Every grant was made with one goal in mind: to ensure every dollar made the biggest impact possible. Despite powerful opposition, in 2016 we made important progress for women’s human rights, and strengthened women’s movements all around the world.

Global Fund for Women is working toward a world where every woman and girl is strong, safe, powerful, and heard—and our grantees are making an impact in our key issue areas. Our support of women’s funds remains an important strategy, and grants this year from Brazil to Tanzania, to Nepal and Ukraine, helped them increase global momentum for equality.

Supporting laws and policies that promote gender equality – and stopping those that harm women – is one of the many ways our grantee partners are making the world safer for women.

Our storytelling campaigns amplify the voices of women who are working for gender equality and inspire our audience to take action.

In Fiscal Year 2016, our total revenue was more than $14.3 million, and our total expenses were less than $13.8 million. We devoted 80% of our resources to programmatic activities.