Finance Watch remains more than ever a key resource for public interest advocacy on financial matters. Our organisation representing European citizens must do more with less to counterbalance the powerful financial sector lobbies in Europe and the rest of the world.
Finance Watch is supported financially by its members, philanthropic foundations, public donations, and the EU – which together provide the income needed to develop our activities in research, advocacy, communication and network development.
If you would like to join the many generous individuals who have supported us so far please visit the secure online donations page, where you can become a regular supporter or make a one-off donation.
If you would like to discuss a funding proposal, please contact Christophe Gilson on +32 2 880 0447 or christophe.gilson@finance-watch.org.
Aside from private donors, Finance Watch’s funders in 2022 were:
- European Union: Annual EU grant (co-funding) with DG FISMA and Project funding with DG DEVCO
- Open Society Foundations (OSF, OSIFE, OSPC): Financially support civil society groups around the world, with a stated aim of advancing justice, education, public health and independent media.
- European Climate Foundation: A major philanthropic initiative to help Europe foster the development of a low-carbon society and play an even stronger international leadership role to mitigate climate change.
- The Sunrise Project: A network of changemakers who believe in the power of social movements to change the world. Its mission is to scale social movements to drive the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy as fast as possible.
- Laudes Foundation, responding to the dual crises of inequality and climate change by supporting brave, innovative efforts that inspire and challenge industry to harness its power for good.
- Fondation Charles Mayer pour le Progrès de l’Homme (FPH), supports civil society movements and organisations in their activities advocating for a social and ecological transition.
- Quadrature Climate Foundation, aiming to shift the current global climate trajectory towards a better future.
- New Economics Foundation (NEF), has the aim of working for a new model of wealth creation, based on equality, diversity and economic stability.
Finance Watch was beneficiary of a pilot funding in 2012 and 2013, of a preparatory action funding in 2014-2017, and is beneficiary of an action grant since 2017.
Please note that Finance Watch does not accept money from the financial industry or its lobby. All institutional funding must be approved by the Board of Directors to ensure that it:
- is unconditional,
- does not divert Finance Watch from its mission, and
- has no negative impact on Finance Watch’s independence.
Total resources 2022 | Eur |
Own funding | 87,349 |
Membership fees | 36,630 |
Miscellaneous | 31,119 |
Subrent | 19.600 |
3rd party funding | 1,410,741 |
Quadrature Climate Foundation | 744,199 |
Laudes | 206,286 |
OSIFE | 88,409 |
NEF | 92,607 |
European Climate Foundation | 170,052 |
FPH | 30,000 |
The Sunrise Project | 64,716 |
Donations by private individuals | 14,842 |
EU funding | 1,212,927 |
European Union | 1,042,691 |
EU DG DEVCO | 170,236 |
Total resources | 2,711,017 |
