méditerranée does

The Fonds pour les Femmes en Méditerranée (FFMed, Mediterranean Women's Fund) is a French non-profit association governed by the loi 1901 framework and recognized as being of general interest, founded in 2008 and headquartered at 28 rue Michel le Comte, 75003 Paris, with an operational office in Montpellier. The organization functions as a feminist philanthropy fund that pools donations from individual and institutional donors and redistributes them as grants to grassroots feminist and women's rights organizations across the Mediterranean basin, covering both Southern and Northern shore countries. In 2025, FFMed supported 253 feminist initiatives, a scale that positions it as a significant operational intermediary in regional women's rights funding despite a lean team of approximately 8 employees.

The fund's core offering is not a technology product but a programmatic portfolio of six lines: financial and strategic support to feminist initiatives (Soutien aux initiatives), feminist training and capacity-building (Formation Féministe), strategic networking convenings (Rencontres Stratégiques), policy advocacy (Plaidoyer), coordination of the Coalition pour une Philanthropie Féministe (CPF, 13 member organizations), and a directory/support resource for Mediterranean associations. The underlying 'platform' is therefore a relationship-intensive grant-making and convening infrastructure rather than a software product; there are no disclosed APIs, integrations, or proprietary technology features.

The revenue model is purely philanthropic, with no fees charged to beneficiaries. Income derives from individual donations (solicited through annual appeal letters, newsletters, and social media) and institutional grants (channeled partly through the Prospera international feminist fund network and the Fenomenal Funds collaboration space). Grant-making, training, advocacy, and coalition coordination form a horizontally integrated service stack targeting a single primary customer segment: feminist and women's rights NGOs across the Mediterranean. FFMed is co-led by co-directrices Amina Izarouken and Marion Duquesne, with Marta Giral as president.

Name

Mediterranean Women's Fund - Fonds pour les Femmes en Méditerranée

Legal name

Fonds pour les Femmes en Méditerranée

Website

https://medwomensfund.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FFMed is a French feminist philanthropy fund founded in 2008 that pools donations to provide grants, training, advocacy, and convening support to 253+ grassroots women's rights organizations across the Mediterranean basin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Feminist Philanthropy & Grant-Making

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Feminist philanthropy
• Grant making services
• Women's rights funding
• Capacity building programs
• Gender equality advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization raises funds from individual donors through direct appeals, newsletters, and donation campaigns. The 2025 appeal letter emphasizes that donor support is more than a financial gesture - it is a political stance.
2. Institutional Grants: FFMed receives funding from institutional donors and participates in collaborative funding spaces like Fenomenal Funds to support feminist organizations across the Mediterranean.
3. Grant Disbursements to Feminist Initiatives: In 2025, FFMed supported 253 feminist initiatives, demonstrating significant grant-making activity across Mediterranean countries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FFMed is a feminist philanthropy fund that raises donations from individual and institutional donors, then redistributes the funds as grants to grassroots feminist and women's rights organizations working across the Mediterranean basin. Beyond grant-making, it delivers capacity-building through its feminist training program, organizes strategic convening events, and conducts advocacy to strengthen women's movements and promote gender equality in the region.

Product overview

The organization operates as a unified feminist philanthropy fund rather than a modular product platform. Its offerings consist of grant financing, feminist training programs, strategic networking events, advocacy campaigns, and coalition-building for feminist philanthropy across the Mediterranean region. Key programs include Formation Féministe, Soutien aux initiatives, Rencontres Stratégiques, Plaidoyer, and the Coalition pour une Philanthropie Féministe. The organization supports civil society associations working on gender equality in Mediterranean countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation Féministe (Feminist Training)
• Soutien aux initiatives (Initiative Support)
• Rencontres Stratégiques (Strategic Meetings)
• Plaidoyer (Advocacy)

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported 253 feminist initiatives in 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Calala Fondo de MujerescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFMed partnered with the Spanish feminist fund Calala Fondo de Mujeres to collaboratively reflect on what feminist leadership means today. This project took place within the Fenomenal Funds collaboration program, a feminist funding space facilitating cooperation between feminist funds that are members of the international Prospera network.
• Prospera International Feminist Fund NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFMed participates in the Prospera international feminist fund network, which facilitates collaboration and knowledge-sharing among feminist funds globally. Through this network, FFMed engages in programs like Fenomenal Funds that enable cross-border feminist philanthropy cooperation.
• Coalition pour une Philanthropie Féministe (CPF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated in 2021 by a group of donors committed to women's rights and equality, the CPF brings together French philanthropic organizations committed to gender equality. FFMed is a member. Other members include Focus 2030, Fondation BNP-Paribas, Fondation CHANEL, Fondation de France, Fondation des Femmes, Fondation Médecins du monde, Fondation RAJA-Danièle Marcovici, Fondation pour la Recherche sur l'Endométriose, Fonds L'Oréal pour les Femmes, Kering Foundation, and Mirova Foundation. Objectives: structuring a progressive feminist movement within French philanthropy and mobilizing more resources for gender equality.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Global Fund for Women: US-headquartered global feminist fund supporting women's rights organizations worldwide. Comparable as a large-scale, internationally distributed feminist grantmaker, also a Prospera network peer.
• Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights: International rapid-response feminist fund providing crisis grants to women's rights defenders. Comparable mission and grantee base, and a fellow Prospera network member.
• Fondation des Femmes: French feminist foundation providing grants and support to women's rights organizations in France. Direct peer within the Coalition pour une Philanthropie Féministe, sharing FFMed's mission and donor base.
• Mama Cash: Amsterdam-based international feminist fund, the founding member of the Prospera network in which FFMed participates. Closest international comparable by mission, model, and grantee profile.
• Calala Fondo de Mujeres: Spanish feminist fund operating across the Iberian/Mediterranean space. Directly comparable to FFMed as a regional feminist grantmaker, and an existing collaboration partner through the Fenomenal Funds program.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: France's largest philanthropic foundation, a CPF coalition member alongside FFMed. Comparable in that it funds gender equality programs, but operates across all causes at a far larger scale.
• Fondation CHANEL: Major corporate foundation supporting women's and girls' empowerment globally, and a CPF coalition partner of FFMed. Comparable in focus area but operates at a much larger grantmaking scale and with a corporate backer.
• Kering Foundation: Corporate foundation of Kering focused on ending violence against women, and a CPF coalition partner. Overlaps with FFMed on gender-equality grantmaking but with deeper corporate funding and broader global reach.

Emerging players

• Prospera International Network of Women's Funds: Global network of women's funds of which FFMed is a member. Not a direct competitor but the structural ecosystem player whose programs (e.g., Fenomenal Funds) shape FFMed's operating context and growth opportunities.

Regional players

• Women's Fund Asia: Regional feminist fund supporting women's rights organizations across South and Southeast Asia. Functionally comparable as a regional feminist grantmaker serving the Global South, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Medwomensfund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medwf-ffmed
• Instagraminstagram.com/mediterraneanwomensfund

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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