Our funding

ECFR relies on a broad range of support from foundations, governments, and corporations. The diversity of funding sources is critical to ensure the independence of our organisation.

Where our funding comes from

Our Donors

Governments / Public bodies

  • Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
  • Direction générale des relations internationales et de la stratégie (DGRIS)
  • Embassy of the Netherlands in France
  • Embassy of the Netherlands in Germany
  • Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Berlin
  • Embassy of the UK in Bulgaria
  • Embassy of the UK in Poland
  • European Commission
  • European Investment Bank
  • Federal Foreign Office Germany
  • Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) Germany
  • Le Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)
  • Ministry of Armed Forces of France
  • Ministry of Defense Netherlands
  • Ministry of Economy of France
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs France
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ireland
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Italy
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Poland
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spain
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sweden
  • Office of the Prime Minister of France
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA

Foundations

  • Africa Europe Foundation
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Carbon Free Europe
  • Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Central Project Management Agency (Lithuania)
  • Children Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
  • Climateworks Foundation
  • Compagnia di San Paolo
  • Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
  • Erste Stiftung
  • European Climate Foundation
  • European Cultural Foundation
  • Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian
  • Global Challenges Foundation
  • International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)
  • Luminate
  • National Philanthropic Trust
  • Open Society Foundations (OSF)
  • Ploughshares Fund
  • Robert Bosch Stiftung
  • Rockefeller Brothers Fund
  • Rockefeller Foundation
  • Stand Together Trust
  • Stefan Batory Foundation
  • Stichting Van Oostrom Foundation
  • Stiftung Mercator
  • Think Tank EUROPA

Corporates

  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)
  • Banco Santander
  • Edison
  • Enagás
  • Eni
  • Equinor
  • Generali
  • Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A
  • Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
  • Mercedes-Benz Group AG
  • Meridiam
  • Nokia
  • Telefónica