Global Fund for Children

About Global Fund for Children

Global Fund for Children’s giving is shaped by flexible support for community-based organizations working on children’s rights, safety, education, and wellbeing. One of its largest recent grants went to The Nicaraguan Education Resource Center (crea) in Oakland for primary, opportunity, and organizational development support, which reflects the funder’s emphasis on strengthening local groups rather than funding only short-term projects. The 2023 grant record also shows emergency support alongside primary and opportunity grants, including funding for Afghan Institute of Learning Afghanistan and Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso. That mix points to a funder that backs both steady organizational capacity and rapid response when partners face disruption. The foundation’s active programs reinforce that pattern. Core Funding provides unrestricted, long-term support for community-based organizations, while Solidarity in Emergencies offers emergency grants, technical support, and well-being solidarity for existing partners. Global Fund for Children also uses collaborative funds and initiative-based vehicles such as Spark Fund and SEED to support youth-led climate action, early education, and other community priorities. Across these channels, the common thread is support for locally rooted organizations serving children and young people.

What Global Fund for Children Funds

A central part of Global Fund for Children’s work is organizational strengthening. In 2023, it gave $23,000 to Women’s Justice Initiative in New York for primary and organizational development support, and $44,410 to The Nicaraguan Education Resource Center (crea) in Oakland for primary, opportunity, and organizational development support. Those grants show a focus on helping community-based groups build stability and respond to local needs. The funder also supports emergency response. It made a $27,000 emergency grant to Afghan Institute of Learning Afghanistan in Dearborn and a $15,000 emergency grant to Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso in Washington, DC. Beyond crisis support, the foundation backs immigration-related and youth-serving work, including $27,000 to Tahirih Justice Center in Houston and $21,000 to Immigrant Youth Coalition in Calabasas. Education and youth power also appear through its active initiatives, including early education support and youth-led climate action.

How Global Fund for Children Gives