Fund for Global Human Rights

About Fund for Global Human Rights

Fund for Global Human Rights Inc. backs grassroots human rights activism with long-term flexible funding, strategic support, and solidarity, and its recent grants show that approach in practice. The largest grant on file is $200,000 to New Ventures Fund for labor rights work, signaling a preference for substantial support to movement infrastructure rather than short-term project funding. The foundation also returned to the same recipients across multiple years, including New Ventures Fund, Right to the City Alliance, Nazdeek Inc, and People’s Courage International, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. Its recent grantmaking covers civil and political participation, access to justice, labor rights, LGBTQ rights, and Indigenous rights, with awards often clustered around community-led advocacy and legal empowerment. Several grants support organizations that operate in public-interest legal and accountability work, such as Article 19 Global Campaign for Free Elections, Friends of the Congo, and Global Rights Advocacy (GRA). Others back organizing and rights defense through groups like Vision Made Viable, Center for Transformative Action, and Chin Human Rights Organization. The pattern is consistent with a funder that resourcing movements over time, not just programs.

What Fund for Global Human Rights Funds

Labor rights is one of the clearest threads in the recent grants. The foundation gave $200,000 to New Ventures Fund for labor rights and another $50,000 to Right to the City Alliance for economic and labor rights, alongside $30,000 to International Indigenous Fund for Development and Solidarity for labor rights. Those awards show a mix of larger infrastructure support and smaller field-level grants. Access to justice is another recurring theme. In 2025, Nazdeek Inc received $50,000 for access to justice/equality before the law, while Friends of the Congo got $40,000 for the same area. Just Associates Mesoamerica also received $46,875 for access to justice/equality before the law and freedom from violence. The foundation also funds rights-based organizing across identity and community lines. Center for Transformative Action received $45,000 in 2024 for LGBTQ rights, and Chin Human Rights Organization received $30,000 for Indigenous rights.

How Fund for Global Human Rights Gives