The Foundation received generous contributions from different donors in order to start and run its activities.
The initial capital was generously donated by:
- Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA)
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
- Swedish Department of Foreign Affairs
- Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies in Malta
- EuroMed Rights
- Swedish Refugee Aid
Past donors (2005-2020):
- European Commission – European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights (EIDHR)
- European Commission – DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR)
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
- Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DANIDA)
- Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
- French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
- Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
- Sigrid Rausing Trust
- Open Society Foundations (OSF)
- Oxfam Novib
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)
- Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
- National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
- The Network for Social Change
- Amnesty International
- Danish Private Foundations
Current donors:
- Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) – Core Support
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) – Project Support
- Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DAPP) – Project Support
- European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights (EIDHR) – Project Support
- Sigrid Rausing Trust – Core Support
- Open Society Foundations (OSI) – Core Support
- French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs – Project Support
- National Endowment for Democracy (NED) – Project Support